Explore Grade 4

Just a reminder that students do not have school on Friday.  We will be going to Weldon Springs on Thursday for a science field trip.  Students will be reminded if they signed up for a school lunch or a lunch from home.

Parent-Teacher conference appointments were sent home on Friday.  Please return the bottom portion of these sheets by tomorrow.

Science: classification of living things; Weldon Springs checklist

Social studies: map skills

Math: Jiffy quizzes, Math Minute 8, and Drops in the Bucket

Math homework: Students should be studying basic math facts for multiplication each night; we will begin division facts next week

Reading: finished Akiak

Writing: Noun-Verb-Noun sentences; No handwriting homework this week!

Happy 10/10/10!

No school October 11 in honor of Columbus Day.  Also a reminder that students will not have classes this Friday due to a teacher institute day.

Students came home this weekend with mark chart summaries that need a parent signature.  They also brought home a letter indicating conference appointment times.  The bottom of the form had some questions that need to be returned by October 13.  They will help with preparing for conferences.

Thursday is our Weldon Springs field trip.  The weather looks perfect!

Students need to make sure Friday’s Handwriting assignment has been completed.

Enjoy the day off!

I have returned from being gone for a couple of days.  Thanks for your patience!

Today in 4P:

Science: Word webs for Lesson 1 terms

Social Studies: test on Chapter 1

Math: Jiffy Quizzes; Pattern 9s; Drops in the Bucket

Math homework: students have fact family triangles for addition and subtraction; they have flash cards for multiplication; they should work on these each night

Reading: “Akiak”

Writing: Verb Suburb

Writing Homework: Handwriting, Week 6, Tuesday

Picture proofs went home this evening

No students had lunch detentions today!  We were all pretty excited.

Science: Made cell models with Jello and various candies.

Math: Picture 2s strategy for multiplication facts; Math Minute 6; Drops in The Bucket 5

Reading: Time for Kids

Writing: Noun-Verb Sentence patterns; Slap Slap Clap

Writing homework: Handwriting, Wednesday, Week 5

Get planner signed tonight!

Today in science, students explored a virtual model of an animal cell.  Click here for a snip of their exploration:

Animal Cell Exploration Video

Today in other areas of Grade 4:

Reading: TFK

Math: Data Share from Multiplication/Division benchmark assessments; extended response practice

Social Studies: worked on artifact bags as groups of social scientists

Writing: used “Vortex Sort” for words that were and were not nouns; Practices Slap Slap Clap game for Noun-Verb sentences

Writing homework: Handwriting, Tuesday, Week 5

What a beautiful, crisp day!  Hope you were able to enjoy some of it.

Science: Chapter 1, Lesson 1

Math: Do The Easy Ones for multiplication and division; Extended Response practice

Reading: Time for Kids

Writing homework: Handwriting, Week 5, Monday

Parent-Teacher Conference forms and IWU video release forms are due Friday

Fall has come in with some beautiful weather!  Here’s what Friday looked like for us.

Social studies: Artifact bag assessment

Math: Discovery Assessment; Dilly Bars for addition/subtraction superstars

Reading: Discovery Assessment

Writing: Handwriting, Week 4, Friday (might need to be finished for homework)

Several things have gone home this weekend in the Boomerang folder:

Mark chart summary

Parent-Teacher Conference sheet (if you did not sign up at Parent Night)

IWU photo release form

Weldon Springs chaperone form (for some)

It has been a very busy week.  Sorry for my lack of posts.  Hopefully, student planners have filled in any gaps.

Science: compared/contrasted an actual onion with a magnified onion viewed through a microscope; started lesson 1

Math: played Terrific Triangles; took Jiffy Quizzes; discussed math assessments and started extended response practice

Math homework: tomorrow is the last day to “qualify” for the ice cream treat for addition/subtraction superstars; students now have Fact Family triangles for addition/subtraction; they should practice these facts each day; math tests need to be signed and returned

Reading: We have been preparing for our first Discovery Assessment test.  Students used highlighters to highlight key words in questions that will help them to be more successful when choosing answers.

Writing: We finished Noun Town and watched Schoolhouse Rock videos for nouns, verbs, and complete sentences.

Writing homework: Handwriting, Wednesday, Week 4

Completed planners need to be signed tonight

Here’s the run down of today:

-Science: compare/contrast activity with an article about bamboo and moss

-Science homework: Weldon Springs field trip form needs to be filled out and signed

-Social Studies: read about political scientists

-Social Studies homework: students are bringing home a paper bag in which they should place 4 artifacts from home; instructions are on the bag; teacher examples will be shared next week; bag is due Wednesday

-Math: wrapped up subtraction by discussing addition helping with subtraction facts and how turnarounds in subtraction are different from turnarounds in addition; worked on correcting Math Minutes and study guides; study guide discussion will continue on Monday

-Math homework: get study guide signed

-Language Arts: Handwriting, Friday, Week 3

-Language Arts homework: Handwriting, Friday, Week 3 (be sure to place months in alphabetical order)

Science: Vocabulary Preview

Social studies: discussed what an economist studies

Reading: Alaska words

Writing: Discussed list of most frequently used words and introduced nouns

Writing homework: Handwriting, Week 3, Tuesday; write months 3 times each

Math: Learned Count-Ups as a subtraction strategy; Math Minute 5; Drops in the Bucket 4

Math homework: complete the first three pages of your subtraction booklet