5th Grade Math: Many students did much better on the retake of the multiplication test over multiplying a 3 digit number by a 2 digit number! Although I am very pleased with this, they still need to practice their multiplication facts. I am noticing that most of them do not know their facts very well, and this is something that they need to know for 5th Grade. Over break, my challenge to all of my students is to practice their multiplication facts for at least 10 minutes a day. This doesn't necessary have to be flashcards either. They could practice with a whiteboard, piece of paper, etc. With your permission, they could try some multiplication games online as well. They could even try some multiplication games with a deck of cards! Practice makes perfect! :)
4th Grade REWARDS: We have really been working hard decoding words. One thing that the kids seem to struggle with is the sound vowels make verses the name of a vowel. We really don't talk about vowel sounds much in 4th Grade, and they seem to have forgotten. Another thing that we have been learning is suffixes. Suffixes come at the end of words and sometimes sound different than they look.
For example: manage sounds like man-edge, but looks like man-age.
2nd & 3rd Grade Read Naturally: All of the students are continuing to work really hard at earning prizes and books, and I am amazed at how much better readers the kids are from when I first started seeing them. I am also noticing that the amount of errors that the children are making are going down as well! Make sure to keep reading over break!
I hope that everyone enjoys the holidays and their two weeks off! I also encourage all of the kids to curl up and read a good book over the break! :)
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