Homework

Reading:

• read 20 minutes

Math:

• pages 333-334
• Complete 3 topics on ALEKS by Friday

What's Happening in Room 30........

Important Announcements:

• The students will be given homework on ALEKS this week. They will need to complete at least 3 topics by Friday.  They should record the topics they complete on the ALEKS Homework Sheet that will be given to them on Monday. The students are making wonderful progress!  If your child is at the point where he/she needs to complete an assessment, he/she will need to complete it at school before working on topics at home.

Word of the Week: lethargic (from our read aloud, Ghost Dog) The dog was acting lethargic because it had not eaten in days.

Dates to Remember: 
Monday:  Chess Club
                   Academic All-Star at 6:00- LHS Auditorium

Tuesday:  Environmental Club
                   Read, Right and Run

Thursday:  Choir at 8:00                 

Friday:  Wacky Hair Day for Adopt A Family
           
What's Happening in Our Room.... 

Reading Workshop:

• The students will continue to work on fluency this week.  The students will focus on speaking clearly and grouping their words while reading.  The students will also practice reading like a storyteller by thinking about the character as they read what is being said.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will pick a topic for their persuasive essay after brainstorming ideas as a class.  They will pick a topic they are passionate about and write their 3 strong supporting details.  They will use the same format they learned as they wrote their first essay.

Math:

• Our next chapter in math covers division.  The students will begin the chapter estimating quotients, dividing without remainders and finally... learn the steps to long division.  The students have been anxious to learn long division, so I know a lot of them will be excited to learn the steps this week!

Social Studies:

• The students will continue to learn about Native Americans.

Homework:

Writing:

- Write your final copy of your essay

Math:

-Test over chapter 4 tomorrow

-Facts test tomorrow--Study!

Homework

Reading-

• read 20 minutes 
• practice fluency!!!

Math-

• lattice method worksheet
• ALEKS!!!!!!!
• Practice facts

Spelling-

• study we have a test tomorrow

Extra- 

• FRO YO NIGHT!!!!!!

Video on Multiplying Using the Lattice Method

Learn how to multiply using the lattice method

Playing a Fun Review Game for Our Science Test

Homework

Reading-

• read 20 minutes

Math-

• 6 problems
• ALEKS

Science-

• science test Thursday STUDY!!!!

Extra-

• bring device tomorrow
• early release 1:40
• flyer family tomorrow!!  

Homework

Reading-

• read 20 minutes
• practice reading fluently!!!

Math-

• homework 297-298
• Facts test TOMORROW!!!!
• ALEKS 3 topics

Science-

• science test Thursday!! Study!!

Writing-

• person who inspires you

Extra-

• support a family (cleaning supplies)
• HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!

Multiplication Masters!

What's Happening in Room 30.....

Important Announcements:

• The students will be given homework on ALEKS again this week. They went above and beyond making progress last week on ALEKS!  The class jumped from 34% to 46% towards completing the 4th grade curriculum on ALEKS. 
• This week, we are collecting cleaning supplies for Support-A-Family.  Even though we are focusing on cleaning products this week, food items, paper goods and personal care items are accepting any time. Any donation is appreciated!

Word of the Week: thesis  (from our writing unit)  The students are creating a strong thesis for their essay.

Dates to Remember: 
Monday:  Chess Club

Tuesday:  Environmental Club
Wednesday: Flyer Families - Wear Flyer Family Shirts

                        Early Release

Thursday:  Choir at 8:00

                      Science Test
Friday:  Spelling Test
           
What's Happening in Our Room.... 

Reading Workshop:

• We will begin a unit on fluency this week.  The students will learn what fluent reading sounds like, and they will practice several fluent reading activities throughout the week.  We will focus on phrasing, smooth reading and paying attention to punctuation.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will continue to practice writing essays.  They will write a paragraph with their writing partner for our class essay, "Ice Cream is the Best Dessert".
• The students will write an essay on a person who inspires them.  They will plan their essay using a graphic organizer, box and bullets, and include a thesis and 3 strong supporting details.  The students will be assigned to write a couple of these paragraphs for homework this week.

Math:

• The students are learning how to multiple 2 digit by 2 digit numbers. They will learn the algorithm method (how we were taught:), the area model and the lattice method.  Having more than one strategy in solving math problems allows the students to choose the one that works best for them.  They will be teaching you these methods for homework in the next 2 weeks!

Science:

• We are wrapping up our Earth Science Unit.  The students will learn about the rock cycle, weathering and erosion and will be tested over this material on Thursday.  We will review on Tuesday and Wednesday. Your child will have notes and a review sheet to study at home.

Creating the 3 Types of Rocks with Starbursts

Homework

Reading-

• Read 20 minutes

Math-

• Practice facts - test on Friday
• Work on ALEKS (3 topics)

Extra-

• DANCE-A-RAMA FRIDAY!!!!:0:0:0
• Support a family paper product's
• HAVE AN AWESOME REST OF THE DAY!!!!

