Friday, December 2, 2011

Week 14

Sal assists with a magical feat!
First Friday was positively magical! We have to thank Mr.Thompson for the amazing show!

We also want to thank Mrs. Lewandowski and Mrs. Tacconelli for taking charge of the Winter Festival Project! The class is contributing a handsome table cloth with our hand prints on it. We hope it will help bring in a great donation to the school fundraising. There are so many hardworking and talented parents who really make our school special! Our gratitude goes out to everyone.
Bella & Fiona at Old Stone House

Here's what to expect for next week:

  • We are beginning Unit 4 in Everyday Math, which centers on decimals and how decimals are used. As we are working on this unit, we are also working on strengthening our multiplication facts. We will work towards the goal of being able to name facts from the one to twelve times table with speed and accuracy. 
  • The Math Unit 3 will be returned on Monday. 
  • We are also beginning our reading unit on Non Fiction Social Studies research. This builds on our previous unit on non fiction reading by focusing on learning about a single topic by reading multiple books, articles and informational texts. The knowledge gathered then has to be put together. Ultimately, children are expected to become experts on a historical topic. 
  • Finally, the answer to the poll question (How many minutes will 570 seconds make?) is 9.5 minutes. Please check out our new question!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Alex captures a balloon with a skewer!