Order of Operations

Here is the acronym we use for the order of operations. We will not use exponents in fourth grade. I encourage them to write out the steps on their papers.

P

E

MD

AS

Weekly Happenings

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend! This is the last full week before winter break!

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: The students will continue writing their personal narratives. We will work on adding effective dialogue and writing endings. Their pieces need to be completed before we leave for break.

Word Study: The students got new words today. Because of the craziness of the next couple weeks, they will take their spelling test after break. As of now, it will be January 10.

Social Studies: This week the students will learn about pilgrims and the first colonies. They will learn the differences between the American colonies.

Math: We will wrap up chapter 7 this week. The students will learn how to use the order of operations. We will also work on multi-step word problems. The test will be this Friday, December 15.

Reading:  We will wrap up their second research project early this week. For the remainder of this quarter, we will work on a variety of reading skills such as sequencing, supporting ideas with evidence from the text, and finding author's purpose.

Important Dates:

12.20 - Winter Parties, 2:00-3:00
12.21 - No school, Winter Break Begins

Buddy Meeting

We met with our first grade buddies last week. The buddy pairs compared and contrasted their winter traditions. 

Morning Message

Much to my surprise, long division was most student's favorite topic!

Underwater Archaeologists

The students studied artifacts found on a sunken ship. They researched what the item was and why explorers brought it on their ship.

Deck the Halls

The little elves are Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree! 

Wonder Movie

We had a great time watching Wonder! It was an amazing movie with an even more amazing message!