Good afternoon!

Today we started our new Math Unit on Multiplication and Division. We will be focusing on the following outcomes throughout this unit:

• Use appropriate estimation strategies to make predictions and check answers
• Use mental math strategies to determine multiplication and division facts to 81
• Demonstrate an understanding of multiplication of 2×2 digit numbers using various strategies
• Demonstrate an understanding of division of 3x1digit numbers using various strategies

Today students started off by completing the introduction problem from pg. 71. Check it out:

Students worked in their new center groups and did a wonderful job today! We all seemed to really remember our expectations from yesterday.

In Social Studies today we started our new Unit on the St. Lawrence Lowlands. Students worked together today to help us to get used to the new chapter. Each group was assigned a few pages from the chapter and then was asked to share the important information from their pages with the class. Students can present their information as a song, skit, or with a poster. I’m really looking forward to seeing what everyone’s done on Monday! This is a great activity for students. It has them not only practicing working together, but it forces them to practice our skimming, scanning, and summarizing reading strategies. We will go over pages from the chapter together as a whole class to then reinforce some of the things that we have already learned or are sharing with one another!

Today we also added a new Math Center station… I-Pads! Our classroom has 4 I-Pads in it to use. We will be using them for Math Centers, Literacy Stations, and to meet individual student needs. Today students practiced getting the I-Pads out and using them to log into the Mathletics app. This is one of the apps that our classroom will be using frequently. Students have also been asking about bringing in their own devices. Students are able to bring in their own devices, however, they are not to distract from learning. Students are welcome to use their own device to access the apps that we are using in class, but it will be at the teacher’s discretion whether or not they are being used appropriately.

Agenda:

Read 20 minutes

Math: Unit 2 Review Books (MONDAY!)

Mathletics – 10 mins.

Social – Placemats (Mon.)

Ski Days: Dec. 4th (Wednesday), Feb. 6

Emergency Blankets

Report Card Slips – ASAP

Health: FRIENDS pgs. 32-33 #3A and 3B

No School Tomorrow!