4th Grade Memories 2018-19

4th Grade Memories 2018-19

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things To Know...

• Several students received a notice from Crestwood's library for books that have not been returned.  Please ask your child if they have outstanding books and return them to school as soon as possible.  Thank you!

• Please take a few minutes to complete an end of the year questionnaire.  I will use your feedback to help plan for next year.  Thank you.

• You are invited to visit our classroom on Tuesday between 9:30 and 10:15 to view our awesome taco trucks!

• Your child will be bringing home several writing pieces on Thursday!  Please keep an eye out for them because they are keepers!

Dates to Remember... 

            Monday: Owl movie and owl pellet dissection!
           Tuesday: Taco Truck Exhibit
           Wednesday: Taco truck lunch 
           Thursday: End of Year Assembly at 1:30             

           Friday:  1/2 Day!  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
                  
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

Reader's Workshop:

• The students will be finishing up their book clubs this week!  They are doing a GREAT job with group discussions!

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will be creating a Summer Bucket List!  Keep an eye out for it!  They will contain realistic, fun activities that you and your child can turn to for times when summer begins to get boring.... (can that actually happen?!)

Math:

• The students will be introduced to a few 5th grade math concepts!

Science:

• The students will dissect owl pellets this week as we continue to learn about the food chain.

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things To Know...

• Our field trip to the Gempp conservation area is on Wednesday.  If you child has not returned the permissions slip, please do so as soon as possible.  

• Reminders for this field trip:
• Bring a sack lunch and drink
• Wear tennis shoes and long socks are recommended
• Apply sunscreen and bug repellent before arriving to school
• The students can wear a hat and bring a drawstring bag

• Crestwood's Field Day is on Friday!  Students may wear their swimsuit (girls under clothes and boys may wear their trunks).  Students should bring a change of clothes, shoe/socks and a towel to change into after morning water games.

• To end our Taco Truck design activity, we will have a taco truck visit Crestwood for the 4th grade students to purchase lunch and view the truck on Wednesday, May 22nd.  A menu will be coming home on Monday.  We ask that each student send in his/her order and money by Friday, so we can give the taco truck the order ahead of time.

• Several students received a notice from Crestwood's library for books that have not been returned.  Please ask your child if they have outstanding books and return them to school as soon as possible.  Thank you!

Dates to Remember... 

           Tuesday: Spelling test retake 
                          (you have been notified if your child needs to retake the test)
           Wednesday: Gempp Field trip (10:45 - 1:15)   
                               Science test - (the students have been given a review)                  

           Friday:  Field Day!
                  
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

Aleks Completion!

          Congratulations to Samiah and Stella for finishing their 4th grade pie!

Reader's Workshop:

• We will continue reading I Survived the Revolutionary War as a class read aloud as we learn many key events of the war.  The students will practice summarizing each chapter in a few sentences.  We will also be participating in a Virtual Field Trip through Scholastic!

• The students will continue working with their book club this week!  They are loving their books!  Ask your child to tell you about their book club book! The students are responsible for reading and completing a writing task to help lead their book discussions.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will publish their poems this week, and we will create a class anthology of poems on food!

Math:

• The students will design their taco truck this week and figure out the area and perimeter of each item inside the truck.

Science:

• We are going to the Claire Gempp Conservation Area on  Wednesday.  Please sign and return the permission slip.

• The students will dissect owl pellets this week as we continue to learn about the food chain.

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things To Know...

• The BOGO Scholastic Book Fair is this week at Crestwood!  The students will be previewing on Monday and will have opportunities throughout the week to purchase books!  It's a GREAT opportunity to stock up on some great reads for the summer!

• We are taking a walking field trip to the Sappington House on Friday.  The historic house is right across the street from school. The students will learn about the history of Thomas Sappington.  "He" will also make a visit to our classroom on Wednesday to preview our visit!

• We will participate in Global Day of Design tomorrow!  The students will be using what they have learned about specialized structures to design and create an animal to live in a given creative environment. 

• The students will be bringing home their math books this week and next.  They are GREAT resources for the summer.   The books are FULL of work pages and lessons.  I highly encourage you to browse through them and make good use of them.

• The students can share what they did over the weekend with their peers on our new Padlet! Your child can access it by going to padlet.com/kbranding1/weekend . The students are familiar with Padlet because we use it in the classroom regularly, so they should have no problem sharing a picture or just a few words.  I look forward to sharing it during our class meeting tomorrow.

Dates to Remember... 

