The first quarter is almost over! Can you believe it? As a reminder, please encourage your child to be reading and working towards getting 100% of their goal by October 17- NEXT Tuesday! Those who do will be participating in a special activity day on the 20th. Our hope is that all students participate in our quarterly party.
This week in math, we are finishing up our area and perimeter Playground Activity. I am sure you have heard all about it! The students are excited and have some great thoughts on how to use our space outside!
In social studies, we will be finishing up our unit on federal and state government. We will review on Tuesday and test on Wednesday. Your child has a packet that we completed in class. They should be bringing it back and forth from home to school to use it as a study resource. we will begin our next unit in Science on Thursday.
In reading, students are still working with vocabulary while reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. They will finish that unit up on Friday, October the 13th! Spooky!
In writing, students will finish up their expository writing and work on revising and editing. They will then begin work on an argumentative piece that tries to convince the readers to pick their playground options and why.
Spelling this week has no rule and is a review of the words from the previous weeks.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Monday, October 9, 2017
Monday, October 2, 2017
October 2- October 6
Dear Fourth Grade Families,
We apologize for missing last weeks blog. We have created and implemented a schedule to ensure that we are keeping you up to date. We would like to start by thanking the parents that attended our field trip last Thursday. It is so nice to have the extra hands to help and we are sorry to those that were not selected this time. We will also have a spring field trip where we will draw again.
This week in math we are still working on multiplication and we are getting ready to start an exciting project tomorrow. We are sure your student will be sharing this with you. In reading, we are starting The Legend of Sleepy Hollow today and using it to break down vocabulary terms using our context clues. In writing, students are still working on drafting our expository pieces. They will be ready to publish them soon. In spelling, we are on list 5 which focuses on the double vowel syllable combination "ea". This list may be a bit tricky. Please help your student in preparing for the test on Friday. In social studies, we have delved into our government. We are discussing things like the three branches of government, the people that make them up, their responsibilities and how the Constitution guides everything that they do.
Other things to be looking for. . .if your student hasn't yet shared their book project with you please ask them about it as it is due October 25. The quarter ends on October 17. If your student hasn't yet achieved their AR goal, please encourage them to be reading at home and quizzing when they have finished their books. We appreciate everything you do for our students! As always, if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to your child's teacher.
Have a great week!
Fourth Grade Teachers
We apologize for missing last weeks blog. We have created and implemented a schedule to ensure that we are keeping you up to date. We would like to start by thanking the parents that attended our field trip last Thursday. It is so nice to have the extra hands to help and we are sorry to those that were not selected this time. We will also have a spring field trip where we will draw again.
This week in math we are still working on multiplication and we are getting ready to start an exciting project tomorrow. We are sure your student will be sharing this with you. In reading, we are starting The Legend of Sleepy Hollow today and using it to break down vocabulary terms using our context clues. In writing, students are still working on drafting our expository pieces. They will be ready to publish them soon. In spelling, we are on list 5 which focuses on the double vowel syllable combination "ea". This list may be a bit tricky. Please help your student in preparing for the test on Friday. In social studies, we have delved into our government. We are discussing things like the three branches of government, the people that make them up, their responsibilities and how the Constitution guides everything that they do.
Other things to be looking for. . .if your student hasn't yet shared their book project with you please ask them about it as it is due October 25. The quarter ends on October 17. If your student hasn't yet achieved their AR goal, please encourage them to be reading at home and quizzing when they have finished their books. We appreciate everything you do for our students! As always, if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to your child's teacher.
Have a great week!
Fourth Grade Teachers
Monday, September 18, 2017
Sept 18-22
Happy Monday! we hope that you all had a relaxing weekend! Here is a look at our week ahead:
In math, students are testing over unit one (place value) and starting work on multiplication. There are links to help with multiplication on the left hand side of this BLOG.
In reading, we will finish up work with literature circles and finish reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. We have used this book to help us learn about characterization, character traits, and review story elements.
In spelling, we have a new list and we are working on more multi-sensory ways to learn our words. Remember to practice the rule at home! The list and rule are to the right side of the BLOG.
Science this week takes a deeper look at certain forms of energy. There is no test this unit, but there will be a few assignments to check for understanding.
In writing this week, we will finish up our work on our grandparent's day project, and then begin working on expository writing.
As a reminder, progress notes will be sent home with your child today. Please sign and return those by Wednesday. Your child should be at 50% of their AR goal as of this week. Students not to 50% we use their working lunch to read until they get there. The end of the quarter is October 17! Please help us make sure they are working on reading at home, as well!
In math, students are testing over unit one (place value) and starting work on multiplication. There are links to help with multiplication on the left hand side of this BLOG.
In reading, we will finish up work with literature circles and finish reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. We have used this book to help us learn about characterization, character traits, and review story elements.
In spelling, we have a new list and we are working on more multi-sensory ways to learn our words. Remember to practice the rule at home! The list and rule are to the right side of the BLOG.
Science this week takes a deeper look at certain forms of energy. There is no test this unit, but there will be a few assignments to check for understanding.
In writing this week, we will finish up our work on our grandparent's day project, and then begin working on expository writing.
