Weekly Update - September 9

Good morning!
Please check out what we've been up to this past week...

Math
Next week will be out last week in our Addition, Subtraction, and Place Value unit.  So this week we have been working on...

• adding whole numbers with the traditional algorithm
• subtracting whole numbers with the traditional algorithms
• subtracting across zeros (i.e. 7,000 - 523)

We plan on assessing our learning in this unit on Friday, September 15.  Be on the lookout for review pages coming home!

Our next unit will be our Multiplication and Division unit.  Mastering basic multiplication facts are essential to this unit!  Students can practice with triangle cards or on Xtra Math at home.

Online Practice Buddies are also assigned as optional homework daily.  Although they are optional, they are highly encouraged.  These are a great way to practice concepts that are being taught in class.

Science
This week the Ninjas started their Motion and Design unit with Mrs. Wood!  They worked hard to begin to construct vehicles.

Writing
In writing this week we...

• planned out the scenes of our stories
• started our first drafts
• revised leads by looking at mentor authors

Reading
In our Interpreting Characters unit this week we...

• developed defensible ideas about characters by noticing text clues, our background knowledge on characters, and stating an inference
• we started reading assessments this week through our IRAs (independent reading assessments), and once we finish we will be able to begin thinking about long term reading goals!

Please remember to be reading 30 minutes nightly!

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, September 20th - Bobcat Dash Fundraiser, click here for more information.
• Friday, September 29th - Field Day!
• Friday, September 29th - Flexible Seating Fundraiser at Kendra Scott and Evereve.
• Wednesday, October 4th - Late Start, Building opens at 10:50am.
• Monday, October 9th - No School
• Tuesday October 10th & Wednesday October 12 - Parent Teacher Conferences (Nagy)
• October 10th - October 12th - Scholastic Book Fair
• Wednesday, October 18th - Missouri Day!