           Monday: Global Day of Design!
                         Book Fair Preview
           Wednesday: Spelling test
                               Visit from Thomas Sappington
           Thursday: Strings Rehearsal and concert at 7:00

           Friday:  Field trip to the Sappington House
                        Library books due!
                        Buddies Day!
                  
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

Alek's Topic Leaders Last Week!

• Nathan completed 12 topics!
• Grace and Cullen completed 11 topics!
• Lola completed 9 topics!

To participate in our pizza lunch, the students need to have their pie finished by Friday!

Congratulations to Mila for finishing her 4th grade pie!

Keep up your hard work!

Reader's Workshop:

• We will continue reading the I Survived the Revolutionary War as a class read aloud as we learn many key events of the war.  The students will practice summarizing, in a few sentences, each chapter.  We will also be participating in a Virtual Field Trip through Scholastic!

• The students chose their book for our last book club, and we will begin reading on Monday.  The groups will decide on their reading pages and each student will choose their writing task from a menu for each reading assignment to complete. The writing tasks will help hold them accountable for completing their reading and also help lead their book club discussions. 

Writer's Workshop:

• We will finish up our poetry writing this week and begin publishing near the end of the week.

Math:

• We reviewed telling time on an analog clock this past week. I encouraged the students to practice telling time on an analog clock to become more confident.

• The students will begin our year-end project.  They will be designing a taco truck!  After learning about food trucks, the students will be responsible for creating a name and logo for their taco truck.  From there, the students will decide on their menu and a "specialty taco".  Then the students will design and create a three-dimensional truck.  We will be inviting you in to see these fabulous designs!

Science:

• We hope the weather cooperates this week so we can get outside to begin our Nature Unleashed observations as we study 3 of Missouri's ecosystems, the forest, the prairie and the pond.   

• We will be going on a field trip to the Claire Gempp Conservation Area on May 15th.  Please sign and return the permission slip.

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things To Know...

• Thank you for sending in MAP encouragement notes for your child!  They will LOVE reading them.  If you have not yet sent yours in, feel free to e-mail them to me or send them in tomorrow!

• MAP testing begins TOMORROW! Each day before testing, your child will come home with a ticket that can be signed and returned the following day for surprise from our Treasure Bag. Your child has one in his/her Take Home Folder!

• Monday, April 22nd:  Afternoon ELA  testing
• Wednesday, April 24th: Morning ELA testing
• Thursday, April 25th: Morning ELA testing
• Monday, April 29th: Afternoon Math testing
• Thursday, May 2nd:  Morning Math testing  

• The students can share what they did over the weekend with their peers on our new Padlet! Your child can access it by going to padlet.com/kbranding1/weekend . The students are familiar with Padlet because we use it in the classroom regularly, so they should have no problem sharing a picture or just a few words.  I look forward to sharing it during our class meeting tomorrow.

• We will be starting our Nature Unleashed science unit soon, and we will be spending a lot of time outdoors observing and making discoveries in your schoolyard ecosystem.  Your child is encouraged to bring in an old bath towel or beach towel to use during our outdoor learning.  With the beautiful weather ahead, I also like to take the students outside to read and write. 

Dates to Remember... 

           Monday: MAP testing: afternoon 
           Wednesday: MAP testing: morning  

           Thursday: MAP testing: morning 
                  
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

Alek's Topic Leaders Last Week!

• Esmat completed 20 topics!
• Mila completed 19 topics!
• Cullen completed 13 topics!

Congratulations to Mila and Grace for finishing their 4th grade pie!

Keep up your hard work!

Reader's Workshop:

• We will begin reading the I Survived the Revolutionary War as a class read aloud as we learn many key events of the war.  The students will practice summarizing, in a few sentences, each chapter.  We will also be participating in a Virtual Field Trip through Scholastic!

Writer's Workshop:

• Our chosen poetry anthology topic is "Food". The students are having fun with their creativity as they write poems about food.  

Math:

• The students are doing GREAT with geometry!  We will be working with quadrilaterals early this week before moving into Metric Measurement.

• The students will be reviewing geometry terms as they create a Geometry Name!  Keep an eye out for it on Seesaw!  They will also be playing a review game called, Mile A Minute.  The students played it as we reviewed for our Social Studies test and LOVED it!

Science:

• We will begin our Nature Unleashed unit this week!  Nature Unleashed is a curriculum written by the Missouri Conservation Department.  The students will learn about Missouri's ecosystems and study the plants and animals found in them.  Many of our lessons will take place outdoors as the students observe nature.  

