Creating Mental Images

Today we talked about creating mental images as you read a story.  As a class we learned how important it is to read the small details in a story in order to create an accurate picture of what you're reading.  We discussed how this strategy will allow us to enjoy the books we read even more.  Also, they learned that by creating accurate mental images for a story that you will increase your understanding of the what you're reading too.

Quadrilaterals

Today the students learned about the different types of quadrilaterals.  They showed their understanding by completing V.26 on ixl.  Some even went onto the fourth grade portion of the site and worked on P.9.  I attached the link below, so you can check these two benchmarks the students worked on.  Your child should know his or her password.  Otherwise you can go onto the website for free.  It will allow you to complete about 20 problems before it times out on you.

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Math Warm-Ups

At the beginning of math class we sometimes start with a math warm-up.  Here is an example of this.  This is work complete by Allie.

Spelling Words

Here are the spelling words for the week ahead.

1. cried 2.dried 3.milk 4. let's 5. while 6. known 7. knife 8. knock 9. wrong 10.knot 11.wrinkle 12.wrap 13.wrist 14.knee 15.product 16.quotient

Dress For The Weather

The weather has definitely gotten colder over the past week.  Please have your child bring the necessary clothing to keep warm during recess.  In order for your child to be able to play in the snow he or she needs to wear boots, snow pants, a hat, gloves and a winter jacket.  I appreciate your help in making sure your child is ready for this cold part of the school year.

Properties of Polygons

The students started to learn about the parts of a polygon.  They learned about sides, vertices and angles.  We used string to create different polygons.  The students each created a table on Google Docs to keep track of the different names of polygons and the amount of sides, angles and vertices they each have.

name of polygon	# of sides	#of angles	#of Vertice
triangle	3	3	3
Quadrilateral	4	4	4
Pentagon	5	5	5
Hexagon	6	6	6
Heptagon	7	7	7
Octagon	8	8	8
Nonagon	9	9	9
Decagon	10	10	10
hendecagon	11	11	11
Dodecagon.	12	12	12

Polygon Riddles

The students started our new unit for math today by solving riddles.  Our new unit is learning about polygons.

Draw a shape on your graph paper to solve each riddle.

First Riddle:  I have 3 sides and 3 vertices.  Two of my sides are the same length.  

Second Riddle:  I have 4 sides.  None of my sides is the same length as any other.