It is finally Friday!
Today in Language Arts we reviewed for ISTEP, worked on a Portrait poem, shared our poetry from yesterday, and completed all our assessments. All the assessments were graded, recorded, and handed back today with the exception of the Weekly Assessment. It will be handed back on Monday.
Homework:
***None
***Reading projects are due March 6th.
***Read 20-30 minutes and record your minutes in your planner.
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Today in Math we continued our work on fractions. We worked on adding and subtracting fractions, graded our homework, and played a new game called Fraction Action, Fraction Friction. This is a game from Everyday Math that practices adding fractions.
Homework:
***None
***Unit 7 Math tests were passed back today. Please review them together. You do not have to return them.
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In Social Studies we reviewed for ISTEP and continued our discussion on Chapter 5-Lesson 2. We will have a short quiz on Monday. Please look over your Study Guide this weekend.
Until Monday...
Friday, February 6, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
2/5/09
Another busy day...
We are collecting Pennies For Peace. All of the pennies we collect will go towards building schools and buying supplies for needy children in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Please start looking in couch cushions-We need all the pennies we can find!
Today in Language Arts we reviewed comprehension for ISTEP prep, reviewed subject, object, and reflexive pronouns, and devoted about 15-20 minutes to finish up our Free Verse poems. Many students finished these yesterday so they spent that time independently reading.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow
***Spelling words 2x each in cursive
***Cursive packet
***Read 20-30 minutes each night and record it in your planners on the calendar
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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Today in Math we worked a lot with fractions. We compared fractions, found equivalents, added and subtracted, used fraction sticks, and discussed probability with fractions. This was a very easy concept for everyone, so it was more or less a great review.
Homework:
***Math Boxes 8.1 and 8.2
***Study Link 8.1 and 8.2
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In Social Studies we completed some ISTEP review by discussing latitude and longitude on a United States map. We also discussed Chapter 5- Lesson 2- Roanoke and Jamestown. The students will have a short quiz over this lesson on Monday. They will be given a Study Guide that covers this material tomorrow. It will be very useful as a review for the quiz.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
We are collecting Pennies For Peace. All of the pennies we collect will go towards building schools and buying supplies for needy children in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Please start looking in couch cushions-We need all the pennies we can find!
Today in Language Arts we reviewed comprehension for ISTEP prep, reviewed subject, object, and reflexive pronouns, and devoted about 15-20 minutes to finish up our Free Verse poems. Many students finished these yesterday so they spent that time independently reading.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow
***Spelling words 2x each in cursive
***Cursive packet
***Read 20-30 minutes each night and record it in your planners on the calendar
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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Today in Math we worked a lot with fractions. We compared fractions, found equivalents, added and subtracted, used fraction sticks, and discussed probability with fractions. This was a very easy concept for everyone, so it was more or less a great review.
Homework:
***Math Boxes 8.1 and 8.2
***Study Link 8.1 and 8.2
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In Social Studies we completed some ISTEP review by discussing latitude and longitude on a United States map. We also discussed Chapter 5- Lesson 2- Roanoke and Jamestown. The students will have a short quiz over this lesson on Monday. They will be given a Study Guide that covers this material tomorrow. It will be very useful as a review for the quiz.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
2/4/09
Today was a busy day around here! The students were excited about viewing all the Science Fair projects in the gym and I heard many interesting conversations about different projects. It sounds like they all learned a lot about the scientific process. Congratulations to all our winners!
Language Arts:
We reviewed again our grammar skill for the week, practiced some ISTEP review, typed some of our poetry during computer lab, and worked on a great piece of writing that will be included in our published books.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow, Spelling words in cursive, Spelling packet, assessments- due Friday
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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Math:
Today in Math we took our Unit 7 test. We will start Unit 8 tomorrow. The next unit deals with fractions.
Homework:
None
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Social Studies:
Today we reviewed Chapter 5-Lesson 1, took our quiz over it, and completed practice book page 37. We will work on lesson 2 tomorrow and Friday. (This is a short chapter with only 3 lessons.)
Until tomorrow....
Language Arts:
We reviewed again our grammar skill for the week, practiced some ISTEP review, typed some of our poetry during computer lab, and worked on a great piece of writing that will be included in our published books.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow, Spelling words in cursive, Spelling packet, assessments- due Friday
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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Math:
Today in Math we took our Unit 7 test. We will start Unit 8 tomorrow. The next unit deals with fractions.
Homework:
None
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Social Studies:
Today we reviewed Chapter 5-Lesson 1, took our quiz over it, and completed practice book page 37. We will work on lesson 2 tomorrow and Friday. (This is a short chapter with only 3 lessons.)
