Week of August 27th

Academics

Science:  This week we will continue our focus on the Scientific Method, and will do a lab to help practice our predicting skills.  We are also learning about Safety in the Science Lab.

Reading:  Great job reading each night for 30 minutes and completing and signing the Reading Log!!!  Keep it up.  In class, the Reading Response notebooks will be used to record our thinking.  Scholars will learn about the rubric and their schedule for turning in their weekly responses.

Word Study:  This week we our list focuses on words with  –ing endings.  Words are as follows:  get, getting, ask, asking, swim, swimming, rest, resting, yell, yelling, run, running, sit, sitting, stand, standing, pick, picking, shut, shutting, pass, passing, jump, jumping.  The homework pattern is as follows:  Day 1 -- Write 11 words and their definitions on loose leaf.  Day 2 – Write 11 sentences, each at least 7 words long, in the Word Study packet.  Day 3 – Write 15 words that have the same spelling pattern which were found in daily reading, and write the sentence in which you found the word, in the Word Study packet.  Day 4:  Write each word 3 times each, on loose leaf.  Day 5:  Write any words missed on the pretest 10 times each, on loose leaf.

Writer's Workshop:

Scholars will continue working on their writings. They will learn how to look at their narratives and distinguish what is a seed and what is a watermelon. Our goal is to try to get scholars to make their writings "seed" moments.

Math:

Scholars will begin Chapter 1. On Monday scholars will be able to read, write, and identify the value of whole numbers. On Tuesday, scholars will be able to read, write, and identify the place value of whole numbers through hundred thousands. On Wednesday, scholars will be able to read, write, and identify the place value of whole numbers through millions. On Thursday, scholar will be able to use a benchmark to give meaning to a number. And on Friday, scholars will be able to solve problems using an appropriate skill such as use a graph. 

Homework This week

Word Study: 

Monday -- Write 11 words and their definitions on loose leaf.  

Tuesday– Write 11 sentences, each at least 7 words long, in the Word Study packet.  

Wednesday – Write 15 words that have the same spelling pattern which were found in daily reading, and write the sentence in which you found the word, in the Word Study packet.  

Thursday-  Write each word 3 times each, on loose leaf.  

Friday-  Write any words missed on the pretest 10 times each, on loose leaf.

Math:

Monday- Textbook pg 3 ALL

Tuesday- Textbook pg 5 ALL

Wednesday- Textbook pg 7-9 1-30

Thursday- Textbook pg 11 ALL

Friday- Continue working on Multiplication and Division Flashcards
Study for Chapter 1 test for next Tuesday

Important Info:

Monday is gym day!  Please send your child in their red LEARN shirt and grey sweat pants and gym shoes every Monday.

No school on Labor Day, September 3, 2012.  Enjoy the holiday.

These are the 4^th grade field trips coming up on September 10 and 14!  Please watch for trip slips to the Holocaust Museum and to the Museum of Science and Industry.  

Week of August 20th

Good Morning Parents!

Welcome to the new blog. This is a great way you can keep track of knowing what your scholars are doing in the upcoming weeks.  

Word Study:  We will continue whole-class instruction this week with a word list that reviews vowel patterns.  This is the lesson and homework pattern – Monday new words are introduced, and scholars will receive their weekly packet.  Homework is to define 12 words on Monday; write 11 sentences on Tuesday; find 15 words in text Wednesday; write each word in the sort 3 times on Thursday.  On Friday is the pretest, and everyone is going for a 100%!  Any words missed must be written 10 times each over the weekend and the final test is given Monday.  THIS WEEK’S WORDS:  VVC – chief, fruit, brief, scout, groan, stain; VC – wrap, twig, when, plot, clog, quit; VCC – smell, sharp, thank, front, climb, trust; VCe – whine, theme, brave, scale, phone, quote.

Reading:  These readers are thinkers!!! This week scholars will continue to choose new books for their book bins from our amazing classroom library on their group’s designated day!  Independent Reading Levels are being identified, and all scholars should now be reading books at their level.  Each night, please ensure your child is reading at least 30 minutes.  Please look for the Daily Reading Response Sheet in the Homework Folder and ensure it is completed and signed each night.  This will be checked daily and will be part of the quarterly reading grade.  The primary focus this week will be Writing Reading Responses.

Science:  We are learning about the scientific method.  We will review on Monday, and there be a test on Tuesday.  Please ask your child about the 7 steps!  The young scientists have completed observations of rotting apples, and measuring water, soil, and cotton on a triple beam balance scale!

Math: We will be identifying and describing certain polygons, triangles, and quadrilaterals. Scholars will be able to identify solid figures and their properties and relationships with plane figures. In small groups scholars will be working with teachers on certain learning goals they may have missed on their inventory test from last week.

   

IMPORTANT DATES:

- August 20th-30th: MAP Testing

-September 14- Field Trip to Musuem of Science and Industry