Weekly Update

Poetry Cafe:
It was fun to see so many parents and students attend our Poetry Cafe.  The students did an outstanding job reading their poems, and we loved having some parents and siblings participate as well.  Double click on the slideshow below if you would like to see full-size photos.  (Double click on the slideshow to view larger versions of the photos and download individual pictures.  If you can't see the slideshow, click HERE to view the album)


Math:
We have just about wrapped up our final math unit.  Students have learned many different concepts about fractions.  Students are able to place fractions less than one and greater than one on a number line.  They are also able to compare fractions, deciding if fractions are greater than, less than, or equal to one another.  We have also learned about equivalent fractions.  Your child should be able to write an equivalence chain, such as 1/2=2/4=3/6=4/8=5/10.  Your child will bring home a math review on Monday.  It will need to be completed and turned in by Wednesday.  We will take the Unit 7 Assessment on Thursday morning.

Science:
We just have a couple more investigations before the end of our Measurement Unit.  Students have reviewed how to use a balance scale, measuring various objects.  Students have also reviewed capacity.  Last week they discovered a standard unit of measurement--a 100 ml beaker was the best tool to use to find out how much liquid a plastic cup would hold.  Students will not take a science test for this unit.  Many of the concepts learned in this unit were a review from math.  Students will, however, take a few short vocabulary quizzes in class.

All-Star of the Week:
Zavier was our most recent Room 13 All-Star!  Students enjoyed listening to Zavier share his items from his sharing sack and his photos of his family.  They also enjoyed hearing his parent letter and laughed out loud at his funny, favorite book, Splat the Cat.  Zavier enjoyed a special lunch with his mom and brothers as well.