I'm so happy to have all of our little owls back in the room from February Break to learn, grow, and play! Here are a few announcements for the week:
- Friday Math Lab Game Day: Our class was the MOST WELL BEHAVED mathematicians in the Math Lab for the 2nd quarter! Mrs. Slayton is rewarding our class with game time in the Math Lab this Friday from 8:00-8:45! She is allowing students to bring games of their choice from home to play. Only rule is no electronics!
- The International Festival is this Saturday, February 27th! Please get your tickets and plan on joining the fun from 2:00-5:00 at school!
- Jump Rope for Heart begins during PE next week! Please make sure your child wears his/her PE shoes and is ready to jump, jump, jump!
- Moon Observation Calendars came home today with students! Students are being asked to track the changes in the moon over the next month! This should take just a few minutes each night! This assignment correlates to our science standards requiring students to study the pattern of the Earth's phases throughout a full cycle! Please help your child fill in his/her calendar each night!
- In math, we're working very hard on adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers. Aside from just solving these problems, students are also requited to explain their strategy to solve in specific, detailed writing! Students should be able to: 1.) Name their chosen strategy 2.) Use relevant, specific math vocabulary (add, subtract, hundreds, tens, ones, decompose, partial sums, sum, difference, etc.) and 3.) Use transition words to connect their writing (First, next, then, finally, etc.) Please see the pictures below to "see" the strategies were're working on and an example of a written explanation of an addition problem solved in class!
Thanks for your continued support at home!
Mrs. Kidd
