Dear Families,
Class 4-312 has been working very hard and we are excited to share what we have been learning with all of you. Please take a few minutes to read through each section below for a brief overview of our current and upcoming curriculum plans.
Math
This past Tuesday, the children took the Topic 1 Multiplication and Division: Meaning and Facts assessment. The test will come home on Tuesday, October 9, to be signed by a family member. Please review the test with your child.
On Wednesday, we began our second topic in math, Place Value. The class began learning how to represent numbers and the relationships between place values. Next week they will learn how to compare, order, and round numbers.
Please continue to review multiplication facts with your child when you have spare time. As we discussed at our Curriculum Meeting, there are various ways to study times tables with your child, from reviewing them on the way to school to having your child practice their times tables on digital apps.
Writing
Last week, we published our All About Me essays. This Monday, we began our second writing unit, Personal Narrative. A Personal Narrative is a small moment story that relates a personal experience told in the first person. The children read three mentor texts to prepare themselves for the unit. They have spent the past few days collecting ideas based on times in their lives that are meaningful. After collecting is complete, we will move through the writing process of planning, drafting, revising, editing, and finally publishing. Please encourage your child to talk with you about the small moment they choose to write about in class and help add specific details to the story.
Social Studies
This year, the essential question guiding our Social Studies inquiries is, "What does it mean to be free?" In studying the history of New York through this lens, the class has started learning about the Native Americans of New York. They have read through two social studies-based newspapers and answered short response questions. Next week, we will begin sending newspapers home for students to read for homework. Those newspapers may be used as the 30 minutes toward students' reading homework and may be written in the students' reading logs. Please review the short response questions with your child to make sure they answer each part of each question.
Reading
The class is halfway through reading Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. The students are loving the book! Through this read-aloud book, the children are learning reading strategies such as retelling/summarizing, predicting, inferring, and analyzing character feelings and traits based on evidence. The children have been completing in-class assessments to test reading comprehension.
Our next read aloud will be The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Although it is not required, please feel free to borrow the book from the public library or purchase a copy for your child to follow along during class.
Field Trips and Important Dates
Please note the following field trips:
Math
This past Tuesday, the children took the Topic 1 Multiplication and Division: Meaning and Facts assessment. The test will come home on Tuesday, October 9, to be signed by a family member. Please review the test with your child.
On Wednesday, we began our second topic in math, Place Value. The class began learning how to represent numbers and the relationships between place values. Next week they will learn how to compare, order, and round numbers.
Please continue to review multiplication facts with your child when you have spare time. As we discussed at our Curriculum Meeting, there are various ways to study times tables with your child, from reviewing them on the way to school to having your child practice their times tables on digital apps.
Writing
Last week, we published our All About Me essays. This Monday, we began our second writing unit, Personal Narrative. A Personal Narrative is a small moment story that relates a personal experience told in the first person. The children read three mentor texts to prepare themselves for the unit. They have spent the past few days collecting ideas based on times in their lives that are meaningful. After collecting is complete, we will move through the writing process of planning, drafting, revising, editing, and finally publishing. Please encourage your child to talk with you about the small moment they choose to write about in class and help add specific details to the story.
Social Studies
This year, the essential question guiding our Social Studies inquiries is, "What does it mean to be free?" In studying the history of New York through this lens, the class has started learning about the Native Americans of New York. They have read through two social studies-based newspapers and answered short response questions. Next week, we will begin sending newspapers home for students to read for homework. Those newspapers may be used as the 30 minutes toward students' reading homework and may be written in the students' reading logs. Please review the short response questions with your child to make sure they answer each part of each question.
Reading
The class is halfway through reading Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. The students are loving the book! Through this read-aloud book, the children are learning reading strategies such as retelling/summarizing, predicting, inferring, and analyzing character feelings and traits based on evidence. The children have been completing in-class assessments to test reading comprehension.
Our next read aloud will be The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Although it is not required, please feel free to borrow the book from the public library or purchase a copy for your child to follow along during class.
Field Trips and Important Dates
Please note the following field trips:
Tuesday, October 9, 2018:
- Museum of Natural History
- Free trip
- Snack and lunch will be at school
- Urban Park Rangers
- $5.00 per child
- Bring lunch to eat in the park
- Permission slips will be sent home next week.
Friday, October 19:
- Picture Day!
Cards of Kindness
Last Friday, we kicked off Cards of Kindness in Class 4-312, in which each student writes a thoughtful and kind card to another randomly chosen student. Please ask your child about the cards they wrote and received from their classmates.
Have a wonderful long weekend!
Best,
L & R
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