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LEARN LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY

Week of 10/23

     Ask your child to share his/her Animoto video with you about landforms and All about me.  In writing we revised and completed two pieces, one on our field trip to Skinner State Park and the other on an exciting moment.   In word study we worked on homophones, words that sound alike but are spelled differently.  In poetry, we determined the structure and mood of a poem.  Moreover to work on our fluency in a fun way, we competed like the show the Voice using a microphone, reciting the poem.  Many of us we able to get the audience to turn their chairs around.    Also in reading, we continued our study of theme and started character traits.   In math we worked on identifying patterns and extending the pattern.  Your child should be studying math facts each night.   In social studies we continued our study of Mexico.

Your child should read for at least 20 minutes nightly and sign the reading log.

Reading Tip of the Week

KEEP READING TO YOUR CHILD...Children are never too old to be read to or let your child read to you!!! Enjoy the time you have together.

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Important Dates:

Friday, 10/30 Early Dismissal at 11:00 am

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LEARN LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY

Week of 10/16

Working together to create videos.

   In science and technology we started our study of land forms.  We created a presentation on Google slides and downloaded it onto Animoto to create a video about our research of land forms.  Then we shared the videos on our Wikispaces.   Ask your child to share his/her video with you.  In writing we continued to edit our writing and self evaluate ourselves on the use of transitions,  a lead  and an ending.    In reading we continued reading groups and realistic fiction.    Also in reading, we have Scholastic News Magazine, online and paper copy, which has interesting stories and current events that motivate students to read.  In math we continued our study of multiplication and division.  Your child should be studying mat facts each night.     In social studies we continued  our study of Mexico using Google classroom.  

Your child should read for at least 20 minutes nightly and sign the reading log.

Math Tip of the Week

Grab a deck of cards and play some fun math games!  Visit mathwithmccoubreyobrien.weebly.com for video instruction of how to play "Make Ten" and "Compuatiuon War."  Check the website often for new ways to help your child in math.

                Please visit our class website at wsps.org

or

https://sites.google.com/a/wsps.org/mr-canata/home

Important Dates:

Tuesday, 10/20 Early Release at 1:15 pm

Friday, 10/30 Early Dismissal at 11:00 am

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LEARN LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY

Week of 10/9

  We were introduced to Wikispaces and Animoto.  Wikispaces is a place for us to create, collaborate, and share online.  Animoto is a video making website.   Ask your child to share these online tools with you.  In writing we continued work on the use of transitions,  a lead  and an ending for our writing.  We wrote about our field trip to Skinner State Park.   In reading we continued reading groups and realistic fiction.  We compared two reading selections about helping others.   Also in reading, we have Scholastic News Magazine, online and paper copy, which has interesting stories and current events that motivate students to read.  In math we finished with addition and subtraction and finished with the meaning of multiplication.  We completed a review of September math with a problem solving  with partners and in the end the students put together puzzle pieces and solve the problem:  What year was the Statue of Liberty dedicated to the US from France.  A fun way to end the unit and review what we have learned.    In social studies we continued  our study of Mexico using Google classroom.  In science will will start our study of landforms next week.

Your child should read for at least 20 minutes nightly and sign the reading log.

READING TIP OF THE WEEK:

Encourage your older siblings to read to younger siblings...Older siblings will practice reading out loud and younger siblings will enjoy being read to . BEST of all, they get to enjoy spending time together!!

This week we went on our field trip to Skinner State Park in Hadley.  We hiked, played a game, discussed weathering and erosion from science.  Also Ms. Traub, the Regional Environmental Education Coordinator from Skinner State Park, taught a science lesson about the formation of the area along with types of rocks and erosion.  In writing we worked on the use of transitions and a lead for our writing.    In reading we started reading groups and realistic fiction.   In math we finished with addition and subtraction and started with the meaning of multiplication.   We will have the September Assessment on Friday, October 9.  In social studies we will started our study of Mexico using Google classroom.  We practiced the Mexican hat dance.

Your child should read for at least 20 minutes nightly and sign the reading log.

READING TIP OF THE WEEK:

GIVE PRAISE... the best motivation comes from positive feedback.  Whenever your child finishes a reading or writing assignment, ask about what was read and praise your child's effort.  

Just remember in order to become better at reading you just need to

READ, READ, READ!!!!

Important Dates:

Monday, 10/12, No School, Columbus Day

Tuesday, 10/20 Early Release at 1:15 pm

Friday, 10/30 Early Dismissal at 11:00 am