Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Wieferich's and Mrs. Freeland's Weekly Note

January 9-13

 

Student of the Week:

Our student of the week was Tommy Bigelow. Way to go!

 

 

 

Birthdays:

We celebrated Makayela's birthday on Thursday and Derrick's "Half-Birthday" on Friday. Happy Birthday to the both of you!

 

 

 

 

 

Looking Ahead:

 

Wednesday, January 18^th-

Book Order is due

 

Thursday, January 19^th-

Half-Day for Students (End of Semester)

 

Friday, January 20^th-

Half-Day for Students (End of Semester)

 

Friday, January 27^th-

Report Cards sent home

 

Half-Day Lunches:

Please send a cold lunch or snack on Jan. 19 and 20^th. We will be taking a lunch break in our classroom at our normal lunch time to eat. School will not be serving lunch on those days.

 

Library:

Our last visit to the library for the month of January is the 20th. Please make sure your student returns their books on or before that date. Thanks!

 

Science:

This week we completed our study of matter and took our quiz. It will be sent home along with your child's report card on Friday, January 27^th. Next we will continue with our Social Studies unit.

Math:

This week your student learned about Ballpark Estimates and Partial-sums Addition Algorithms.

 

Here is an example:

 

68+24=?

60+20=80 & 8+4=12

80+12=92

 

This is known as adding "left to right" vs. the traditional "right to left."

 

You should have seen some other examples of this in your child's Home Links this week.

 

*Unit 4 Study Guides came home today. Please take time to review it with your student this weekend. Our test will be Monday, January 16^th.

 

 

Snowflake Art Project:

Check out our symmetrical snowflakes we made last week! It was a fun way to celebrate all that we learned about snowflakes. Ask your child to tell you a fun snowflake fact!

Rocket Math Update:

Congratulations to Mya Eisenga! She was our first student to pass the Addition Level of Rocket Math. Just a reminder, your student can practice their math facts at home on everydaymathonline.com if you have internet access. Your child's user name and password was sent home in December if you requested it. Please let us know if you would like that information so that your child can practice at home.