Mr. Martin/Mrs.

Pinkhams Class

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Week of April 13-17

April Break will be from April 20 - 24! We hope that you have some time to
relax and do something fun! It looks like spring is finally here.
You can still help us collect bottles and cans for the Clynk competition
through Hannaford until April 20! Please contact the school office for
details.
Do not hesitate to contact us with comments or questions. You can call the
school (778-3529), send in a note, or e-mail us (kmartin@mtbluersd.org or
dpinkham@mtbluersd.org).
Math: We are working on a new unit that focuses on addition and subtraction through 200 as
well as word problems through 100. We will focus on mostly subtraction strategies for this
week. We will continue to practice subtracting two-digit numbers from two-digit numbers with
and without unbundling. Unbundling is what we used to call borrowing! We will then practice
subtracting two-digit numbers from three digit numbers with and without unbundling. See
below for examples. !
Vertical!
2 15!
l l l o o o o o!
Subtraction Quickdraw: !
Method:
1 3 5!
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o o o o o!
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+ 2 6!
135 - 26 = 109!
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Spelling: This weeks focus will be on words that have given students difficulty. Please
remind your child to practice for Fridays test.
Reading: We are continuing to use a variety of strategies to solve unknown words and we are
learning how to read for deeper meaning. Some of the books that we are reading are:
Moonwalk, Snot Stew, Dolphin Dreaming, and Elmer and the Dragon.
Writing: We will continue to write about how we can help keep the Earth beautiful for Earth
Day. We will also be writing about our spring rainy day adventures.
Science: So, this week, we will actually complete our unit on Balance and Motion! Our work
with spheres and runways was pretty exciting! We will review balance and motion concepts as
well as complete entries for our portfolios demonstrating what we know.
Social Studies: None for now.
Vocabulary: The vocabulary words that we will work with this week include: calculate,
examine, and calculate.

The following homework assignments

are due by Friday, April 17:!
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Reading: Reading Log - 20 min. of

reading per day. !
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Math: Lesson 12-13 Homework Page Subtracting using Quickdraw and the
Vertical Method (algorithm).!
! (See the homework or newsletter for examples.)