What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know... 

• The school-wide Halloween parade will begin at 1:30 and our classroom party will follow the parade at 2:00 on Wednesday.  All students are welcome to bring their costumes to school to change into for the parade and party.  Please refer to the costume guidelines for Thursday.

• The students have earned a Character Celebration for showing good character!  They have chosen to have a movie celebration.  We will pick the movie this week and celebrate on Friday!

• After the students get settled in the morning, each group is assigned an activity to do with their group partners.  The activities include building with Legos, Boggle, fact practice and working on typingclub.com.  Typingclub.com is an online typing program that teaches students how to type. Your child can also work on the typing lessons at home.

Dates to Remember... 
      
            Wednesday: Halloween parade will begin at 1:30
            Thursday: Springboard 
            Friday:  Character Celebration!
     
What's Going on in Our Classroom...
ALEKS Shout-Outs!

• Theo completed 19 topics!
• Makaylee completed 18 topics!
• Nathan completed 9 topics!

Keep up for hard work and determination!  I can't wait to see who our ALEKS topic leaders will be this week!

Crestwood's word of the week last week was Responsibility.  The students set goals for themselves to be more responsible at home and at school.  We will be sharing some this week through Seesaw!

Reader's Workshop:

• The students chose their mystery book club book and will begin meeting with their book club members this week to begin reading.  We will focus this week on setting up book club expectations and practicing peer discussions using our class read-aloud book, Restart.

Writer's Workshop:

• We will begin our essay writing unit this week!  As a class, the students will write a 5-paragraph essay this week as they learn the structure and components of a well-written essay.  This will prepare them to write a persuasive essay soon!  Be ready for some pretty convincing essays that may be directed towards you:)
• We will take time this week to review sentence fragments and run-on sentences.  They will be able to identify them and correct them in their writing.

Math:

• The students will continue learning how to multiply 2 digit numbers by 2 digit numbers using the area model, the distributive property and the standard algorithm method. Be ready for another lesson taught to you by your child this week!

• Many students will begin working with 12's this week as they master their multiplication facts.  If your child needs to be re-assessed on the 8's, 9's or 3's, 6's, 5's or 7's, or 11's they will retake the test on Wednesday.  

Social Studies:

• We will take a break from social studies this week to do a STEM project.  The students will collaborate with their peers to design and construct a catapult.  We will be looking for the catapult that can toss a candy corn the furthest.
• The students will design their maps of the Midwest region this week. The students will be the "expert" and teach the class about a specific Midwest topic.

We learned so much from our guests on Abilities Awareness Day!

Mr. And Mrs. Heine came and showed us how they have adapted to their new way of life.

Easter Seals shared information about autism. The students took notes as they learned new things!

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know... 

• We will be celebrating Red Ribbon week this week!  Please look at our daily reminders below to see what we have planned!

• The students will be responsible for completing at least 3 topics on ALEKS this week.  The form to record the topics will be sent home on Monday.

• Looking for new ways to practice multiplication facts?  Click on the "FUN MATH SITES" above and scroll through to find multiplication games.

Dates to Remember... 
            Monday:  Preview Book Fair
                           Tourist/Traveler Day:  Dress like you are on a trip!
            Tuesday:   Math Test
                            Wear your Flyer gear or green and gold!
            Wednesday: Library
                               Springboard Lessons Begin! - please return the media form as                                   soon as possible
                               Wear Orange for Unity Day! (Lindbergh Unites to stand against                                     bullying
            Thursday:  Wear Red to celebrate a Drug-Free Journey
   
            Friday:  NO SCHOOL!  Enjoy the 3-day weekend!
     

What's Going on in Our Classroom...
ALEKS Shout-Outs!

• A correction from last week! Chandler worked on ALEKS after I sent out our class newsletter!  Chandler completed 18 topics last week!  Woot Hoot!
• Micah completed 11 topics!
• Ollie completed 7 topics!
• Cullen and Claire completed 6 topics!

Keep up for hard work and determination!  I can't wait to see who our ALEKS topic leaders will be this week!

Reader's Workshop:

• The students will begin Mystery Book Clubs soon! To get ready, the students will choose a good fit book that interests them, learn what student-led book clubs look like in 4th grade and begin preparing to read and discuss our books.

Writer's Workshop:

• We will begin our essay writing unit this week!  As a class, the students will write a 5-paragraph essay this week as they learn the structure and components of a well-written essay.  This will prepare them to write a persuasive essay soon!  Be ready for some pretty convincing essays that may be directed towards you:)

Math:

• The students will review and prepare for their test on Monday and will be tested on Tuesday over multiplication.  This week, the students will begin learning how to multiply 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers!  They are rocking the strategies and steps to multiplying!  If your child is struggling or becoming frustrated, most likely it is due to lack of fact fluency.  The students are continuing to practice their facts in the classroom and should be at home, as well. 

• During math stations, the students are working on ALEKS, playing a  review game on facts and multiples, and playing Multiplication War and Guess the Factor card games to work on mastering their facts.

• Many students will begin working with 12's this week as they master their multiplication facts.  If your child needs to be re-assessed on the 8's, 9's or 3's, 6's, 5's or 7's, or 11's they will retake the test on Wednesday.  

Social Studies:

• The students will design their maps of the Midwest region this week. The students will be the "expert" and teach the class about a specific Midwest topic.

