We have had a busy, busy week here in 3rd and 4th grade. We also have had several children out all week with sickness! I was so thankful to see them come back to school. We missed them SO much! Please read below to see what we have been up to! Thanks!
In Math this week, third grade continued with multiplication. We learned how to use our multiplication charts to find the missing factor, and talked about fact families. We also solved some new word problems concerning multiplication. Please make sure your child is practicing their math facts at home! We take daily mad minutes in here and also have been watching and learning the neat Schoolhouse Rock videos to help us learn the number patterns! They are so fun! There are some neat websites called www.multiplication.com and www.arcademicskillbuilders.com that will let the children play games and learn their facts at the same time! Fourth graders began their unit on multiplication and division this week, and have already begun to solve larger problems with this skill set.
In Language Arts this week, we learned all about adjectives, found them in sentences, and practiced using them in writing! We talked about how adjectives can be a “How Many?” adjective, or a “What Kind?” adjective. We also worked with run-on sentences and tried to separate them from one another to make writing read much smoother. Third graders read a story called A Mr. Rubbish Mood, which is from the Judy Moody series! We loved this story! The fourth graders read a story about a stagecoach called Riding Freedom. This story corresponded well to our author of the month, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and her book Little House on the Prairie, which we are reading in class. It tied in so well! Next week we will begin cursive! Yeah! We also worked on our persuasive essays this week, and many of us are at the publishing step, These will be due next Tuesday, the 31st.
In Religion this week, we learned about Jesus and the Samaritans, and his first miracle of changing water into wine. These were both great stories of God’s saving grace and power.
All of the children have expressed some interest in purchasing the devotion book that I use every day for our classroom devotions! They love it! It is a 365 Day Devotion book, and Miss Lydia can get them to you for $5.00 if you would like to purchase one! Please just send the money to school in a labeled envelope, and I will take care of that for you! Thanks!
In P.E. this week, we played “Keepers of the Castle” again and also “Man From Mars:, which is an all time favorite in our classroom!
In Music, we practiced our song that we will sing Sunday! The kids sound great! Please don’t forget to have your child at church by 9:00 at the stage to practice. Please have your child wear Timothy shirts or red and blue attire. Thank you! You will be impressed!
During Art yesterday, we created snowflake snowmen. Be on the lookout for these and our “I Have A Dream” speeches coming to the hallway soon!
We will be celebrating the 100th Day of School on January 30th! I cannot believe this day is already here! We will be doing fun 100 activities all day long! If they would like to bring a snack or something to share, that is fine too!
I am attaching a form for student-led parent teacher conferences. Please sign up for your first three choices of time slots and I will fill you in, and try to give you your first choice! Conferences are February 16th and 17th.
Please Remember: Our Mission Project this year is to raise money to help Martin Luther School in Joplin, MO. Our goal this month is to see who can raise more: the girls or the boys! What fun!
Blessings,
Kim Myers
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