Hi Everyone,

We just wanted to let you know what’s going on in class right now.

In Science, we’re studying the Classification of Animals.  The cell projects are due on Monday and if any parents want to pop in at 2 pm to see them, please feel free!

In Math, we’re doing a major unit on Multiplication with Decimals.  We noticed that the majority of the students have been struggling with the multiplication process, so we’re going to take a step away from our math-u-see workbooks and make sure that our understanding of the multiplication process with decimals is clearly understood before moving on.  Please see the link below for a step-by-step guide to the multiplication process as we will teach it.

Multiplication Process

Social Studies this term brings us to a look at countries around the world.  We are focusing on the country of Japan and currently the students are creating poster projects about Japanese sports and arts.    It’s amazing the excitement that comes from pictures of sumo wrestlers.  🙂

In Language Arts our writing focus right now is poetry.  The students just completed haiku poems (to link with our Japan unit) and they are on display in the classroom.  In Reading, we are working on our critical thinking skills by creating deep-thinking questions while reading.  We’re learning that strong questions should not always be answered in the book we’re reading, but rather the answers should come from our brains.

Upcoming dates to remember:

Thursday, Jan. 31:   Ski Trip

Friday, Feb. 8:  Pro D Day

Monday, Feb. 11:  Family Day Stat – no school

Enjoy the rest of your week!  Mrs. Derksen & Mrs. Goosen