WE HAVE HAD A PHENOMENAL YEAR!
We have been busy this week (January 7th to 11th) in fourth grade.
We welcomed our new student N, and the whole class was very excited about this. Students made a welcome book and banner, and N has a desk partner who has been helping her get used to the routines and schedule. She is a perfect addition to our class!
In religion, we have been learning the Ten Commandments. Students read about Moses, who we learned received the Ten commandments in the Old Testament and led the Israelites out of Egypt. Students read about the covenant they made with God, and then students read about how Jesus later told us in the New Testament how to summarize the first three commandments by loving God with heart, soul, and mind and to summarize the final commandments by loving your neighbor as yourself. Students did a fantastic job with their commandment quiz.
In science, students headed to the lab and learned about refraction using convex and concave lenses as well as stacked microscope slides. Students were able to use these lenses/slides to view images and determine the effect of each lens.
Students continued learning about Pennsylvania's natural resources in social studies. We learned about our rich soils which contribute to our successful agricultural industry. We also learned about our nonrenewable natural resources. We have been using Quizlet as a resource in class, and students should include this in their study rotation. The tests for social studies are larger chapter tests, and students should not wait until the day before to study this much content.
In math, we have started long division. Students will continue practicing this concept next week as we progress through Chapter 5. We took a quiz to gauge progress which was sent home in the Friday Folder. Please remind your child to complete corrections if noted.
We have had a phenomenal Advent season in fourth grade and just started our first full week back after break. We have learned so much through fun and interactive lessons and will continue to do so as we resume the full curriculum. Look for fun events to come this month during Catholic Schools Week including Pastries with Parents and Pasta Dinner Night.
We learned about Advent in many way- from our Advent kindness calendars and journals to our Jesse tree. We read a story each day during Advent, read a chapter book Christmas story, and even took our first digital assessment to advance our technology skills and knowledge of google classroom. Students thoroughly enjoyed Christmas Village, and thank you to all the parents for your efforts in organizing such a fantastic experience. Our Christmas Concert was wonderful, and the students worked so hard to prepare. The Grinch Day celebration and Polar Express Day were fun for all! What a busy, exciting, and special month!
Students have learned so much academically. In math, we reviewed single digit multiplication facts and then proceeded through Chapter 4 which included four by one digit multiplication and four by two digit multiplication. We are now into Chapter 5 which focuses on division.
In science, we concluded our Human Body unit and proceeded to Microscopes and Magnification. Our first lab centered on lenses. Next, we will move to refraction.
In social studies, we have developed a Quizlet study guide for each lesson which we complete during our reading to replace the handwritten notes. Students were more focused on penmanship than understanding the social studies concepts, so I think this method will really help. Students can also study easily with the digital resources.
In ELA, we have learned so much ranging from completing unit one in Vocabulary Workshop to now beginning Lesson 12 in Journeys. Students continue to work on targeted skills for each story. We also began a novel study of The Jungle Book. Students are reading, answering comprehension questions, identifying unfamiliar vocabulary, and compiling a Quizlet study guide which is also liked in Google Classroom.
As a reminder, Option C is updated continuously, and digital assessment grades can be checked through your student's email account. Scores are graded and released immediately. You may monitor grades continuously. Please reach out with any questions or concerns anytime as I am happy to help always. By this point, the students have all mastered using digital resources in class, but if anyone is experiencing difficulty at home with Think CentraL, Google, etc, please let me know.
Please be mindful of encouraging your fourth grader to resume Daily Study Skills. The Quizlet and Google Classroom resources are posted online, so that students can access everything from your phone or iPad or laptop anywhere- from the car to the dinner table while waiting to eat. A little bit a day will go a long way in helping students develop good study habits before middle school. We are now into the second trimester, and developing study habits now before next year will help ensure future success.
I would like to thank you all for your truly thoughtful and very generous gifts. I really appreciate everything you have done for me and for the classroom. Our homeroom moms did a fantastic job organizing the Christmas party, and as the kids said, "It was the best Christmas party we ever had!" Thank you for your time and effort.
Students were excited to win the door decorating contest and enjoyed an ice cream treat as their prize!
We are welcoming a new student, and everyone is very excited to meet her. We have compiled a book with greetings and advice about St. Cornelius to share with her.
We welcomed our new student N, and the whole class was very excited about this. Students made a welcome book and banner, and N has a desk partner who has been helping her get used to the routines and schedule. She is a perfect addition to our class!
In religion, we have been learning the Ten Commandments. Students read about Moses, who we learned received the Ten commandments in the Old Testament and led the Israelites out of Egypt. Students read about the covenant they made with God, and then students read about how Jesus later told us in the New Testament how to summarize the first three commandments by loving God with heart, soul, and mind and to summarize the final commandments by loving your neighbor as yourself. Students did a fantastic job with their commandment quiz.
In science, students headed to the lab and learned about refraction using convex and concave lenses as well as stacked microscope slides. Students were able to use these lenses/slides to view images and determine the effect of each lens.
Students continued learning about Pennsylvania's natural resources in social studies. We learned about our rich soils which contribute to our successful agricultural industry. We also learned about our nonrenewable natural resources. We have been using Quizlet as a resource in class, and students should include this in their study rotation. The tests for social studies are larger chapter tests, and students should not wait until the day before to study this much content.
In math, we have started long division. Students will continue practicing this concept next week as we progress through Chapter 5. We took a quiz to gauge progress which was sent home in the Friday Folder. Please remind your child to complete corrections if noted.
We have had a phenomenal Advent season in fourth grade and just started our first full week back after break. We have learned so much through fun and interactive lessons and will continue to do so as we resume the full curriculum. Look for fun events to come this month during Catholic Schools Week including Pastries with Parents and Pasta Dinner Night.
We learned about Advent in many way- from our Advent kindness calendars and journals to our Jesse tree. We read a story each day during Advent, read a chapter book Christmas story, and even took our first digital assessment to advance our technology skills and knowledge of google classroom. Students thoroughly enjoyed Christmas Village, and thank you to all the parents for your efforts in organizing such a fantastic experience. Our Christmas Concert was wonderful, and the students worked so hard to prepare. The Grinch Day celebration and Polar Express Day were fun for all! What a busy, exciting, and special month!
Students have learned so much academically. In math, we reviewed single digit multiplication facts and then proceeded through Chapter 4 which included four by one digit multiplication and four by two digit multiplication. We are now into Chapter 5 which focuses on division.
