Week of February 6th

Tyler, Sam, and Thomas went to Bozeman for a Lego Robotics tournament last weekend! Their team took 19th out of 75 teams. Way to go guys!!!

There are few things I love more in life than Thomas and tie dye!

Cannon the super-cleaner!

Cute girls making hearts out of the snow! 

We are moving on to Unit 4 in Wonders this week. We will answer the essential question: What choices are good for us? We will be reading several different folktales, including "The Real Story of Stone Soup" and "Nail Soup." We will also be reading the Expository text "Healthful Food Choices." We will be working on the skills of asking and answering questions, point of view, linking verbs, and correctly punctuating sentences.  

Our vocabulary words this week are:

Our spelling words:

In math, we will continue with Chapter 9: Comparing Fractions. Please encourage your child to work on their multiplication and division facts at home. This helps tremendously with long division in fourth grade. I remind students regularly that they should recall their facts FLUENTLY!

Our wonderful room mom, Holly, has gone to a ton of work organizing/planning our Valentine's Day celebration, which will take place on Thursday, February 9th from 10:35-11:45. If you would be willing to send in a needed item, it would be greatly appreciated. The link is:
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Lastly, students will have an opportunity to make a Valentine's Day bag at school. If they would like to decorate a box, that needs to be done at home. If your child chooses to bring valentines, they need to bring one for each child in the class. Addressing the envelopes and cards provides a wonderful opportunity for your child to demonstrate their best handwriting. Your child can bring their valentines to school starting Tuesday the 7th, so they can distribute them during "down" time throughout the week.

I sent a list home already, but in case it was misplaced, here are a list of kids in our class for when addressing valentines:

Code Word = Stone Soup