Happy Wednesday!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I really enjoyed my trip in New York over Thanksgiving! One of my favorite things was getting to FaceTime with your sweet kids before they got out of school on Friday while I was at the 9/11 memorial. I was excited to see them on Monday morning!!
*We want to welcome our newest student Miguel, who joined us right before we left for Thanksgiving. We are so excited to have Miguel as a part of our class!
Math: We are continuing to review and practice multiplication strategies as well as division stratigies. We started Unit 4 on measurement. We have been busy measuring and comparing things in the classroom. We will be estimating and measuring lengths in U.S. standard and metric units as well as reviewing perimeter. We started Minute Math this week which is part of our morning work. We will have a Minute Math Quiz every Friday with problems we have done the previous week. Minute Math is a great review of 4th grade math practice. We will have our end of the Unit 3 test on Friday. This will include a variety of multiplication problems from Unit 3 (which is still in their binder).
If your child needs more practice with math strategies please go to the link below.
Please watch the video and then practice with more problems. You may also use the thin Math Investigations textbook to help your child.
Vocabulary/ Grammar: Students will have their vocabulary test on Friday. All of the spelling city activities will also be due on Friday.
We started our study on adverbs this week. Students will be tested Friday on adverbs. Students started D.O.L. (daily oral language) this week and will have a quiz every Friday on what we learned Monday- Thursday during morning work. I have stressed to the students it is important they review their D.O.L. every night so they will be prepared for the test and they will not have to cram the night before.J
Reading: This week we started reading The Tale of Despereaux. We have been discussing the different story elements, character traits, and specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Social Studies: This week we are studying the original 13 Colonies. We have been learning about Jamestown, Plymouth, and Roanoke. They will have a map quiz on Friday. Students will be required to spell each colony correctly, as well as label it on the map. I sent a link out on Edmodo for students to use to practice labeling the map. There is also a list on Spelling City (13 Colonies) students can use to help them study.
Other Reminders:
- Book orders for December will be due Wednesday, December 5, so we can get the orders in before Christmas break. Thank you so much for your orders so far!! They have helped us add many more books to our library that the students are enjoying reading. Thanks for the book donations also!! Please remember that you may order online, fast and easy, by clicking on the highlighted link: Scholastic Book Clubs. Please use our class code, JT2TW, so we can earn free books. Thanks you so much! I will send home a coupon for one free book worth up to $5 with your next order of $5 or more from Scholastic.
- Box Tops are due Wednesday, December 14. Please send in your Box Tops to help our school earn money. Thanks for sending them in! J
1. colored cardstock
2. colored paper (8 1/2 by 11)
Please email me if you have any questions.
Your children are such a joy! Thank you for sharing them with me!
Mrs. Wilkes
Mrs. Wilkes
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