End-of-Week Update, 10/18

Mrs. Adams here!  Sorry for the tardiness of this post - computer glitch!

What we were up to last week:

It was only a four day week, but it felt as long as a century!  Not because it was bad, but because we were so busy!

In math this week, we learned "Windows," which is an easier way to do multiplication.  We did lots of partial products this week.  We are still working on our fact quizzes and many of us are getting personal bests!

In reading this week, we finished Ch. 5 in The Sisters Grimm.  It was really weird because Sheriff Hamstead turned into a pig and his pants got ripped by barbed wire!  Then, pixies guided the girls to some kid sitting on a broken toilet in the woods!  Then pixies told the boy to drown Sabrina and Daphne!  We read 20 minutes each day.  Most of us finished our books and are working on letters to Mrs. Adams.

This week in writing, we made comics to make our fiction stories into seeds.  We're also working on timelines to show how our stories are developing.  We are finding leads from other books and getting ideas for our own stories.  We can't wait to publish!

In music on Thursday, we learned A on our recorders.  We learned how to pick our fingers up on our recorders to make different music notes.  We're also going to prepare for our Northeast test on Tuesday.  On Monday, we're going to play a Jeopardy game to help us prepare for the test!

We can't wait to see what next week will bring!

What's coming up / reminders from Mrs. Adams:

• Our next math test will be coming up a week from Tuesday (10/29).  This will be a multiplication test and will cover long multiplication and multiplication word problems.  An at-home review packet will be emailed out to parents by Wednesday evening.  Just like last math test, this is an optional packet and does not need to be returned to school!  Please make every effort to study / help your child to prepare for this test in some way.  The review packet is a great way to structure this study time at home.
• Next Thursday is Halloween!  We will be celebrating with a special snack ("party-in-a-bag") and by completing some special activities together.  If you misplaced the "party-in-a-bag" letter, please let me know and I can give you the information.  Keep in mind that Halloween is also a half day for students.