Dear Parents,
It was great seeing all of you at field day last week! We hope to see you again this Thursday at 8:30 in the cafeteria for the Veterans concert that your child will be singing in.
On Monday last week we took a pop quiz over Math concepts we have been working on over the last two weeks. The quiz consisted of Measurement in customary units, Perimeter, and Temperature. I was very pleased with the mastery that was evident of these concepts! The students are really improving with time to the minute.
In Math this week we will be moving on to a new concept.......Multiplication!!! Students will brainstorm things that come in groups: 2 eyes, 3 wheels on a tricycle, 8 sides on an octagon, etc. We will discuss that multiplication is actually just equal “groups of” things. Through a game called “Circles and Stars”, students will represent 5 “groups of” 3 with 5 circles and 3 stars in each circle. Students will use repeated addition ( 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15) to discover the total amount of stars. Then will then connect this to the multiplication sentence of 5 x 3 = 15.
Our Fast Fact Friday Quiz will consist of addition/subtraction facts combined and will NOT be recorded in the grade book. Students should be studying facts every night for at least 5 – 8 minutes.
In Science this week, We will continue our study of Energy, Force, and Motion. Students have been working hard to gain an understanding of potential and kinetic energy. We have discussed mechanical energy, gravity, and the concept of push/pull. Now we will explore light energy, sound energy, and heat energy all this week. Ask your child to use their own words to teach you about all these different kinds of energy around us.
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