Until tomorrow....
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
2/3/09
Another cold day... Will we make it until Spring?
Today in Language Arts we continued working on subject and object pronouns. We completed a worksheet together in class and reviewed a transparency from yesterday. This is the skill that will be tested on Friday. During our poetry time we shared our Quatrains and reviewed our vocabulary.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow- due Friday
***Spelling words written 2x each in cursive- due Friday
***Handwriting cursive packet- due Friday(This is a review of letter formation and should not take very long to complete.)
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
***Read and record minutes on the calendar in the planner. Minutes were counted today and some students are NOT reading the required number of minutes!(20-30 minutes every night)
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In Math we completed a review test covering Unit 7 skills. Our test tomorrow will be very much like the practice test.
Homework:
***Review the practice test.
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During our content time we presented the last of our Science Fair projects. I was very proud of how well the students were able to explain the scientific process! Please remember that the Science Expo is tomorrow from 3:00-5:00. All projects need to be picked between 3:00-5:00.
Reminder:
Ms. Grannan's homeroom class will have a quiz over Chapter 5- Lesson 1 tomorrow. They should use their study guide to review for the quiz.
Until tomorrow...
Today in Language Arts we continued working on subject and object pronouns. We completed a worksheet together in class and reviewed a transparency from yesterday. This is the skill that will be tested on Friday. During our poetry time we shared our Quatrains and reviewed our vocabulary.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow- due Friday
***Spelling words written 2x each in cursive- due Friday
***Handwriting cursive packet- due Friday(This is a review of letter formation and should not take very long to complete.)
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
***Read and record minutes on the calendar in the planner. Minutes were counted today and some students are NOT reading the required number of minutes!(20-30 minutes every night)
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In Math we completed a review test covering Unit 7 skills. Our test tomorrow will be very much like the practice test.
Homework:
***Review the practice test.
************************************************************************************
During our content time we presented the last of our Science Fair projects. I was very proud of how well the students were able to explain the scientific process! Please remember that the Science Expo is tomorrow from 3:00-5:00. All projects need to be picked between 3:00-5:00.
Reminder:
Ms. Grannan's homeroom class will have a quiz over Chapter 5- Lesson 1 tomorrow. They should use their study guide to review for the quiz.
Until tomorrow...
Monday, February 2, 2009
2/02/09
Wow! It is now February and six more weeks of winter! YUCK!
Today in Language Arts we started our new story. It is called The Blind Hunter. We will continue to practice the comprehension skill of Drawing Conclusions while reading this story. Please ask your child questions about the story and the characters as you read the story together. This will help with their comprehension. In Spelling, we will work on word families and the study of plural patterns. This is a difficult skill this week so be sure to study a little every night. In Grammar, we will study subject and object pronouns. Once again this is a new concept for 4th graders so we will work extra hard this week.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow -due Friday
***All assessments will be given Friday
***Spelling Words in cursive- due Friday- This is a new assignment that will be due each week. It is an excellent way to practice our spelling words before they are asked to write them correctly on a test.
***Our Reading project is due in a little over a month. Please be sure to work on it soon. This project should take a lot of effort and time.
***Reading minutes for the month of January will be checked sometime this week. Minutes should be recorded and signed each night on the calendar in their planners. I would like parent initals each night. Thanks:o)
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation, reviewed number-and- word notation, standard notation, and exponential notation. Tomorrow we will work on a practice test together in class. Our Unit 7 test will be on Wednesday, February 4th. Going over the Practice test is an excellent study guide for the test itself.
Homework:
***Study Link 7.9
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During our Content rotation, we stayed in our homeroom groups to share Science Fair projects. I was so amazed with all our volunteers and their detailed presentations. I think I learned a thing or two! The remaining students will present tomorrow.
Reminders:
***Our Social Studies class will have a short quiz over Chapter 5 -Lesson 1 on Wednesday. Using their Study Guide handout is an excellent way to study.
***Our Science Expo is on Wednesday of this week from 3:00-5:00. Please make arrangements to come to the Expo between those hours. You will need to pick up projects and take them home at that time.
Until tomorrow...
Today in Language Arts we started our new story. It is called The Blind Hunter. We will continue to practice the comprehension skill of Drawing Conclusions while reading this story. Please ask your child questions about the story and the characters as you read the story together. This will help with their comprehension. In Spelling, we will work on word families and the study of plural patterns. This is a difficult skill this week so be sure to study a little every night. In Grammar, we will study subject and object pronouns. Once again this is a new concept for 4th graders so we will work extra hard this week.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow -due Friday
***All assessments will be given Friday
***Spelling Words in cursive- due Friday- This is a new assignment that will be due each week. It is an excellent way to practice our spelling words before they are asked to write them correctly on a test.
