Reminders:
Tomorrow from 11:45-1:00 p.m. you are invited to join us for the class family potluck in the Strawberry Creek classroom. Please sign up emailing room parent Clare Woakes to let her know what you're bringing, so we have everything covered. Also, hot lunch people will get their hot lunch as part of the buffet. Please bring, by last name: A - G Main Dish, H - M Drinks, N - Z Dessert. Thanks!
Homework:
4th Grade Math: No homework. Blue group students have been asked to show someone at home the multiplication we have been doing.
5th Grade Math: No homework, but see fifth grade math letter for unit that begins in January
Reading log due tomorrow.
4th grade Math:
The blue group spent more time today breaking apart multiplication problems and utilizing their knowledge of powers of 10 to do mental multiplication of larger numbers. After the break we will explore other algorithms to perform multiplication before moving into division.
In the purple group, all the students took a short assessment of their ability to break big arrays into smaller ones and write these as equations to solve multiplication problems. Some students played Small Array/Big Array, while others finished up work on the Paper Pool project, coming up with rules for the pockets the ball falls into or the number of hits.
Cultural Studies - This week we wrapped up our study of ranchos in California. After viewing short videos about the time period the students worked through a few chapters of information seeking definitions to relevant vocabulary, drawing trade maps, writing written reflections and finishing with creating a "diseño," or map. In the 1830's and 40's Mexico gave land grants to Mexican settlers in California. Part of the process was that the settler drew a map (diseño) of the territory they wished to be awarded showing the property and how it would be used.
