We have been busy this week! Book Fair was a great success, and students were very happy to peruse and find fun books and pens. In Reading, we read a story about technology and the impact on future travel. Students read different perspectives, found main ideas, and the evidence that supported each idea. They then decided which perspective resonated with them the most, and used evidence from the text to support their thoughts.
In Math, we started our unit on multiplication, and the class is doing so well! As we move toward larger problems, math facts play a key role. While we don't monitor math facts with Otter Creek anymore, students are expected to know all multiplication facts, which will help with their larger numbers this year. I have several sets of multiplication flash cards, and am happy to loan them out. Please let me know if you would like to borrow a set.
In Science, we are learning about chemical reactions. Today, we created a chemical reaction by making slime from several different substances. Ask your student what some signs of chemical changes are! These units are lead in units for our UCSB Chemistry field trip in November. We are sure to talk about safety rules, and make sure we follow them, all in practice for our visit to a large lab.
This week, we also talked about our first book report of the year. These will be for the month of October, and due October 31. Students are welcome to bring them in earlier when they finish. Some time will be given in class for these projects, but they will likely have to work on them at home as well.
