I Am Thankful....

I Am Thankful for.....

Sydnee's desire to always improve.

Austin's enthusiasm for all things.

Josh's stories about his brothers.

Amber's friendliness.

Sylas's deep knowledge on all subjects.

Harper's fun conversations.

Lauren's quiet kindness and sensitivity.

Benjamin's laid back attitude.

Marcellus's return to our class!!!

Delaney's artistic talent.

Jackson's desire to please.

Maile's sweet smiles.

Josie's creativity.

Anna's motivation to do it well!

Gavin's shy playfulness.

Rosie's leadership skills.

Landon's desire to be helpful.

Sophie's attention to detail.

Nick's encouragement of others.

Will's balance of work and play!

Addie's constant positivity.

Erin's listening and learning skills.

Cohen's sense of humor.

So Thankful for this amazing group of kiddos!

We have so much fun learning, each and every day.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Electric Circuits

Experimenting with Electric Circuits is always a favorite in fourth grade science!

Ask your child what they learned about:

Open and Closed Circuits

Conductors and Insulators

The Flow of Electricity

Parallel and Series Circuits

So.  Much.  Fun. Learning!!!!!

Important Reminders!

BIG Dates Coming Up:

• Fri.,      November 4:     Blue and Gold Spirit Day
• Tues.,   November 8:     Math Test
• Wed.,   November 9:     Veteran's Day Program for 4th Grade and 4th/5th Grade Choir
• Must wear Khakis and Choir shirt to school.
• Thurs., November 10:   4th and 5th grade Choir Field Trip:  10:00-1:30
• Must wear Khakis and Choir shirt to school.
• Mon., November 21:      Books MUST be finished for book report!!!!!
• WE will work on the reports in class!  You just need to make sure your child has finished the book!
• Wed.-Fri. 11/23-25:       Thanksgiving Break!  ENJOY!!!

Things are getting BUSY around here!!

Things to ask your child:

Have you turned in your reading contract for the big Book Report Project???

Have you reached a half way point in your book?

Do you need help with your math study guide?

What skills do you need to practice for the BIG math test on Tuesday?

Please let me know if I can help in any way!!!

1st Quarter Report

We have officially wrapped up the 1st quarter of 4th grade!

Here are some of the great highlights of learning:

• We worked through the first 3 units of math covering:  Geometric Figures, Numbers and organizing data, Multiplication and Division

• We completed a Writing Unit on Realistic Fiction!  Those books have been graded and are coming home today!  Enjoy!!
• We said "Good-bye" to traditional spelling to focus on learning the Morphology, parts, of words.  This will give us the tools we need to spell more accurately and learn the meanings of words at the same time.  

• We worked through the first 2 units of reading covering:  previewing and predicting text, monitoring and clarifying our understanding, making connections and determining main idea and details.
• We learned about the early settlers of Indiana and worked on our map skills in Social Studies.
• We have just started an exploration of magnets in science.

Here are some pictures of our most recent science exploration, 

where we measured the strength of the attraction between 2 magnets.

Most Importantly.....we have become a TEAM.

We work together, we have a class motto that is, "Lead with Kindness".

We love reading our book, Wonder after recess and talking about kindness, acceptance, friendship and making good choices.

We have established great routines and 

make the most out of each and every day!

Your child's report card will be available to you via MYCCS on Friday.

Have a wonderful Fall Break (Friday, 10/14-Monday 10/17).

We will be back together again on Tuesday!

Weekly Update!

This week FLEW by!!!!

We started Unit 2 in reading.  

You should have seen the Unit 1 tests come home

this week.

We will spend 4 weeks in Unit 2 working on 

reading strategies.  This week we started with analyzing character.

My favorite time of the day is read aloud time.  

We love getting LOST in a book together.

We just finished Flora and Ulysses by Kate Dicamillo

Everyone was so sad to finish that awesome book.

We are now starting the book Wonder.  

It is an amazing book about friendship and acceptance.  

It is about standing up for others!  

It is a tear-jerker, for sure!

I have encouraged your kids to dig into a great novel.

We will have a book celebration at the end of this unit (Oct. 17)

Your child will need to have finished a full novel by then, so he/she

can make an awesome project that will tell the class all about his/her book.

We are moving into multiplication and long division in math.  

These are BIG BIG BIG skills!

And......science starts next week!

We will take a break from Social Studies and work on Science for a bit.

Up first....magnets!!!!

Have a great weekend!

Social Studies

We are working in small groups to create posters and artifacts that 

represent the first people to settle in Indiana.

Here you see students synergizing to create posters.

They did the research.

They shared the jobs.

They created the posters.

Next....

They will create an artifact.

They will present to the class!!!!

Stay Tuned!

Update from Room 16!!

Hi Parents!

We have been BUSY!  

We are wrapping up our first reading unit in REACH and are trying out something new this year.  We are calling it:  Week 5.  Exciting, right?  Here is what we are planning on doing during language arts:

During reading, students are selecting a "just right book" to begin on Monday and read during class. We will apply our comprehension strategies, from Unit 1 REACH, with that book and other mentor texts.  Some of the strategies are making predictions, point of view, author's purpose and plot. I will be able to conference independently with your child to check-in throughout the week. I can't wait to see what their preference is!

For word study, we will take a break from REACH spelling lists, but will reintroduce our OG prefix and suffixes that kids have worked on in previous grades.  There will NOT be any turn in homework, but we will send home a list to work on memorizing the beginnings/endings. We have a graded activity at the end of next week to check their mastery.  We will also work on LOTS of grammar topics like types of sentences, relative pronouns, and compound subjects.

In math, we are going to be wrapping up Unit 2.  We are projecting our test date to be Tuesday, September 20th.  Study guide will be worked on next Friday, 9/16.

Students are wrapping up our first two chapters of Indiana history with a Native American project. Students will begin working in groups to focus on one Indiana tribe.  Each group will make a visual representation of the tribe, a poster, and present to the class.  Any additional support with research next week would be TERRIFIC!

Enjoy the weekend!