Announcements:
This is the LAST WEEK to do the M-STEP review packets! They are due on Monday, May 8th, the day we take our first M-STEP. Speaking of M-STEP, don't forget to send in headphones for the week of May 8th. We do have extras, but only a few! We will be taking NWEA next week, math and reading. The kids are prepared and they're doing to do great. Reading: This week we went back to one of the main components of reading comprehension: finding the main idea of a passage and supporting it with details. The kids did a great job. Writing: The kids have all finished their writing now, and we'll be presenting their opinion papers next week. Look for those to come home soon. Math: Multiplying and dividing are the two hardest skills in 4th grade, but this class showed that they can still do them both, no problem. We spent this week practicing. Social Studies: Resources are the base of our economy, and we spent this week learning about all the different types and how they are all used to run businesses. Science: The design process is a very important part of any engineering job. This week, the kids got to give and receive feedback on their wind turbine designs so that they could redesign their original idea. Announcements:
We have moved MSTEP back a little bit, so the packets will not be due until May 8th. If you did not get a field trip permission slip sent in, haven't sent in money, or can't send in the slip and money yet, please let me know! We did build in a little wiggle room. Reading: We had a great time practicing a new type of reading this week: a play! We read an adaptation of "The Whipping Boy," and I had a great time hearing all the fun accents that the kids came up with. Writing: Proofreading and revising are very important but often skipped steps in the writing process. We made sure that the kids' papers are in tip top shape this week, and we started typing our final draft. Math: This week was all about fraction review, and the kids did a great job. Social Studies: We are into our unit on economy now, and we've started investigating the basics that drive everything, needs and wants, good and services. Science: The kids got to be little engineers this week, taking some basic supplies and being tasked with designing and building a working wind turbine. They had a lot of fun and learned a lot about the design and engineering process! Announcements:
MSTEP packets will be due on May 1st, right before we take the test. In the Friday folder there is a form to fill out to go to Greenfield Village with us, make sure you get it! If it got lost on the way home, please let me know. Reading: We read a lot of novels, stories, and informational text in 4th grade, but there's more to reading than that! We spent this week looking at poems, thinking about how they are written and how they are different from what we're used to. Writing: We finished rough drafts of our opinion papers this week. Next week we'll proofread and revise, and then it will be time to type out the final drafts! Math: This was a great week of reviewing the most important skills for MSTEP. I was really impressed with the kids' ability to remember all that we learned about decimals, which was our focus this week. Social Studies: Michigan is a big and beautiful place, with a lot of very interesting things that drive the economy. We dove in to that this week, and will continue learning about what an economy is and how it works next week. Science: How do we get energy from energy sources, and how can we use it to our benefit? This is the question that drove us this week. |
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June 2023
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