Superstar of the Week!

Creating Rocks Using the Rock Cycle

The students created Sedimentary rocks using "sediment" (pieces of Starburst).  They applied pressure which cemented the pieces of sediment together.

The students then applied heat and pressure causing the rocks to form into Metamorphic rocks.

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min log

Math: Math sheet
facts test tomorrow

Spelling: study spell. words

What's Happening in Room 34.......

Things You Should Know....

• We will have our Halloween party following our school-wide costume parade at 1:30 on Tuesday. You are welcome to join us!  It is always fun seeing the creative costumes!

•  Just a couple reminders about costumes for Tuesday: (a more thorough explanation can be found in Mrs. Oliver's newsletter).
• No face masks are allowed
• Costumes cannot be graphically violent
• No "weapons" can be included with the costume

• We are going to Cahokia Mounds on Friday!  We will leave Crestwood at 10:45 and arrive back around 2:40.  Your child should dress to be outside with comfortable shoes for walking.  Your child needs to bring a sack lunch to eat at the mounds.  If you have signed up to be a chaperone, an e-mail will be sent early this week with more details.

• We have 2 students who have completed the 4th grade ALEKS pie already!  Congratulations Jacob and Ty!! They have been working hard outside of the classroom to make this happen!  

Dates to Remember..... 
Tuesday:  Halloween parade at 1:30 and classroom party at 2:00

Wednesday: The students will be taking the Galileo test - please make every effort to have your child at school all day. - Thank you!

Friday: Field trip to Cahokia Mounds  

What's Going on in Our Classroom....
Reader's Workshop:

• The students will continue to listen and work on their reading fluency. They will focus on reading with expression and their reading pace.  We will also talk about the importance of comprehending as they read.  They will check their comprehension with a couple strategies I will introduce this week. 
• The students will be assigned to practice their fluency at home using a passage I will give them.  Your child's passage will be at his/her independent reading level.  After your child completes the assignment, you will need to sign the form stating your child completed the tasks.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will be given a new set of vocabulary words that we will practice throughout the week using Flocabulary.com. The students will take a pretest over the words on Monday, complete activities and learn more about the words throughout the week and take a post test on Friday.  They will monitor their vocabulary growth as they keep track of their test results.

• The students will begin our next writing unit, persuasive essay.  After reading an article from Scholastic Storyworks, "Should We Give Our Halloween Candy Away?", your child will write a practice persuasive essay.  This essay will be used to notice growth after learning the steps and process of writing a well-developed essay.  The students will compare their practice essay with their final published writing piece.

Math:

• The students will continue to work on solving 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems using the area model and algorithm method (stack and solve).

• I will monitor their progress early this week before deciding on our next test date.  

• The students will be assigned to complete at least 3 topics on ALEKS at home!

Science:

• The students will create the three types of rocks as they go through the rock cycle using Starburst.  They will also learn about weathering, erosion and deposition.  
• The students will have a test over this material next week!

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min log

I would love to see you work on one of the following over the weekend:

Reading Plus
Read theory
ALEKS
Practice facts

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min


Math: Math Worksheet
3 ALEKS topics

Spelling: edpuzzle.com  - use GOOGLE to log in

Our Superstar of the Week!

Taking a close look and the 3 types of rocks.....

And researching the use of specific types of rocks.....

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min log


Math: Worksheet
3 ALEKS topics - due Thursday!
Facts test Thursday!

Scholastic Book Orders due on Thursday!

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min log


Math: Worksheet
3 ALEKS topics  - due Thursday

Red Ribbon Week - Hat Day!

What's Happening in Room 34......

Things You Should Know....

• Parent Teacher Conferences are Monday and Wednesday evening this week.  I sent an e-mail confirming your scheduled time last week.  I am looking forward to meeting with you!

• We are celebrating Red Ribbon Week!  Each day this week, the students celebrate by dressing a specific way.  See the schedule below.

• Scholastic Book Fair will be at our school this week!  It will be open on conference nights.  The students will be previewing on Monday and are able to make purchases Tuesday through Thursday.

• Mrs. Britt sent home a note regarding our upcoming Halloween party that she and a few other parents are planning.  They are requesting a donation of $5 from each child to cover the cost of the party.  Please send in the money in an envelope marked Mrs. Britt.Thank you!

Dates to Remember.....
Monday:  Wear red to show support for Red Ribbon Week!
Tuesday:  Hat Day!  "Put a Cap on Drugs!"

Wednesday:  Crazy Sock Day! - "Sock it to Drugs!"
Thursday: Dress like a PE teacher and make healthy choices all day! "Make                   a Healthy Choice Day!"
Friday: NO School!  Have a GREAT day!
Sunday:  Trunk or Treat at Crestwood - 4-6.  Come enjoy the fun!

