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-Wed Apr 12, Fieldwork to OMSI Earthquake Lab* -Fri Apr 14, Fieldwork to Columbia River Gorge with the Audubon Society* *More information on both of these trips will come out the afternoon before the trip. Thank you! Homework for this week: -Read each night for at least 20 minutes -Xtra math fluency practice xtramath.org (or multiplication flashcards) -Multi digit addition/subtraction practice -spelling HOWLs Ms. Whitney and Ms. Shannon came into the classroom to lead a discussion on the book "Mr. Peabody's Apples." In the story, a student assumes that his teacher is stealing apples, when it turns out that the teacher is paying for the apples in advance, so it simply looks as if he's stealing apples. This led to a discussion on rumors and how hurtful and damaging it can be to spread rumors and discuss something that we don't know all the facts about. Here is a link to a video of someone reading the book, in case you wanted to hear it for yourself and discuss it again at home. https://youtu.be/k9li_CDJmv8 Math This week, we covered adding and subtracting with three digit numbers. We learned that it is extremely similar to computing with two digit numbers...there is just now also the hundreds place! We took some time to practice adding and subtracting with carrying and regrouping. Listen to your student explain the number 314 using place value (three hundreds, one ten, four ones) Ask your student to solve the problem 413 - 245 and have them explain their thinking Extend the learning by practicing three digit addition and subtraction together! Literacy We focused this week on point of view. We looked at different pictures and determined the different points of view that were depicted in the picture. We then discussed how in writing, there are three different points of view: first person, second person, and third person. We then read different passages and determined which point of view it was from. Then, we read an article to determine the author's point of view and then wrote about our own point of view and whether it was the same or different. The topic of the article was time in school and the author's point of view was that we need more time in school to learn about a variety of different subjects. Listen to your student explain the difference between first person, second person, and third person Ask your student what is their point of view on the amount of time that we spend in school Extend the learning by reading different stories together and determining the author's point of view Expedition We synthesized our reading on the three different types and did some comparing and contrasting of the three. We began to look closely at the rock cycle, which is going to continue into this week. It has been a lot of fun seeing everyone's geology collections! Thank you for letting us bring those in. Listen to your student explain the three different types of rocks Ask your student for some examples of each different type of rock Extend the learning by researching more examples online! We love looking at rocks! Please let me know if you have any questions or comments!
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