Wonder Wall

We are all WONDERful in our own way! 

Terrific Tuesday!

Everyone had a lot of fun events planned for Thanksgiving break! 

Weekly Happenings 11.27-12.1

Hello! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed some well deserved time off! I am looking forward to a full week of learning!

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: Because we are attending two field trips this week, we will only have a few days of writing. We are moving onto a new writing unit. The students will spend a few days this week generating writing ideas.

Word Study: Because of how crazy the schedule has been the last couple weeks, I am postponing the spelling test. Their tests will now be next Wednesday, December 6.

Social Studies: We are moving back to Social Studies this week. The students will learn how and why Europeans came to America. To make the information more exciting, students will work in partners to complete an investigation. They will take on the role of underwater archaeologists to examine objects from an explorer's sunken ship and categorize them as navigation tools, motives for exploration, or new products from the Americas. 

Math: We are still plugging away with long division! We will spend this week reviewing for the test. All of the fourth graders will be split into different groups based off what concepts they need extra help with. Each fourth grade teacher will be in charge of teaching each concept. This will help every student review exactly what they need! The test will be this Friday, December 1.

It is essential that the students know their multiplication facts. Please continue working on these at home (flashcards, QuickTables, use a deck of cards, math applications...).

Reading: Each group will present their slideshows this week. After everyone has presented, the students will begin a new research project. Each group will be assigned a new natural disaster that is related to their original natural disaster. For example, the earthquake group will begin researching tsunamis and vice versa. The students will compare and contrast the two weather events. 

Important Dates:

11.28 - Music Field Trip 9:15-11:30
11.28 - Academic All-Stars 6:00
11.28 - Cookie Dough Pick Up 4:00-6:00
11.29-12.2 - Book Fair
12.2 - Winter Festival
12.6 - Early Release, Buddy Meeting (wear maroon, Concord shirt)

Writing Celebration!

To celebrate our writing, the students were given awards! They worked in groups to decide who would get each award. The awards were for the best lead, best conclusion, best transitions, best evidence, and best supporting reasons. I am so proud of how well everyone worked together!

Brain Break!

After working on some challenging word problems, our brains needed a break! We enjoyed the nice weather by running some laps outside!

Weekly Happenings 11.20-11.21

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend! We have a short, 2 day week!

Here is what's happenings this (short) week:

Monday: Students worked to finish their persuasive essays. We also reviewed for the Rocks and Minerals quiz. In math, the students learned how to divide with zeros in the quotient. In reading, the students spent time working on their research presentations. Each reading group will take their natural disaster research and form a Google Slide presentation.

Tuesday: We will celebrate our writing pieces on Tuesday. We will also take the science quiz. In math, we will work on multi-step word problems. With that, we will continue reviewing the steps of long division. In reading, we will continue working on their presentations.

Important Dates:

11.22-11.24 - NO SCHOOL , Thanksgiving Break
11.27 - Wonder Field Trip 9:00-11:30ish
11.28 - Music Field Trip 9:15-11:30
11.28 - Academic All-Stars

Warm Hearted Wednesday

The students wrote thoughtful notes to each other this morning! They had some great things to say about each other!

Rocks and Minerals Lap Book

The students are using all of their knowledge about rocks and minerals to make a lap book! They get to show off what they know and be creative! 

Weekly Happenings 11.13-11.17

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend! I am looking forward to a full week of learning!

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: The students will continue to work on their persuasive essays. We will work on adding quotes as pieces of evidence. We will also work on acknowledging counterclaims. Their pieces are due Tuesday, November 21.

Word Study: We are moving back to spelling. The students will get new words early this week. Their tests will be Wednesday, November 29.

Science: This week, the students will work on a lap book. This book will have information on what we've learned about rocks and minerals. Here is a picture of what it will look like:

Math: We've jumped into long division! This week we will continue working on solving long division problems. We will also work on solving division word problems. Below is a chart with the steps of long division. I encourage them to write out the steps before each problems and check them off as they work.

It is essential that the students know their multiplication facts. Please continue working on these at home (flashcards, QuickTables, use a deck of cards, math applications...).

Reading: We will continue researching in our reading groups. This week, we will work on organizing our notes. They will focus on taking notes that fit under specific subtopics, such as causes, effects, and how to prepare for a natural disaster. We will also focus on synthesizing when taking notes.

Important Dates:

11.13-11.17 - Helping Hands Campaign -paper products

11.17 - Picture Retake
11.22-11.24 - NO SCHOOL , Thanksgiving Break

Buddy Activities

We had a great time with our buddies! During the assembly, we saw examples of student leadership. Kate B. shared what leadership qualities she used when creating an instrument. Katie Beth shared how she shows leadership in the district play! 

With our buddies, we discussed how to spread kindness to those around us! 

Veterans Day Assembly

Jingles for Jammies!

Weekly Happenings 11.6-11.10

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend! It seems like we are officially in Fall.
We have a crazy week, so check out the Important Dates section! 

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: The students will begin writing a persuasive essay. Their last essays were over a personal topic. This essay will have a thesis that can be debated. We will focus on creating a thesis statement and supporting reasons.

Word Study: We are continuing working on grammar concepts this week. We will focus on clauses and how to punctuate clauses.

Science: We will conduct an experiment that shows how the rock cycle works. We will also review how weathering and erosion change Earth's surface.

Math: We've moved onto a new chapter in math. The students will learn long division in this chapter. They will also learn how to estimate quotients. It is essential that the students know their multiplication facts. Please continue working on these at home (flashcards, QuickTables, use a deck of cards, math applications...).

Reading: We will continue researching in our reading groups. This week, we will work on organizing our notes. They will focus on taking notes that fit under specific subtopics, such as causes, effects, and how to prepare for a natural disaster. We will also focus on synthesizing when taking notes.

Important Dates:

11.6-11.10 - Helping Hands Campaign -food items
11.7 - Jingles for Jammies! 
11.8 - Early Release/Buddy Meeting (WEAR MAROON T-SHIRTS)
11.10 - Veteran's Day 
            Assembly: 9:00-10:15

            Breakfast will immediately follow the assembly

11.17 - Picture Retake

Starburst Rocks

We used different colored Starburst to recreate the rock cycle! The students first created sediments and then cemented the sediments together to form a sedimentary rock. Then they applied pressure and the heat of their hands to create a metamorphic rock. Lastly, they heated up the rock to turn it into lava. Once it cooled they had an igneous rock.

Helping Hands Campaign

Our Helping Hands Campaign has begun! Thank you to those who have already contributed. The items collected goes to Concord families in need. This week is the food week.