News of the week:Thank you to everyone who attending their child's conference or still has one pending! :) I know it is not always at the most convenient times for you or there is a wait to be seen. All teacher's greatly appreciate your dedication to your child's education!
Math- This week we started with discussing division with remainders. These were only introductory lessons and did not need to be fully mastered. Most students did an excellent job with the assistance of a picture or using cubes. On Wednesday we started our fractions unit. This seems to be the favorite of the year so far. They just can't seem to get enough fractions! :) We have talked about fractions as parts and as parts of a whole. We discussed the meaning of fractions is how we divide something up, how many pieces were given away, are a certain color, etc. out of how many pieces were there total. Yesterday we had paper brownies we had to cut and show how we would evenly share them with friends and write the fraction. Today we created fraction circles to use when we discuss equivalent fractions next week.
Reading- This week we read Ramona Forever
by Beverly Cleary. Ramona is showing a range of emotions as she gets ready for a new baby in her family. She is anxious about her mother's condition, then disappointed and humiliated when she is too young to see the infant in the hospital. In the end, an excited Ramona takes center stage, as she shares how intrigued she is by her new sister Roberta. During this story we analyzed Ramona and her wide range of feelings and behavior. We also made inferences about how Ramona was feeling different times in the story when the author did not come straight out and tell us.
Text Talk- This week we read A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. This is a story about a girl named Camila Cream who is too busy worrying about what everyone else thinks, to be her true self. She comes down with a case of stripes, which then changes into other things as she is easily influenced by others. Only when she is true to herself and honest about her love for lima beans does she go back to normal. The
words we studied were: altered, contagious, distraction, remedies, perplexed, and vanished.
Notes for people bring items for the winter party will go home next Thursday in brown envelopes. For our winter party we will be watching a movie and spending time with 3C students (they will enjoy their own treats), so no other volunteers will be needed at this time. :) THANKS!
Mrs. Jodie Yuska
