Hello everyone! This is always a fun time of year because we get to discuss the first Thanksgiving! We also get to do many activities related to this concept. We learned that the Mayflower was 90 feet long and 26 feet wide. We went into the hallway with a string that is 90 feet long to see just how long the Mayflower was. The students observed that it seemed really long, but for 130+ people it would not be very comfortable. They decided that it would not be a fun trip to be on. We are going to continue learning about the hardships that the Pilgrims faced when they traveled to North America.

Multiplication Update
I will be introducing the 5's this week. Usually students pick these up quickly. Please continue to practice the facts that we have already learned.

The Week Ahead
English: We will continue to learn about verbs.
Math: We will learn to make shapes for a given perimeter, construct a number line, add two two-digit numbers using the addition algorithm, use estimation to verify the reasonableness of calculated results.
Reading: My reading class will be reading The Talent Show. We will also learn to create mental images, review prefixes and suffixes, learn to summarize text, practice making and confirming predictions, and learn to identify and create similes.
Science: We will finish our Rainforest unit.
Social Studies: We will continue our unit about the first Thanksgiving.