Lessons Covered: Week of Oct. 28, 2013

Nov. 4, 2013

Lessons covered: Week of Oct. 28, 2013

Language Arts

I Need My Monster, Me, All Alone, at the End of the World

Strategy: Summarize, Noting Details

Genre: Fiction

Conventions: Nouns, Common & Proper Nouns

Writing: Poetry, Multiplication book

Math

Topic 6 Multiplication Concepts

6-1 Multiplying as Repeated Addition

Reminders:

-Colaboration Days, Wed., Nov. 6 & 20. School dismisses at 1:51 p.m

-TEACHER/PARENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE is posted on the classroom window. Please come by and sign up for a time at your earliest convenience.

- Multiplication concept is what we’ve been working on for the past week. The children are learning what multiplication is and different strategies to figure out multiplication problems. Students are taught 2 basic concepts: Pictorial Thinking and Numerical Thinking. In Pictorial Thinking, students use drawing, array (using rows and number in each row (column)), and circles and stars to solve problems. In Numerical Thinking strategies such as adding, counting, skip counting and multiplication are used. Contact me if you have any questions regarding these strategies.

-www.multiplication.com gives great ideas for helping your child master multiplication facts. Other highly recommended websites for reviewing math facts, rounding, place value, money, skip counting: www.aplusmath.com, www.animath.com, www.aaastudy.com

Please note and use this new e-mail address. We will be switching to Google Mail.

-DUSD Children Choir rehearsals will begin Thurs., Oct. 7, 3:15 p.m. in Rm. 22. Turn in sign up/permission forms to Ms. Fong

-Picture Retake Tues., Nov. 5. Please bring

-No School Monday, Nov. 11,Veteran’s Day

-No School Friday, Nov. 15 Parent/Teacher Conference

-No School Monday – Friday, Nov. 25 - 29 Thanksgiving Holiday.