It has been a busy and creative week in TAG! The students have used both their academic knowledge and creative brains to show their learning in a variety of ways. Be sure to check out your student's SeeSaw account to see all of the amazing things they have been doing.
Math:
3rd Grade-
We have completed our place value and decimal unit this week. We ended the unit with some amazing artwork as well as representing decimals in 9 different ways!! The students had a great time showing their thinking and being creative. We have also started our unit on Addition, Subtraction, Rounding and Estimation. We will be exploring different strategies for adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers.
4th Grade-
4th graders jumped into the world of long division this week. We started off by learning the rules of divisibility that showed the kids some shortcuts for how to figure out if a number is divisible by another number. Ask your students to show you some of them! We practiced some long division problems and will end the week with some division logic puzzles since they loved the multiplication one last week so much!
5th Grade-
5th graders started a new unit involving types of numbers. We learned about natural, whole, integers and rational numbers by taking notes in our journals. Students were then given the freedom to create a poster to solidify their learning about the types of numbers using any classification system they wanted. Posters are on display outside Mrs. Hamilton's room, so stop by when you have a chance to check them out. The ideas and creativity are outstanding! We ended the week today by exploring absolute value, and ordering integers on a number line.ELA Enrichment & ISP:
**ISP supply note...the students have been creating materials lists for their ISP projects in class. Please know that we will be using found objects as much as possible. The students are not expected to purchase special supplies for these projects.
1st Grade-
We started the week with a math game of I Have/Who Has for numbers up to 20. We've also spent some time working on our Eric Carle author study project. We started a big art project that involves sequencing the story The Very Hungy Caterpillar. We can't wait to show it off!
2nd Grade-
Second grade completed the reading of "Lola Levine, Drama Queen" this week. We enjoyed is so much that they wanted to recommend it to others. They are creating movie posters to advertise the book to our campus. They are integrating their favorite "scene" from the book as well as working on adding persuasive visual details to catch the eye of new readers.
They have also begun to research one of their dreams for their ISP project. We took a trip to the library to get books and have started collecting interesting information about our topic. They are very excited to share what they have learned!
They have also begun to research one of their dreams for their ISP project. We took a trip to the library to get books and have started collecting interesting information about our topic. They are very excited to share what they have learned!
3rd Grade-
We are well on our way with our reading of "Rump". As the students read they are creating chapter summaries. These summaries are being turned into matchbook flip booklets. These mini booklets will then be glued into a file folder creating a comprehensive collection of summaries that will tell the entire story of "Rump". I am also extremely excited to surprise the students with an amazing opportunity related to this book next semester!! Stayed tuned to find out what's in store!!
4th Grade-
4th grade is moving along in their reading of "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library". We have hunted for alliterations and journeyed with the characters as they come together for their adventure in the best library of all time! The students are taking notes on each chapter as well as creating character game cards. These cards detail the character's name, 3 traits, and their role in the story. We will be creating a card game using our character cards at the end of the story.
We were also super excited to receive an email from the author, Chris Grabenstein, the other day! We reached out to him to get information about a library hunt we want to complete at the end of our reading. The culmination of this book is going to be full of surprises and fun!
We were also super excited to receive an email from the author, Chris Grabenstein, the other day! We reached out to him to get information about a library hunt we want to complete at the end of our reading. The culmination of this book is going to be full of surprises and fun!
3rd & 4th Grade ISP-
Our ISP projects are moving along very well. The students have been focused on completing their research about one of their dreams. They are enjoying learning more and preparing to share what they have discovered. We are hoping to begin construction of our houses on the 18th!
Our ISP projects are moving along very well. The students have been focused on completing their research about one of their dreams. They are enjoying learning more and preparing to share what they have discovered. We are hoping to begin construction of our houses on the 18th!
5th Grade-
5th grade was very excited to have the opportunity to present their ideas for a special theme day to Mrs. Crawford. The students proposed some fun campus wide activities and decorations to help celebrate the school's 20th Anniversary. With the feedback from Mrs. Crawford the students are ready to move forward with finalizing some awesome ideas to share with our school.
Have a great weekend and see you next week!
Important Dates:
10/9 Student Holiday- Parent Conferences with Homeroom Teachers
10/10 Student Holiday
10/10 Student Holiday
10/23-27 Red Ribbon Week Begins
10/23 Coins for Coats Drive Begins
10/27 20th Anniversary Assembly 8am
PTA Fun Run 5pm
10/31 4th Grade Dead Word Funeral
Report Cards Go Home
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