Quote of the Week:

“I want more people to be like my mom.”
~Vivien Liao (About her Persuasive Speach)

This week in class:

In Reading Class we learned:

• Read Matilda Chapter 4 and analyzed the family’s characters.
• Read Matilda Chapter 5, discussing the reasons behind the character’s actions.

In Writing Class we learned:

• Information Gathering (Research) for our Writing.
• Organize the information we gathered into meaningful chunks for our writing.

In Math Class we learned:

• Focus on Arrays and incomplete information in Math related to area.
• Different Models of Area in Math. Using new tools.

In Social Studies Class we learned:

• Research on Ireland,
• Worked on our Brochures for Ireland.

Next Week’s Plan:

In Reading Class we will learn:

• Organization of a story using Story Mountian
• How Characters React to trouble, and how this is shown in their character traits.

In Writing Class we will learn:

• How to show your meaning with examples.
• Organizing your work and discarding details that don’t focus on your Thesis.

In Math Class we will learn:

• Using the distributive property in area.
• Using the Associative property in area
• Word Problem Practice

In Social Studies Class we will learn:

• About the Gaelic Language used in Ireland
• The Beliefs of Ireland
• River Dancing

To Support Your Child at Home:

• Set aside 15 or more minutes every day for quiet reading.
• Set aside 20 minutes to review the Home Review book each night.
• Read. Children like to copy what they see, if they see their family enjoying reading, they will be more motivated to read themselves.
• Make sure your child is getting 9~10 hours of sleep every night.
• Keep a steady routine at home with your child. This will help them understand and appreciate the times they have.
• Review the past vocabulary words we learned.

Something Special that happened in class:

Pi Day Math activities happened on Thursday Recesses.
Jason Wang won our Relationship Star Award!
We learned about e-Safety
Joy, Michelle, and Candice Won Music Awards!