Week 12: One-Digit Division Test, Realistic Fiction Continued, and Erosion Test

Welcome to week 12!  One week away from one of our favorite holidays- Thanksgiving!!

This week we will be completing two of the units that we have been enjoying over the last couple of weeks.  The kids have worked tirelessly on their long division as well as their erosion unit in science.  We are very excited to see what each of the kids has taken away from these units.

In math, we will be reviewing our one-digit division unit on Monday with some peer tutoring.  Students who need a review of a section or two will get the chance to practice some problems as well as receive help from a classmate who has mastered the material.  On Tuesday we will test to see what our kids can do.  The rest of the week we will spend getting into our 5th chapter of the year.  This one is very closely related to the present chapter as it is looking at two digit division.  We are very impressed with the overall progress of our kids in all areas.  Our math facts are definitely starting to turn around.  The kids should be proud and excited about their new abilities!

In reading we are going to continue working in our realistic fiction novel study. To help your student, encourage them to add more detail to their answers. They need to use specific examples from the story to support their answer or opinion. Many students are forgetting to support their answer with evidence.  Your students have turned in their reading packets three times now. It would be a good idea to ask to see their packet and review our comments with him or her to help them understand how they can improve their work. This will also give you an idea of how they are doing.

Lastly, in science we will be reviewing many of the concepts that we have hit during our first science unit.  These include systems, weathering, erosion, deposition as well as the use of questions, hypotheses, and procedures during an investigation.  At the end of the week we will test the kids using short answer, multiple choice, and essay format to see what the kids have learned.  We are modeling the method that the science MSP uses so that students will be comfortable with the test when they get the MSP in the Spring.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Allyn and Alaina