Dear Families, It is hard to believe that it is almost February! There is a lot going on in the 3-5 grade classes. IXL: All of the 3-5 grade students have been given passwords for IXL. This is an online program that students can practice math, language and social studies skills. We have a month trial membership for our students. The students in Ms. Foster's literacy class have the option to do IXL "Language" practice at home instead of their usual packet. Students who plan to do their language homework on IXL, should choose a category to review and spend 20-30 minutes practicing the skills over the course of the week. I will be able to see students' progress and areas that they are successful at and need continued work. The program is fun and students are really enjoying the practice. It is excellent review for the upcoming SBAC testing in May. Grade Three Math: Third graders are working hard in math. We introduced unit fractions and have been using pattern blocks to find equivalent fractions. This week our focus we will be finding fractions on a number line. We have one more week of Unit 4 and then will be moving into a second multiplication and division unit. I encourage third graders to keep practicing their multiplication facts. Students can find fact practice by fact set on IXL! Grade Four Math: Fourth graders just finished Unit 4 and will begin the next Unit, Geometry and Measurement. There is a lot of vocabulary in this unit. Feel free to allow your learner to look up definitions for homework if needed. The following link will bring you to an overview of the unit, which does include many of the new words along with examples and visuals! www.mathlearningcenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/family/PAR-BR4-U5.pdf Grade Five Math: Students in fifth grade have been working diligently to understand decimals to the thousandths place Students are expected to read, write, add and subtract these decimal numbers. They also have begun working to divide larger numbers, but will continue to do so in upcoming weeks. The next unit overview can be found here: www.mathlearningcenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/family/PAR-BR5-U4.pdf Ms. Foster's Literacy: Third and fourth graders continue to work on their IB unit. Students have been investigating natural hazards and developing a slide show on cause and effects of their chosen natural hazard. Students are also reading about human impact on the earth and our natural resources . Today, we read an article about plastic straws and began to write opinion pieces on whether plastic straws should be banned. We are looking forward to sharing our opinion pieces with you when they are finished. Mrs. Morrissey's Literacy: Students got back on track with their independent reading this month. A Tower of Books challenge and the reading logs are helping greatly. Students reflected on their reading habits during the month of January and set goals for February. Please keep encouraging reading at home! Students have been writing weekly letters about their books and Mrs. Payne and myself have been writing them back. Students have also been exploring synonyms and sorting them by levels of intensity. The conversation the students have about the difference between various words, like chuckle, chortle, cackle or guffaw, for example are incredible. We have also been touching upon the ancient Olympics in Greece and will be looking at ancient Olympics compared to modern day Olympics. What is the same or different? We will tie in current events in order to compare and contrast. Feel free to share any resources, articles, or videos that may pertain to our exploration! The photos below are from Pinball Wizard Club: Early Act Club: The 5th and 6th grade EarlyAct Officers did an excellent job meeting with the Rotary Club of Middlebury on Wednesday. They were poised and represented Salisbury very well. They reflected great enthusiasm and commitment for the projects they are planning. On Thursday, February 1st, from 11:45-12:30 we are having Jared Moats come to talk about the Mother Pine project. Students in other grades will now join in the conversation and action!
There are many opportunities for fun in the next few weeks and they are outlined in this week's newsletter from Ms. Canales. Click this link to read about the possibilities: www.acsdvt.org/cms/lib/VT01918853/Centricity/Domain/13/Newsletter%201.23.18.pdf Upcoming Dates: Thursday, February 1-World Read Aloud Day Skype with Dan Gutman Friday, February 2-Band, Progress Reports go home, Movie Night at 6pm (Cool Runnings) Saturday, February 3-Basketball Open Gym, 9:00-11:00 (see newsletter for details) Sunday, February 4-Chipman Hill Park hike (see newsletter for details) Tuesday, February 6-Band Concert at Salisbury, arrive 6:30, concert begins at 7:00 (Black pants/white shirt) Wednesday, February 7-EARLY RELEASE DAY
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