I hope everyone had a great weekend!  We have another full and busy week ahead of us!  Now that we have completed Library Orientation, everyone is free to check out library books and I encourage you all to do so. 

 Reminders

Please remember that Parent Orientation will take place this Thursday evening at 7pm.  Please return the RSVP form sent home in last week’s Wednesday folder at your earliest convenience.

 Facts!

Please help your child to practice his/her multiplication facts!  Knowing these well makes a huge difference in 5^th grade!

Helpful Tool

In math right now we have been talking about factors, finding factors of numbers, and learning about prime and composite numbers.  Below is a list of divisibility rules to help your child succeed when determining factors for any number.

2	If the last digit is even, the number is divisible by 2.
3	If the sum of the digits is divisible by 3, the number is also.
4	If the last two digits form a number divisible by 4, the number is also.
5	If the last digit is a 5 or a 0, the number is divisible by 5.
6	If the number is divisible by both 3 and 2, it is also divisible by 6.
9	If the sum of the digits is divisible by 9, the number is also.
10	If the number ends in 0, it is divisible by 10.

Here’s what’s coming up this week in class…

Social Studies  We will continue learning about geography as we begin talking about geographic terms and physical features of the United States.  The kids will also have an opportunity to design their own island with all sorts of geographic features on it.

Math  We will continue practicing the skills of finding factors and testing for divisibility as we also introduce exponents, square numbers, and square roots.

Word Study  To support all the learning occurring in math our word study this week will continue to focus on math terminology.

Writing  One of the most important skills in writing is learning to collect lots of ideas, so this week I will be reading lots of meaningful picture books aloud to help students spark ideas for their writer’s notebooks.

Reading  Students will continue developing their reading stamina this week as we learn about what to do when a book isn’t making sense, how to use metacognition, and as we set short and long-term reading goals.