Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you all had a rejuvenating holiday season. We were happy to recognize two birthdays in our class in December.
We have been reading about and sharing some ideas for resolutions for the year. Also, some students have been working on a schedule to help with guinea pig care that will be starting soon. The guinea pigs enjoyed some tasty carrots today! We enjoyed "centers" work today. Homework for this week has come home on paper and students should be practicing their multiplication facts as this will help specifically in our next unit. I have included links to videos shown in math class this week. There are questions on one of the links for extra practice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39BU7o5QTLA
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/applying-math-reasoning-topic/reading_data/v/u08-l1-t2-we3-stem-and-leaf-plots

Math update: We have been exploring stem and leaf plots through the videos, partner practice and whole group discussions. We will keep this as a math focus for the rest of the week.
Language update: We enjoyed viewing a guinea pig slide show prepared by one of our students as part of our media literacy. Some students have been finishing up CASI work and resolution writing. We will continue with media literacy for the rest of the week.