As a reminder, progress notes will be sent home with your child today. Please sign and return those by Wednesday. Your child should be at 50% of their AR goal as of this week. Students not to 50% we use their working lunch to read until they get there. The end of the quarter is October 17! Please help us make sure they are working on reading at home, as well!
Monday, September 11, 2017
September 11- 15
Dear Fourth Grade Families,
This week started off with a look back at our countries history and a moment of silence to honor 9-11. We also had a fabulous book brought in that shared a wonderful story about a hero that helped save others on this tragic day. The students seemed to learn a lot!
In math this week we are going to be working on addition and subtraction as well as looking at word problems. In reading we are continuing to look at literature circle jobs, character traits, conflicts, etc. We are doing these things while reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. In writing we are looking at paragraphs. We are looking at what proper paragraph format looks like and they are going to be focusing on what makes grandparents important. We also started science this week and are looking at motion and energy as well as scientific method. We started today with a pretty cool experiment that you should ask your child about!
Don't forget Wednesday, September 13 is Picture Day. Send your student ready to go. We usually go first thing in the morning to ensure they are done before specials at 9:35. If you have any questions or concerns please contact your students teacher.
Our PBS skill this week is Be Respectful to the Speaker.
Our PBS skill this week is Be Respectful to the Speaker.
Sincerely,
4th Grade Team
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
September 4-8
Happy Tuesday! We hope that you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend.
Here is a look at our week ahead:
In reading, we will begin reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Our focus will be on story elements and literature circles.
In writing, we will be reviewing parts of speech and the six traits of writing skill "Conventions". In addition, students will be drafting personal narratives.
In math, the students will be using place value to round and begin working on estimating sums and differences. In the latter part of this week, we will review adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers.
In social studies, we will wrap up our unit on Missouri state symbols. There will be a facts test on Thursday and map test Friday. Each student has a packet to study from.
Our PBS skill this week is on using appropriate language and gestures.
Here is a look at our week ahead:
In reading, we will begin reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Our focus will be on story elements and literature circles.
In writing, we will be reviewing parts of speech and the six traits of writing skill "Conventions". In addition, students will be drafting personal narratives.
In math, the students will be using place value to round and begin working on estimating sums and differences. In the latter part of this week, we will review adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers.
In social studies, we will wrap up our unit on Missouri state symbols. There will be a facts test on Thursday and map test Friday. Each student has a packet to study from.
Our PBS skill this week is on using appropriate language and gestures.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
August 28- Sept 1
It is homecoming week! This week we will demonstrate our school pride by dressing up each day.
Monday: Hat day
Tuesday: Dress like your favorite teacher
Wednesday: Pajama Day
Thursday: Rockstar Day
Friday: Dragon Pride- red and green
On Friday, we will be busing students to the parade. Those not participating in the parade will be able to enjoy the parade from the sidelines and retrieve candy for home and our classes. We hope to see you there!
This week's studies include:
Math: We will continue to work on place value, ordering and comparing numbers, and a review of all on Friday.
Spelling: We have our first spelling test this week! We will test on Friday morning! Check your child's folder for the list.
Social Studies: This week, we are learning about Missouri's geography and symbols. There will be a geography test next Friday, and a fact test next Thursday. Your child has a study packet they are asked to bring back and forth from school to home to be working on these skills.
Writing: We are still developing our student's writing stamina and their writer's notebooks. We are helping them find the many things that they have to write about.
Reading: This week, we are pushing students to work on their discussion skills with their peers. We are trying to lead them in to peer led discussions about the books we read in class, and how to think deeper about what we read. Please remember to have your child read a bit each night of their own books. Maybe try having a conversation with them about what they have read!
Our PBS skill this week is to follow the Golden Rule and what that looks like in our classrooms.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
August 22-25
Welcome back! We hope that all are enjoying a smooth transition into the new school year. Our blog posts will usually be on the first day the school week..it just took us a day to remember! The Eclipse had us all excited, and we heard about some great learning experiences. So here is our week at a glance!
This week in math, we will be using the time in class to get to know where our students are at in the area of place value. We will begin lessons on Friday.
In writing, we will be setting up our writer's notebooks, and working on launching them.
In reading, we are working on determining your child's reading level, and finding out who they are as readers.
Social Studies this week involves a closer look at our Dragon Pledge and the Pledge of Allegiance that we recite every morning. We hope that students use this time to really keep in mind what the words they are saying each day mean.
We don't have a spelling list this week, but keep a look out for the words weekly on the right hand margin of this blog.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns with any policies that we have.
As a reminder, please make any transportation changes in the office before 2:30. Thank you in advance.
This week in math, we will be using the time in class to get to know where our students are at in the area of place value. We will begin lessons on Friday.
In writing, we will be setting up our writer's notebooks, and working on launching them.
In reading, we are working on determining your child's reading level, and finding out who they are as readers.
Social Studies this week involves a closer look at our Dragon Pledge and the Pledge of Allegiance that we recite every morning. We hope that students use this time to really keep in mind what the words they are saying each day mean.
We don't have a spelling list this week, but keep a look out for the words weekly on the right hand margin of this blog.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns with any policies that we have.
As a reminder, please make any transportation changes in the office before 2:30. Thank you in advance.
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