Making Connections Monday

This morning began with a discussion of the root "inter-."  We are learning how to break down words and use root meanings to help us gain understanding.  Ask your child to explain the difference between interstate and international. At the intermediate level,  we are interjecting more "root" work into the curriculum.  As your kids know, I find Etymology, or the study of words, extremely interesting.

Here's a fun, to me, link to help you learn more about roots and word origins.

http://www.membean.com/wrotds/inter-between

This evening at home...

• finish the writing portion of the Snake research. Kids had lots of time in class to take notes and do research.  Please Do Not complete the first/cover page.  If you don't have time to do the sketches or drawings, that is fine. We can do them in class tomorrow.
• complete the Homework and Practice for lesson 4.7

Check out this Brainpop to give you a math boost. You will need to log in!

https://jr.brainpop.com/math/additionandsubtraction/repeatedsubtraction/preview.weml


Here is a sample of how we can use repeated subtraction to divide a number into groups.