In Reading we began reading Mr. Popper's Penguins. This book was written in the 1938 and won the Newbery Award. Many of the children have seen the movie, however the book is much different (and better)! We will continue with this book for another week or so, focusing on asking questions, characters, making predictions, and how making predictions helps you to think while reading. We are enjoying this book!
We have been working on a special writing project, along with finishing up our sun poems. We also have started to discuss using nouns. We have discussed how choosing the correct noun in your writing allows the reader to have the clearest and most accurate picture of your story.
In math, we continue to practice division. This is the first topic which is more new than review. We have moved on to learning about decimals and their place values. When we have a quiz on decimals in a few weeks, we will include a portion of review of division. Many of the errors students are making are fact errors, addition errors, and subtraction errors.
We wrapped up our Mexico unit, and completed our test last week. We will be wrapping up our unit on Heredity with our assessment on Tuesday. We will also present our speeches on Tuesday. Students will have the option of having their speeches video taped for our blog. Look for those videos and photos on the blog on Tuesday.
From the Teacher's Desk
This is the season of giving thanks! I want to take a minute to thank you for your support of our school activities. Thank you for all that you have done this fall to make your child's transition to fourth grade a successful one!
Thank you for your generous donations to the class store! I am also grateful for the Wishing Well donations. I will be purchasing some new books for our classroom with the Barnes and Noble gift card and some other necessary items with the Walmart card. All of these donations of supplies, time and energy are all greatly appreciated!
Most importantly, I would like to thank you for your support with your children. The consistency you provide, and daily help you give to them supports what we do in school, and allows the children to understand the importance of our connection. I truly appreciate your support, and am thankful to all of the wonderful families in our class.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and enjoy the company of family and friends.
Warmly,
Katie Merten
Warmly,
Katie Merten
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