Hi Families,
We hope everyone enjoyed the warm, sunny weekend even though autumn has officially started. Last week was certainly a busy week. The kids did an amazing job during the Fun Run on Thursday. It was great to see how excited the kids were to help out our school.
This week we have a 1/2 day on Wednesday. Dismissal will be at 11:40.
Pajama Day- Tomorrow!
As part of our Fun Run Class Reward, we will have Pajama Day tomorrow, Monday! Your child can choose to participate if he/she wants to.
Envisioning
This week we worked on reading intensely. This means that
we are reading with such focus that we are putting ourselves in the character's
shoes. We are noticing small details that we may have missed if we were
to just let the words wash over us. We are rereading when things don't
make sense.
To read intensely we must also envision as we read that means we
are making a movie in our mind. I have enclosed the anchor chart that we
are using in the classroom to help us with this. When we envision we are
not just picturing the character's actions, we are also imagining what they
might be thinking and feeling. We are also trying to picture these characters
in their settings and think about why they are doing what they are doing.
Please spend some time reading with your child this week and
asking them what they are envisioning. Ask them follow up questions to
pull out small details. Ask them why they are seeing that in their minds.
The more practice they get, the better off they'll be!
Immigration
We have been learning about immigration during Social Studies.
This week students were able to explore a map online which shows the
population of immigrants from different countries here in the United States
from the year 1900 up through 2000. They were asked to explore the
interactive map and write "rigorous" questions. Rigorous
questions are ones that may not have an immediate answer and require some
research. They also may not have one single answer. Students were
very engaged by this activity as you can see in the photos below. They
had many rigorous questions!
This week students will be bringing home a new assignment where
they will have to interview a family member about how their own family came to
this country. Please look for this in the backpack on Monday or Tuesday.
It will be due on Friday.
Math Workshop
In math workshop last week we spent a lot of time talking about the different forms of a number. The kids learned about standard form, expanded form, and word form. As part of our learning the students will be able to "buy" a dream home and practice writing out a check (word and standard form) to buy the house! Ask your child where he/she chose to live and how much their dream home cost.
The kids have been doing a nice job with their multiplication fluency homework packet. This is a great way to practice multiplication facts. To make this even more effective, you could have your child say the fact families and multiplication problem out loud. This will give them two ways of practicing by handwriting and by listening to the facts.
Science
Last week the students were introduced to tree root wedging, a form of weathering. Each class was challenged to see if they could find examples of tree root wedging around their neighborhood or even if they were out walking or hiking over the weekend. If your child was able to find examples of tree root wedging, please send the pictures to jlewis@hudson.k12.ma.us so that we can share them with the rest of the class!
Thank you so much for your continued support! Have a great week!
Jaime and Jen
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