Updates Week of November 13-17, 2017

Wow, did I see some great Science Fair projects this week!  I have enjoyed reading all the questions students had in science and the ways they thought to find the answer to their questions! I will be sending the top three projects on to the school level science fair this week.  Students will be receiving their grades by the end of the week.  We are about mid way through our multiplication timed facts tests so keep studying!  Now come the more challenging ones: sixes, sevens, eights and nines.

Math
We will continue working with division in class and remediate multiplication during centers.  Students will be working with dividing larger numbers this week and having to unbundle the hundreds and thousands place.  I am encouraging students to go back and check their work with multiplication.  Look for homework each night this week Monday thru Thursday.

Science 
We are finishing our study on Matter. Students have been studying the properties of matter such as weight, mass, volume, and magnetism.  Along with the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.  We will finish this week with a look at how matter changes.

Dates to Remember
November 15....................Progress Reports go home
November 16....................Boy Scout Night
November 17....................Turkey Wobble Dance (after school)
November 22-24...............Thanksgiving Holiday
November 29....................Early Dismissal

Until next time,
R. O'Steen

Updates Week of November 6-10, 2017

Wow!What fun we had at the Character Parade on Tuesday.  I really enjoyed seeing all those book characters come to life walking through the hallways.  We have now completed the October diagnostic and students have shown great growth already since August! I am so proud of the work they put in which I can monitor through their scratch paper.  We had a discussion on the importance of working out every problem, even the ones we think we an do in our heads!  Please continue to monitor homework nightly and review/study multiplication facts as we will continue with our timed tests.  This week we will take the fours and fives.  Ask your child how they did on their 0's, 1's, 2's, and 3's tests.  If they did not make an 80% or higher, then I gave them their test back to study for a retake.

Math
We have reached the end of our multiplication by one digit portion of our module. Students began working on a study guide to help them and myself see what they still need to work on before the mid-module test.  Look for this study guide to come home this week.  I will be giving the mid-module test this Thursday, November 9.  Meanwhile, we will move onto division by a one digit number with or without a remainder.  Look for homework on Monday thru Thursday evenings.

Science
We have begun our new chapter on Matter.  Students are reading about the properties and states of matter.  They should have also finished their Science Fair project and turn it in this week.

Dates to Remember
Friday, November 10..........................Veteran's Day Holiday
Wednesday, November 15..................Progress Reports go home
Thursday, November 16.....................Boy Scout Night
Friday, November 17..........................Picture Retakes and Turkey Wobble Dance
Wednesday-Friday, November 22-24.Thanksgiving Holiday

Until next time,
R. O'Steen