A Big Bite

We started the week with Will's birthday, what a great way to start the week. In math, we used pattern blocks to solve fraction problems. We are also making connections with fractions and decimals. We spent time in the tech lab taking our timed math quiz on multiplication and division facts. Several of us have mastered the multiplication facts with greater than 90% accuracy in under three minutes. Icebergs were the topic of the week in Science and we read an issue of National Geographic which was very interesting and had awesome photographs. We viewed a power point presentation about Washington D.C. and spent time in the computer lab taking a virtual tour of the National Mall. Check out the new gadget on the right where you can sign up to be a web ranger! Everyone had a chance to take notes for their project. We will learn more about immigration next week. We took the chapter 11 English test and the mid year test in English. Our focus in writing has been completing a five paragraph essay about a time that we were helpful. We should start and finish the final copies next week and hopefully have some time for more poetry writing. Snow Treasure, our interactive read aloud in Reader's Workshop, has left us "cliff hanging" for the weekend. It was another busy week for visitors as 6 4th grade teachers from the Keller School came to watch us in action. Everyone is so excited because we are going to be videotaped on Monday! Mrs. Williams was able to get several free books with the last book order and we can't wait to dive into them. Our new book count for this week is 730 books read so far this year!On Friday we will celebrate Valentine's Day with, "party in a bag," which will take place at snack time. Everyone is invited to share Valentine's with all of their classmates. On Friday we earned an extra recess because we won the Penny count! We are going to wait until the spring when the weather is warmer to use it. Can you believe that there is only one week until February vacation? We can't.
By the Friday afternoon bus bloggers,
Jack, Bryan, Ellie, Jake, Nick, Kiran, Gracie, Julia &Matt