Homecoming Reminder

HOMECOMING REMINDER

Friday, September 4, is HOMECOMING!!  This day, students are invited to wear red and green to support our UNDEFEATED DRAGONS!  We will be busing all students not participating in the parade to DD highway between 1 and 1:30.  If you plan on being at the parade, and want to take your child home after that, you will need to go to the office and either sign them out BEFORE or AFTER the parade.  We can not send students home with anyone unless they have been signed out prior to that.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter of safety for our kids.  GO DRAGONS!!

August 31-September 4

Happy Homecoming Week!

Reminder that the homecoming parade is Friday at 1:30.

In reading this week, we will continue learning about the literature jobs that they will be expected to complete. We will model this and do examples together by reading picture books together in class.

In writing, we will continue learning about parts of speech. We have many fun games and activities to help them study these parts and remember several examples. We will also continue writing in our journal and sentence editing (or noticing) every day so they are practicing good writing skills.

In math we will do a quick check today to see where our students are before moving on. We will work on adding and subtracting while also studying the different properties in addition and subtraction.

We will move from Social studies to Science this week. In science we will begin studying the scientific method, carry out experiments, and learn about the ways the Earth is changed rapidly and gradually (weathering, landslides, etc.).

We are starting our first spelling unit this week. The students will get their words today. The word lists will always work on following a certain rule in the English language. We will study them this week through different activities and the first spelling test will be this Friday!

Have a great week!

4th Grade free admission to national parks

A Perk to Having a 4th Grade Student

Several people have tagged me in a Facebook post informing families of how they can receive free admission to national parks by simply having a student in the 4th grade.  I thought I would pass the information along.  A spring or summer break may be in your family's future...  Enjoy!  

**I am unsure if you can follow the link here by simply clicking on it.  I will add it to the side bar links on the right, too!

http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/4th-grader-us-family-gets-free-admission-national-parks-heres/

August 24-28

Happy Monday!

This week we will be getting much more into our content. In Reading, we will be learning how to complete our literature circle jobs and how to facilitate a good book discussion. These skills will be important to learn before we begin having our literature circle meetings.

In writing, we will be learning about the parts of speech and brainstorming examples of each. We will also be doing daily editing of sentences to help work on our conventions throughout the week.

In math we are focusing on place value and comparing numbers this week. We will have our first homework assignments in math this week! We will be playing a lot of games, doing work in our teams, and some hands on activities to learn and master these concepts.

In Social Studies, we are going to do a quick unit on Missouri's facts, maps, and symbols. We will quiz over the facts and symbols Thursday after a quick review in class. On Friday, we will test their knowledge of the map of Missouri by having them recreate the map with cookie dough and icing!

We will also be finishing up our STAR assessment for math on the computer this week. This gives us good baseline reading and math scores that we can use to sit down with each student and set goals.

Have a great week!

Miss Ussary
Miss Brown
Mrs. Kountz

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!

We are so excited to begin this 4th grade year!  The weather has cooperated, and students received a great taste of what a full day looks like today.  As the temperature adjusts, the mornings start off cool, but the temperature increases and we noticed a warm afternoon today.  Please be sure to dress your child in layers to prevent them from becoming too hot or too cold.  

This week we are getting into the swing of things.  We are figuring out our Reader's and Writer's Notebooks, and what is expected.  Tomorrow (Friday, August 21), students will be writing about the history of their name.  If you have a unique story to share with them this evening, please do!  This will make writing so much more fun for them!  

We have taken the new STAR test to get a better idea of students' reading levels and help set AR point goals.  We also dove into math and social studies today.  

Expect a much more detailed post about lessons next week.  

As always, thank you for sharing your precious gifts with us.  We look forward to a fabulous year.