We are collecting items for a Christmas hamper and the poster sign-up sheet is by our classroom door.  Please talk to your child about any contributions you would like to make.  Thank you for your support!

ELA:  Students are working on Daily 5 activities.  For those that were not able to see the Daily 5 board during student conferences, below are several pictures that describe some expectations and procedures for Daily 5 activities. 

Math:  Grade 5's are working on different mental math strategies to multiply 2-digit numbers, including doubling and halving, and breaking up a number.  The grade 4's are continuing to work on multiplication and division word problems.  Below are the steps we went through to make sure all the necessary information is included when writing a division word problem. 

After mastering 2-digit multiplication, one student challenged herself to use
the same method to solve a really hard multiplication problem.  Wow!!

Science:  Students are conducting experiments this week to learn about solubility, reversible and non-reversible changes made to substances and the different states of matter.

Art:  Students completed their Christmas art projects last week - paper snowflakes and origami stars.

Snowflake Art

Can you name the constellations?

Origami Stars