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

Things You Should Know....

• If you signed up for Parent-Teacher conferences, I look forward to talking with you during our scheduled time on Thursday.

• If you were not able to make our Writing Celebration last week, please ask your child to share his/her informational writing piece that can be found on google drive.  They are awesome!

• The students are doing a wonderful job working on ALEKS at home!  We have 10 students who have completed their 4th-grade pie!!  My goal is to have EVERY student complete his/her pie by MAP testing at the end of April.  Your child has been introduced to a lot of the topics on ALEKS and should have plenty to work on.  Spending 15 - 30 minutes on ALEKS in the evening is a great way to review and strengthen your child's math skills.  

Dates to Remember.....
Wednesday:  PTO Meeting at 6:30  
Thursday:  Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday: Flyer Families
             1/2 Day of School 

What's Going on in Our Classroom....

Reader's Workshop:

• The students will practice finding the main idea of a given paragraph with their reading partners this week.  
• They will also work with infographics.  Infographics use design elements to illustrate essential facts rather than pages of text.  They display a lot of information in an organized format.

Writer's Workshop:

• After reading The Day the Crayons Quit, Memoirs of a Hamster and Hey, Little Ant, the students will write from the point of view of an object or an animal.  They will put themselves in the shoes of the object/animal and write from its perspective. 

Math:

• The students will be working with customary measurement.  They will measure to the nearest 1/4 inch, learn about weight, length and capacity measurement. 

• The students will be assigned to complete at least 3 ALEKS topics at home this week.  A form will be given to them on Monday to record as they complete each topic.

Social Studies:

• The students will be learning about the Declaration of Independence this week as we begin to study the Revolutionary War.