In science, we concluded our Human Body unit and proceeded to Microscopes and Magnification. Our first lab centered on lenses. Next, we will move to refraction.
In social studies, we have developed a Quizlet study guide for each lesson which we complete during our reading to replace the handwritten notes. Students were more focused on penmanship than understanding the social studies concepts, so I think this method will really help. Students can also study easily with the digital resources.
In ELA, we have learned so much ranging from completing unit one in Vocabulary Workshop to now beginning Lesson 12 in Journeys. Students continue to work on targeted skills for each story. We also began a novel study of The Jungle Book. Students are reading, answering comprehension questions, identifying unfamiliar vocabulary, and compiling a Quizlet study guide which is also liked in Google Classroom.
As a reminder, Option C is updated continuously, and digital assessment grades can be checked through your student's email account. Scores are graded and released immediately. You may monitor grades continuously. Please reach out with any questions or concerns anytime as I am happy to help always. By this point, the students have all mastered using digital resources in class, but if anyone is experiencing difficulty at home with Think CentraL, Google, etc, please let me know.
Please be mindful of encouraging your fourth grader to resume Daily Study Skills. The Quizlet and Google Classroom resources are posted online, so that students can access everything from your phone or iPad or laptop anywhere- from the car to the dinner table while waiting to eat. A little bit a day will go a long way in helping students develop good study habits before middle school. We are now into the second trimester, and developing study habits now before next year will help ensure future success.
I would like to thank you all for your truly thoughtful and very generous gifts. I really appreciate everything you have done for me and for the classroom. Our homeroom moms did a fantastic job organizing the Christmas party, and as the kids said, "It was the best Christmas party we ever had!" Thank you for your time and effort.
Students were excited to win the door decorating contest and enjoyed an ice cream treat as their prize!
We are welcoming a new student, and everyone is very excited to meet her. We have compiled a book with greetings and advice about St. Cornelius to share with her.
We have had another great week in fourth grade! Congratulations to S for her special recognition as a member of the Archdiocese band! WOW!
In math, the students are working on Chapter 3. They used addition and subtraction skills to solve problems with place value in the hundred thousands and even millions. In addition, they began working on math maintenance skill sheets which will be a daily addition to our curriculum. These are graded skill review worksheets used among the Archdiocesan schools. Each square is worth 1/4 point, so that each side of the worksheet is worth 5 points.
We received a shipment of books for our classroom from Scholastic. Using the points from our orders, I was able to purchase a six pack of winter books, and I also purchased a five pack of fourth grade favorites. L's mom ordered quite a few books that the students are excited to read, such as Dog Man and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Thanks so much for your support! Silent reading is much more interesting when we have these awesome options to choose from and to share.
Please remember to have your student use the study resources including religion Quizlet. A little each day goes a long way.
I uploaded our final persuasive writing piece today, so please check out our newest persuasive writing and comment for our amazing authors! They wrote some very convincing reasons not to eat turkey next week for Thanksgiving and provided interesting alternative menus.
Students focused on identifying the author's purpose for writing (inform, explain, describe, or persuade) this week with our Journeys story. To extend our learning and reinforce this skill, we traveled around the room to different desks to read various paragraphs found on each desk. Students read the short paragraphs and then identified the author's purpose for writing each using multiple choice answers. We tried 1-10 on Thursday, reviewed together as a class, and then tried 11-22 as part of our test this week. You can find the test results in this week's Friday Folder. Only 11-22 counted towards the grade even though students graded 1-10 in red pen on the first day. Purple marks are from the teacher and indicate the graded numbers.
Students really enjoyed indoor recess and continue to play the games we were gifted this year! They have been put to good use.
Students enjoyed reading Jose: Born to Dance this week, and you can see them settled around the room in the photos above reading the story.
Students learned about the circulatory system this week with an introductory Bill Nye video and then hands on experiments in the lab. They tested their own skills with a stethoscope and counted their partners’ heartbeats before and after exercise to understand how the hurt pumps more rapidly after exercise. They modeled this with a heart they constructed in two ways- using a funnel and dropper as well as a dropper and “blood” (dyed water). Our Lab Learner series is a phenomenal tool to help us learn interesting scientific concepts in a meaningful way.
Although I had ordered enough copies of Goosebumps books for each student to read as a class Book Club event, some students were hesitant about the content of the book. I decided against reading it as a class for that reason, so these books are included in the library for choice reading, but we will not read them as a class due to this reason.
In social studies, we have finished Chapter 2 and will take our chapter test Tuesday, so that it is completed before our celebration on our half day, Wednesday, and subsequent Thanksgiving break. To help after our first test, I made guided notes to help students focus on key points in each section we read. I asked students last week and ask again that they study for the test over the weekend a little each day using their notes and books. I asked each student to bring home his or her book. It will be too much to try to study just Monday night.
You can see the students’ thrilled reactions to the first snow on Thursday in the photos above. We are looking forward to a great few days next week before break. Thanks so much for your generous sign ups for our Friendsgiving celebration on Wednesday. It should be a great time for the students!
It was another great week in fourth grade. Students found out they were the winners of Treats for Troops, and you can see their joyful reactions in the photos above.
Our science lab about the respiratory system involved creating a model lung and watching a balloon “lung” expand and contract with “breaths” as we squeezed a water bottle. Students also exercised for two minutes to compare their breathing before and after exercise. Some photos above show students exercising. Ask them about fast feet!
Students have completed sections 1-4 in chapter three this week during math. We are adding, estimating by rounding and by front end estimation, and adding larger numbers with digits in the thousands. We practiced aligning and adding the digits accurately. We are working on neatness and pacing to avoid trivial errors. We are practicing writing one number in each square of the graph paper to help us align correctly and write legibly.
We have a new turkey door and began a new turkey writing piece. Students were asked to persuade readers not to eat turkey this Thanksgiving. Some early finishers have completed their stories which are in the blog. Others will be posted next week.
A&A enjoyed lunch with a friend as they cashed in their tickets this week!
Morning meeting is always a hit, and we’ve heard lots of responses about how thankful students are for their families as we celebrate being thankful this month. Our student greeting this morning was to leave an anonymous compliment in a post it for another student. I also provided a box for shared compliments, concerns, or comments which students seemed excited about. There are already a few notes in there to be read!
Journeys test scores were fantastic this week! We worked on generalizations and conclusions while reading Mr. Winston. Excellent work fourth graders!
We completed our Religion chapter about Reconciliation as well as Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5.
I would kindly ask that you please have students use the digital resources which are meant to help your student. They provide an easy way for students to complete activities and learn to study independently.
