Today, we worked on two digit long division in which kids divided larger numbers by two digit divisors. (For example, 12 into 387.) This was a challenging application of long division, but I was impressed by how well the kids did with the advanced content. Because the CMTs start tomorrow, I am not going to give an extra homework assignment to practice this skill, but I wanted to provide you with a resource to help your child if he or she seems to need it. If you would like to review the process we used, this website summarizes the steps we follow. Remember, we also use the phrase “Does McDonald’s sell cheese burgers?” to remember the steps involved: Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Check, Bring down, and Ask yourself (?). Hope this helps!
I am sending home new book order catalogs today. Orders are due by MONDAY, MARCH 8TH. In addition to the usual Click and Arrow catalogs, I have added a HUMOR catalog. We have been working on recognizing and analyzing an author’s use of humor lately. (The graded HOT – higher order thinking – responses that I sent home yesterday about the Stormalong story were essays interpreting the author’s use of humor.) This can be a great way for you to reinforce the skills we are working on in school. You can user the HOT questions toward the bottom of the reading skill resources page.
To order online, visit this webpage.
This is a multi-week assignment, so you will have plenty of time!
When you chose your animal on the eNature website, you aught to have saved the Microsoft Word document that you typed your information in. Look at the questions on the second page. Go back top the eNature website and look up some information about your animal. Use that information to answer the questions on the second page of the Word document. Remember, make sure that you understand the information that you are planning to use to answer the questions. You do NOT need to use any other sources besides eNature; We will do more research in school.
Print out page 2 and bring it to school on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25th. If you have trouble with this assignment, please see me IN ADVANCE (rather than waiting until the last minute!) If you need the Microsoft Word document again, you can download it here.
Please be advised that all Jump Rope for Heart collection envelopes are due back to Mr. Feshler by THIS Friday. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Feshler directly, at tfeshler@avon.k12.ct.us
Please read this memo for information about our Valentine’s Day celebration on Friday.
Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras Celebration
We did not have time for a spelling pre-test today. I will try to fit it in tomorrow. Here are this week’s spelling words.
For homework, please access the “Planning Worksheet” (below). Here are the special directions.
DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8th
Download the Planning Worksheet here: Planning Worksheet
Over the past few weeks, I have seen a big increase in student difficulty with timeliness – both in their timely completion of homework and in their timely arrival at school. Please help your child to make sure that he or she is completing his or her homework every night and that the completed assignments make their way into school in the morning. Click here for a reminder of the Gr. 4 policy on homework completion. Homework should ALWAYS be recorded in the student’s homework planner. If he or she has lost his or her planner, please consider buying him or her a new agenda from an office store so that he or she doesn’t need to write assignments on random sheets of paper.
It’s also VERY important that your child arrives to school ON TIME each morning. School starts promptly at 8:50 AM, and students who arrive late are marked tardy. Remember, our morning work is intended to be a review of recently learned material, or a preparation for new learning. So when your child arrives to school late, he or she is missing important learning opportunities.
What a nice article! It’s so important that we continue to learn the stories that our aging veterans have to share with us!
Washington (CNN) — The last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, former Cpl. Frank Buckles, turns 109 on Monday and is still hoping for a national memorial in Washington for his comrades. Buckles is expected to deliver remarks during a quiet celebration Monday afternoon at his home in Charles Town, West Virginia.
Washington (CNN) — The last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, former Cpl. Frank Buckles, turns 109 on Monday and is still hoping for a national memorial in Washington for his comrades.
Buckles is expected to deliver remarks during a quiet celebration Monday afternoon at his home in Charles Town, West Virginia.
Article continues here at CNN.com
The concert has been rescheduled for this coming Tuesday evening. A letter is going home with details. Please note the following message from Ms. D-H:
Please let your parents know that children who are not in school on Tuesday will not be able to preform that evening.
