Friday, January 4 Updates

Multiplication Facts
We have begun a final push to learn our multiplication facts. Our results on timed tests haven't been getting much better over the past few weeks. Every child has been given multiplication flash cards to use at home. On the Loudest Class website there are links to facts practice sites on the Internet. We will continue using Math Facts in a Flash in the computer lab. We also have started two class challenges where we time a math activity (flash cards and the "math ball") and try to break our record.

Also, next week we will be starting division facts. Knowing multiplication facts will help greatly with division facts. Keep practicing!

Memory and Spelling
We are back on schedule for both memory and spelling next week. The spelling list and memory assignments are listed below.

Speed Stacks After School
For those involved, there is a Speed Stacks group activity after school next week on Wednesday.

And Finally, but Most Importantly...
Thank you! Your generosity and thoughtfulness this Christmas was amazing. Whenever I think the class isn't paying attention I will remember Christmas. Any class that gets me gifts of music, coffee, books, candy, cookies, and football must be paying attention. For the individual gifts and the wonderful class gift, thank you, thank you, thank you.

The Upcoming Week
Memory - At Home: Q2W6 Slips At School: We're a little behind, so we're going to hurry just a bit. Both the 8th and 9th commandments may be broken up as indicated. 8th commandment up to "...our neighbor" and ALL. 9th commandment up to "...or house" and ALL.

Religion - Jesus on Earth

Reading - Stealing Home, drawing conclusions, compare and contrast, The Cricket in Times Square.

English - Writing a paragraph of information and a how-to paragraph.

Math - Multiplying by 2-digit numbers, (parentheses), naming lines and line segments, division facts.

Science - Continue Oceans. We are trying something new. One of my goals is to teach the class how to recognize the most important information in a textbook. This chapter students have a sheet in their journal with main idea questions for each lesson. The answers will be written on the following pages, one page per lesson. We're doing our best at school to keep it straight...hopefully it makes sense to you at home as well.

Social Studies - Continue the South Central region.

Spelling - SPELLING LIST UNIT 14: shelves, sheep, teeth, elves, mice, calves, spacecraft, jeans, feet, women, men, geese Additional words: series, oxen, deer, halves BONUS WORDS: salmon, scissors