Week of 12/1/25-12/5/25

We are in full swing with our monarch butterfly PBL beginning this week! Today, we decided that we want to make books to teach others about the importance of keeping the monarch population growing and thriving. We will be creating these books in Google Slides and then printing them for the library. We will also present our books to various classrooms at school in two weeks. To prepare for Google Slides, we are working on an "All About Me" slide show to learn how to navigate Google Slides. Students are learning how to choose a theme, add text boxes, add images, and format.

In reading, we are tackling difficult nonfiction words that are often unfamiliar. We are also taking the information we learn and synthesizing it to share what we learn with others. Beginning this week, I am testing students one-on-one with the Multitudes reading screener. I will test about three students each day, and all students will be tested between now and the winter break.

In writing, we will start to do a lot to our drafts, from adding more specific vocabulary to considering our audience and adapting our writing to match.

In math, we will be working on composing tens and hundreds. This means regrouping twice. We will explore this first with drawing models of the numbers and then transitioning to the traditional algorithm. In addition, we will begin our "Unusual Creatures Math". This is similar to Dino Math but with multi-digit addition.

Important Dates!

Winter Break December 22-January 2nd

Math Parent Information Sheets Module 4

Module 4 Parent Tip Sheet

Nightly Reading Homework

The reading log is to keep track of nightly reading at home and is part of the San Jose Sharks "Reading is Cool" program. It is due back at the end of the month. Remember, nightly reading can include independent reading, reading aloud, and listening to a grown-up read. 20 minutes each night is recommended. Students may bring books home from school to read. They can be both classroom and school library books These books come home in a plastic zipper pouch. Please help your children build the habit of keeping school books in the pouch when they are not being actively read. This helps prevent mix-ups with public library books and personal book collections.

Math Kangaroo

If you would like to enroll your child in Math Kangaroo, a challenge math event on spring of 2026, the registration dates are listed here.

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Book Orders

The next Book Order will be sent home in January! I will not be submitting orders in December, as shipping tends to get delayed for Scholastic at this time of year.

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