What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know...

• Parent-teacher conferences are coming up!  If you don't have a scheduled time, please take a minute to sign-up.

• To help prepare for the parent-teacher conference, please take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire.

• Our field trip is on Wednesday!  We will be watching a women's basketball game at SLU.  If you are interested in attending, please let me know ASAP.  The more the merrier for this field trip!  I promise you will have a GREAT time!

• We have been collecting new and interesting words from our read-aloud books and displaying them on our Word Wall, and the students have been having fun using these words in their writing.  They will be tested over 8 of the words next Wednesday.  The students will be responsible for knowing the meaning and spelling of each of the words and will need to use the words in a sentence correctly.  They will be given the words tomorrow.

Dates to Remember... 
   

            Wednesday: Field trip
            Thursday:  Library
            Friday:  Variety Show!
           
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

ALEKS Shout-Outs! 

• Mia completed 23 topics!
• Stella completed 10 topics!
• Ollie completed 9 topics! 

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

• Mia & Ollie 100% (working on their Knowledge Check
• Chan at 95%
• Makenna at 92%

 WAY TO GO! Keep up for hard work and determination! 

Reader's Workshop:

• The students will continue to learn how to identify the type of structure an author used in writing nonfiction. We will look for keywords as they study the different types of structures (description, cause & effect, problem & solution, order & sequence, and compare & contrast).  This will prepare the students as they begin planning and writing a nonfiction piece in writing.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will decide on their topic for their informational writing piece.  They will begin to plan their piece by deciding on their subtopics.  Their subtopics will follow a specific nonfiction structure.

Math:

• We will continue to review equivalent fractions as we begin working on simplifying fractions and comparing fractions.  The students will learn several different strategies to compare fractions. 

Social Studies:

• The students will continue to work on a project with their partner as they learn how the American Indians adapted to their environment. This week, they are deciding how they will present their information to their classmates.