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Just a little bit about what is going on in class: Reading- We finished City of Ember and watched the movie. After the movie, the kids enjoyed collaborating on a class google doc to compare and contrast the movie and the book. We start our Global Read Aloud, Pax by Sara Pennypacker this week! The kids are excited, we "Mystery Skyped" with one of the classes we will be working with. Ask your child to tell you about their class and what state they are from. Remind your child that all of our Mystery Skype information is on Google Classroom if he/she forgot. Writing/Language Arts-Just a reminder that I post skills we have covered or are covering each week on our Lab Lessons page for review and extra practice. Scroll down to IXL Language Arts or IXL Math, remind the kids they need to be signed in to IXL before clicking on a link.  Math-We are finished taking quizzes on basic multiplication tables. The kids should know all of them in 3 seconds or less by now. If this is not the case, then your child should be practicing multiplication facts nightly!! If your child is still using repeated addition for multiplication of bigger numbers, here is a game that we are using in class to practice a more efficient strategy. The array cards will need to be printed out. We have played in class, but the directions are included just in case. Make sure to look at the directions for making the array cards. Content-We are getting ready to create our own flashlight and learn more about Thomas Edison! As you saw in our pictures last week, we also made a light bulb. I was very proud of the kids for sticking with the task, not giving up, and troubleshooting their circuit until they made the nichrome wire (filament) light up! Technology-Sara Carpenter visited us and taught us how to make a hidden picture to play Guess My Number using Google Slides! This week she will be teaching us how to integrate Mindcraft into our curriculum! The kids are excited!!