We're in the midst of allergy season and we've run out of tissues...if you happen to have a box laying around at home that you're not using, our noses would sure appreciate it!
LA: We were off to Gym first thing this morning! That's always a great way to wake ourselves up! Back in class, we worked on writing sentence fragments into complete sentences by either adding a subject or predicate. We also worked on filling out a main idea and supporting detail chart as we partner read the story, A Walk In The Desert. For our practice page, we worked on figuring out new, unfamiliar words by using the surrounding words and rules for spelling long /a/ sounds in words. This was also a great review for our spelling words this week.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. This is the final call for Book Orders!Highlight order forms were sent home today...parents it would be helpful if you could still fill it out even if you are not interested in ordering...our class can earn prizes. Cereal box project books need to be approved by Friday! Be prepared to share what you are reading. Please make sure to send back the teal colored conference/help wanted paper as soon as possible!
Math: More compass work today. It was fun learning how to copy line segments and make inscribed regular hexagons with only our compasses and straight edges today. It took a little bit of practice, but everyone got the hang of it pretty quickly!
HW: Math box and study link 1.8 are due tomorrow. The unit 1 test will be given on Tuesday!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had a great review today over chapter 1 to help us prepare for the first test which will be given on Friday.
HW: All students received a half sheet of paper that is a chapter 1 study guide. Test will be given on Friday . Interactive Student Notebook page 5 is due Friday.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Terrific Tuesday!
We've had a terrific Tuesday today at school!
LA: We spent quite a bit of time on subjects and predicates this morning during grammar. We also learned about compound subjects and predicates. In addition to that, we completed an activity using similes (one of our RIT words this week!) and worked with our vocabulary words from the story in our basals. We ended our time before Vocabulary Vine with a discussion and worksheet about main idea and supporting details.
HW: Book orders are due tomorrow! Weekly homework is due Friday and the simile page and grammar page 8 are due tomorrow if they weren't completed in class.
Math: We had more fun with compasses today, learning about concentric and congruent circles. It's been fun exploring how to use compasses, even though ours aren't up for any awards in tightness...we do what we can!
HW: Journal page 17-19 should be completed in not done in class and math box and study link 1.7 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We had a great review today over chapter 1 to help us prepare for the first test which will be given on Thursday.
HW: All students received a half sheet of paper that is a chapter 1 study guide. Test will be given on Thursday. Interactive Student Notebook page 5 is due Thursday.
Don't forget that Picture Day is Friday! Say Cheese!
LA: We spent quite a bit of time on subjects and predicates this morning during grammar. We also learned about compound subjects and predicates. In addition to that, we completed an activity using similes (one of our RIT words this week!) and worked with our vocabulary words from the story in our basals. We ended our time before Vocabulary Vine with a discussion and worksheet about main idea and supporting details.
HW: Book orders are due tomorrow! Weekly homework is due Friday and the simile page and grammar page 8 are due tomorrow if they weren't completed in class.
Math: We had more fun with compasses today, learning about concentric and congruent circles. It's been fun exploring how to use compasses, even though ours aren't up for any awards in tightness...we do what we can!
HW: Journal page 17-19 should be completed in not done in class and math box and study link 1.7 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We had a great review today over chapter 1 to help us prepare for the first test which will be given on Thursday.
HW: All students received a half sheet of paper that is a chapter 1 study guide. Test will be given on Thursday. Interactive Student Notebook page 5 is due Thursday.
Don't forget that Picture Day is Friday! Say Cheese!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Busy, Busy!
It's amazing just how quickly 6 hours can go by! We rarely have down time, but Monday's seem to be even busier than normal!
LA: After IMC and gym today, we had a lot to do! We had our spelling pre-test to determine what lists everyone will be studying this week. Please note that it may not be the same as last week! Don't forget the final spelling test over these words will be given on Friday. We also introduce 5 RIT words this morning. Each week, we will be studying 5 words that will help our vocabulary, writing and MAP testing knowledge. This week we are focusing on assonance, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, simile and metaphors. In addition to studying those literary terms, we will also be focusing on our story vocabulary words this week, which are: shimmer, eerie, lurk, swallows, climate, silken and lumbering.