• We will be going on a field trip to the Claire Gempp Conservation Area in May.  More details to come...

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things To Know...

• You should have received an e-mail and an envelope regarding MAP testing and the request for encouragement notes from you this past week.  

• We will begin MAP testing next week and our testing schedule is as follows:

• Monday, April 22nd:  Afternoon ELA  testing
• Wednesday, April 24th: Morning ELA testing
• Thursday, April 25th: Morning ELA testing
• Monday, April 29th: Afternoon Math testing
• Thursday, May 2nd:  Morning Math testing  

• MAP Spirit Week is this Week!  
• Monday - Read directions carefully (wear sunglasses)
• Tuesday - Get a good night's sleep (pajama day)
• Wednesday - Work out all the wiggles (workout clothes)
• Thursday - Crestwood Kids Rock (wear Crestwood spirit wear)

• Please send in your encouragement letters by this Thursday!  Thank you for your support!  

• The students can share what they did over the weekend with their peers on our new Padlet! Your child can access it by going to padlet.com/kbranding1/weekend . The students are familiar with Padlet because we use it in the classroom regularly, so they should have no problem sharing a picture or just a few words.  I look forward to sharing it during our class meeting tomorrow.

• The students will have their Growth and Development lesson on Thursday with Nurse Eva.  The boys and girls will have their lesson at different times.  If you have any questions on the content or would like more information, please let me know.

• We will be starting our Nature Unleashed science unit soon, and we will be spending a lot of time outdoors observing and making discoveries in your schoolyard ecosystem.  Your child is encouraged to bring in an old bath towel or beach towel to use during our outdoor learning.  With the beautiful weather ahead, I also like to take the students outside to read and write. 

Dates to Remember... 

           Wednesday: Literacy on the Lawn   

           Thursday:  Spelling Test
                             Growth and Development
                             Scholastic Book Orders Due
           Friday: No School! 
                  
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

Alek's Topic Leaders Last Week!

• Nathan completed 21 topics!
• Makaylee completed 19 topics!
• Stella and Cullen completed 17 topics!

Keep up your hard work!

Reader's Workshop:

• The students will be working on reading strategies this week as they read short passages and answer questions from their reading. They will practice previewing the questions before reading, use FUN (find the answer, underline it and number it), and use keywords to help identify the answer in the text.

Writer's Workshop:

• Our chosen poetry anthology topic is "Food". The students are having fun with their creativity as they write poems about food.  

Math:

• This week we will focus on geometry in math.  The students will learn about lines segments, rays, parallel and perpendicular, and angles.  We will also be spending time this week using a protractor to measure and create angles.

Science:

• As the students finish their Boston Tea Party STEAM project, they will have the opportunity to test their tea crate and see how water proof it is!

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things To Know...

• The students can share what they did over the weekend with their peers on our new Padlet! Your child can access it by going to padlet.com/kbranding1/weekend . The students are familiar with Padlet because we use it in the classroom regularly, so they should have no problem sharing a picture or just a few words.  I look forward to sharing it during our class meeting tomorrow!

• I am sure you heard about the taxation activity we did on Friday.  The students were unfairly taxed throughout the day.  They had to pay (with skittles) taxes for using the computers, sitting on our carpet, turning in papers, etc.  They quickly realized how the colonists felt as they had fun playing along. 

• The students will receive a new set of spelling words on Monday and will be tested over them next Thursday.  They should be practicing them at home to help prepare for their test.

• Our last Scholastic book order will be coming home later this week!

Dates to Remember... 
               

           Wednesday:  Library
           Friday: Crestwood Lock-in 5:00-7:30
                  
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

Alek's Topic Leaders Last Week!

• Mia completed 21 topics!
• Makenna completed 19 topics!
• Lola completed 16 topics!

Reader's Workshop:

• The students will be working on reading strategies this week as they read short passages and answer questions from their reading. They will practice previewing the questions before reading, use FUN (find the answer, underline it and number it), and use keywords to help identify the answer in the text.

Writer's Workshop:

• We will continue to study different poems and practice writing poetry this week.  The students will vote on a topic for our class anthology and they will write a descriptive poem and a repeated line poem.  Keep an eye out for some fun poetry on Seesaw!

Math:

• We will continue to work with the area this week and the students will be tested over perimeter and area on Wednesday. We will then be moving into geometry!

Science:

• The students will continue to work with density this week as they complete another STEAM activity with their peers.  They will be responsible for creating a crate that can hold a tea bag and keep it dry when placed in water. This activity goes along with the Boston Tea Party, which we learned about last week.