How have we reached the end of April already?

 

This week…

Morning Math: We will be wrapping up unit 5 skills this week as we finish up with area and perimeter, and then work on some real world measurement problems.

ELA M-Step Review Skills: We will continue working on responding to texts in writing using the RACES strategy and reviewing making inferences.

Science: Students will be completing their end of unit performance task this week by designing a turbine to transfer and convert wind to electricity.  This performance task will span multiple days and will ask students to apply all skills learned throughout the unit.  This performance task will be completed in place of a more formal test.

Afternoon Math: We will be working on parallel and perpendicular lines, classifying quadrilaterals and polygons, as well as decomposing quadrilaterals and triangles.

 

Dates to remember…

• Thursday and Friday this week are Volunteer Appreciation days.  Volunteers are encouraged to pop in 9am-11am either day to enjoy some refreshments as our way of saying thank you for all that you do!
• This Friday is also Popcorn Friday.

 

Next week…

4th grade will be M-STEP testing next week, Tuesday – Friday in the mornings.  Please help ensure that your child is at school each day, and that they arrive on time.  Please remember that students may visit the M-STEP page on my blog for links to sample problems that they may practice at home in preparation for the state test.

 

I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Easter weekend!

This week…

Morning Math: We are working on measurement in the morning for math.  We will be working on Customary and Metric units of measuring length and liquid volume, as well as units of time.

ELA: We will continue to work on close reading of passages and using the RACE strategy in response to reading.  (R – Restate the question, A – Answer the question, C – Cite evidence to support your answer, and E – Explain/Extend the evidence)  We will also continue using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words within a text.

Science: We will be researching difference energy sources and determining which is the best option.

Afternoon Math: We will continue to work on geometry during afternoon math.  This week’s focus will be on angles within circles, triangles, and composing and decomposing angles.

 

Upcoming Dates:

• Tuesday, 4/18 – Jets Pizza Night
• Tuesday, 4/18 – Fire Drill at 2:50pm
• Friday, 4/21 – Boy’s Puberty Video (Rescheduled) at 3:00pm
• Friday, 4/28 – Popcorn Friday
• Tuesday, 5/2 – M-STEP Starts for 4th Grade

Welcome back from break!

Our schedule is going to be a little wacky this month as we prepare for the M-STEP state testing the first week of May.  We will be doubling up on our math so that students are exposed to all content before the testing begins.

This week…

Morning Math: We will be wrapping up fractions and decimals this week.  Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be our review test, we will reteach concepts on Thursday, and will take our final make-up test on Friday.

ELA: We will be working on reviewing ELA skills in preparation for M-STEP.  This week’s focus will be on reviewing genres and beginning to use the RACE strategy in response to a close reading of a passage.

Science: We will continue to pilot our unit on energy as we explore the effects mining has on natural resources.

Afternoon Math: We are beginning geometry this week, focusing on angles.

 

Important Dates…

• Wednesday, April 12 – Field Trip to the Symphony (9:30am – 2:00pm)
• Thursday, April 13 – ELA M-STEP Practice during our computer lab time
• Friday, April 14 – Early Release for Students at 12:15pm
• Tuesday, April 18 – Jet’s Pizza Night and Fire Drill 2:50pm-3:00pm
• Friday, April 28 – Popcorn Friday