We also went over Weekly Homework today at great length. Please remember to do all sections (write in spelling words, read our story out loud to an adult, read independently each night and complete the page attached to the back). This packet is due Friday.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Spelling test will be given on that day as well. Don't forget that Book Orders are due on Wednesday!
Math: We had a great time working with compasses today. This was a first for many of us. We even learned how to make inscribed squares using only the compass. It was a lot of fun exploring!
HW: Journal page 12, math box 1.6 and study link 1.6 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies:(Grannan) What would it be like to be an archaeologist 500 years from now? What kind of artifacts would best help them learn about the lives we live? We explored these questions today by finding "artifacts" in the trash and writing about them as if we were those archaeologists in the future.
HW: The first test will be given in Social Studies on Friday for Ms. Grannan's class. The test will cover everything from chapter 1. Be on the lookout for a study guide to come home Wednesday.
LA: After IMC and gym today, we had a lot to do! We had our spelling pre-test to determine what lists everyone will be studying this week. Please note that it may not be the same as last week! Don't forget the final spelling test over these words will be given on Friday. We also introduce 5 RIT words this morning. Each week, we will be studying 5 words that will help our vocabulary, writing and MAP testing knowledge. This week we are focusing on assonance, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, simile and metaphors. In addition to studying those literary terms, we will also be focusing on our story vocabulary words this week, which are: shimmer, eerie, lurk, swallows, climate, silken and lumbering.
We also went over Weekly Homework today at great length. Please remember to do all sections (write in spelling words, read our story out loud to an adult, read independently each night and complete the page attached to the back). This packet is due Friday.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Spelling test will be given on that day as well. Don't forget that Book Orders are due on Wednesday!
Math: We had a great time working with compasses today. This was a first for many of us. We even learned how to make inscribed squares using only the compass. It was a lot of fun exploring!
HW: Journal page 12, math box 1.6 and study link 1.6 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies:(Grannan) What would it be like to be an archaeologist 500 years from now? What kind of artifacts would best help them learn about the lives we live? We explored these questions today by finding "artifacts" in the trash and writing about them as if we were those archaeologists in the future.
HW: The first test will be given in Social Studies on Friday for Ms. Grannan's class. The test will cover everything from chapter 1. Be on the lookout for a study guide to come home Wednesday.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Good News To Share!
We've had a very exciting week at Northpoint! Not only do we have our first complete week of the 2010-2011 school year under our belts, we also heard really good news!
If you have some time this weekend...check out www.schooldigger.com and notice that NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS RANKED #1!!!! Hip, Hip, Hooray!
LA: Another busy, busy day today. We had music first thing. When we returned to the class, we had our first spelling test (which we rocked at!), took our selection assessment and weekly test. During this time, we also had 3 safety drills, code blue, shelter in place and storm. When we were done with those, we had a great time writing poetry for the first time in 4th grade. We are going to be focusing on different kinds of poems each week, and this week happened to be writing poems about ourselves.
HW: Share reading project-cereal box-ideas! Book orders are due Wednesday.
Math: We took a break from our lessons in the journals today to work on some geometry art. It was interesting and fun to see what we could create using only certain geometric shapes and lines. We have some very creative artists among us.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Woods) What would it be like to be an archaeologist 500 years from now? What kind of artifacts would best help them learn about the lives we live? We explored these questions today by finding "artifacts" in the trash and writing about them as if we were those archaeologists in the future.
HW: The first test will be given in Social Studies next Thursday for my class. The test will cover everything from chapter 1. Be on the lookout for a study guide to come home Tuesday.
Looking Ahead:
If you have some time this weekend...check out www.schooldigger.com and notice that NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS RANKED #1!!!! Hip, Hip, Hooray!
