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The class Christmas party is on Thursday! If you are still looking to sign up, the link is down below a few posts. Reading: Because finding the main idea and supporting details is so important, we spent another week on it. I've been very impressed at how well the class picked it up, I have seen everyone do a great job in our reading groups. Writing: I spent ANOTHER week conferencing one on one with the kids about their narrative writing while they continued working on their snow globe story. They are finishing that up this week and will bring it home on Thursday. Math: This super hard working class finished division early enough that we had some extra time before break! Way to go! We don't stop this train for anything, though, and we barreled right into some geometry. Angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals, that's been our focus this week. Social Studies: What is geography, and what are the five major themes? We started a new unit this week! We'll have a short quiz on Monday where the kids will be asked to name the five themes of geography. Science: So we know how the electrical system works, but hold on, where does the energy come from? What is an energy source? What does it mean to be an energy source? We investigated all week long. Announcements:
The class Christmas party is coming up! Scroll down to find the information and signup links. We participated in the national Hour of Code on Thursday, and the kids made some neat stuff, ask them to show you! Reading: One of the key reading skills that 4th grade readers need is the ability to find the main idea of a piece of text. That's what we worked on this week! The kids read nonfiction books and picked out the main ideas and supporting details. Writing: I have spent the week conferencing with the kids about their big narrative paper, and it's been great. While I did that, the class has been working on a story about being trapped in a snow globe. Math: Division is over! The test will be on Monday, and they can review with the study guide I sent home on Thursday. Social Studies: How can citizens of our country make a difference? Ask your students, it's what we focused on this week. Science: How does the electrical system work with electrical devices to make so many different forms of energy? That was the focus question of science this week and we explored the idea of inputs, outputs and energy converters. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
The class will be having a Christmas breakfast on Thursday the 22nd from 8:30 to 9:30 or so. We will be doing a pancake and fruit breakfast and making an ornament. Parents are welcome to join their students, but just one per student please, my room isn't very big! I am looking for volunteers to help with a few things. First, I'm looking for two pancake chefs. If you have an electric skillet or hot plate and would like to join us to make pancakes for the kiddos, we'd love to have you! Second, if you have an idea for an ornament that the kids could make and want to coordinate that, I have a sign up slot for that open. I will have a craft for the kids if nobody signs up, but if you'd like to come in and run that with the kids, it's a great way to interact with the class. You can sign up here: Mr. Gillespie 4th Grade: Christmas Breakfast 2022 (signupgenius.com) Lastly, on Wednesday the 21st we'll be watching The Polar Express, and we have a tradition of making a 'Dry Hot Chocolate' to pass out when the hot chocolate scene comes, and I'm looking for volunteers to send in some ingredients. You can sign up for that here: Mr. Gillespie 4th Grade: Polar Express Munch (signupgenius.com) Announcements:
The class Christmas party is coming up! We will be having a Christmas breakfast on Thursday the 22nd from 8:30 to 9:30. I will be sending home a sign up link soon, look out for it! Reading: We have moved on from general "how do I think while reading" skills to the meat and potatoes 4th grade skills. Last week it was looking through text to figure out the answers to questions. The kids did well, their thinking skills are improving greatly! Writing: The class learned how to group information together in a logical way so that their writing is easy to read and understand, and then they wrote a paragraph about a problem facing the school and how they would solve it. Math: We are still dividing! The class is ironing out the last few kinks and then we'll be ready to move on to word problems and wrap up with a test on Friday. Social Studies: What are the responsibilities of a citizen and how can we work together to make our communities better? That was the focus of this week. Science: Energy comes in all different forms, and it can change! We spent the week looking at electrical devices and how they convert energy from one form into another. We even got to go outside and make our own electrical systems using a solar panel! |
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June 2023
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