Good Afternoon! On Monday and Thursday our class will be participating in creating Raku Pottery. Our class will be scattered throughout the day, so please let me know if you are planning to have your child come in late/leave early/etc. Here's our week's learning:
Math: This week we will wrap up the multiplicative comparison unit and have a formal test on this unit on Thursday 11/8. Students should be comfortable with comparing 2 things and writing comparison equations. This link has a good video and practice problems - www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/cc-4th-mult-div-topic/cc-4th-mult-comparing/v/comparisons-multiplication-addition Literacy: We are moving away from fiction reading and we will begin our next unit on Nonfiction text! We will start making inferences and answering the big W questions (who, what, when, where, why) with nonfiction text. Writing: We will begin our next unit in writing. Students will learn the basics of opinion writing. By the end of the week students will begin drafting an opinionated essay. Integrated Studies: Our next IB unit is called "Where We Are in Place and Time". Students will begin looking at the beginning of North Carolina history and learn about the Native Americans that lived in each region. Students will create a brochure on the different tribes of NC throughout the week. They should be taking notes on a region each day. The brochure will be due for a grade the following week. HOMEWORK: -Read & track in agenda -Relocation Interview -Literacy & Math Homework ANNOUNCEMENTS: -11/9 On A Roll Assembly @1:30 -11/12 No School
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Good Morning! I want to give a HUGE thank you to our parent volunteers for helping out at Biztown! The kids had a blast and your help was greatly appreciated. If you went on the trip, Biztown would like to know how they performed. (Feel free to email Mrs. Gahrmann, to tell her how you feel - [email protected] )
Math: We are continuing our unit on comparative multiplication. Students will read word problems to compare products using multiplication and also double, triple, etc. products (like in recipes!) Over the week students will take a quiz for an informal grade. Literacy: We will continue to practice describing changes in characters, setting, and events in a story. On Friday students that made below an 80% on their formal exam last week will be given a chance to retake the exam in their literacy flex group. Writing: Last call for all narrative nonfiction writing! Grades will be posted sometime on Wednesday! Any late papers will get 10 points deducted for each day it it late! Integrated Studies: We will continue to be geologists next week! Students will learn about the 3 different kinds of rocks and how rocks are made, and how to classify rocks. HOMEWORK: -Relocation interview (sent home in cougar folder today) -Read and track in agenda -Math & Literacy flex group homework ANNOUNCEMENTS: -10/30 - Fall Party @2 -10/31- No School -11/5 & 11/8 - Raku Pottery -11/9 - On a Roll Assembly Biztown is Monday! (or today for those reading in the cougar folders) Let's hope everyone has a blast! Here's a look at the weeks learning:
Math: This week we will focus on reviewing multiplication, rounding, and adding/subtracting multi-digit numbers. Students will not swap for flex math grouping this week. Literacy: Students will look into finding the meanings of unknown words in reading passages and books. Last week students learned the WAC strategy for determining words in a passage. (W - word structure/prefix/suffix, A - apposition, definition given in same sentence, C - context clues, clues given in paragraph that lead to determining the meaning of a word) Writing: We are moving the published realistic fiction writing due date to this Friday 10/21. Students will spend the week editing and revising their stories. If not completed in class, students need take home for homework. Students will have a spelling test on the October words Friday! Integrated Studies: After our Biztown field trip, students will have a chance to reflect on their visit as well as the end of our first IB unit. This week students will write reflections and discuss the most memorable lessons from this past unit! HOMEWORK: -Read and log in agenda -Writing (due Friday 10/26!) -Spelling Test 10/26 ANNOUNCEMENTS: -Check Cougar Folder for Spirit Week clothing/announcements -10/25 - Run for Change -10/26 - Friday Clubs & Mix it up Lunch (altered lunch schedule) -10/30 - Fall Party @2 -10/31 - NO SCHOOL Good Afternoon! Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend. Our plans from last week are pushed into early this week, so take a look at our revised week:
Math: Monday we will wrap up Topic 3 and review the last of our multiplication unit. On Tuesday students will take a formal test. On Wednesday we will start our next unit on comparative multiplication. In this unit students will learn how to compare products using multiplication and also double, triple, etc. products (like in recipes!) Over the week students will take a quiz for an informal grade. Literacy: Students will continue to practice describing changes in characters, setting, and events in a story. On Thursday students will take a formal test in which they must read a fiction passage. Questions may ask about character traits, describing the setting, theme, or plot of the story. Writing: Students will continue drafting their realistic fiction passage on Monday. If students have not completed their realistic fiction draft by Monday, it will be homework. Starting Tuesday we will begin editing and revising. The final copy of their story will be due Monday 10/22. Integrated Studies: This week will be all about BizTown! As we gear up for our field trip, students will learn how a community runs. Some activities include: voting for town mayor, applying for a bank account, balancing a checkbook, and writing letters to the editor! HOMEWORK: -Read and log in agenda nightly! -Assigned homework from literacy & math teachers -Study October spelling words! ANNOUNCEMENTS: -10/16 - BIZTOWN MONDAY DUE! -10/16-10/18 - Book Fair -10/19 - Fall Pictures (in uniform!) & House Meetings -10/22 - BIZTOWN FIELD TRIP! -10/25 - Run for Change -10/26 - Friday Clubs! Alright, starting a new week after progress reports. There's still time to raise those grades before report cards, so it's time to get serious! Here's a look at what we're going to learn this week:
Math: In math we will continue working with methods of multiplication. Students will use multiplication skills in multiple step word problems throughout the week. On Thursday students will complete an exit ticket quiz for an informal grade and on Friday students have a formal test on Topic 3. Please let your child's math teacher or me know if they need additional resources before the test! Literacy: On Monday students will take a quiz on theme for an informal grade. The rest of the week will be geared towards describing characters, setting and events of a story or drama. Additionally, students will dive deeper into the plot of stories and learn about how and why characters change from the beginning of a story to the end. Writing: Students will use the writing process to begin drafting their realistic fiction story. Students have already brainstormed ideas for their stories. Now they need to start writing their story. Students will be given examples of stories and will need to have a rough draft complete by the end of the week. Integrated Studies: During our afternoon time, students will wrap up their Shark Tank project by Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday students will present their projects to the class. One business will be picked (by popular vote) to present to our school "investors". They will compete with other winners from 4th grade classes to win Shark Tank! On Friday students will have the House Meeting of the year from 2-2:45! HOMEWORK: -READ AND TRACK IN AGENDA -STUDY OCTOBER SPELLING WORDS! -MATH/LITERACY HOMEWORK ASSIGNED BY FLEX TEACHER ANNOUNCEMENTS: -10/12 - BIZTOWN MONEY AND PERMISSION SLIPS DUE! House Meetings 2-2:45 -10/16 - 10/18 - Book Fair -10/19 - Fall Pictures (in uniform) -10/22 - BIZTOWN FIELD TRIP -10/25 - Run for Change -10/26 - Friday Clubs! |
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