What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know...

• Parent-teacher conferences are this Tuesday and Thursday!  Please confirm your scheduled day and time here.

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

• THANK YOU, Mr. Matejcic, Mrs. Martin, and Mrs. Harris for joining us on our field trip to the SLU basketball game!  Your help was greatly appreciated!

• The students will be responsible for completing 3 topics in ALEKS at home this week.  If your child does not have access to a computer, they can let me know and work on it in the morning.

• 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 on 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.  The students have created study cards and have been practicing with their peers.  

Dates to Remember... 
   

            Monday:  Counseling Lesson
            Tuesday:  Conferences
            Thursday:  Conferences
            Friday:  No School
           
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

ALEKS Shout-Outs! 

• Mia completed 11 topics!
• Micah completed 6 topics!
• Isaac and Ollie completed 5 topics! 

Ollie and Mia completed their 4th-grade ALEKS pie!!  WooHoo!

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

• Chan at 94%
• Makenna at 92%

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

Reader's Workshop:

• The students will use what they have learned about text structures to identify them in nonfiction material.  We will also practice as a class by playing 5 square using the 5 main structures.

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:

• The students will learn several different ways to compare and order fractions.  Last week, the students used models and the greatest common denominator to compare (video to explain).  This week, the students will use 1/2 as a benchmark (video to explain) and a fun method called the "shoelace method".   

Social Studies:

• The students are finishing their projects this week!  They are planning creative presentations!