Monday, November 14th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Thanks again, for a great week of Parent Conferences.  It was so wonderful to speak to all of you.  There are a few of you who requested a phone conference, and I will be making those calls this week.  I will also be sending home report cards in backpacks if you were not able to make it to school this past week.

During conferences I was able to let most of you know that math will be getting a little more challenging from now on.  Chapters 1-4 were mostly review; Chapter 5 is the first chapter that covers new material.  Our math lesson today was particularly challenging: Solving Multi-Step Word Problems.  Word problems always add a layer of difficulty, because the students need to figure out what the actual math problem is!  I will be sending home extra word problem homework at least once a week for a while, so that students can practice working with them more frequently.

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes + reading log
- MyMath: Chapter 5, Lesson 5 (pages 309-310)
- Similes handout (pink)