What's Going on in Our Classroom....
Reader's Workshop:

• We will focus our reading lessons on reading fluency.  The students will learn how to be a fluent reader. Each day, the students will practice a specific passage as they focus on reading the exact words at a good pace while acknowledging punctuation.  Next week, your child will be assigned to practice reading a passage at home to you to practice his/her fluency.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will be introduced to our first Mentor Sentence on Monday.  Each day this week, the students will study the well-developed sentence.  By the end of the week, the students will model the sentence by creating a well-developed sentence of their own using several of the grammar and punctuation rules noticed in the Mentor Sentence.

• The students will be working with different story starters  to write fun stories while building their writing stamina.
• The students will be given a new set of spelling words on Monday.  They will be tested over the words on Thursday, November 2nd. (Not on Friday due to our field trip).

Math:

• The students will continue to work with multiplication as they are introduced to multiplying two-digit by two digits!  They are super excited for this skill!

• The students will be assigned to complete at least 3 topics on ALEKS at home!

Science:

• The students will be learning about the three different types of rocks.  We will end the week with creating the three types of rocks using the rock cycle and Starburst!

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min log

Spelling: Test tomorrow
Activity

Math: Test tomorrow
Practice

Observing Rocks and Their Properties

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min log

Spelling: Practice spell. words

Math: Math facts
Worksheet

Our Writing Celebration

Practicing Our Spelling Words

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min

Spelling: test Friday

Math:fact practice: next text on Friday!
worksheet

Our Superstar of the Week!

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min

Spelling: Practice spelling words

Math: Facts-practice test Tues+Fri
worksheet

What's Happening in Room 34.......

Things You Should Know....

•  We are having our writing celebration on Wednesday from 9:00 - 9:45.  The invitations went home on Friday.  We hope you can stop by to enjoy the awesome personal narratives!

• Mrs. Britt sent home a note regarding our upcoming Halloween party that she and a few other parents are planning.  They are requesting a donation of $5 from each child to cover the cost of the party.  Please send in the money in an envelope marked Mrs. Britt.Thank you!

• A permission slip went home last Monday for our upcoming field trip to Cahokia Mounds on November 3rd.  Please complete and return the permission slip as soon as possible. 

Dates to Remember.....

Wednesday: Writing Celebration 9:00 - 9:45  
Friday: Library
            Spelling Test
            Math test

What's Going on in Our Classroom....
Reader's Workshop:

• The students will be reading different articles from Storyworks this week which will include an opinion article called "Is it Fair to Ban Fidgit Spinners?"  The students will write a persuasive paragraph in writing using arguments from the article.

• The students will have technology reading again on Friday and will read from Readtheory.org.  It is a great online reading program that monitors the students' reading comprehension.  After reading nonfiction articles at their reading level, they are assigned to answer questions from the text.  The students LOVE the program and are encouraged to use it at home, as well.  We will have "technology reading" every Friday, where the students will read online using Read Theory or Reading Plus.

Writer's Workshop:

• We are working on writing well-developed paragraphs in writing. The students will write an Author Bio and a persuasive paragraph this week focusing on topic sentences, three details and a closing sentence.
• The students will be introduced to a new set of vocabulary words through flocabulary.com this week, and the students will work with the words through fun activities.

Math:

• The students will continue to work with multiplying up to 4 digits by one digit numbers this week.  They will also be working with multiplication word problems finding exact and estimated answers.

Science:

• The students will learn about the properties used to identify minerals and  explore the three types of rocks.

Our Writing Celebration!

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min

Spelling: Activity

Math: Facts test tomorrow

Social Studies: Test Tomorrow

WEAR your Flyer Family shirt tomorrow!

Ability Awareness Day!

We had wonderful speakers today and learned so much!

We Are Preparing to Teach Our Parents the Area Model of Multiplication

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min

Math: Facts Test Fri
2 Work sheets (teach area model to parents and practice area model of multiplication)

Social:  Study for test on Friday {notebook]

Homework

Reading:   Read 20 min


Math:   Facts test tom
Area model worksheet


Social:  begin studying for test on Fri

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min log


Math:Facts test Wed.
p.207-208


Social: Test tomorrow-study your review and notes

Practicing Our Facts While Playing A Fun Game

Technology Reading Friday!

The students began working on ReadTheory.org today.  They are encouraged to use this at home during reading time to read on this great website!

What's Happening in Room 34.....

Things You Should Know....

•  We are near the end of the 1st quarter, and I am so proud of the work and effort the students demonstrate.  The students are doing a WONDERFUL job completing and turning in homework every day. Thank you for all your support at home! 

• We will have our Writing Celebration on Friday from 9:00 - 9:45 am.  You are welcome to stop and read some well-developed personal narratives.  An invitation will be coming home later this week!

Dates to Remember:

Tuesday:  Social Studies Quiz

Wednesday:  PTO Meeting at 6:30
Thursday:  Abilities Awareness Day!
                  Dining to Donate - Papa John's
Friday: Social Studies Quiz
            1/2 Day

What's Happening in Our Room....

