8/15-8/19

Happy Friday, Families!  We had a very successful first full week.  We learned a lot and even achieved our first reward day.  Take a look at what we've been up to...

Math
In math this week we have been working hard to build our community of mathematicians.  We...

• completed our first benchmark so we can track our learning throughout the year
• learned about eight math practices strong mathematicians use
• created our math workshop vision
• learned how to login to Mobymax

Remember to practice multiplication facts nightly!

Reading

This week in our Building a Community of Readers unit we...

• compared the structure and characters of third grade books to fourth grade books
• started to read The Tiger Rising to study and notice the characteristics and structure of fourth grade level books

Remember to read 30 minutes nightly!

Writing

In our Building a Community of Writers unit we...

• collected ideas for future writing
• learned about the fourth grade non-negotiables of writing
• capital letters
• punctuation
• neat writing
• spelling
• complete sentences
• completed a cold write

Science

In our first unit, Structures of Life, we...

• reviewed what a fair test is
• classified animals based on their characteristics

Upcoming Dates & Events

• 8/24: Curriculum Night 6:30-8:00- The fourth grade teachers will be presenting together in the gym after the 3rd-5th PTO presentation.  However, please feel free to arrive in our classroom at 6:15. I will be going over information that pertains to only our classroom, and we will walk down to the gym at 6:30.