Dear Third and Fourth Grade Families,
This week, we finished our first Key to Fractions block. We drew continuous line patterns in Form Drawing based on 1, ½, ⅓, and ¼ length lines. The smaller the denominator, the more complicated the pattern became. Then the students worked independently on following the same pattern with ⅕ and ⅙ lines. The students are welcome to show me any time how they can alter the pattern to include even larger denominators.
The class also used the time to explore the factors of given numbers, working independently and in groups. The students discovered that some larger numbers have fewer factors than smaller numbers. Also, some numbers only had two factors: 1 and the number itself (prime numbers). On Friday, the students went home with the question of how many prime numbers they could find between 1 and 100 and we talked about it in class yesterday. As we work more with fractions, the students need to know their multiplication facts. Please practice multiplication up to 12x12 at home, if required. It will be helpful as we work in our fractions workbook throughout the school year.
After fractions, we now continue with a house building block. The third grade has already begun to build a small wooden house in the forest with Mr. Matan. The students will hear stories about how people used to build houses and other dwellings in the past. They will also work on a miniature building project together.
The class has also started to sing canons in the morning. Our first canon is “Are you sleeping?”. So far, we know how to sing it in English, Spanish, French, and German. We will continue to add Hebrew and Romanian.
Thank you to all of our families who joined us this past Saturday for our All School meeting. Coming together as a community to support our lovely school is what keeps us strong and helps us grow.
Reminders:
2/15-2/17: Half Days and Parent Conferences: Please sign up for your slot here.
2/20-2/24: Mid-Winter Break (No School)
2/27: Teacher In-Service (No School)
3/11: Community Work Day
3/31 Half Day - Grandfriend’s Tea
4/3-4/7 Spring Break (No School)
Warm Regards,
Gaby Farrokhi
