Students have been or will soon be learning songs to help them with skip counting. Ask your child to sing them to you!

Skip Counting Our Way Through Multiplication

3’s - Pop Goes the Weasel     7’s- Mary Had a Little Lamb

3, 6, 9, 12 7,14, 21

15, 18, 21 28,

24, 27, 30 35,

And now the fun’s begun! 42 and 49

56 and 63

70!

4’s - Row, Row, Row Your Boat 8’s - Jingle Bells

4, 8, 12, 16 8, 16

20, 24 24

28, 32, 36, 40 32, 40

We can count by 4’s! 48 and 56

64 and 72

80!

6’s - Happy Birthday

6, 12, 18, 24

30, 36, 42 9’s - We Will Rock You!

48, 54, 60 9, 18, 27, 36

Now I know my 6’s too. 45

54, 63, 72, 81

90

We also learned about multiplication by creating arrays!

Learning Targets for 10/23/15

Math: I can identify, sort and classify shapes and quadrilaterals (rhombus, rectangle, square, and more quadrilaterals).

I can use tiles to find the area of a rectangle, and measure the area of a rectangle using square centimeters.

Reading: I can identify key details and determine the main idea of a text.  I can determine the meaning of key words using the context in which the words are used.

Writing: I can write about a special memory,  using sensory details to paint an image in the reader's mind.

Upcoming Events

October 30th: Spirit Assembly, 10:15 in the gym featuring Character Trait of the Month: Responsibility. Class Awards and Students of the Month. It's also Crazy Hair Day!

November 3rd: Picture Retakes

November 17th: Pick up Cookie Dough Orders

November 17th-20th: Fall Book Fair from 3:15-4:30 in the Library