End O' February

We are almost to the end of the second trimester. That means 6 AR points are due (March 9th); grades will be posted (Check family access March 10th or 11th); report cards will be issued; and the second round of conferences will ensue (March 22nd).
It also means 2/3 of the way through the school year. Time flies! I certainly have been having fun with this group! It is always enlightening to have group discussions--they have so many unusual, insightful, and sometimes humorous ideas to share.

We finished reading Sarah, Plain and Tall, and have begun a reading unit called 'That's Amazing'. We are doing an author study on Chris VanAllsburg and writing a mystery story via some perplexing pictures from his book entitled The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.

In math we are well into the very important multi-digit multiplication unit. I teach them the "granny" method (aka the old way that we all learned) as well as a whole bunch of other methods, including a few the kids have invented. Ask your child to show you the rectangle method.