Hello parents and welcome to our fourth grade weekly news blog! Here you will find all the necessary information for the upcoming week in both of our classes. Also, please feel free to access any of the links or tabs we have attached to this blog.
Here is what we have been doing so far!
Math - Students have been working their way through Unit 1 of the new Everyday Math addition. They have been focusing on specific content such as rounding, place value, adding, and subtracting. In addition to them completing their homework assignments each night, I really want them to focus on practicing their fact fluency. They are able to practice using their Xtra Math login. If you do not have access to a computer, but are interested in having the students practice at home, please let me know and I will print out extra worksheets.
Science - This week, we started our unit on matter. The students have learned what matter is and the different ways to observe and measure its physical properties. Please keep checking the blog for upcoming quizzes for this unit.
Reading - The students have been getting accustomed to the routines of CAFE and Daily 5. So far we have launched the stations, Read to Self and Read to Someone. They are doing a fabulous job at working independently! Our CAFE (Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, Expand Vocab) Menu is growing as we add various strategies to it. We are practicing the following strategies: Pick a good fit book, Check for understanding, Back up and reread, Monitor and fix up, and Use prior knowledge. We've also discussed accuracy strategies we can use when we are stuck on a word.
Writing- We are learning how to look for story ideas to create a realistic fiction writing piece. The students are basing their idea off of a small moment story that happened to them in real life. Currently we are focusing on developing a realistic character.
Please remember to check back to our blog weekly for upcoming information and events.
Thanks a bunch!
Ms. Duke and Miss Harlacker
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