Curriculum

🧮 Math - This week we will learn how to multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers using the standard algorithm.  We will also use what we learned about rounding to estimate products with a fun fall wreath activity. 🌟Please continue to have your child work on their multiplication/division facts every night! 

🧪 Science - In Science, we have wrapped up our learning about properties of matter, and moving on to mixtures and solutions.  This week, the students will focus on mixtures.  They will engage in a hands-on investigation, read an article, and participate in activities.

📚 Reading: Get Ready to Go Wild with Nonfiction! 🐾

Our young zoologists are diving headfirst into the fascinating world of animal nonfiction! This week, students will "paws" to examine text structures and learn why authors choose them to help readers better understand the wild facts. Partnering up, students will put their creative claws to work by designing and describing their own Nat Geo-style episode blurb featuring a specific animal. But that’s not all—things are about to get fierce! Readers will research and face off in an epic "Who Would Win?" showdown, using evidence to back up their champion creature. It's going to be a wildly educational adventure! 

✏️ Writing:  Hear Them ROAR! 🎤🦁

This week in writing, students will be turning up the volume on figurative language as they analyze Katy Perry’s hit song “Roar.” From metaphors to similes, they’ll uncover how powerful words can pack a punch! Building on their nonfiction animal research, students will then channel their inner poet to create a “Guess Who?” description of their chosen animal—using figurative language to keep readers guessing and roaring with excitement. It's going to be a lyrical and literary jungle out there! 

🌏 Social Studies - Students will be starting unit 2 this week. We will learn about how the first people came to America (land bridge). This unit is also focused around regions and the Native American tribes that occupy those regions. We will also discuss in detail the tribes regarding their gov't structure, how they live based on the characteristics of the region they occupied and their culture. We're going to have so much fun taking a deep dive into the Native American way of life!