The last day of conferences is on Oct. 17 before and after school. I look forward to sharing all of the great things your child is accomplishing in 4th grade! Thank you to all who attended, and I enjoy meeting with all of you as we work together to continue on a positive and enriching 4th grade journey.
REMEMBER: Fire Safety booklets are due on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Please work through the booklet with your child and sign the final page before returning it to school.
Here is what we'll be accomplishing in class between October 16 and Oct. 27.
READING:
- Lessons continue to focus on main idea and details along with the text features of biographies.
On Wednesday, Oct. 18, we will have the spelling test on the ¨er/est¨ words. Please study the 10 words to prepare for the test.
Word work continues during the week of Oct. 23 with the study of the Latin root "spec", and the quiz on these words will be on Friday, Oct. 27.
-Students read daily for the 40 book challenge. By the end of October, the goal is 8 books to be in line with the 40 book challenge. If students are able to read and document 1 book per week, they will be able to reach the 40 book goal.
*Remember to read for 20 to 40 minutes each day at home for daily reading homework.
WRITING:
We continue with writing a 5 paragraph personal narrative. Students are using the writing process of pre-writing, creating a rough draft, editing and revising, and completing a final copy. The final copy is being typed in Google Docs.
*Students have access to Typing Club to develop and hone our keyboarding skills, and they are practicing cursive to develop their handwriting skills.
MATH:
- We are now taking a one minute daily timed test to develop speed and efficiency with multiplication. Our lessons focus on multiplying larger numbers by examining area models, ratio tables, and powers of ten.
- We'll continue to explore Concept Quest, a problem solving enrichment program that students will have the opportunity to participate in throughout the year. Our TAG teacher, Ms Wilder, will be joining our class once a week for Concept Quest and math enrichment activities.
-October Number Corner Activities focus on decimals and fractions, place value to the millions, and multiples to 100.
*Math HOMEWORK:
Week of Oct. 16
-Homework will come home on Monday and will be due on Wednesday.
No homework will be assigned on Wednesday of this week.
Week of Oct. 23
Homework will come home on Monday and will be due on Wednesday.
Homework will come home on Wednesday and will be due on Friday.
Science
We continue our study of Earth Features in Amplify Science. This week, we continue to read about and analyze different fossils to focus on how a geologist uses observing and inferring skills. We will have a test on this unit on Thursday, Oct. 26. A study guide will be coming home the week of Oct. 23 with important information for this test.
*After we are done with this unit, we will focus on Social Studies by studying land forms, map skills, and the continents and oceans of the world.
ART:
Students will be creating a fire safety poster for the Maple Grove fire safety poster contest. We will work on these in school during the next 2 weeks.
On Friday, Oct. 27, students will work with Ms. Holst for their Friday art lesson.