This does require that initially you show students how to log in on their device at home. In school, we access everything on iPads and students use Google classroom independently which I have modeled in the classroom. I am unable to set up their home devices but am always glad to support and provide suggestions on how it can be done with bookmarks for easy access.
If your child does not know how to navigate Google classroom or Think Central on their home iPad or laptop, I kindly ask that you please bookmark it with their log in saved. You can specifically bookmark the student ebook for Journeys. That way, students can access these resources independently in the future without too much navigating. If I have not heard from you that your student can’t access these materials, I am assuming they can. I do no want students to feel frustrated or without resources. They are also welcome to bring their Journeys or other books home anytime if they prefer a physical book versus digital resources.
Students are allowed to use online dictionaries to look up synonyms, antonyms, definitions, etc. Think Central and the Journeys links online are excellent resources as well.
Indoor recess allowed for lots of fun games including chess and bingo. Students really enjoyed these games!
We are looking forward to another exciting week ahead. Enjoy your weekend!
Our science lab about the respiratory system involved creating a model lung and watching a balloon “lung” expand and contract with “breaths” as we squeezed a water bottle. Students also exercised for two minutes to compare their breathing before and after exercise. Some photos above show students exercising. Ask them about fast feet!
Students have completed sections 1-4 in chapter three this week during math. We are adding, estimating by rounding and by front end estimation, and adding larger numbers with digits in the thousands. We practiced aligning and adding the digits accurately. We are working on neatness and pacing to avoid trivial errors. We are practicing writing one number in each square of the graph paper to help us align correctly and write legibly.
We have a new turkey door and began a new turkey writing piece. Students were asked to persuade readers not to eat turkey this Thanksgiving. Some early finishers have completed their stories which are in the blog. Others will be posted next week.
A&A enjoyed lunch with a friend as they cashed in their tickets this week!
Morning meeting is always a hit, and we’ve heard lots of responses about how thankful students are for their families as we celebrate being thankful this month. Our student greeting this morning was to leave an anonymous compliment in a post it for another student. I also provided a box for shared compliments, concerns, or comments which students seemed excited about. There are already a few notes in there to be read!
Journeys test scores were fantastic this week! We worked on generalizations and conclusions while reading Mr. Winston. Excellent work fourth graders!
We completed our Religion chapter about Reconciliation as well as Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5.
I would kindly ask that you please have students use the digital resources which are meant to help your student. They provide an easy way for students to complete activities and learn to study independently.
This does require that initially you show students how to log in on their device at home. In school, we access everything on iPads and students use Google classroom independently which I have modeled in the classroom. I am unable to set up their home devices but am always glad to support and provide suggestions on how it can be done with bookmarks for easy access.
If your child does not know how to navigate Google classroom or Think Central on their home iPad or laptop, I kindly ask that you please bookmark it with their log in saved. You can specifically bookmark the student ebook for Journeys. That way, students can access these resources independently in the future without too much navigating. If I have not heard from you that your student can’t access these materials, I am assuming they can. I do no want students to feel frustrated or without resources. They are also welcome to bring their Journeys or other books home anytime if they prefer a physical book versus digital resources.
Students are allowed to use online dictionaries to look up synonyms, antonyms, definitions, etc. Think Central and the Journeys links online are excellent resources as well.
Indoor recess allowed for lots of fun games including chess and bingo. Students really enjoyed these games!
We are looking forward to another exciting week ahead. Enjoy your weekend!
More about Halloween week:
B was our handwriting winner! Congrats! We will have a new winner monthly.
Close up pictures included of our awesome pumpkins.
Students are becoming skilled at typing and working online using iPads to study and write.
Our primary hall STEM challenge took place in Walker Hall where our class winners L & S represented our class and did wonderfully. Kindergarten won, and we cheered their hard work and success!
We practiced reading skills from Journeys units- inferencing and indentifying fact or opinion- using fun Halloween themed activities.
We are always working to develop public speaking skills during presentations, and we work in pairs often to practice teamwork.
Students displayed their pumpkin- Spider-Man- in the hallway with the other grades’ pumpkins. Ours was very special because it was entirely completed by students without my assistance from voting to painting.
Students read a candy story about our awesome class and were given treats in a raffle. Some even donate their full size candy bars they had just won to the troops!
In religion, students really enjoy our animated videos. Ask them about the “Jesus videos” which are really great visuals for the Bible stories we read about in our book!
Another great week in the books! Looking forward to more fun ahead. Remember to check the tab on this site with important dates including the one which mentions no school for students Tuesday.
Enjoy the weekend!
B was our handwriting winner! Congrats! We will have a new winner monthly.
Close up pictures included of our awesome pumpkins.
Students are becoming skilled at typing and working online using iPads to study and write.
Our primary hall STEM challenge took place in Walker Hall where our class winners L & S represented our class and did wonderfully. Kindergarten won, and we cheered their hard work and success!
We practiced reading skills from Journeys units- inferencing and indentifying fact or opinion- using fun Halloween themed activities.
We are always working to develop public speaking skills during presentations, and we work in pairs often to practice teamwork.
Students displayed their pumpkin- Spider-Man- in the hallway with the other grades’ pumpkins. Ours was very special because it was entirely completed by students without my assistance from voting to painting.
Students read a candy story about our awesome class and were given treats in a raffle. Some even donate their full size candy bars they had just won to the troops!
In religion, students really enjoy our animated videos. Ask them about the “Jesus videos” which are really great visuals for the Bible stories we read about in our book!
Another great week in the books! Looking forward to more fun ahead. Remember to check the tab on this site with important dates including the one which mentions no school for students Tuesday.
Enjoy the weekend!
Halloween week was quite busy! We had a classroom STEM challenge- who could build the tallest freestanding candy structure. A & K won followed closely by J & K.
Our generous students filled up two boxes for Treats for Troops! Wow! Thanks everyone.
Indoor recess involves a fun game of bingo, and students are really enjoying the game donations!
Coding and math fact drills are favorite uses of the iPad for early finishers!
Our crime scene stories are hung in the hall and posted on the blog. Students used inferencing skills to creatively solve The Case of the Classroom Disaster, a mock “crime scene.”
We enjoyed having the PreK and K parade through our room and shared treats, and we also received the “Boo Basket” which had fun gifts for students including erasers and pencils.
Students played fun math games including Boo Bump with candy pieces and Frankenstein erasers and Halloween pictures which were colored by solving problems.
