Friday News!

Happy Friday! Here's a look at what we did this week!

Math: In math we worked on estimating sums and estimating differences. We also learned compatible numbers and how to use them to make numbers easier to add in our heads. We will have a quiz on this next week!

Science: In science this week we moved on from learning about the Sun and the Moon and started learning about the 8 planets. Students learned the order of the planets, how long they take to orbit the Sun, and how many moons each planet has.

Social Studies: In social studies we started learning about America's first communities. Students learned about the settlers, Pocahontas, and the Powhatan.

Writing: Students are still in the prewriting stages of their personal narratives. This week we went over how to pair share and established a beginning, middle, and end to our stories.

Reading: We spent most of the week reviewing for our reading tests that we took yesterday. Today, we focused on our current read aloud, Matilda. We identified all the characters we have been introduced to so far and listed character traits for each.

Religion: In religion we discussed caring for God's creation and reviewed for our quiz that will be on Monday.

News and Reminders:
- Field trip permission slips and money are due October 7th
- Book orders were sent home on Wednesday with a special coupon - Orders are due October 7th
- Conference forms were sent home in Friday folders and are due October 28th
*Information about Trivia Night baskets will be sent home soon, so stay tuned!

Let me know if you have any questions/comments/concerns! Have a great weekend!