What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know...

• Last week, we eased back into school as we reviewed and practiced our classroom and school expectations and routines.

• The students spent time last week picking out a good-fit chapter book that your child should be reading at home every evening for at least 30 minutes.  They are also able to read online on Readtheory.org or Readingplus.com to count towards their reading minutes.

• The students are setting a new goal for this quarter in reading.  Keep a look out for your child's reading goal on Seesaw!

• We are also focusing on finding 1 way to better ourselves.  The students are setting a personal goal for themselves.  It may be academic, a study habit, or an at-home habit. Your child will share his/her goal with you later this week.

• Parent-teacher conferences are coming up!  Please take a minute to sign-up for our upcoming conferences.

Dates to Remember...    

            Wednesday: Library
            Thursday:  Math test
        
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

ALEKS Shout-Outs! 

• Lola completed 17 topics!
• Ollie completed 6 topics!
• Tony & Samiah completed 4 topics! 

The following students are SO close to finishing their 4th-grade ALEKS pie!  

• Isaac at 95%
• Ollie at 93% 
• Chan & Mia at 92%

Woo Hoo! Keep up for hard work and determination! 

Reader's Workshop:

• We will be beginning our next reading unit, Informational or Non-Fiction writing.  This unit is going to tie in with our next writing piece.  As we learn how the authors of non-fiction writing organize their information for readers, the students will begin to design their chosen topic for their writing piece to reflect the different writing structures.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will be learning about writing prompts this week and learn what is expected from a 4th-grade writer.  They will study and score different 4th-grade writing pieces as they prepare to write from a prompt later this week. 

Math:

• We will be learning about the Order of Operations this week.  They will review on Wednesday and tested on Thursday over chapter 7 (patterns, input/output tables, and order of operations).

Social Studies:

• The students will begin working on a project with a partner as they learn how the American Indians adapted to their environment.  They will be assigned a specific region of the United States to research and learn how the American Indians of the region lived and survived.