Room 24 News
November 14, 2013
Important Notes & Upcoming Events
Website: Please visit our website for updates: http://sbsd.schoolwires.net/Page/1697
There is a link to my email address, as well as the school's phone number.
DynaMath: online access: Mrs. Kirsch's Class Password: sky24
Cricket Sign Up: Thank you all for responding so quickly to our cricket sign up! Our geckos will be well taken care of this year because of you all :) If anyone has a light timer, we still need to borrow one for the year.
Book Clubs: Thank you so much to our book club volunteers. It seems like the kiddos are really enjoying this mystery! Book clubs could not run successfully without your help.
Next Week at a Glance:
Monday: Run the Colonies
Tuesday: Discovery Lab, Unit 1 Final math test
Wednesday: Run the Colonies, Birthday Math project due
Thursday: HOT Time (with 4th grade), Perretta's class to the lagoon
Friday: Friday folders & weekly reviews go home, Thanksgiving Potluck, Whelihan's class to the lagoon
What We Are Learning
Math
4th: The 4th graders are working on understanding what regrouping really is. They are using place value charts to help them visualize regrouping in both addition & subtraction.
5th: The 5th graders are working on adding, subtracting, multiplying, & dividing decimals. They are using place value charts as well as the partial product method to visualize. We are also talking about the standard algorithm and why it works.
Language Arts
4th: Evaluate a text thinking about author's purpose
5th: Monitoring comprehension thinking about cause & effect
Writing: Presenting Gecko Research Reports/Dialogue
Read-a-loud: Out of My Mind
Book Club Book: When You Reach Me
Science/S.S.
This week we began our social studies unit Northern American regions and the native tribes that lived there. We are focusing on how natural resources influenced daily life and cultural beliefs.