LA: Another busy, busy day today. We had music first thing. When we returned to the class, we had our first spelling test (which we rocked at!), took our selection assessment and weekly test. During this time, we also had 3 safety drills, code blue, shelter in place and storm. When we were done with those, we had a great time writing poetry for the first time in 4th grade. We are going to be focusing on different kinds of poems each week, and this week happened to be writing poems about ourselves.
HW: Share reading project-cereal box-ideas! Book orders are due Wednesday.
Math: We took a break from our lessons in the journals today to work on some geometry art. It was interesting and fun to see what we could create using only certain geometric shapes and lines. We have some very creative artists among us.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Woods) What would it be like to be an archaeologist 500 years from now? What kind of artifacts would best help them learn about the lives we live? We explored these questions today by finding "artifacts" in the trash and writing about them as if we were those archaeologists in the future.
HW: The first test will be given in Social Studies next Thursday for my class. The test will cover everything from chapter 1. Be on the lookout for a study guide to come home Tuesday.
Looking Ahead:
- Picture day is one week from today!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Thursday, August 26
We've had another FANTASTIC day here in 4th grade!!
LA: We enjoyed jumping on Study Island in computer lab this morning. This is a great program to practice skills at home as well. All children should know how to log themselves in after today...but just in case anyone has forgotten, please shoot me an email and we will get you all set! We also enjoyed going down to Mrs. McGann's room for our first session of reading/writing buddies this morning. It was so fun to watch our 4th graders make the transition into being the "older" buddy now and how much that meant to them. I think we are going to have a great year with our first grade friends. In addition to both of those activities, we also had time for writing and Vocabulary Vine & Triumphs. If you haven't heard about Vocabulary Vine yet, ask about it at the dinner table! There were an amazing amount of "light bulbs" clicking on today as the relationships we have been making with the roots started to make sense!
HW: Spelling test will be given tomorrow. Book orders are due on Wednesday!
Math: We are continuing our work with polygons, angles, line segments, lines and rays. Today, we also introduced convex and concave polygons. It was fun to explore these shapes using straws and twist ties.
HW: Math box 1.5 and study link 1.5
Social Studies: (Grannan) I had another fun day listening to all the students talk about the 4 artifacts they each brought in to share for the Social Sciences. We had fun exploring everyone's and then sharing with the class.
HW: None
Looking Ahead:
Picture day is Friday, September 3rd.
LA: We enjoyed jumping on Study Island in computer lab this morning. This is a great program to practice skills at home as well. All children should know how to log themselves in after today...but just in case anyone has forgotten, please shoot me an email and we will get you all set! We also enjoyed going down to Mrs. McGann's room for our first session of reading/writing buddies this morning. It was so fun to watch our 4th graders make the transition into being the "older" buddy now and how much that meant to them. I think we are going to have a great year with our first grade friends. In addition to both of those activities, we also had time for writing and Vocabulary Vine & Triumphs. If you haven't heard about Vocabulary Vine yet, ask about it at the dinner table! There were an amazing amount of "light bulbs" clicking on today as the relationships we have been making with the roots started to make sense!
HW: Spelling test will be given tomorrow. Book orders are due on Wednesday!
Math: We are continuing our work with polygons, angles, line segments, lines and rays. Today, we also introduced convex and concave polygons. It was fun to explore these shapes using straws and twist ties.
HW: Math box 1.5 and study link 1.5
Social Studies: (Grannan) I had another fun day listening to all the students talk about the 4 artifacts they each brought in to share for the Social Sciences. We had fun exploring everyone's and then sharing with the class.
HW: None
Looking Ahead:
Picture day is Friday, September 3rd.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Welcome to 4th Grade!!!!
Welcome to our 4th grade blog! Please visit often for updates on what is going on in our classroom!
LA: We had a fantastic morning together, learning about all kinds of interesting things. We are continuing our work on sentences vs. sentence fragments, also talking about subjects and predicates of sentences. In addition, we listed to two more chapters of our read aloud, worked on grammar skills (types of sentences) and practiced using charts and dictionary skills! It was a busy morning!
