During our reading block we've been reading about turtles. We started with the story Turtle Bay by Saviour Pirotta and learned about author's purpose. Next, we started reading nonfiction text about sea turtles. Over the next couple of weeks, we'll be exploring features of nonfiction text, learning more about author's purpose, and continuing to read about turtles and tortoises. Before vacation the children finished up their magic carpet stories and had a chance to complete a quick craft. Currently, the class is working on narratives about Ancient Egypt. The class read a two-page nonfiction article. The children are expected to add specific details from the article (nonfiction source material) to their stories. The students spent time this week learning about multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of ten. Some examples are 40 x 5, 60 x 7, and 3 x 80. The children practiced with hands-on materials then solved problems which were posted around the classroom. We'll continue to review this concept. Next week, we'll be focusing on more multiplication concepts and will be starting timed multiplication quizzes. Please practice as frequently as possible at home. Quick recall of multiplication facts is a foundation all students need as they move forward in math.
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