Halloween haunted houses from earlier this month were sent home; this was an awesome project! Enjoy having it at home!
Students measured, weighed, and examined the insides of pumpkins. Students counted the seeds inside as well. It was a fun Halloween afternoon activity.
Students shared their Pumpkin Book Reports! Wow! What an amazing job! Students put a lot of effort into these, and it was an enjoyable project for all! Thanks for your support at home with this!
Students enjoyed an awesome party where they made hands with individually moving fingers. Our homeroom moms did a wonderful job preparing all the materials and also providing healthy, adorable treats! The students listened to spooky songs and even played musical chairs. They had mummy toilet paper races. They also
completed a door hanger craft and exchanged gift bags. Thanks for all the gift bags and paper products to everyone who contributed! We are so lucky to have your support! The following day, we made a graph with our favorite types of candy.
Our generous students filled up two boxes for Treats for Troops! Wow! Thanks everyone.
Indoor recess involves a fun game of bingo, and students are really enjoying the game donations!
Coding and math fact drills are favorite uses of the iPad for early finishers!
Our crime scene stories are hung in the hall and posted on the blog. Students used inferencing skills to creatively solve The Case of the Classroom Disaster, a mock “crime scene.”
We enjoyed having the PreK and K parade through our room and shared treats, and we also received the “Boo Basket” which had fun gifts for students including erasers and pencils.
Students played fun math games including Boo Bump with candy pieces and Frankenstein erasers and Halloween pictures which were colored by solving problems.
Halloween haunted houses from earlier this month were sent home; this was an awesome project! Enjoy having it at home!
Students measured, weighed, and examined the insides of pumpkins. Students counted the seeds inside as well. It was a fun Halloween afternoon activity.
Students shared their Pumpkin Book Reports! Wow! What an amazing job! Students put a lot of effort into these, and it was an enjoyable project for all! Thanks for your support at home with this!
Students enjoyed an awesome party where they made hands with individually moving fingers. Our homeroom moms did a wonderful job preparing all the materials and also providing healthy, adorable treats! The students listened to spooky songs and even played musical chairs. They had mummy toilet paper races. They also
completed a door hanger craft and exchanged gift bags. Thanks for all the gift bags and paper products to everyone who contributed! We are so lucky to have your support! The following day, we made a graph with our favorite types of candy.
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We did not test this week for spelling. We have had many Halloween themed learning activities including a STEM challenge this afternoon, so we did not have the test for spelling this week, and we will resume spelling tests instead next week with our next story and set of words.
Please have your student submit corrections on the math test which proved difficult for some. These are due Monday.
I kindly ask that Halloween candy be eaten at home and not sent to school for snack. Thanks so much!
Conferences were posted today on Option C. Please sign up for a conference on December 3rd or 4th. Sign up date begins November 5th. Students have a half day of school, and conferences take place from 1 PM to 3 PM with a total of 12 slots opened, so that everyone can meet with me individually to discuss their child's first trimester progress. I look forward to seeing you then!
We did not test this week for spelling. We have had many Halloween themed learning activities including a STEM challenge this afternoon, so we did not have the test for spelling this week, and we will resume spelling tests instead next week with our next story and set of words.
Please have your student submit corrections on the math test which proved difficult for some. These are due Monday.
I kindly ask that Halloween candy be eaten at home and not sent to school for snack. Thanks so much!
Conferences were posted today on Option C. Please sign up for a conference on December 3rd or 4th. Sign up date begins November 5th. Students have a half day of school, and conferences take place from 1 PM to 3 PM with a total of 12 slots opened, so that everyone can meet with me individually to discuss their child's first trimester progress. I look forward to seeing you then!
We have had a busy couple of weeks since the last post.
Students really enjoyed their first dance as well as Trunk or Treat. Parents, you did an amazing job setting all of that up! Wow!
Students continue to enjoy the morning messages and are now enjoying our new Halloween books. We will also begin Goosebumps as a Book Club story. Many thanks for the continued book donations.
Students finished Chapter 2 in math and have done well with it, even the section containing beginning Algebra (a+ 7= 10, find a, a=3).
In religion, students continue to enjoy the short YouTube videos which illustrate the parables in our text, such as the Prodigal Son. We have played and enjoyed team review games.
In science, students had a great lesson with Mrs. Snowden! They learned how muscles help our bodies love and stretch using balloon to illustrate the concept. They learned about the skeletal and muscular systems. We also completed a nervous system lab. Students formed a brain, spine, and nerves and deomstrated a model of the way this message is sent, for example, from a toe that has been hurt through the nerves and spinal cord to the brain.
K so kindly brought back souvenirs for the whole class from her trip. Thanks K! How wonderful of you to share a piece of the fun!
In social studies, students have been taking guided notes as we read our chapters. They have completed partner activities as we learn about Erie and Philadelphia and compare these two plain regions.
In ELA, students have written fantastic spooky stories! They love your blog comments. They used cubes to roll settings, characters, and plot details as they brainstormed ideas. They were also given a spooky story starter. These stories turned out wonderfully. Next, they observed a mock crime scene. I revealed the Case of the Classroom Disaster only after having them observe and inference to draw their own conclusions based on reasoning and evidence.
Students are competing in a STEM competition with the primary grades involving constructing the highest tower or cups that will hold a pumpkin. Our class winners were S and L. We will cheer them on in Walker Hall this week as they represent our class in this STEM challenge.
Students also painted our class pumpkin for the school wide competition and decorated it as Spider Man (class voted on this). Great job fourth grade!
Reminder- picture day is Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Please don't forget your order forms. I only have one for LS and AF as of now.
This week's first social studies test proved difficult for some students. Please see Option C for updated grades. If corrections were still incorrect, I did not add bonus points. Please note that in order to submit corrections and receive bonus points, students must rewrite the question and add the correct answer on theme tablet paper. I will be providing guided reading notes for students with vocabulary and essential questions to fill in as we read Chapter 2 which students may use on our next chapter test.
This week's first social studies test proved difficult for some students. Please see Option C for updated grades. If corrections were still incorrect, I did not add bonus points. Please note that in order to submit corrections and receive bonus points, students must rewrite the question and add the correct answer on theme tablet paper. I will be providing guided reading notes for students with vocabulary and essential questions to fill in as we read Chapter 2 which students may use on our next chapter test.
