Sunday, December 8, 2013

Weekly Update - Dec. 9, 2013


Hope everyone enjoyed the SNOW DAY on Friday.  I would be lying if I did not admit I  was as giddy as my children with a snow day in December!

HOLIDAY EXCHANGE
     4th Graders will participate in a small gift exchange this year during our holiday party on December 20th.Each student has a lunch sized bag waiting to be filled!If you would like to participate please send in a small item for each child in our class to be placed in the bags.     Suggestions include pencils, erasers, life-savers, Hershey kisses, etc. Items can be brought in anytime beginning December 11th through the 20th.
Our class has 21 students.

This week we will be:

Math:   Continue with our exploration of ways we can multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers.   This past week we worked with a grid or box method.  The students learned out to break a number down into the value of each digit and multiply using a window frame graphic organizer.  We teach this method because it teaches the student to use the full value of each digit.  It you would like to see a video explaining this method, please click HERE

Reminder:
  • Review Sheets are due each Friday and are available for pre-check on Wednesday. 
  • KEEP PRACTICING multiplication and division facts!!!
Language Arts:
Continue our study of POETRY and Poetic Devices
Spelling List #14
Reading Logs - Dues every Wednesday

New Math Website to check out:   www.gregtangmath.com
Great math games to practice math facts!   Check out Kakooma!!





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