Weekly Update

Hello Everyone,

Please save these dates on your calendar:

Wednesday, October 31st - Halloween - Please be advised that Mrs. Hallmark and Mr. Cohen have asked for students to NOT wear their Halloween costumes to school on Wednesday. 

Tuesday, November 6th - Election Day - Student Holiday 

Monday, November 12th - 8:15am - Internet Safety Info Session - Patti Agatston will be coming to Addison to share information about cyber bullying, phone, and internet safety for parents when it comes to staying vigilant with your kids and their phone and internet usage. 

Wednesday, November 14th - Thanksgiving Lunch for 3rd & 4th grade

Monday, November 19th - Friday, November 23rd - Thanksgiving Break 

Tuesday, November 27th - 6:00pm - A second meeting with Patti Agatston is being held. Please keep in mind that these meetings are meant for adults only. 

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will continue using our research from last week as we write an informative piece. We are working on separating our writing into paragraphs that each begin with a topic sentence. In grammar, we will review what students have previously learned about verbs and begin to work on past tense verbs.

In reading, we will learn all about text features. We will not only identify text features, but also learn how these text features help us understand what we're reading. We will use non-fiction texts to help us with this skill. If you have non-fiction books at home, encourage your child to talk about the text features found.

In social studies, we are beginning a brand new unit on American Indians. For the next few weeks, we will learn about the history and culture of 6 different American Indian regions. Ask your child which regions we're learning about this week.

In math, we will spend the beginning of the week learning about multiplying & dividing by 4. Then we will learn about different properties of multiplication. We are continuing to take multiplication timed test each week. Ask your child which times table he or she should be practicing for the week.

As always, please let me or Mrs. Keith know if you have any questions or concerns.

Have a GREAT week!