It's Friday! And a long weekend!

Hello all!

I hope you are getting ready to enjoy a long weekend.  Looks like it will be a good one!

Here's what is going on in 3M .....

-  In science, we are continuing to learn about the water cycle.  Precipitation, condensation, evaporation - the kids are doing a great job of learning these words and what they mean.
-  In writing, we are working on lots of things .... the difference between simple and compound sentences, how to add details to our writing, and how to use similes.
-  The kids are still working on fables, identifying morals, and digging deeper into what the author is trying to tell us when we read stories.
-  Today we took our spelling tests.  The kids will get new words next week to start practicing.  Remember - the kids have two weeks to complete 8 spelling activities.  The next ones will be due on Friday, October 23.
-  The kids should be reading for 20 minutes a night.  They have a reading log that is in the back cover of their binder where an adult can initial each time they read. We will collect these reading logs at the end of the month.
-  Book Menus are due on Friday, October 16th.  Please ask your student about their progress on their Book Menu.  The kids should be done reading their nonfiction books, and now they are working on the activities that go along with their book.  This is a pink packet that they brought home this weekend.  Please help them complete the activities neatly and get ready to turn them in on Friday.
-  Math is all about multiplication these days.  We are practicing making arrays, making multiplication equations, and solving these problems.  Lots of our math deals with word problems.  The kids are getting better at this!  All kids should be practicing their addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts at home.  This will help them work more efficiently on the problems we do in class.  We are also working on measuring liquids using milliliters and liters.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Jen Ikens