In math we worked on wrapping up our place value unit. We were able to see what students have a firm grasp on in place value and addition and subtraction from the unit assessment. Next week we will focus on reviewing and really focusing in on areas that the students need to work on the most based on the results of the assessment.
On Monday you will be receiving your child's Math Envelope. This will include some of the work that your child has completed throughout this math unit. We want you to be able see how your child has been doing in math over the past few weeks. Please make sure you sign and return the envelope with the papers inside and send back by this Tuesday.
In reading we continued to work on asking questions. We read the story A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. We asked lots of questions and worked hard on also trying to ask questions that are "talk worthy." We learned that these types of questions often are focused around theme, author, lesson, message, or characters. We decided on the question that we were most interested in and worked on "tracking" that answer throughout the book. We found lots of EVIDENCE to prove to us what the lesson really was in this book.
In social studies we visited Hershey, Pennsylvania and learned about mass production. We also thought about the advantages and disadvantages of having a machine do the work over people. We have a few more stops in the Northeast, but are leaning a lot along the way.
Just a reminder that conferences are going to be Wednesday and Thursday this week. I sent your conference time home with your child last week. Please fill out the questionnaire and return by Monday.
Enjoy the weekend!
~Mrs. Lewis
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Costume Book Report
All fourth graders are going to be completing a Costume Book Report. The information for this month long project was sent home with all students last week.
Book Report Time Line...
- Read book~ finish by 10/16
- Start rough draft of book report~ by 10/17
- Rough draft of book report DUE~ 10/23
- BOOK REPORT and COSTUME DUE~ 10/31
We Are In Charge!
Last week we learned that we are in charge of our own writing, the captains of our personal narrative stories. We talked about a rough draft of a story is a place for us to try out new things and then decide what works best for each of us. This starts to put the responsibility on the students rather than relying too much on me.
We also spent some "time" at Ellis Island in New York as another stop on our Northeast tour. We learned a lot about the troubles that immigrants faced when first coming to America. We were able to watch a video with pictures that showed people arriving in America many years ago. We also listened to a story called The Memory Coat. This also gave us more information about what life was like for an immigrant entering America. At the end of the week we worked with partners to write a journal entry about life at Ellis Island.
In math we started a new homework assignment called Good Evening Math or GEM. This is going to be beneficial in reviewing previously taught concepts. Each night there will be three problems that are review for the students. The students need to bring this back to school the next day. We will be spending some time during math to correct the problems. Next week we will be taking an assessment on Place Value. We will also give a multiplication pre-assessment to see what fourth grade standards students may already know.
We continued to ask questions last week, a strategy that good readers use. We spent some time looking at the types of questions that we have been asking. We learned that many of our questions were predictions. These types of questions are important, but we are learning to ask "talk-worthy" questions that require the reader to think more deeply about the text. This will take a lot of practice. We will continue to work on asking those thought provoking questions next week.
On Friday we also earned our reward for completing our 3rd Paw Print Classroom Chart!! The students went into the computer lab for extra computer time!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Mrs. Lewis :)
We also spent some "time" at Ellis Island in New York as another stop on our Northeast tour. We learned a lot about the troubles that immigrants faced when first coming to America. We were able to watch a video with pictures that showed people arriving in America many years ago. We also listened to a story called The Memory Coat. This also gave us more information about what life was like for an immigrant entering America. At the end of the week we worked with partners to write a journal entry about life at Ellis Island.
In math we started a new homework assignment called Good Evening Math or GEM. This is going to be beneficial in reviewing previously taught concepts. Each night there will be three problems that are review for the students. The students need to bring this back to school the next day. We will be spending some time during math to correct the problems. Next week we will be taking an assessment on Place Value. We will also give a multiplication pre-assessment to see what fourth grade standards students may already know.
We continued to ask questions last week, a strategy that good readers use. We spent some time looking at the types of questions that we have been asking. We learned that many of our questions were predictions. These types of questions are important, but we are learning to ask "talk-worthy" questions that require the reader to think more deeply about the text. This will take a lot of practice. We will continue to work on asking those thought provoking questions next week.
On Friday we also earned our reward for completing our 3rd Paw Print Classroom Chart!! The students went into the computer lab for extra computer time!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Mrs. Lewis :)
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