Over the past two weeks, our phenomenal fourth graders have learned in a variety of exciting ways. In math, we participated in a digital Escape Room Challenge. Students had to practice textbook skills of rounding, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, all things we have practiced in Chapters 1 & 2, while also using problem solving skills. Students had to decipher the code in order to write and read the instructions. All of this was completed online, so students used technology skills as well. Students also rotated through some fun centers this Friday. Ask them about Farkle, Roll and Round, or our Halloween themed game pages. We will continue next Friday, as not each student had a chance to complete each activity. As we began Chapter 2, we reviewed addition strategies including using ten and making doubles, properties of addition, and subtraction strategies including part of a set, take away, compare, and how many more are needed.
Students read two Journeys stories which focused on finding the theme and then making inferences. We identified the big picture idea and discussed the takeaway from which we could learn a lesson and apply it to our own lives. We later identified thoughts, actions, and dialogue which helped us make inferences about the main character as well as to predict what he might do next. Students continued expanding their vocabulary using both Journeys and Vocabulary Workshop. I have encouraged students to include these new words in their writing pieces. Students really enjoyed Last Man Standing, our vocabulary review game.
We completed a persuasive writing piece for Halloween. I filled in for our art teacher this week, and we ventured to the art studio where students painted backgrounds and then assembled the haunted houses. Students were them prompted to sell this house by persuading the potential buyer. Students turned the "creepy" parts of the house into desirable features and practiced descriptive language and imagery. These writing pieces are included on our blog page under the WOW WORK tab, and students would love a comment. If you leave a comment, I can display it on the screen in class. Students laughed out loud at Mr. F's comment for A on Friday! Students read their work from the blog during our presentations which the whole class enjoyed.
Students have been enjoying Morning Meeting. They love our joke of the day, surprise greeting, and sharing with friends. I have started whiteboard responses which they also seem to enjoy. They especially enjoy editing my intentional "mistakes" in our messages. One student each day has played War with L (my little guy) before the bell rings each day. They are so kind to L!
Students also really enjoyed celebrating L's birthday, and thank you to L for the awesome goodie bags! We did our usual GoNoodle, compliment balloon game, board written compliments, and birthday book.
Students studied the story of The Good Samaritan and performed a short play in addition to writing a graded paragraph. Students watched short animated clips which helped them visualize before the Reader's Theater performance. We also had a relay race review game before our test. We have been praying a decade of the rosary each day and will continue to do so throughout October. Students filled in the prayer, copied in their best handwriting, and B was chosen as our winner. His writing is displayed in the hallway with one winner from each grade. A new winner will have their work hung in the hall next month as art of our school's Good Handwriting Club.
Students compiled their sheets we have been working on in Social Studies and made a PA book as well as a PA map which we labeled using our book and up at the board. Students researched using links in Google classroom, using their textbook glossary and index, using skimming skills to identify relevant subtitles where they could find information, and with my direction using our board. This was a great learning experience for them!
We have been very busy in fourth grade! Stay tuned for more fun to come this month. We do not currently have a homeroom parent as the school does not allow more than one grade per parent, so if anyone is interested that is still available. Our pumpkin book reports are due on Halloween, and students should have already started reading in order to stay on track. We will have our presentations and some fun activities that day as well. I will send out a sign up genius with ideas for healthy things we can eat that will fit with our school policy.
Students read two Journeys stories which focused on finding the theme and then making inferences. We identified the big picture idea and discussed the takeaway from which we could learn a lesson and apply it to our own lives. We later identified thoughts, actions, and dialogue which helped us make inferences about the main character as well as to predict what he might do next. Students continued expanding their vocabulary using both Journeys and Vocabulary Workshop. I have encouraged students to include these new words in their writing pieces. Students really enjoyed Last Man Standing, our vocabulary review game.
We completed a persuasive writing piece for Halloween. I filled in for our art teacher this week, and we ventured to the art studio where students painted backgrounds and then assembled the haunted houses. Students were them prompted to sell this house by persuading the potential buyer. Students turned the "creepy" parts of the house into desirable features and practiced descriptive language and imagery. These writing pieces are included on our blog page under the WOW WORK tab, and students would love a comment. If you leave a comment, I can display it on the screen in class. Students laughed out loud at Mr. F's comment for A on Friday! Students read their work from the blog during our presentations which the whole class enjoyed.
Students have been enjoying Morning Meeting. They love our joke of the day, surprise greeting, and sharing with friends. I have started whiteboard responses which they also seem to enjoy. They especially enjoy editing my intentional "mistakes" in our messages. One student each day has played War with L (my little guy) before the bell rings each day. They are so kind to L!
Students also really enjoyed celebrating L's birthday, and thank you to L for the awesome goodie bags! We did our usual GoNoodle, compliment balloon game, board written compliments, and birthday book.
Students studied the story of The Good Samaritan and performed a short play in addition to writing a graded paragraph. Students watched short animated clips which helped them visualize before the Reader's Theater performance. We also had a relay race review game before our test. We have been praying a decade of the rosary each day and will continue to do so throughout October. Students filled in the prayer, copied in their best handwriting, and B was chosen as our winner. His writing is displayed in the hallway with one winner from each grade. A new winner will have their work hung in the hall next month as art of our school's Good Handwriting Club.
Students compiled their sheets we have been working on in Social Studies and made a PA book as well as a PA map which we labeled using our book and up at the board. Students researched using links in Google classroom, using their textbook glossary and index, using skimming skills to identify relevant subtitles where they could find information, and with my direction using our board. This was a great learning experience for them!
We have been very busy in fourth grade! Stay tuned for more fun to come this month. We do not currently have a homeroom parent as the school does not allow more than one grade per parent, so if anyone is interested that is still available. Our pumpkin book reports are due on Halloween, and students should have already started reading in order to stay on track. We will have our presentations and some fun activities that day as well. I will send out a sign up genius with ideas for healthy things we can eat that will fit with our school policy.
Book Report
I have assigned a book report for students. The rubric and information sheet have been sent home in the "Return to School" section. They are due back completed and with a character from the book made from a pumpkin on 10/31/18. You can google "pumpkin book report" for inspiration. I showed students examples in class. They may not use Dog Man for this. Please select an age appropriate chapter book. The rubric specifies each grading category and number of points. I suggested students type this but won't require it. I will hang reports in the hall, so please have them write neatly if handwritten.. They have been typing paragraphs in school and are familiar with using an Pad to do this. We will share our presentations for a fun character activity on Halloween. Please contact me with any questions. I think the students will have fun with this! They all enjoyed the summer reading project and asked for another.
*Please staple the rubric sheet for grading to the back of the student's written report when you return it. Thanks!
