Math: We are starting Unit 5 this week. Our focus will be on fractions, decimals, and percentages. Remember that your child should be working on Xtramath.com at least 3 times per week. If this can not be done at home, I will give your child time do this at school.
Reading: Our new focus in reading is going to be non-fiction text. We will be analyzing the structure of the texts as well as identifying main ideas and details.
Writing: Our writing focus is similar to what we will be working on in reading. Students will be writing an essay that has them choose a colony from the original 13. The essay will state why they think that the colony would be the best.
Science: We are continuing to work on our energy unit. This week we will be learning about conductors and insulators. Check out the class pictures page for photos of our last temperature experiment.
Book Fair!! The book fair is coming soon. Our class will visit the book fair next Monday afternoon (December 9). The book fair will run from Dec. 10 - 13. Family night will be December 11th beginning at 6:30 pm.
