Weekly Update

Math 
We have started Chapter 8 with reviewing multiplication and division facts.  Check out our Multiplication Club below.  We sign our names to the facts that we pass!  Students should continue to practice their multiplication (and division) facts at home, working on accuracy and speed!  We also discussed the four multiplication properties this week- the Identity, Zero, Commutative, and Associative Properties!  We will continue this unit in Chapter 9, mixing multiplication and division with algebra! 

"The Multiplication Club"

Spencer working on his times table packet in the Activity rotation

Ava and Gianna playing multiplication and division turkey games in the Games rotation

Reading
We continued summarizing with our read aloud, Missing on Superstition Mountain.  We are really enjoying this book, as it is becoming very suspenseful!  We also had a lesson in the library on book reviews, where we learned what to include in a good book review.  Finally, we made synonym turkeys to review synonyms!  

Writing 
We have made so much progress with our essay unit in just one week!  We discussed that essays are a more grown up genre of writing that the students will use throughout their lives for many different reasons. Students now understand what an essay is, are working on the organization (using the word "thesis"), and are gathering ideas for their essay.  They are doing great!  

Social Studies
We finished up Chapter 3 with a study of other Native American tribes, such as the Missouri, the Iowa, the Osage, and the Sac and Fox.  We also completed our timeline of Missouri (see the final product below).  Students have completed the Chapter 3 study guide, and their Chapter 3 Test is Monday.  Again, vocabulary plays a big role on the test.  Additionally, if students use the study guide and memorize what one thing each Native American tribe was most well-known for, they will do great!  As always, the Moodle has great resources to aid in studying, and Quizlet is available for vocabulary study.  Many students took home their books to use the extra review pages as well.  After break, we will be starting our next science unit on rocks and minerals!

Important Info.

There is no Friday Homework this week.  (There will also be no Weekly Update this coming Tuesday.)  We have a very short week coming up, with no school on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday!  Have a great 5-day weekend, and a Happy Thanksgiving!  I will see you at the music program later today!