Week of Dec. 11th

In Social Studies, we have been discussing the term quality of life and what factors contribute to our quality of life. We discussed what makes us feel healthy, happy, secure, safe, and comfortable?

These included,:

Food and water, clothing and shelter, friends and family, job or source of money to buy necessary things, schooling to be able to read and write, freedom to act and ability to get around (transportation), opportunities to do interesting things, safety and protection and health care. We discussed the difference between needs and wants and learned to differentiate between goods and services.

In math, we continued to practice our ability to add and subtract four-digit numbers with and without regrouping. This can be a tricky concept, so I have put several links containing videos on our Google Classroom to help explain the steps we have learned in class. It would be helpful if students continue practicing this skill over the holidays as we will move on to multiplication and division in the New Year.

In geometry, students should now be able to identify a polygon and the names of different polygons ( triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, and octagon). We have learned how to identify a shape's vertex and recognize angles. We learned how to identify right angles, angles larger than a right angle and angles smaller than a right angle.

With it being the last week before winter break, the school will be having spirit week.

 Monday, December 18 –

  • Jersey / Hat Day (Wear your favorite jersey and/or holiday hat)

 Tuesday, December 19 –

  • Red / Green Day (Wear red / green clothing)

 Wednesday, December 20 –

  • Holiday Sweater / Outfit Day (Wear your favorite holiday sweater / outfit)

 Thursday, December 21 –

  • Winter Solstice - Wear Blue, White, Silver

 
Friday, December 22 –

  • PJ and Stuffy Day (Wear your PJ's and bring a stuffy friend)

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