I have assigned a book report for students. The rubric and information sheet have been sent home in the "Return to School" section. They are due back completed and with a character from the book made from a pumpkin on 10/31/18. You can google "pumpkin book report" for inspiration. I showed students examples in class. They may not use Dog Man for this. Please select an age appropriate chapter book. The rubric specifies each grading category and number of points. I suggested students type this but won't require it. I will hang reports in the hall, so please have them write neatly if handwritten.. They have been typing paragraphs in school and are familiar with using an Pad to do this. We will share our presentations for a fun character activity on Halloween. Please contact me with any questions. I think the students will have fun with this! They all enjoyed the summer reading project and asked for another.
*Please staple the rubric sheet for grading to the back of the student's written report when you return it. Thanks!
Students were so excited to receive their service club pins. Wow! What kind students we have in fourth grade.
Students have cleaned their folders. Please leave the "Keep at Home" papers at your house to do what you wish with (file or discard). Please return signed tests with any corrections if applicable.
Students may still bring in a rosary if desired as we will pray throughout the month each day.
Students did a fantastic job with comprehension this week! Journeys comprehension scores were phenomenal! One area to continue working on is grammar regarding compound sentences. Students learned to use FANBOYS with a comma to connect two complete thoughts (each with a subject and predicate). We will continue working on this.
Spelling tests have not yet been graded from today, so these will be sent home next week in the Friday Folder.
Just a reminder that due to our schedule of math from 9:15- 10:00 with split classes followed by special from 10:00-10:45, we miss the window of time to purchase snack on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please send snacks from home, as I will still give students snack time and a “brain break” for 15 minutes on these days.
Students are finding the increased curriculum more challenging. I really encourage use of the online resources. Five to ten minutes a day playing an iPad game or flipping through flash cards on Quizlet does a few things- encourages study skills which we are learning to develop this year, teaches students to pace and not cram studying into the day before a test, and helps students become familiar with the words and terms because of repetition. Small periods each day will benefit students more than one long period the day before the test. Quizlet and games can be played in the car on the way to practice (if you’re willing to share your phone) or while a parent is running errands, on an iPad at the table while a parent gets dinner ready, before bed, etc... find any short spans of time to fit it in. It is not meant to be stressful for parents or children.
Much of what is learned before fourth grade really revolves around learning to read. This year, we transition to a “reading to learn” curriculum with lots more content. With that said, I gave back the Journeys tests today to students. When grading, I realized they had rushed through. Even some questions I had specifically reviewed in class were marked wrong. I told students to check their answers and reread the questions to them. I did not give any answers or any excessive assistance, just a chance to rethink and not rush. Many students spotted some mistakes and corrected them. Due to this second chance, I am not offering further corrections in vocabulary, grammar, or comprehension. I am offering corrections on the skills test, and if your child needs to do corrections for that test, please return by Monday if they would like to earn additional points. This test was read aloud to them, and I mentioned how to highlight specific important details. I will transition them to reading alone and highlighting alone overtime as they were not ready for this today based initial scores.
All tests should be signed and returned Monday. I will be updating Option C Sunday. All grades can be monitored with averages on Option C. Please do not wait until the end of the trimester if you have questions about grading. This was our most difficult story and test to date with Journeys, and it was a long, informational text, so I can understand the difference in scores in this test versus the other two.
We made flash cards with partners in class for Lab Learner and will begin learning about the human body starting with the nervous system. I showed a video today which was mostly for visuals and also a brain break after all our tests.
We began 1-12 in math and will stay with this section on Monday as it is challenging for students and requires them to use critical thinking skills and draw tables and lists.
B&C used tickets for lunch with a friend, and K used tickets for show and tell during which she showed us her awesome dance routine and shoes. We also raffled off tickets and K and C won prize box items.
Students did well with our fire drill. Over the weekend, please write the Think Central log in in your student’s assignment book if not done, and also please have them stay current on the Vocabulary Workshop words using online (not written) resources 5-10 min each day. Test is next week.
Enjoy the weekend everyone!
Today, we began writing a “hamburger” paragraph. I noticed students’ paragraphs were lacking structure and a main idea in our last writing assignment. Using this pocket chart visual, we wrote an outline and a rough draft for a paragraph. We used highlighters to identify specific parts of the paragraph in our rough drafts. Students also listened to the audio version of our story as they identified cause and effect on a corresponding worksheet. In math, we practiced using our skills from chapter one in word problems. We had a great day in fourth grade!
We have been working hard this week and learning so much! In math, we had a quiz on 1-6 to 1-9, and we’ve moved on to rounding. We are reading Harry Potter as a class read aloud, and the students really seem to enjoy this time before dismissal! We played Jeopardy again as a religion test review. We presented summer reading projects, and I’m so proud of the students’ effort and hardworking with this. Students have enjoyed Morning Meeting, where they correct messages on the board, gather to connect before we start our day, and hear a joke as well as share and respond to prompts that help us identify commonalities. You can see the students have been working well in pairs and enjoying flexible seating. We even spread out around the room with our Journeys story and followed along to the audio on Think Central. We’ve practiced our target skill of identifying cause and effect as we learn about how remote islands or places with small populations find creative ways to get books to young readers. Fun assemblies have included Science Explorers and Robotics where we helped program a robot named Raspberry to dance. Fourth graders have been learning so much!
Pictures from the end of last week including a religion craft during which students chose to sit as one big group and worked well together, using our microphone to share work, practice and game “races” at the board, independent and partner work, and lots of learning! We learned about place value and counting change in math, the Beatitudes in religion and how to continue the mission of the Church and spread the good news, PA history in social studies including physical features of our state, and read My Brother Martin in Journeys which included historical background and vocabulary.
We’ve had a great week so far.
Students began studying PA in Social Studies. We found our state on a map, identified the bordering states and a Great Lake, and practiced writing and identying essential questions as we read the text. We became familiar with our book and completed activities for using the glossary and index.
In math, we’ve compared and ordered whole numbers, practiced making change after a purchase using the smallest number of bills, and identified halfway points between numbers.
We practiced vocabulary words using the textbook website and listened to audio words and stories.
We played Jeopardy to review the Beatitudes which we’ve covered in religion. We could not head over to church during the thunderstorm yesterday, so we prayed quietly and listened to hymns on the smartboard in our class to honor the Forty Hours devotion. Ask your student about the prayer intentions he or she shared.
Students have read My Brother Martin and identified the author’s purpose. We’ve discussed the historical setting of the story and practiced clarifying and monitoring as we read.
