Our first field trip was a successful one! I believe we all had an awesome time, and I think we were all pretty tired after. The week itself was a great one, however the start of this one was kind of rocky. We have managed to rally back. We are a little stressed with division this week, but hopefully it becomes easier.
Math: We started division last Thursday, and we've been chugging along ever since. Division is a little tricker than multiplication, so sometimes we get a little confused. The book presents the equations in multiple ways, and we are all not used to seeing them that way. However, we never quit, and we are fighting through. I do think we will take a small break in the middle of chapter 4, so possibly Monday. I think the break is needed because the concept is new, and a lot more challenging than multiplication. I think we will spend some time building the mental bridge between multiplication and division. I think that will help with a lot of the stress that we've been feeling lately. Reading: We are leaving theme alone for now, and entering the world of authors point of view. This gets a little tricky because the text doesn't always use the words "I think" or "I feel," so we are forced to use context clues, and use words that describe/show feelings to help guide us. We are also working hard on finishing part one of our projects and moving into part two. The goal is to take the two days that we have next week to present them, however, I believe we may have to push the presentation date back to the week after thanksgiving. We did not get to do a lot of prediction making activities last week, so we will spend some time with those this week, and next week. We are also learning about silent letters, and how tricky they are. When we took our pretest for spelling, a lot of them were tricked by some of the silent letters. We are also learning about prefixes, and how they can change the meaning of the words. We are making flashcards that we will use to help us remember them. Social Studies: We are wrapping up the work part of our unit, and getting ready to head into the fun part. The one thing that I noticed about this group is that they love teaching each other. I decided that once we've gone over the important vocabulary words, and the different classifications of the communities, we would dive into our textbooks. I would then put them into groups, where they will teach the different lessons to each other. After we cover that, we will move into the people that work in these different communities, and how they are important to their respective communities. They had asked about another project, but I think we will take a break from projects for a little while. Memory Work: As I shared in the last newsletter, the memory work that they will be working on is coming from Mrs. Dennen. We will work on it in school, but they will be asked to work on it at home as well. We started with the verse that they have to memorize, Luke 2:1-7. On the sheet that was sent home yesterday in their Tuesday folder it is broken down into paragraphs and numbered, 1,2,3. On Monday, November 19, they will be expected to recite paragraph 1, which is verses 1-2. It says "And it came to pass, in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria." Please be sure to memorize it as it is written on the sheet, due to the fact that they will be reciting it together during the service. I will have a sheet uploaded to the website, and I will also email a copy with this newsletter. If you have any questions, please let me know! :) Important Information:
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