December 1 Weekly Update

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving break that was full of good food, warmth, and family.  Here's a look at what we've been up to this week...

Math
In our Multiplication and Division unit this week, mathematicians working to...

• develop strategies to divide fluently
• solve comparison word problems involving multiplication or addition

Please remember to practice your math facts nightly!  Online Practice Buddies are also assigned as optional homework!

Science
The Ninjas are currently in their Structures of Life unit with Mrs. Waters.

Social Studies
In our Early Settlement unit, the Ninjas have been learning more about the Louisiana Purchase and the Corps of Discovery Expedition (Lewis and Clark).

Reading
We are currently in our Views, Values, and Cultures of Others unit in reading.  This week we focused on identifying multiple points of view on the same event by reading a variety of texts including picture books and articles.

Please remember to read 30 minutes nightly!

Writing
We started our Poetry unit!  This week the Ninjas worked to identify common themes within poetry to decide on a theme for our class anthology.  We read through different poems to search for characteristics and wrote poems about animals for our class' thematic anthology!

Genius Hour
We kicked off Genius Hour this week!  It has been a lot of fun seeing our students' passions and project ideas.  Genius Hour will be every Tuesday and Friday until break, so students will need to come prepared with any materials they may need.  Also, you are welcome to check our Genius Hour tab to see our project logs!

Upcoming Dates

• 12/6: Late Start; 11:05 start
• 12/13: Library Checkout
• 12/14: Science Assessment
• 12/14: Mrs. Nagy out in the PM
• 12/19: Multiplication and Division Assessment
• 12/20: Social Studies Assessment
• 12/21: Half day for students; dismissal @ 1:05
• Winter Parties @ 11:45
• 12/22-1/3: Winter Break