Dear Families, We are excited to begin the New Year with lots of new learning opportunities for the third, fourth and fifth graders. All of the students will be engaging in our first IB inquiry unit. Third Grade Math: Third graders will begin a new math unit this week. Our 4th unit focuses on measurement and fractions. During this unit, students will be work on telling time, they will be introduced to elapsed time problem solving and model and compare fractions in a variety of ways. In addition, we will continue to practice addition and subtraction using the traditional algorithms and fluency with multiplication facts through 12. Attached you will find the unit overview for Unit 4: Measurement and Fractions. www.mathlearningcenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/family/PAR-BR3-U4.pdf Fourth Grade Math: Fourth graders will begin unit 4 this week. They will solidify the use of the traditional algorithm when adding and subtracting larger numbers. Half of the unit also deals with various measurement systems. www.mathlearningcenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/family/PAR-BR4-U4.pdf Fifth Grade Math: Fifth graders will finish up unit 3 this week, continuing their learning with decimals to the thousandths place. Right before break they were working to multiply and divide large numbers by 1/10, 1/100, and 1/1000. We will review some of these concepts and then apply it to some real life situations. Third and Fourth Grade Social Studies: Third and fourth graders will continue their geography studies by working to learn the location and capitals of all 50 states. I am attaching a link to a fun resource that will help your student practicing the states by region. www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-states-capitals-regions.html Science/Outdoor Classroom: Outdoor classroom will continue throughout the winter months. However, on short weeks (of which we have three in January), there will not be outdoor classroom. It will also be cancelled if it is necessary to have recess indoors on that day. Upcoming Dates: Tuesday, January 9-Winter Concert Friday, January 12-Band/Instrument lessons resume *(Tentative evening band concert on 2/6 @7pm) Monday, January 15-No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed) Monday, January 22-No School/Inservice day A few photos and an all-school skating video from December! CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE SKATING VIDEO:
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