Students began studying PA in Social Studies. We found our state on a map, identified the bordering states and a Great Lake, and practiced writing and identying essential questions as we read the text. We became familiar with our book and completed activities for using the glossary and index.
In math, we’ve compared and ordered whole numbers, practiced making change after a purchase using the smallest number of bills, and identified halfway points between numbers.
We practiced vocabulary words using the textbook website and listened to audio words and stories.
We played Jeopardy to review the Beatitudes which we’ve covered in religion. We could not head over to church during the thunderstorm yesterday, so we prayed quietly and listened to hymns on the smartboard in our class to honor the Forty Hours devotion. Ask your student about the prayer intentions he or she shared.
Students have read My Brother Martin and identified the author’s purpose. We’ve discussed the historical setting of the story and practiced clarifying and monitoring as we read.
We ended the week with a fun birthday celebration for J
which included GoNoodle, birthday goodies, compliments, and a balloon game.
J&K cashed in their tickets for lunch with a friend and joined me in the class for lunch!
Student tests were returned- please sign and return to me. Please remember that the math and vocabulary diagnostic grades do not count in Option C and do not reflect material I covered. They are general placement tests to help me gauge present levels of performance and guide instruction.
We also made these beautiful images on our classroom window to represent Pentecost.
which included GoNoodle, birthday goodies, compliments, and a balloon game.
J&K cashed in their tickets for lunch with a friend and joined me in the class for lunch!
Student tests were returned- please sign and return to me. Please remember that the math and vocabulary diagnostic grades do not count in Option C and do not reflect material I covered. They are general placement tests to help me gauge present levels of performance and guide instruction.
We also made these beautiful images on our classroom window to represent Pentecost.
We continued this week with a lot of fun learning games and activities. We played math basketball, built a race car in a place value game, ordered our numbers in line using place value knowledge, read Winn Dixie with partners as well as using our microphone as a whole class, listened to our first Show and Tell (L bought it with her tickets and showed fairies), and practiced spelling words with a game called Sparkle. We used our iPads for vocabulary and grammar, listened to Harry Potter (our read aloud), and wrote sentences in which we identified subjects and predicates. Everyone did well on our first religion test! We also took a diagnostic vocabulary pretest similar to the math pretest which will not be entered into Option C. It is graded for my knowledge only as a starting point. I ask that you sign and return it, so that I can reference it, but know that it will not affect your child’s grade. We practiced comparing Winn Dixie, a realistic fiction, to another text in Journeys which was nonfiction, and answered an essential question regarding which problems we could solve in our own communities. It has been a great week!
Week three is our first week of full day curriculum and five full days. We transitioned from introductory, team building, and STEM activities to full curriculum. This is a big transition, and we are working on developing attentiveness. Students have done a great job this week using the exercise balls in safe, school appropriate ways.
I have been breaking up the group instruction with small group instruction at the tables, partner work, peer editing, and individual conferencing. We are exploring a variety of learning methods.
Students conferenced with me regarding handwriting pretests and peer edited another writing sample in handwriting.
We began Winn Dixie, and students read using “popcorn” and our microphone. Students practiced identifying plot, characters, and setting. They sorted long and short a words (our spelling words), practiced identifying simple and complete subjects and predicates with partners, and analyzed the text to determine point of view and identify flashbacks. Students also wrote summaries of the story and shared them with the group.
Students reflected on 9/11 today and shared traits of heroes as we focused on the heroes that day.
We also took a diagnostic assessment which tested third grade skill retention. Please do not be worried about this grade when you see it. It was a tool for me to pinpoint each student’s starting point and will not be entered as an Option C grade. I will send it home to be signed, have it returned, and reference it personally. I also told the students not to feel any stress about it and to just do their best but not worry.
Parents asked about summer reading. I came up with a creative way to allow students to present their knowledge of I Survived the American Revolution. There is a written component and a diorama. I encourage them to be as creative as they choose. I look forward to seeing these projects which will count towards their Option C reading grades.
On the math worksheet, students mentioned confusion with “identify the number 1000 greater/less than ___,” so we will be sure to review this again.
I have been breaking up the group instruction with small group instruction at the tables, partner work, peer editing, and individual conferencing. We are exploring a variety of learning methods.
Students conferenced with me regarding handwriting pretests and peer edited another writing sample in handwriting.
We began Winn Dixie, and students read using “popcorn” and our microphone. Students practiced identifying plot, characters, and setting. They sorted long and short a words (our spelling words), practiced identifying simple and complete subjects and predicates with partners, and analyzed the text to determine point of view and identify flashbacks. Students also wrote summaries of the story and shared them with the group.
Students reflected on 9/11 today and shared traits of heroes as we focused on the heroes that day.
We also took a diagnostic assessment which tested third grade skill retention. Please do not be worried about this grade when you see it. It was a tool for me to pinpoint each student’s starting point and will not be entered as an Option C grade. I will send it home to be signed, have it returned, and reference it personally. I also told the students not to feel any stress about it and to just do their best but not worry.
Parents asked about summer reading. I came up with a creative way to allow students to present their knowledge of I Survived the American Revolution. There is a written component and a diorama. I encourage them to be as creative as they choose. I look forward to seeing these projects which will count towards their Option C reading grades.
On the math worksheet, students mentioned confusion with “identify the number 1000 greater/less than ___,” so we will be sure to review this again.
We finished up our second week today with lots of fun learning activities and fantastic, new flexible seating for everyone. Our classroom parents went above and beyond, and we are so lucky and grateful for your generous donations from balance balls to lap desks to playing cards and wipes. I can’t thank you enough.
Flexible seating is new to our fourth graders, so as with anything new, there is a transition period in getting used to appropriate ways to use the balance balls at school.
We discussed some of the following:
1. No rolling on stomachs.
2. Feet on floor (no rolling backwards to avoid falling ).
3. No throwing around the room.
4. No bouncing like basketballs.
5. No punching/smacking (very loud).
6. No arguing about sizes or colors.
We discussed what we can do:
1. Use them with lap desks.
2. Sit on them at the tables or desks.
3. Bounce/wiggle gently.
4. Take turns sharing different colors and sizes.
5. Sit on them for small group work with whiteboards.
Today, we used the playing cards for a variety of math games with partners. We read Harry Potter, practiced reading a passage and responding to questions, practiced another math minute (4th grade math skill review), shared our reader’s response ideas with classmates, attended our Back to School Mass, and practiced handwriting. We also had our first ticket raffle and prize box rewards.