HW: Spelling test will be given on Friday...do you know how to spell all your words?
Math: We are continuing our work on geometry. Today's topic was parallelograms, a review of angles and some introduction and review of polygons. It was fun to explore the attributes of certain polygons we come across in our everyday lives.
HW: Math box 1.4 and study link 1.4 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: My class had a fantastic time sharing our Social Science artifacts with one another today. We did some sharing and exploring of other peoples artifacts as well!
HW: None
Many thanks to those of you that took time out of your busy evenings to come and listen to our information last night. Please don't ever hesitate to call or email me with questions or concerns!
LA: We had a fantastic morning together, learning about all kinds of interesting things. We are continuing our work on sentences vs. sentence fragments, also talking about subjects and predicates of sentences. In addition, we listed to two more chapters of our read aloud, worked on grammar skills (types of sentences) and practiced using charts and dictionary skills! It was a busy morning!
HW: Spelling test will be given on Friday...do you know how to spell all your words?
Math: We are continuing our work on geometry. Today's topic was parallelograms, a review of angles and some introduction and review of polygons. It was fun to explore the attributes of certain polygons we come across in our everyday lives.
HW: Math box 1.4 and study link 1.4 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: My class had a fantastic time sharing our Social Science artifacts with one another today. We did some sharing and exploring of other peoples artifacts as well!
HW: None
Many thanks to those of you that took time out of your busy evenings to come and listen to our information last night. Please don't ever hesitate to call or email me with questions or concerns!
Monday, May 3, 2010
A Beautiful Bouquet....
Many thanks to all of you that brought in beautiful flowers this morning. What a treat to look up from my desk and see a wonderful array of colors! Thank you!
LA: We will be ending our year with a novel study on the book, Island of the Blue Dolphins. We were able to read chapters 1-3 as a group today. We had a great discussion on some new vocabulary words, took the opportunity to review similes, metaphors and cliffhangers/suspense and we also worked on some comprehension questions. In addition to starting our new novel study, we completed the unit 5 assessment.
HW: Comprehension questions 1-9 are due tomorrow...remember to write them in cursive and in complete sentences. The homework (imagery at the bottom), vocabulary and rest of the comprehension questions will be due on Wednesday.
Math: More ratios today! We had fun exploring more ratios, ratio number stories and ratios as equivalent fractions.
HW: Journal page 424, math box and study link 12.5 and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We reviewed for tomorrow's chapter 7 test today by playing a game. The review questions were taken directly from the test, so all students should have a good idea of what to study tonight.
HW: Study for the chapter 7 test. Interactive Student Notebook pages 42-43 are due tomorrow at the start of class.
Camp Chaperones...Please remember we have a camp meeting tomorrow at 8:00. Feel free to drop your child off at school and head to the Project Activity Room to start to look over the material! See you there.
LA: We will be ending our year with a novel study on the book, Island of the Blue Dolphins. We were able to read chapters 1-3 as a group today. We had a great discussion on some new vocabulary words, took the opportunity to review similes, metaphors and cliffhangers/suspense and we also worked on some comprehension questions. In addition to starting our new novel study, we completed the unit 5 assessment.
HW: Comprehension questions 1-9 are due tomorrow...remember to write them in cursive and in complete sentences. The homework (imagery at the bottom), vocabulary and rest of the comprehension questions will be due on Wednesday.
Math: More ratios today! We had fun exploring more ratios, ratio number stories and ratios as equivalent fractions.
HW: Journal page 424, math box and study link 12.5 and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We reviewed for tomorrow's chapter 7 test today by playing a game. The review questions were taken directly from the test, so all students should have a good idea of what to study tonight.
HW: Study for the chapter 7 test. Interactive Student Notebook pages 42-43 are due tomorrow at the start of class.
Camp Chaperones...Please remember we have a camp meeting tomorrow at 8:00. Feel free to drop your child off at school and head to the Project Activity Room to start to look over the material! See you there.
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