Welcome back, 4A families!
Please note:
Parent-Teacher Meetings will take place…
January 22nd: 3:30–5:30 p.m.
January 23rd: 9:00–11:45 a.m.
*Booking will open on January 14th at 9:00 a.m. and close on January 20th at 3:00 p.m.
We had a great, productive first day back in class to begin the new year.
During Crew time, students shared highlights from their winter vacation and then began thinking about goal setting. We introduced the idea of students each creating a SMART goal to focus on for the next few weeks, months, or the remainder of the school year.
In Language Arts, we did a deep dive into parts of speech and made the learning fun and applied by working with Mad Libs. Students enjoyed using their grammatical knowledge creatively while reinforcing key concepts.
In Math, we reviewed the multiplication unit we focused on before the break. Our goal is for students to feel prepared and confident writing a quiz on 1-digit by up to 3-digit multiplication next Monday. Students have been taught both the traditional method and the box method. Tutorial videos for both methods are linked below. Please check in with your child to see how they are feeling about these strategies so they are ready to progress to our next math topics.
We will do a multiplication quiz next Monday on questions such at 46×4 and 789×6. (Students are able to use a multiplication chart to support their recall of math facts. Please ask your child to show you the neat 9 times table finger trick they learned!)
Students also spent time working on their Personal Interest Projects and learning codes.
I also shared some happy bunny news: Bachelor Bob has been successfully bonded with his two younger friends, Rose and Tulip! All the bunnies had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to visiting us in the classroom again soon—possibly as early as next week.
We’ve also had new lockers installed, which will help us stay organized. This is a reminder to please ensure your child brings their gym strip and indoor gym shoes so they are ready to participate in gym class tomorrow.
Finally, please check with your child to see if they still have an agenda. We no longer have extras available from the school, but you may wish to purchase one from a dollar store or Staples, or help your child create a simple alternative. Keeping an agenda is an important part of developing personal responsibility and communicating with families.
Thank you for your continued support. We’re off to a great start this year!
Tiffany Poirier 