Dear families,
It looks like we have made it through that nasty spell of sickness that was going around.. So many students have been sniffling, coughing and sneezing over the past few weeks. We worked extra hard to wash hands and keep our areas tidy, but it seems like everybody, including me, got to enjoy the bug!
We are moving into some new areas of study in Math. Third graders are going to be working on adding and subtracting with larger numbers as well as understanding and using fractional relationships. Fourth graders are exploring strategies for dividing larger numbers - what we were taught as “long division.” While they will learn the traditional algorithm or method for division, we take time to build conceptual fluency first.
Your child may have told you that we have been doing some mingling of classes with Ms. Elissa and Ms. Rotwein. We call it the Triple Flip. Each student will have the chance to work with each of us three teachers over the next weeks. With Ms. Elissa the kids are learning about the history of the struggle for civil rights in Portland. Ms. Rotwein is helping students understand and unpack gender stereotypes. Students in my class are writing odes to special places in their worlds. It is so much fun to work with the different student groups.
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK: Due Friday 3/18
- READING: Daily reading and one Reading Journal Response.
- MATH: Math Practice
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