***Our Reading project is due in a little over a month. Please be sure to work on it soon. This project should take a lot of effort and time.
***Reading minutes for the month of January will be checked sometime this week. Minutes should be recorded and signed each night on the calendar in their planners. I would like parent initals each night. Thanks:o)
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation, reviewed number-and- word notation, standard notation, and exponential notation. Tomorrow we will work on a practice test together in class. Our Unit 7 test will be on Wednesday, February 4th. Going over the Practice test is an excellent study guide for the test itself.
Homework:
***Study Link 7.9
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During our Content rotation, we stayed in our homeroom groups to share Science Fair projects. I was so amazed with all our volunteers and their detailed presentations. I think I learned a thing or two! The remaining students will present tomorrow.
Reminders:
***Our Social Studies class will have a short quiz over Chapter 5 -Lesson 1 on Wednesday. Using their Study Guide handout is an excellent way to study.
***Our Science Expo is on Wednesday of this week from 3:00-5:00. Please make arrangements to come to the Expo between those hours. You will need to pick up projects and take them home at that time.
Until tomorrow...
Friday, January 30, 2009
1/30/09
It was a Freezing Friday!
Today in Language Arts, we completed ISTEP prep, took all of our assessments, reviewed poetry terms, and worked on rhyming schemes and writing a Quatrain.
Homework:
***None
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In Math we worked on our minute, computation skills on the white boards, and adding positive and negative numbers using counters and writing number models.
Homework:
None- As of right now, I am planning on having our Unit 7 test on Wednesday. We will review all the skills together with a practice test on Tuesday.
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In Social Studies we reviewed Lesson 1- The Search for the Northwest Passage. We reviewed the study guide and notes together.
Homework:
***Our Lesson 1 quiz will be on Wednesday, February 4th. It will cover the study guide and the "You Should Know" facts.
***We will not be having content next Monday or Tuesday due to Science Fair presentations.
We will remind the students about their quiz again on Monday.
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Have a great weekend...
Go Steelers!
Today in Language Arts, we completed ISTEP prep, took all of our assessments, reviewed poetry terms, and worked on rhyming schemes and writing a Quatrain.
Homework:
***None
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In Math we worked on our minute, computation skills on the white boards, and adding positive and negative numbers using counters and writing number models.
Homework:
None- As of right now, I am planning on having our Unit 7 test on Wednesday. We will review all the skills together with a practice test on Tuesday.
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In Social Studies we reviewed Lesson 1- The Search for the Northwest Passage. We reviewed the study guide and notes together.
Homework:
***Our Lesson 1 quiz will be on Wednesday, February 4th. It will cover the study guide and the "You Should Know" facts.
***We will not be having content next Monday or Tuesday due to Science Fair presentations.
We will remind the students about their quiz again on Monday.
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Have a great weekend...
Go Steelers!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
1/28/09
Another Snowy Day!
We had a great day today in Language Arts. We started off with reviewing pronouns, read our weekly story with a partner, shared couplets and Haikus, reviewed poetry terms and learned about Cinquains.
During Computer Lab we typed our Acrostic poems and took our AR tests.
Homework:
***Finish one cinquain
***Fluency and Flow/Spelling- Friday
***Handwriting
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation, discussed the Inverse Property, and worked on using negative numbers. We ended our class with a quiz covering prime and composite numbers.
Homework:
***Page 230(1-10)
***Page 231(All)
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During our content rotation we had Art Smart. A big "thank you" to Mrs. Schatz and Mrs. Walsh ! The kids had a great time today learning about Vincent Van Gogh.
Ms. Nufer, my student teacher, will start with Ms. Grannan's class tomorrow in Social Studies.
Until tomorrow...
We had a great day today in Language Arts. We started off with reviewing pronouns, read our weekly story with a partner, shared couplets and Haikus, reviewed poetry terms and learned about Cinquains.
During Computer Lab we typed our Acrostic poems and took our AR tests.
Homework:
***Finish one cinquain
***Fluency and Flow/Spelling- Friday
***Handwriting
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation, discussed the Inverse Property, and worked on using negative numbers. We ended our class with a quiz covering prime and composite numbers.
Homework:
***Page 230(1-10)
***Page 231(All)
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During our content rotation we had Art Smart. A big "thank you" to Mrs. Schatz and Mrs. Walsh ! The kids had a great time today learning about Vincent Van Gogh.
Ms. Nufer, my student teacher, will start with Ms. Grannan's class tomorrow in Social Studies.
Until tomorrow...
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