We we will begin formal curriculum with Journeys and all subjects next week. Stay tuned for more information!
Flexible seating is new to our fourth graders, so as with anything new, there is a transition period in getting used to appropriate ways to use the balance balls at school.
We discussed some of the following:
1. No rolling on stomachs.
2. Feet on floor (no rolling backwards to avoid falling ).
3. No throwing around the room.
4. No bouncing like basketballs.
5. No punching/smacking (very loud).
6. No arguing about sizes or colors.
We discussed what we can do:
1. Use them with lap desks.
2. Sit on them at the tables or desks.
3. Bounce/wiggle gently.
4. Take turns sharing different colors and sizes.
5. Sit on them for small group work with whiteboards.
Today, we used the playing cards for a variety of math games with partners. We read Harry Potter, practiced reading a passage and responding to questions, practiced another math minute (4th grade math skill review), shared our reader’s response ideas with classmates, attended our Back to School Mass, and practiced handwriting. We also had our first ticket raffle and prize box rewards.
We we will begin formal curriculum with Journeys and all subjects next week. Stay tuned for more information!
Thursday 9/6/18
Back to School Night was a huge success! The students worked so hard, and I am sure you all enjoyed seeing their work. Thanks for your time. PowerPoint is uploaded in Google Classroom.
In school today, we decided to stay on our current math section and practice this difficult topic instead of moving on, so that everyone has more time to develop a good understanding of place value. We watched a place value video and worked with whiteboards and laminated pouches to correct homework and to practice more problems.
Checkers were a hit at indoor recess. Thanks to all of our very generous and supportive classroom parents!
We enjoyed our first read aloud, the illustrated first book in the Harry Potter series. We will continue this for a while since it is a very long book.
Students enjoyed seeing their work displayed and were so excited to have parents see everything.
During reader’s response, we worked in pairs to answer growth mindset prompts.
Wednesday 9/5/18
I am so proud of all of your fourth graders! The students have worked so hard to prepare their best anonymous work for parents to “guess” and determine which belongs to their child. I think you will be very proud of them as well! They are off to a great start this year.
We finished up our Fingerprint Poetry in writing today. These turned out to be quite impressive!
We are practicing in small groups with whiteboard responses as we learn about place value in math. We also watched a fun video with a place value song. I can see this topic is very difficult for some students. To practice, if you want any extra ideas, you can have your child write a number that you say up to hundred millions. For example, say the number 999, 999. Have your child write it. We practiced this way in class. Ask them which place value a digit is in. For example, ask what place the 5 in 400, 050 is in (tens). We will keep practicing together in class.
Students learned about the Blessed Trinity. Ask about their shamrock crafts and what a shamrock represents.
I am so proud of all of your fourth graders! The students have worked so hard to prepare their best anonymous work for parents to “guess” and determine which belongs to their child. I think you will be very proud of them as well! They are off to a great start this year.
We finished up our Fingerprint Poetry in writing today. These turned out to be quite impressive!
We are practicing in small groups with whiteboard responses as we learn about place value in math. We also watched a fun video with a place value song. I can see this topic is very difficult for some students. To practice, if you want any extra ideas, you can have your child write a number that you say up to hundred millions. For example, say the number 999, 999. Have your child write it. We practiced this way in class. Ask them which place value a digit is in. For example, ask what place the 5 in 400, 050 is in (tens). We will keep practicing together in class.
Students learned about the Blessed Trinity. Ask about their shamrock crafts and what a shamrock represents.
Tuesday 9/4/18
Happy Birthday K! Students helped make a birthday book, played a compliment balloon game, and enjoyed Go Noodle songs to celebrate. Thanks for the gift bags, K! They were enjoyed by all.
Students worked on Fingerprint Poems and Letters to Future Selves for Back to School Night during writing.
We began place value in math and worked in small groups with whiteboard responses.
Early finishers played a multiplication dice game.
UNO is a favorite at indoor recess!
Happy Birthday K! Students helped make a birthday book, played a compliment balloon game, and enjoyed Go Noodle songs to celebrate. Thanks for the gift bags, K! They were enjoyed by all.
Students worked on Fingerprint Poems and Letters to Future Selves for Back to School Night during writing.
We began place value in math and worked in small groups with whiteboard responses.
Early finishers played a multiplication dice game.
UNO is a favorite at indoor recess!
Thursday 8/30/18
Multiplication War was enjoyed by all as we practiced our group work and math skills!
B and K’s marshmallow structure is still standing!
Everyone enjoyed the final Ziplock bag biography presentations.
Ask your child about Alexander’s terrible day. Students read the text, identified “terrible” events, and used their growth mindset and problem solving skills to determine alternative reactions that may have helped Alexander to have a better day.
Students worked very hard today on a special letter for Back to School Night. They are excited for parents to try to identify their anonymous letters and self portraits.
What a great week! Enjoy your long weekend with family!
Multiplication War was enjoyed by all as we practiced our group work and math skills!
B and K’s marshmallow structure is still standing!
Everyone enjoyed the final Ziplock bag biography presentations.
Ask your child about Alexander’s terrible day. Students read the text, identified “terrible” events, and used their growth mindset and problem solving skills to determine alternative reactions that may have helped Alexander to have a better day.
Students worked very hard today on a special letter for Back to School Night. They are excited for parents to try to identify their anonymous letters and self portraits.
What a great week! Enjoy your long weekend with family!
Wednesday 8/29/18
Everyone did so well with their Ziplock bag biographies. It was wonderful hearing about each student’s interests!
Ask your child about our STEM challenge and building the tallest marshmallow/pasta structure.
Indoor recess was fun for all with a whole class game of UNO!
Ask your child- what flavor of ice cream did you create and write about this morning during writing?
Ask your child- what did you write that a fourth grader should be on the “Be...” wall?
Everyone did so well with their Ziplock bag biographies. It was wonderful hearing about each student’s interests!
Ask your child about our STEM challenge and building the tallest marshmallow/pasta structure.
Indoor recess was fun for all with a whole class game of UNO!
Ask your child- what flavor of ice cream did you create and write about this morning during writing?
Ask your child- what did you write that a fourth grader should be on the “Be...” wall?
Tuesday 8/28/18
Ask your child:
What is a growth mindset?
What does that mean to you as a fourth grade student this year?
All students enjoyed your generous game donations during indoor recess. Thanks everyone!
Ask your child:
What is a growth mindset?
What does that mean to you as a fourth grade student this year?
All students enjoyed your generous game donations during indoor recess. Thanks everyone!