What's Happening in Room 34....

Things You Should Know....

• The students will have their spelling/vocabulary test on Friday.  They have created index study cards and have been practicing them with their peers for morning work.  They should continue to work with them at home to help prepare for the test.  The students will be responsible for spelling the words, knowing the definition and using the word correctly in a sentence. 

• The students will be assigned to work on multiplication Quicktables periodically for homework.  Quicktables are on ALEKS and the students know how to find them.  Several students still need to master their facts.  Please assist with practicing at home as much as possible.

• Our new classroom leadership roles will begin later this week!  We are excited to get new responsibilities set up to help maintain our classroom.

• If anyone would like to loan our classroom a 100 - 300 piece puzzle, that would be wonderful.  I purchased a puzzle for our classroom before break and the students LOVED working on it with their peers after completing their work.  They are eager to get started on a new one.  Thank you.

Dates to Remember.....   
Thursday: Dining to Donate with Papa John's

Friday: Vocabulary test
             Spelling Bee at 2:00- With our very own.....Shane: representing 4th grade
                                                                      AND  Britton as an alternate
            

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

• We will begin our Informational/Nonfiction Unit this week in reading and writing.  The students will explore different nonfiction books as they study text features and text structures.  They will incorporate the features and structures in their upcoming informational writing piece.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will be choosing a topic of interest to write their informational writing piece.  They will be researching the topic for the next couple of weeks in the classroom.

Math:

• We will begin our next unit on fractions.  The students will work with equivalent fractions and learn how to place fractions on a number line.

Science:

• The students will continue to work with the Scientific Method as they conduct another investigation this week.  This week, the students will find out if a magnet will hold more large or small paperclips.  They will also learn how to write a conclusion to an investigation.