May 20 Last Library Visit - Chaperones Needed
May 24 All School Meeting and Spirit Day (Beach Wear)
May 24 June Lunch Orders Due
May 27 No School
May 31 Garden Work Party
June 4 Zoo Trip - Chaperones Needed
June 5 Celebrations of Learning
June 7 All School Talent Show
Homework - More details posted on the Homework Page
1. Read for at least 20 minutes per day and fill out your reading log each night. Your parents must sign your reading log.
2. Complete your math homework.
3. Respond to ONE of the writing prompts.
Upcoming Out and Abouts
This week, we will conduct an investigation of the bird (specifically the American Robin and Junco) and cat population in Forest Grove. Students will use the data they collect on our tour of forest grove to complete a short math project.
Math Notes
This week in Third Grade math, students will work in partners or small groups to solve multi-step story problems. Each group will create a poster to explain how they solved the problem and they will teach their problem solving techniques to their classmates. These problems and presentations will help students review and reflect on the various strategies they have learned this year and provide opportunities for them to apply their strategies in new ways. Additionally, some student may need to continue work on the state math test this week. Those student will be given as much time as needed to finish the test and will have additional time, if needed, to complete in-class projects.
For homework this week, students will review the standard algorithm (also called regrouping or carrying and borrowing) for adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers.
This week in Fourth Grade math, we have a small handful of students who are working on completing the state math test. Those students will be able to take as much time as they need to finish.
Fourth Grade math students will also continue their study of fractions by investigating a few juicy fraction problems. These problems allow students to think deeply about fractions, prove their thinking using proofs, and present that thinking to others.
Homework this week will include an adding fractions assignment.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Becky at [email protected].
Weekly Review
The Plovers are quickly becoming experts on the animals they chose to research for the migration project. Every student is studying a different animal that spends part of its life in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from a green darner dragonfly to an elk to a humpback whale! Many students have already completed the first 3 sections of their rough drafts - appearance, habitat and diet. We visited the computer lab to do more internet research and studied an example of an All About Book written from the perspective of an animal. By the end of this week, all students should have most of their rough draft completed. Next week, they will focus on publishing a book about their animal and creating a poster. Posters and books will be on display at Celebrations of Learning on June 5th! We will devote a lot of class time to research projects in the coming weeks, but students may need to work on their reports at home as well, especially if they are absent. Thank you in advance for your support!
During our In and About last week, a guest speaker from Pacific University shared some information about his trip to Africa to observe the Great Migration. Even though we are studying animals that migrate in the Pacific Northwest, the students were very excited to see photos and videos of the very different animals that migrate in Africa. The class had lots of questions and shares their enthusiasm with the presenter!
Communication
Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Parents and students can e-mail me at [email protected]. You can also leave a voice message on the class phone, come into the classroom before or after school, or call me before 8PM at home.