The class had a busy week! They are excited to start a new math unit on Fractions and Decimals and continue to enjoy learning about Rocks and Minerals in science. Keep reading to find out a little more!
Grocery Flyers Needed!
If you have any grocery flyers at home or could pick some up this weekend, please send them to school on Monday with your child for an upcoming project. Thank you!
Weekly Highlights:
Students~
- learned the correct way to pick a partner during 'Read to Someone' and practiced building their reading stamina.
- learned more about how different levels of government pay for services and collect taxes for revenue.
- used inquiry to develop their understanding of the rock cycle and what minerals are in science.
- completed the math test on Area and started a new unit on Fractions and Decimals. Our first lesson focussed on finding fractions of a whole. Students created small fraction quilts to develop their understanding. We will continue with Lesson 2 on Monday on Fraction Benchmarks. Click here to have your child watch and work along with the following learning video on Lesson 1 - Fractions Lesson 1 Video
- learned more about character traits by responding to the story After the Fall by Dan Santat and working on a team activity to identify character trait synonyms.
- participated in French, Drama, and Physical Education classes with their corresponding teachers.
Coming Up:
- Thursday, April 25 - Book Fair Buy (during our regularly scheduled Library Time)
- Friday, April 26 - Sp. Test
Have a nice weekend.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Aiginitis
