News from Pier 24
Happy New Year!
Dear UMAC Parents,
Mrs. Ebert
Shared Reading
Math
New Friends: This week as we have started Chapter 6, students are learning the importance of their basic computational skills as they dive into this new skill. We are using the traditional method to compute their quotients. Hopefully they are using the letters: D,M,S,C,B to remember to divide, multiply, subtract, check and bring down! Please also remember, a quick five minute review of math facts 0-12 will help your child tremendously!
Old Friends: Our old friends have spent the week reviewing the rules of reading and constructing bar graphs and circle (pie) graphs. We also spent time reviewing concepts from the beginning of the chapter (prior to winter break) like computing fractions to decimals to percents. Students will take the unit 5 assessment on Monday, January 11th.
Social Studies/Writing
As a colonist leaving England, each student wrote a farewell letter on Google classroom to explain why they were leaving England and how they had chosen this colony to become a new place to live. By generating compelling reasons proving this important decision, they used the opportunity to show their knowledge from this chapter well. These fine letters will be displayed in the hallway for our school to see!
Upcoming Events
Monday, January 11- Yearbook cover entries due (5th graders only)
Friday, January 15 - No School/Institute Day
Monday, January 18-No School/Martin Luther King Day
January 22- Magic Waters/Great America Logs due