Reader's Workshop:

• The students had an opportunity to read on Readtheory.org last Friday.  It is a great online reading program that monitors the students' reading comprehension.  After reading nonfiction articles at their reading level, they are assigned to answer questions from the text.  The students LOVED the program and are encouraged to use it at home, as well.  We will have "technology reading" every Friday, where the students will read online using Read Theory or Reading Plus.

• This week, the students will continue talking about the "theme" of our latest read aloud book, Tiger Rising.  The students will be assigned to construct a paragraph explaining the theme they believe Tiger Rising contains and support their reasoning with three pieces of evidence from the text.  
• They will also read and compare and contrast two articles from Storyworks with their reading partners this week.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will  be given their spelling list tomorrow.  They will have a homework assignment later this week using their words.  The students will keep their spelling words in their Homework Folder, and they will also write them in their planner.  Their 1st spelling test will be Friday, October 20th.
• The students had fun creating catchy titles for their personal narratives last week.  They will make covers for their stories this week as they finish up their final touches to their stories.

Math:

• The students will continue to work with multiplication this week.  They had fun learning how to multiply a single digit by 10, 100 and 1,000 on Friday.  The students will begin multiplying two-digit numbers by one digit numbers this week.  

Social Studies:

• The students will continue to learn about major land forms and rivers in the United States this week.  They will also work with an atlas to better understand the use of maps.  
• The students will review latitude and longitude on Monday and will be tested over it on Tuesday.  We will review land forms and major rivers of the United States this week, and the students will be tested over the material on Friday.  They will be given a blank map to practice at home. 

Homework

Reading:
-Read 20 min  and record

Math: 
- Study facts-test tomorrow!
-3 ALEKS topics due tomorrow!

SOCIAL STUDIES: 
- Worksheet

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min



Math: 3 ALEKS topics - due Friday
math sheet
math test tomorrow
Facts test on Friday!

Playing Charades While Reviewing Landforms

Archipelago:  These students created "islands" as one student swam to each.

A beach and waves.... Coastline

Land and water on almost all sides:  Pennisula

An erupting volcano!

Homeowrk

Reading: Read 20 min
log


Math: 3 ALEKS topics
Math work sheet

Working through math word problems with our math partners.....

Homework

Reading: Read 20 min
log


Math: page 177-178
fact test tomorrow
3 ALEKS topics-due Friday

Our Superstar of the Week!

What's Happening in Room 34....

Things You Should Know....

• The students have taken on their new classroom leaderships roles with GREAT pride this past week! The students did not need reminders to complete their given task and each of them are completing them on time and thoroughly! Yea!!

• After monitoring the students' spelling in their writing pieces and daily work, I have decided to begin spelling tests.  The students will be responsible for working with and learning 13 words.  Three of the spelling words will come from your child's personal spelling list.  The students will begin keeping track of words they do not know how to spell in their spelling journal.  Five words will come from a spelling pattern and the other five words will be content words.  I will give the students spelling words on a Monday and they will be tested over the words the 2nd Friday after they are given.  This will give the students time to work with them in class and at home.  The students will be collecting words this week and they will be given their 1st list of words next Monday.

• The students will be assigned to complete at least 3 topics on ALEKS at home this week.   If your child needs assistance with a topic, please help him/her by using examples similar to the problems, but please allow your child to work out the assigned problems on his/her own.  ALEKS progresses the students according to what they accomplish, and if your child has not truly mastered a topic, he/she will be presented with material that may be too challenging.

Dates to Remember:

Tuesday:  Build Night With Dad (6:30-8:00)

Wednesday:  Cookie Dough Order Pick - Up 3:30 - 5:30
Thursday:  Math Test
Friday:  Library

What's Happening in Our Room....

Reader's Workshop:

• As we finish reading Tiger Rising, the students will make personal connections to the book; either with a character or the story.  They will continue to write "thinking" questions from the reading to practice book discussions with their peers.
• The students will be introduced to readtheory.com; an online educational tool that offers online reading activities at your child's reading level.   Every Friday, we will have technology reading.  The students will read from Read Theory or Reading Plus.  Your child is encouraged to use Read Theory at home, as well. 

Writer's Workshop:

• The students are busy publishing their personal narrative using a google document.  This week, they will focus editing their punctuation and spelling.  They will revisit their writing goals later this week to confirm they have met their goal.
• The students will be introduced to new vocabulary words this week using flocabulary.com!  Through fun online activities and songs, the students will work with this week's vocabulary words.

Math:

• The students will learn about factors and multiples while working with multiplication word problems this week.  They will review this chapter on Wednesday and will be tested over the material on Thursday.

• The next several units require the students to know their multiplication facts.  They should be practicing them every evening.  They will be tested on Tuesday and Friday this week.

Social Studies:

• This week, the students will learn about the different land forms as they begin studying the United States regions.  This is preparing them for their next STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art Math) activity we will begin next Friday!