Our Veterans Day Assembly

Nathan sharing his letter.

Maddie Helping Out My Hoarse Voice

HOMEWORK

       
      Reading-

• read 20 minutes

   Math-

• homework 
• pages 265-266
• practice facts
•  Extra-

• jingles for jammies 

Friday

•  bring in paper products 
• have a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!

What's Happening in Room 30.........

Important Announcements:

• The students explored a new website this week, Capstone Library.  Students are able to read a variety of high interest texts and even have the text read to them.  They have access to this reading website through their personal devices and home and school computers. The user name is: crestwoodes and the password is: school  .

• Crestwood will be celebrating Veterans Day on Wednesday during a school-wide assembly at 2:00.  

• The students will be given homework on ALEKS this week.  ALEKS is a web-based program  that uses interactive assessments to accurately determine exactly what a student knows and areas for growth. The students currently use ALEKS during math stations. They will be responsible for completing 3 topics this week at home. The students will be given the homework form on Monday and will be responsible for logging their learned topics and return the form by Friday. It is important that the students complete the tasks independently because the topics are introduced according to their assessments and growth. The students have their log-in information in their expandable.

Word of the Week: innovate (from Scholastic Storyworks)  to make changes in something by introducing new methods or ideas

Dates to Remember: 

Monday:  Chess Club

Wednesday:  Math Test - Chapter 4
                       Veterans Day Assembly at 2:00

Thursday:  Choir at 8:00

Friday:  Jingles for Jammies - Support a Family
               Dance - A - Rama 6:30 - 8:00
           
What's Happening in Our Room.... 

Reading Workshop:

• The students will read a debate and an informational text in Storyworks this week.  They will use details from the text to support the main idea. 

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will be introduced our next writing unit, ESSAYS!  They will learn the characteristics of a 5 paragraph essay and begin learning the structure of an essay using a graphic organizer, box and bullets.

Math:

• The students will review chapter 4 on Tuesday and will be tested on Wednesday.  Please make sure your child is practicing his/her multiplication facts at home!  The students will be tested over them on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.  

Science:

• The students will learn about the properties of minerals, how rocks are classified and the three types of rocks this week.  

Homework

Reading:
- Read 20 minutes

Writing:
-Finish Veteran Letter

Spelling:
-Test tomorrow

Math:
-practice facts and ALEKS

HOMEWORK

  READING-

• read 20 minutes

  MATH-

• Homework pages 251-252
• practice your fact
• Quick Tables - 15 minutes

   EXTRA-

• Remember bring food items!!:)
• HAVE FUN!!!!

Halloween Party Pictures

Halloween Pictures

homework

        HOMEWORK

         READING-

• read 20 minutes

          MATH-

• homework pages 227-228
• practice facts

          EXTRA-

• Study for science test
• HAVE FUN!!!:)

What's Happening in Room 30...........

Important Announcements:

• We had a WONDERFUL Halloween party on Thursday!  Thanks to all the parents who sent in treats and helped at the party.  A special thank you to Mrs. Threlkeld for organizing and hosting a great party.  Pictures will be sent later this week!

• The students who earned our October Character Celebration voted to have a movie as our celebration.  If a student put his/her name in the Behavior Book and/or Missing Work book less than 5 times for the month, he/she will be participating! The students chose to watch Chicken Little tomorrow afternoon.  They are welcome to bring in a drink and a special snack.  I will be providing chips for them.

Word of the Week: weary (from Tiger Rising)  The weary kids came into the classroom after a late night of Trick or Treating.

Dates to Remember: 

Monday:  Chess Club

Tuesday:  Environmental Club

Wednesday:  Science quiz

Thursday:  Choir at 8:00

Friday:  Spelling Test
           
What's Happening in Our Room.... 

Reading Workshop:

• The students will continue to work on finding the main idea of given text.  They will also find details from the text to support the main idea.
• The students should be reading at least 20 minutes 4 times a week at home.  The chapter book they are reading should be the same book they are reading at school.  

Writer's Workshop:

• After reading The Best Part of Me, the students will write a paragraph describing the favorite part of themselves.  We will publish their pieces into a class book to share in our classroom library.
• The students will learn how to punctuate possessive singular and plural nouns when using them in their writing.

Math:

• The students will continue to work with the area model and also learn how to use the distributive property and the traditional method to multiply 2-digit multiplication problems.
• The students should be practicing their multiplication facts every evening.

Science:

• The students will review for a science quiz on Monday over the layers of the earth, Pangaea and Plate Tectonics.  A quiz will be given on Wednesday.
• The students will learn about the different types of volcanoes and map out volcanoes on a world map as we do a fun activities through Mysteryscience.com