Oh what a glorious Thanksgiving break!
14 school days until Winter Break!
Science: no homework. We are learning about natural resources.
Reading: define spelling words in your own words
Math: Test tomorrow
Writing: We had a wonderful chorus performance today during writing.
The science fair project is past due now. I will be sending home a note tomorrow with a new packet with the kiddos that have not turned in their work. This is a test grade and is mandatory for all fourth graders.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Monday
Clearly, my mind is on this 5 day break coming soon. :)
Science: We compared our Thanksgiving to the first Thanksgiving. Ask your child 1 way they are different.
Reading: no hw (no spelling this week)
Math: Homework if not finished in class. (line graph)
Writing: We FINALLY used clickers today. I hope to start using them a lot more in class. They are super engaging and the students seemed to really like them.
Science: We compared our Thanksgiving to the first Thanksgiving. Ask your child 1 way they are different.
Reading: no hw (no spelling this week)
Math: Homework if not finished in class. (line graph)
Writing: We FINALLY used clickers today. I hope to start using them a lot more in class. They are super engaging and the students seemed to really like them.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thursday
We had our last junior achievement session today and so we did not have science. Ask your child about the game they played and what they have learned about expenses and income.
Reading: We are learning about cause and effect. No homework.
Math: Some of my students went to Mrs. Brady's room to continue working on line graphs while I gave the fourth grade monthly intervention assessment.
Writing: We worked in our writer's notebook and some of us shared what we had written.
*It's getting colder outside but we still go out for recess. Please be sure your child brings a jacket to school.
Reading: We are learning about cause and effect. No homework.
Math: Some of my students went to Mrs. Brady's room to continue working on line graphs while I gave the fourth grade monthly intervention assessment.
Writing: We worked in our writer's notebook and some of us shared what we had written.
*It's getting colder outside but we still go out for recess. Please be sure your child brings a jacket to school.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wednesday
Homework
Math: Pg. 77
Reading: finish lit group questions
That's it for homework.
Ask your child about conservation today. It was about gun safety.
Please return the coupon books or order money if you have not done so yet. Thanks!!
Math: Pg. 77
Reading: finish lit group questions
That's it for homework.
Ask your child about conservation today. It was about gun safety.
Please return the coupon books or order money if you have not done so yet. Thanks!!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Rainy, cold Tuesday
I am so sorry that I didn't have a post from yesterday. I had parent teacher conferences and it slipped my mind.
Reading: There are no spelling words this week. We are working on the elements of nonfiction. We completed a sort today that had the students decide if something is a characteristic of nonfiction, fiction, poetry or play. Only homework if not finished in class.
Math: Pages 75 and 76 in workbook
No homework in science or writing.
Please return the coupon books if you have not done so ASAP! Also, progress reports will go home tomorrow.
Reading: There are no spelling words this week. We are working on the elements of nonfiction. We completed a sort today that had the students decide if something is a characteristic of nonfiction, fiction, poetry or play. Only homework if not finished in class.
Math: Pages 75 and 76 in workbook
No homework in science or writing.
Please return the coupon books if you have not done so ASAP! Also, progress reports will go home tomorrow.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Friday
Lots of fun review today!
We discussed Veterans' Day and family that we have in the military. We also discussed the date 11-11-11 and how rare it is to see. No home work today. Have a wonderful weekend.
7 school days until Thanksgiving break.
22 school days until Winter break. :)
We discussed Veterans' Day and family that we have in the military. We also discussed the date 11-11-11 and how rare it is to see. No home work today. Have a wonderful weekend.
7 school days until Thanksgiving break.
22 school days until Winter break. :)
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thursday
Good afternoon!
Science: We took our science test and I hope to have them back to the students next week.
Reading: We performed our reader's theater that we had started yesterday and Mrs. Albaugh paid us a visit. Ask your child which play they performed and about their character.
Math: We continued working on graphs and tables and homework is page 68 and 69. (Most finished this in class).
Writing: We started discussing literal and non literal language and read a book about Amelia Bedelia, a girl who takes everything you say literally. :)
Parent/teacher conferences are starting tomorrow. If you have not signed up for a time please do so. Thanks! :)
Science: We took our science test and I hope to have them back to the students next week.
Reading: We performed our reader's theater that we had started yesterday and Mrs. Albaugh paid us a visit. Ask your child which play they performed and about their character.
Math: We continued working on graphs and tables and homework is page 68 and 69. (Most finished this in class).
Writing: We started discussing literal and non literal language and read a book about Amelia Bedelia, a girl who takes everything you say literally. :)
Parent/teacher conferences are starting tomorrow. If you have not signed up for a time please do so. Thanks! :)
Monday, November 7, 2011
Monday
Sorry for the late post folks, I had a PD after school and rushed out.
Reading: No spelling words this week since it's a short week. We started our reading groups today and began reading our books. Most groups were able to finish chapter 1. Ask your child what book they are reading.
Math: We went over the test that we took last week and corrected either the multiplication or ORQ depending on which score was lower. The tests will be coming home on Wednesday, after I re score them.
Writing: We are writing our final copy of our personal narratives, after correcting capitalization and spelling errors. We will be taking a break from writing pieces and go back to reviewing some of the basics of writing.
