Oct 7 - 10

Math:

• Students are practicing comparing and ordering fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as well as 0 and 1 using a "clothesline activity". Ask your student about it.
• We continue to look at combining parts of a whole using pattern blocks, as well as other representations of fractions such as circles, rectangles/squares and strips. In doing so, we are examining the meaning of common denominators in order to add two or more fractions together.

Science:

• Animal and Plant adaptations assignment was due on Wednesday. 
• We wrapped up our investigation of animal adaptations with a case study of the Koala bear.

Thank you to all parents and students who came to student conferences this Thursday and Friday. It was great to connect and share all of the learning so far this year!

Enjoy Fall Break and Thanksgiving. See you on Monday October 21!!

Upcomming:

• October 14-18
• Fall Break: NO CLASSES, SCHOOL CLOSED.
• Monday, October 21
• Classes resume
• Federal Election - EMS is a polling station.

Sept 30 - Oct 4

Math:

• Students are working collaboratively this week to develop Number Sense and Spacial understanding of fractions as part of a whole, using pattern blocks.
• Students have create their own whole-part fraction question for their classmates to solve. This work will continue into Monday of next week.

Science:

• Class discussion about the larch tree and its adaptation to loose its needles in fall 
• Students watched a video to understand adaptations
  https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.reg.deathvall/teri-and-jairus-biome-buddies/
• Students are researching a producer and a decomposer from the food webs they made last week, identifying 5 adaptations for each species.

Upcomming:

• Thursday, October 10
• Early Dismissal (825am-1215pm)
• Student Progress Conferences (1-4pm, 5-8pm)
• Friday, October 11
• Student Progress Conferences (10am-2pm)
• October 14-18
• Fall Break: NO CLASSES, SCHOOL CLOSED.
• Monday, October 21
• Classes resume
• Federal Election - EMS is a polling station.