Important Happenings
Monday No Classes; Easter Break!
Tuesday (B-day)
Wednesday (C-day) Word Study Sentences Due
Thursday (D-day)
Friday (E-day) Word Study Assessment
FYI
Reading Workshop
4 nights - 30 minutes
Last week, students began to learn to identify stereotypes in their texts and consider what it really means to be a member of that stereotyped group. This week we will pick up where we left off. Students will learn to determine whether they agree or disagree with how the author is representing a group and what they are ultimately learning about that particular stereotype.
*Our book club meetings will take place on Tuesday, March 29th and Thursday March 31st. All students should come prepared with their best jots to share with their groups.
Writing Workshop
Homework: Pick two people from the list below. Tell who each of the following people are and how they played a key role in the founding of the middle colonies. (2 paragraph minimum for each person).
-Peter Stuyvesant -Oliver Cromwell
-Johan Printz -King Charles I
-William Penn -King Charles II
In Class:
Writers are gathering evidence and starting to establish their claim based upon their research. This week, writers will be caucusing and debating. By the end of the week, writers will start to plan their piece using specific outlining structures. No one may start writing their essay until they have determined their reasons/evidence and completed their prewriting.
Math Workshop
3 nights - 30 minutes
We will launch Unit 10: Reflections & Symmetry this week. This is a short unit with six lessons. We will complete all six lessons by the middle of next week and plan to assess next Thursday and Friday. This week, we will be focused on:
- exploring reflections of 2-D figures and identifying lines of reflection
- discovering basic properties of reflections
- guiding the application of reflections, rotations, and translations
Study Links
Tuesday 10.1
Wednesday 10.2
Thursday 10.3
Friday 10.4
Additional math practice this week might include online/SRB games such as: Over and Up Squares, Dart Game, Pocket-Billiards Game, Angle Tangle, Polygon Pair-Up, and Credits/Debits Game.
Social Studies
We will have our Middle Colonies assessment on Tuesday, April 5th. Students should go over chapter readings (chapters 24-29), exit slips, and review questions to prepared for next weeks' assessment.
Word Study
Students who did not complete their sentences in class must complete them for homework.
Sort #12 Assessment will now be on Friday, April 1st (we had to spend a little extra time focusing on math last week). Reminder: Sort #12 is a little different than previous sorts. Students will be given a more traditional spelling assessment on Friday based on the words they need to work on from the pre-assessment.
Monday No Classes; Easter Break!
Tuesday (B-day)
Wednesday (C-day) Word Study Sentences Due
Thursday (D-day)
Friday (E-day) Word Study Assessment
FYI
- Weekly Tutorial be held on Wednesday (TTL/Word Study) from 3:00-3:25pm. If your child will attend, please arrive to the Lower School circle promptly at 3:25pm.
- We invite all fathers/special persons to celebrate 4th Grade Father's Day with us on Monday, April 11th. The celebration will begin at 9:45am and will take place in our classroom. If Dad cannot attend, we happily invite a grandfather, uncle, neighbor, or close friend to join us!
Reading Workshop
4 nights - 30 minutes
Last week, students began to learn to identify stereotypes in their texts and consider what it really means to be a member of that stereotyped group. This week we will pick up where we left off. Students will learn to determine whether they agree or disagree with how the author is representing a group and what they are ultimately learning about that particular stereotype.
*Our book club meetings will take place on Tuesday, March 29th and Thursday March 31st. All students should come prepared with their best jots to share with their groups.
Writing Workshop
Homework: Pick two people from the list below. Tell who each of the following people are and how they played a key role in the founding of the middle colonies. (2 paragraph minimum for each person).
-Peter Stuyvesant -Oliver Cromwell
-Johan Printz -King Charles I
-William Penn -King Charles II
In Class:
Writers are gathering evidence and starting to establish their claim based upon their research. This week, writers will be caucusing and debating. By the end of the week, writers will start to plan their piece using specific outlining structures. No one may start writing their essay until they have determined their reasons/evidence and completed their prewriting.
Math Workshop
3 nights - 30 minutes
We will launch Unit 10: Reflections & Symmetry this week. This is a short unit with six lessons. We will complete all six lessons by the middle of next week and plan to assess next Thursday and Friday. This week, we will be focused on:
- exploring reflections of 2-D figures and identifying lines of reflection
- discovering basic properties of reflections
- guiding the application of reflections, rotations, and translations
Study Links
Tuesday 10.1
Wednesday 10.2
Thursday 10.3
Friday 10.4
Additional math practice this week might include online/SRB games such as: Over and Up Squares, Dart Game, Pocket-Billiards Game, Angle Tangle, Polygon Pair-Up, and Credits/Debits Game.
Social Studies
We will have our Middle Colonies assessment on Tuesday, April 5th. Students should go over chapter readings (chapters 24-29), exit slips, and review questions to prepared for next weeks' assessment.
Word Study
Students who did not complete their sentences in class must complete them for homework.
Sort #12 Assessment will now be on Friday, April 1st (we had to spend a little extra time focusing on math last week). Reminder: Sort #12 is a little different than previous sorts. Students will be given a more traditional spelling assessment on Friday based on the words they need to work on from the pre-assessment.