Update from Ms. Luria

Dear Families,

Homework Link: Homework 12/19/2014
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Please remember:

This Wednesday is a late open day - school starts 2 hours late!
Friday is the last day of school before winter break.
Friday we will have our December birthday celebrations around 2:15 pm.

It has been an excited two week. Last Friday we had our presentations for our IB project on adaptations that help living things survive. Students shared their dioramas and creative ideas for a new species and how it would adapt to survive in a specific environment.

Reading:
Students are reading books in their literature circles. Some of the books students are reading include Bunnicula, Tuck Everlasting, Chocolate Touch and Art. Ask your child about what they are reading. Students are summarizing their readings, finding the meanings of unknown words and enjoying their literature circles. We hope to finish our books by this coming Friday!

Science:
We learned all about sugar this week. Students read a Time For Kid article about sugar, and did many experiments on sugar in the classroom. I encourage you to track how much sugar you eat for a week with your family. Ask your child how to find the amount of sugar in a package by looking at the nutrition labels!

Math:
We continue to work with the concept of multiplication. Some students are working on what multiplication means. Other students are working on multiplying numbers by multiples of ten (30, 40, 70 etc.). We are working on writing multiplication story problems and solving one and two step problems involving multiplication and another operation.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Sacha