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

Important Announcements:

•  Scholastic Book Orders are due on Wednesday!  You are able to purchase books online through the Scholastic Book Order tab on the blog.

• We still have 2 reading opportunities for you to visit our classroom and read a Book of the Month to the students.  If you are interested in this opportunity, please sign up.
• We had two wonderful speakers visit our classroom this past week.  Mrs. Jardon shared her knowledge and storytelling of Lewis and Clark with the 4th graders.  We also had a a guest speaker, Allison, from NCADA  present fun, interactive activities and discussions to our classroom on the topic of Tolerance. 

Dates to Remember:  
Tuesday:  Crestwood Night at Sky Zone! (4:00 - 8:00)
Friday:  Spelling Test

What's Happening in Our Room....

Reading Workshop:

• The students are finishing up with their Book Clubs this week.  They did a wonderful job preparing for discussion and discussing their book with very little help from me.  The students will do a culminating activity as a group for the next two weeks. Each student will be responsible for his/her own part in the activity while working together as a group.  

Writing Workshop:

• The students have been busy researching and writing their informational text.  The students are learning about the 5 main text structures (description, sequence, compare/contrast, cause/effect and problem/solution) that informational (non-fiction) authors often use to present the material.  The students are using these structures to write about their subtopics. 

Math:

• Please continue to encourage your child to practice facts using flashcards, online games or Quicktables on ALEKS.  

• The students are learning about fractions this week as we dive into chapter 8.  The main focus this week is being able to identify and create equivalent fractions.

Science:

• The students will begin working with circuits this week as they learn what makes a circuit work while problem solving with a science partner.

Social Studies:

• The students will do some follow-up Lewis and Clark activities and discussions this week.