Here is a brief overview of our day.  Hope you are back in school tomorrow!

MATH: Complete pages 87 and 88 in your journal.  We reviewed multiplication by noting some shortcuts:

Anything x 1 is the other number.

Anything x 0 is zero!

Anything x 2 ends in an even number.

Anything x 5 ends in a 5 or 0.

Anything x 10 ends in a zero.

We also drew arrays to show that 3x4 and 4x3 still give you 12.  It doesn't matter which number is first.

That's called the Commutative Property of Multiplication. Click the picture to watch Tim and Moby.

We also took the timed multiplication test on the 10s and learned how to sing, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" to the 4s.  It's fun!  I promise!

LANGUAGE:  We reviewed common and proper nouns (I think your mom already had you do this) and I introduced PRONOUNS:

Pronoun interactive

The kids really liked this song:

And here's another:

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Your team really wow'ed me!  They (independently) read the section on the Black Drink and took lots of amazing notes.  On their own!!!  We'll catch you up when you return.  They were AMAZING!

At the end of the day, the children began working on a class mural.  It's going to be beautiful! You can help contribute to it tomorrow.  It will be the beginning of our power point and Voki project on the Timucua.

SEATWORK:  Today, the children reviewed our last two Science Power lessons:  Animal Behavior & Behavior and Survival.  They took the practice quizzes and then took the tests on each one.

We certainly  missed you and can't wait for you to come back!