Dynamite Division!

Dear Parents and Students,

Congratulations to our mighty mathematicians! This past week, students "celebrated" their learning of division. It was neat to see their confidence grow over the past few weeks. When I first introduced long division, many of the students were terrified! Now I hear their whispers and see their smiles of confidence. I am proud of their hard work, courage, and determination. Dynamite!

Students were excited to get "down and dirty" this week in science. We began investigating soil - not dirt! In was exciting to make and even taste soil together. Together we made a cake to represent the parts of soil:

cake mix= parent material of rocks and minerals (45%)

water = water (25%)

air creating by stirring = air (25%)

eggs & oil = organic material (5%)

Additionally, we compared the 3 types of soils: sand, silt, and clay. By spring, your students will be expect gardeners to take care of the yard! :D

Our class reading groups finished our science investigation nonfiction books this week. Students exemplified awesome connections as we reviewed science topics. Coming up this week, our class will be reading and learning about how the pioneers celebrated Christmas many years ago. The spirit of the season is glowing in our classroom as we share stories together.

In writing, students are practicing using transition words in their writing in an "If you give/take . . ." story. Their imaginations are quite fun! I hope you will ask them to share with you soon!

This week our learning adventures include the following curriculum goals:
Reading: Pioneer Christmas
Spelling: Christmas Words
Writing: Organization Trait of Writing
Math: Multiplication & Division Problem Solving
Science: Soils
Social Studies: Native Americans

Thank you for sharing your children with me each day. I love teaching and learning with them. They are amazing!!!

Mrs. Yates