Multiplication Facts 6s-9s

We are well on our way to memorizing our multiplication facts! This week, we are concentrating on the 6s-9s tables.  Below you will find some links and other fun ideas to help your child memorize these facts.  

Songs:

I Got Six

Lucky Seven Sampson

All About Those 8s

 8s Rap

Games:

Around the World

 Golden Path (choose multiplication)

 World Cup Soccer (choose multiplication)

Multiplication.com

Space Racer

 Math Monster

Tricks:

Finger Trick

List Trick

Ideas for Parents:

How to Easily Memorize the Multiplication Table

Math is Fun Tips

Multiplication Games

Diamond Del Mining Experience

We had a fabulous time at Diamond Del today!  Students were able to mine for rocks and minerals and keep what they found!  Please hang onto them...we will be using them very soon in science!

December Service Learning Dec. 5-9

Next week, our school will be collecting canned goods and nonperishable items to donate to local food banks. This is in connection with Spring Valley High School's Winter Days Service Learning Project.  In addition, we will participate in spirit week to help add excitement!

Each day, if a person brings in at least one food item, he or she can dress in that day's theme!

Marvel Monday:  Wear a superhero tshirt or cape!

Top Hat Tuesday:  Wear a hat!

Wacky Tacky Wednesday:  Dress in a tacky way!

Throwback Thursday:  Dress from a past decade!

Freaky Hair Friday:  Do something crazy to your hair!

We hope to collect a lot of items to help the less fortunate. The class that collects the most items will get to participate in a mannequin challenge at recess. We will film the winning class and share the video on the morning show and blog!

Parent University

You are invited to Parent University at LCEU!

Tuesday, Nov. 29 6:00-7:00

Sessions Available:

Looking Beyond the Level- Reading Comprehension and Fluency

Writing for Life-  Building Real World Opportunities for Writing

Helping with Math Homework-  Support and Resources

Story of the Math Units-  The Picture of Math Through the Year

Teachers and staff will be offering sessions on how to best help your student at home.

*If you are unable to secure childcare, supervision will be provided.  

Sign up at this link:

 Parent University RSVP

Looking Ahead Week of November 21, 2016

Looking Ahead 

Week of November 21, 2016

• ELA:  We will continue working with text features and nonfiction text.  We will share our personal narratives with each other.  
• Math:  We will review comparing and ordering numbers. We will learn how to write numbers in standard and expanded form.
• Science:  We will learn about lakes, ponds, and swamps.
• Social Studies:  We will have a test on SC Explorers on Monday, November 21.  Students have a study stack to help them prepare as well as notes and a study buddy practice in their notebook.

Wednesday-Friday

Thanksgiving Break

Spotlight on Learning Week of November 14, 2016

Spotlight on Learning 

Week of November 14, 2016

• ELA:  This week we learned more about text features that help us understand what we are reading. Some of these include bold print, bullets, headings, and charts.  We also published our first full personal narrative about what we like about fall.  They have turned out great!  For this piece, we worked on organizing our thoughts, using transition words, and using vivid words.  We even used a thesaurus!
• Math:  We reviewed Module 2 which included time, rounding, adding, and subtracting.  We also began timed tests (not in grade book) to help us memorize our facts! We are working through this at your child's pace. Therefore, students could be working on different times tables.  Our goal is to memorize through the 12s tables. Currently, students are using both games and auto-scored quizzes on www.multiplication.com to help them in a fun way.  Flashcards are another great way to review.
• Social Studies:  We wrapped up our explorer unit. We have learned about Hernando De Soto, Jean Ribault, Juan Pardo, William Hilton, and Dr. Henry Woodward.   We worked on an in-class project to review these explorers.  Ask your child about their paper slide shows!
• Science:  We learned about estuaries, salt marshes, rivers, and streams.  

Study Stack

Study Stack for Explorers

Use the link above to help you review information related to early explorers.

Practice with Subtraction

Check out the following videos and games to help you in practicing subtraction of larger numbers!

Subtraction with Regrouping (Place Value Blocks) Video

Study Jams Video

Subtraction Game

Tic Tac Toe Squares