Week of November 10
Wednesday, November 12: Parent/Teacher Conferences
I sent home a slip on Tuesday 11/4 to remind you of your conference time. Please remember that our conferences are only 10 minutes each. Parking can be challening on this day so please give yourself some extra time. I will observe the schedule in order to meet with all parents. If additional time is needed, we can plan a conference for a later date.
READING
Read Aloud: How Many Days to America: A Thanksgiving Story, by Eve Bunting
Synopsis: This story begins in an unnamed Caribbean Island where there is conflict between soldiers and citizens. A father and mother decide to steal away in the middle of the night with other families to sail to America. They encounter many challenges in their search for freedom.
Students will keep thinking notes and also work on making predictions. The predictions will be recorded on a chart and will require further evidence to support thinking.
Reader Response: Students will compare the challenges the characters faced in this story to the challenges of the Pilgrims who arrived in the 1600s.
Nonfiction Reading: Students will read current issue of Time for Kids magazine. Students will write a letter to President-Elect Obama to share issues that are important to them that they would like him to address while in office.
MATH
We will further explore the relationship between multiplication and division. Students will create arrays to help identify how equal groups can be made to multiply and divide.
Here is an example of an array that represents 5 x 4 = 20:
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Basic Facts quiz on Friday. Please help your child to set up a routine to study multiplication and division facts nightly. Studying a variety of ways helps children to recall facts in different situations. Students have been encouraged to: Study fact triangles, make flashcards, find computer games, and skip count. Skip counting helps students to develop sense of multiples and factors.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We will begin our study of the Northeast. In this unit of study students will develop an understanding of the geography of the region, thriving natural resources, and industry.
Homework: Students be responsible for reading and taking notes at home. Reading and note-taking strategies will be reviewed in class.
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