Parents,
Well we made it past STAAR week and I must say it wasn't easy! The kids worked really hard and were exhausted. The STAAR party on Thursday was just what we needed to give our brains a break.
Believe it or not, this week in Math we will be gearing up for 4th grade! The kids will learn multiple strategies on multiplying 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number. On Monday, we will be drawing out the multiplication problems on a tens and ones T-chart. Your child will have this for HW on Monday night. On Tuesday, I will teach them how to multiply a two digit number with another number that has many zeros. They will find this trick simple and fun! On Wednesday, we will use our past knowledge of expanded notation to solve the problems. By Thursday and Friday, after hopefully truly understanding this multiplying two digit number skill, I will merge into teaching them the correct algorithm for multiplying a 2 digit number by a 1 digit number. It should be a fun and challenging week in Math.
For fast facts, we will be making this week interesting! The kids will go back to their colored timed multiplication tests. This week will be for a grade. I will give each child a verbal reminder on Monday what they specifically need to study. Then, we will ALSO give them a practice division timed test that will NOT be for a grade. Our goal is to have the kids apply what they know in multiplication facts, to division.
In Science, we are trekking along and having a good time learning about Ecosystems and Food Chains/Webs. This week we will dive deep into learning about Food Chains and try to internalize what exactly a producer, consumer, and decomposer is when we are talking about food chains. We will be watching a plethora of Non-Fiction videos, drawing/mapping out an actual Food Chain, and using Brain Pop as a resource to teach us as well.
It should be a fun week. I am glad to be back to learning and having a good time with these kiddos.
Love,
Mrs. S
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