Week of December 3rd

It was so nice to speak to all of you this week! I am so proud of all of your children for the small and large strides of improvement they have begun to make and look forward to the leaps and gallops of learning ahead!

English
This week we will continue through U. 3 - Verbs. We will be learning about subject-verb agreement, contractions, and regular and irregular verbs. It looks to be that the U. 3, verb test will be on Wednesday, December 19th.

Math
We are taking multiplication to the next level this week!!!! Your child needs to be able to use the multiplication table or have their facts memorized by this week! We will be multiplying 2 or more digits by one digit and by Thursday this will be increasing to multiplying by two digits. All of their hard work in math all of these years will be shown this week!

Week of November 26th

Language Arts
Present, Past, & Future Tense Verbs this week! I'm sure they all will do well identifying the proper tense as this should be review. Correcting daily oral language as they were/are growing up is the best way to teach this skill! Have you noticed your child speaking in the proper tense?



Math
We will be covering math patterns, estimation of products, multiplication of single digits, and problem solving this week. Checkpoint quiz (p.144-145) will be coming up Friday too! Please look ahead on these pages to study!

Week of November 19th

Language Arts
Unit 3 – Verbs. This week we will wrap up the Verb Posters and present them on Monday. I can't wait to see their final design!

Math
The Chapter 3 tests were fabulous!!! This short week we will work on Thanksgiving problem solving and practice our math facts. Please study multiplication facts at home! This will make the division chapter much easier for all of us.

Week of November 12th

End of the trimester is coming up at the end of the month.
I encourage you to check grades periodically online.

Heads Up -
Ch. 6 Social Studies study guide will be due on Monday. The test is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 14th.
Also, Math Checkpoint Quiz on Monday, Nov. 12th and Test on Tuesday, Nov. 13th.

Language Arts
Last Thursday we began Unit 3 – Verbs. On Tuesday, I will be asking your child to bring in three pictures that represent verbs, in particular action verbs. We will put these pictures into a poster format on Wednesday and presenting them on Friday. I can't wait to see what they design!

Math
We will be taking a chapter review quiz on Monday. Your child can use all of their notes to assist with studying for the quiz and test. Also, pages 120-123 should be good pages to help your child study. The test on Chapter 3 will be on Tuesday. Please check assignment notebook daily. Multiplication Chapter coming up next. Start studying your multiplication facts!!!!

Week of November 5

End of the trimester is coming up at the end of the month.

I encourage you to check grades periodically online.

Heads Up -

• Ch. 6 Social Studies study guide will be going home on Thursday, Nov. 8th.

The study guide will be due on Monday, as the test is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 14th.

• Also, Math Checkpoint Quiz on next Monday, Nov. 12th and Test on Tuesday, Nov. 13th.

Language Arts

We will continue wrapping up ISAT Unit 1 this week. I will continue reading a lot of examples of homonyms, homophones, analogies, and idioms through a variety of books. Ask your child about what was their favorite. They will be tested on Unit on Wednesday, Nov. 7th. On Thursday we will begin Unit 3 – Verbs. We will be starting with action verbs. Next week, I will be asking your child to bring in three pictures that represent verbs, in particular action verbs.


Math
In math we will be wrapping up with Chapter 3, graphing, at the end of this week. Your child will be taking thorough notes in class to assist with homework and will be receiving homework each night. These notes should further assist in studying for the test. We will be reviewing the second half of the chapter the beginning of next week. Page 118-119 should be good pages to help your child study. It looks like there will be a test on Chapter 3 on Tuesday. Please check assignment notebook daily.