January 26th

Here's what we did today:
Math-We talked about divisibility and learned for rules finding if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 5, 9, and/or 10.  If you have a dice at home, here's a great game to play with your child to review these concepts:
One player rolls the dice 3 times in a row and records each number, creating a 3 digit number.  Then find if the number is divisble by 2, 3, 5, 9 and/or 10.  Here's an example:  If I roll a 4, a 7, and a 2, my number is 472.  It is divisible by 2 because it is even.  It is not divisible by 3 or 9 because when I add 4, 7, and 2 I get 13 and 13 is not divisible by 3 or 9.  It is also not divisible by 5 or10 because 472 does not end with a 0 or 5. 

Word Study-Groups 1 and 2 prepared their words for the sort while  Groups 3 and 4 met with me to get their new words.

Reading-We listed what we know about fiction and read a book called Thunder Cake to discuss what elements of fiction we noticed like setting, character and plot.

Writing-Students continued working on their drafts and we talked about what a good introduction paragraph would look like.  Drafts are due Friday.  They do not need to be revised or edited.  We will focus on the closing paragraph tomorrow.

Social Studies-We finished up the Little House on the Prairie pioneer video and read a book together about a family's journey from Illinois to Sacramento, California.  Tomorrow we will learn more about the specific routes the pioneers took to head west.

Homework:
Math-WS 16.1, odds and all of MR

Reading-Groups meet tomorrow.

Writing-Writer's Notebook

**I will be out tomorrow morning for a technology training, but will be here in the afternoon. 
**We are also welcoming a student teacher tomorrow who will be with us the next few months on Thursdays.

Have a great night!