Math: 

Continue to review fractions. 

Extra review at home might be needed for problems like this: 

I bake 20 cookies.  1/4 of them are chocolate chip.  How many have chocolate chips?

Kids can put 16 cookies into 4 groups and circle 1 group.

or

Kids can draw 16 cookies and color 1 out of every 4 cookies they draw

or 

Kids can divide 16 by 4 (we haven't learned this yet, so pictures work best for now)

We have also started measurement using inches, centimeters, feet, and yards.  By the end of the unit kids should know: 

1 foot = 12 inches

36 inches = 1 yard

3 feet = 1 yard

100 centimeters = 1 meter

We will practice measuring with rulers and yard sticks. 

We will practice equivalencies.  

example:  How many feet are in 2 yards?  How many inches are in 3 feet?

Reading:  Magic Tree House  Pirates Past Noon

Weekly Test:  Young Cam Jansen  

Vocabulary:  dinosaurs, exact, musical, camera, order, memory, invitation, amazing

How can we make predictions?

How can we learn about character traits by looking at actions in the story?  

Kids are expected to take 3 AR tests a week or earn 1.5 points a week.  Kids can earn 1 point for reading and taking tests on small chapter books.  They earn 1/2 a point for smaller books.  Please remind your child to take AR tests if you know they have read an AR book at home.

Spelling: 

Each week we will have a spelling test on Friday.  The test will include 5 new words and 5-8 words from previous weeks.  Challenge words may be practiced at home as an extension activity, but will not be tested.

Weekly  Words:  get, through, back, much, go

Other words to study for test:  little, much, use, called, which