We are all starting to feel Spring Break upon on us. Spring fever is upon us! We are staying busy in the classroom though. So much to do, so little time :)
Take a look into our week: Math: We continue to work on fractions. Students are comparing the size of fractions, identifying the numerator and the denominator, as well as adding and subtracting them. We will continue fractions for the new few weeks. Then it will be on to reading graphs! Literacy: We finished up our study on characters. We started a new read aloud book this week, "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and are practicing our summarizing skills as well as using evidence from the text to support our answers. Writing: We started brainstorming possible solutions so that students can write their final paragraph about how to solve the unfair procedure of the technology and library passes in the morning. The students came up with some good ideas! I am curious to see what the class will choose as the best solution! Social Studies: Students learned that not only are there regions in Oregon but there are also regions in the United States. The students used climate maps and a physical map to come up with where they thought the major regions of the U.S. might be. We settled on the following five regions: West, Southwest, Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast. Students are now learning to take notes while watching a video on each of the regions. They are gathering information on the climates, landforms, indigenous people, and natural resources found within each region. We continue to have our math facts test each Friday. We are running out weeks. Some of of your children may need to start doubling up on facts each week to ensure they are finished by the end of the year. Fourth and fifth grade teachers cannot stress how important this skill is for their fourth and fifth grade year. It is something both fourth and fifth grade teachers say that holds their students back. We will continue to take time to practice in the classroom but students NEED to be practicing nightly. We have also completed our spelling for the year. By this time of the year many students have improved significantly on their spelling. With Spring Break coming up as well as testing, I like to minimize the additional work students have. Testing is already enough work for their brains! Thanks for all who could attend the music performance. They all did such a wonderful job! Have a terrific weekend!
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