Spending Time With Our 1st Grade Buddies and Students from Truman Who Are Spending Their Day Giving Service

Off to a Great Start on this Friday!

We are trying out our new PTO headsets and dry erase boards! Thank you, PTO!

Our Superstar of the Week!

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know...

• The 4th graders will be participating in a program called Springboard to Learning, an arts education and STEM-integration program through a generous grant from The Boeing Company. In this eight-session program, the students will create a prototype of a product that solves a real-world problem in their daily lives. The students will participate in a BuilderFair during the last session and you will be invited to see their creations.  The BuilderFair will take place on Wednesday, December 19th!  The program will start next week. A media release form will come home on Monday, so please review and return as soon as possible. 

• Looking for new ways to practice multiplication facts?  Click on the "FUN MATH SITES" above and scroll through to find multiplication games.

Dates to Remember... 
            Monday:  Dining to Donate at Chick-Fil-A   
            Friday:  1/2 Day
     
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

ALEKS Shout-Outs!

• Makenna completed 11 topics on ALEKS last week!
  Ollie & Kolton completed 10 topics on ALEKS last week!
• Isaac, Micah, and Stella completed 8 topics on ALEKS last week!

Keep up for hard work and determination!  I can't wait to see who our ALEKS topic leaders will be this week!

Reader's Workshop:

• We just finished our read-aloud, Tiger Rising.  The students LOVED the book and did a wonderful job connecting with and learning about the characters.  This week we are talking about Theme.  We are looking closely at the message the author wants his readers to gain from the story.
• The students will be introduced to an online reading resource called Readtheory.org on Friday.  This website adapts to your child's reading level while offering an assortment of online reading.  I will be sending home more information near the end of the week along with your child's login information so he/she will have access to the program at home.

Writer's Workshop:

• This week, the students will learn about the 4 types of sentences. They will play 4 Corners and do an activity with their writing partner as they practice identifying and creating exclamatory, interrogative, imperative and declarative sentences.

• After reading "The Best Part of Me", the students will brainstorm and write a paragraph about what they believe is their "best" part.  We will create a class book with everyone's writing.

Math:

• The students will be learning how to multiple up to 4 digits by 1 digit this week using the algorithm method (the method we learned).  

• During math stations, the students are working on ALEKS, playing a  review game on facts and multiples, and playing Multiplication War and Guess the Factor card games to work on mastering their facts.

• Many students will begin working with 11's this week as they master their multiplication facts.  If your child needs to be re-assessed on the 8's, 9's or 3's, 6's, 5's or 7's, they will retake the test on Wednesday.  

Social Studies:

• The students will be designing their maps of the Southwest region with their partners this week.

Having fun during Flyer Pride after working hard all week!

A Wonderful Writing Celebration!

Doing a little word study...

Our Superstar of the Week!

What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know...

• Hopefully, you have had the chance to take a look at the Every Kid in a Park pamphlet that came home from our field trip on Thursday.  If not, you will find it in your child's Take Home Folder.  It is a great opportunity to enjoy our National Parks this year!

• Our character word of the week is "Character".  Character is how we react when "things get tough".  The students will be brainstorming, reflecting and participating in activities this week focusing on being the best version of ourselves; even when things get tough.

• You are invited to our Writing Celebration on Friday between 9:10 and 9:45.  Stop by to read some fantastic personal narratives!  An invitation will be coming home on Monday.

• The students will be assigned to complete at least 3 topics on ALEKS at home this week.  They will be given the recording paper on Monday to keep track of the topics.  The paper will be due on Friday.

• Looking for new ways to practice multiplication facts?  Click on the "FUN MATH SITES" above and scroll through to find multiplication games.

Dates to Remember... 
            Tuesday:  Math test
            Wednesday:  Library 
            Friday:  Writing Celebration - 9:10 - 9:45
     
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

ALEKS Shout-Outs!

• Makaylee completed 9 topics on ALEKS last week!
• Cullen completed 7 topics on ALEKS last week!
• Kolton completed 6 topics on ALEKS last week!

Keep up for hard work and determination!  I can't wait to see who our ALEKS topic leaders will be this week!

Reader's Workshop:

• Your child should show you his/her completed Reading Log (the back of the Week in Review yellow sheet) for the week.  Please review, sign and return on Monday.

• As we continue reading Tiger Rising, we will focus on character change.  We will take a close look at the main characters and talk about how they are changing in the book.  We will also be reading a couple picture books, Chrysanthemum, Enemy Pie, and Recess Queen whose main character changes from the beginning of the story to the end.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will edit and finish revising their personal narrative this week to prepare for our Writing Celebration on Friday.  They will learn how to create a catchy title for their story and create a cover to showcase their writing!

Math:

• The students will review for their math test on Monday and test on Tuesday.  We will continue working with multiplication in our next unit as the students learn different strategies to multiply multi-digit numbers.  Be ready to learn a new strategy from your child soon!

• During math stations, the students are working on ALEKS, reviewing place value, addition and subtraction and mastering their facts.

• Many students will begin working with 5's this week as they master their multiplication facts.  If your child needs to be re-assessed on the 8's, 9's or 3's, or 6's, they will retake the test on Wednesday.  

Social Studies:

• As the students work with a partner to create a map highlighting the West region, we will begin learning about the Southwest region.  I am looking forward to seeing their creativity with the map project! 

Some awesome cards for Custodian Day!

Practicing our facts with some fun card games....

Micah sharing a cool app with the class....