Science: We looked at the fossils we made last week and I hope to get pictures up soon of them. Some worked really well and some not so much but we had fun and learned more about fossils, so I say overall success.
Please return the form for the parent/teacher conferences stapled in your child's planner ASAP. If the times do not work for you please let me know and we can work something out. The sooner you send it back the more likely you will have your first choice for times. Thanks!
Reading: No spelling words this week since it's a short week. We started our reading groups today and began reading our books. Most groups were able to finish chapter 1. Ask your child what book they are reading.
Math: We went over the test that we took last week and corrected either the multiplication or ORQ depending on which score was lower. The tests will be coming home on Wednesday, after I re score them.
Writing: We are writing our final copy of our personal narratives, after correcting capitalization and spelling errors. We will be taking a break from writing pieces and go back to reviewing some of the basics of writing.
Science: We looked at the fossils we made last week and I hope to get pictures up soon of them. Some worked really well and some not so much but we had fun and learned more about fossils, so I say overall success.
Please return the form for the parent/teacher conferences stapled in your child's planner ASAP. If the times do not work for you please let me know and we can work something out. The sooner you send it back the more likely you will have your first choice for times. Thanks!
Friday, November 4, 2011
Friday
No homework today! Have a great weekend. It's supposed to be beautiful and UK is playing at home! (GO CATS)
We had the awards ceremony today and I am so proud of our kiddos that received an award. I truly hope that next time I can call up every child in my class! :)
The sign up for conferences never made it to the planners today so it will go home on Monday!
Remember: No school on Tuesday! Get out and VOTE!!!
We had the awards ceremony today and I am so proud of our kiddos that received an award. I truly hope that next time I can call up every child in my class! :)
The sign up for conferences never made it to the planners today so it will go home on Monday!
Remember: No school on Tuesday! Get out and VOTE!!!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Thursday
Science: We wrote imaginary letters today describing what we have learned about fossils. The students were supposed to use 4 vocabulary words in their letter. If they didn't get finished in class, they should finish for homework.
Reading: We compared a poem and article about the Venus fly trap and illustrated what we though it would look like. No homework!
Math: Several students hadn't finished the test from yesterday so they went to Mrs. Brady's room (Mrs. Burton's room) and finished while those that were finished did a review in our room.
Writing: We worked on editing our personal narrative focusing on capitalization and spelling. I had 2 minute conferences with students to help look for these errors. I will finish the rest of the class tomorrow and I hope to finish these next week.
**Intermediate Awards tomorrow 12:30-12:50. Also be on the look out tomorrow for a list to sign up for parent/teacher conferences starting next week. It will be stapled in your child's planner. :)
Reading: We compared a poem and article about the Venus fly trap and illustrated what we though it would look like. No homework!
Math: Several students hadn't finished the test from yesterday so they went to Mrs. Brady's room (Mrs. Burton's room) and finished while those that were finished did a review in our room.
Writing: We worked on editing our personal narrative focusing on capitalization and spelling. I had 2 minute conferences with students to help look for these errors. I will finish the rest of the class tomorrow and I hope to finish these next week.
**Intermediate Awards tomorrow 12:30-12:50. Also be on the look out tomorrow for a list to sign up for parent/teacher conferences starting next week. It will be stapled in your child's planner. :)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wednesday
Science: I had planned on our class making trace fossils today during class, however, as science sometimes goes, it didn't work. My "mud" was too wet and the imprints never took. So we will be trying that again on Friday. :)
Reading: We have a spelling test tomorrow. We are also discussing the parts of a poem this week.
Math: We took our math test today and some still need to finish it tomorrow. I hope to have most of them graded tonight so we can go over them tomorrow. We will start lines and graphs (chapter 4) next week.
Writing: We are editing our personal narratives today checking specifically for capitalization errors.
Reading: We have a spelling test tomorrow. We are also discussing the parts of a poem this week.
Math: We took our math test today and some still need to finish it tomorrow. I hope to have most of them graded tonight so we can go over them tomorrow. We will start lines and graphs (chapter 4) next week.
Writing: We are editing our personal narratives today checking specifically for capitalization errors.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Tuesday
Sorry for the late post folks, we had a faculty meeting after school.
No reading or math homework tonight. We will have MATH test tomorrow over multiplication and division. Also, there will be an awards ceremony on Friday at 12:30 for intermediate. This is for citizenship and honor roll. :)
We will be making our own fossils tomorrow and I hope to get pictures loaded on here so you can take a look at them. :)
In reading today we created poems using the ABCB rhythm. ex: roses are red, violets are blue, ...... Ask your child about their poem. I'll be sending them home tomorrow. Some were really good!
Have a great night!
No reading or math homework tonight. We will have MATH test tomorrow over multiplication and division. Also, there will be an awards ceremony on Friday at 12:30 for intermediate. This is for citizenship and honor roll. :)
We will be making our own fossils tomorrow and I hope to get pictures loaded on here so you can take a look at them. :)
In reading today we created poems using the ABCB rhythm. ex: roses are red, violets are blue, ...... Ask your child about their poem. I'll be sending them home tomorrow. Some were really good!
Have a great night!
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