Week In Review 5/28 - 5/31

Sorry for the pause in our weekly reviews, but we have been hard at work! We found some time to share the important happenings with you!

1.  In math we started the Box Factory. We are looking for all the possible box dimensions that will hold 24 items. We have been investigating trying to find all the dimensions. Some mathematicans are finishing up and beginning their proof. On Wednesday, Mrs. Goldstein came in during math. She came around to see what we were doing and we had to explain how we were finding box dimensions. We have been using a lot of multiplication because there are layers, rows, and columns. RB, CV, AA, DS
2. In gym we played volleyball! It is a very hot day! Mr. Bartol and Mr. Ernst are preparing us for field day by having us play the games that we will play on field day. We used to like having gym outside, but now it is too hot! KV, JW, NL
3. We are drafting our historical fiction stories. We have a drafting booklet and we have 3-4 important scenes. In our drafting booklet we have leads, important scenes, and then powerful ending! In our scenes we are trying to include information about the historical era, setting, character's actions, character's personalities, and dialogue. We are trying to teach others about our historical era through our fiction writing. We are also working on showing and not telling, we learned from Cristian's writing that we can stretch out a small moment into exact actions! We began drafting endings today. We are trying to make our endings leave a lasting impression and image. Our endings don't have to resolve the whole historical problem, but it has to resolve the problem our character is facing. Our endings can be happy or sad, but we need to have a satisfying ending for our readers that resolves all problems and ties up any loose ends.  After we draft, we will start to revise and edit. CV, WS, NL, RB, CO, GS
4. In reading workshop, we are in the middle of our social issues unit and we are talking about golden and diamond jots for Big Ideas about themes and lessons. If we have a one or two bulb jot, we have to push ourselves to include more information to make our jots more powerful. We had a partner read our jot, give us feedback, and then revised to make them more powerful. A powerful jot about themes and lessons has a character's life lesson, how this lesson applies to other people in this situation, evidence from the text, and how we can let this change our lives. In our book clubs, we are trying to talk long about one jot and see how much we can talk about this idea instead of skipping over each idea quickly. We have set goals within our club for how much to read and the work we will do each day.AA, CV, AN, MA,
5. We have 14 more days of school left. AC
6. In social studies, we are wrapping up the Southwest region and starting the West next week. We are going to learn about the West region in centers! AA, MS
7. In Spanish, we had a test this week. We had to show how much we have learned in Spanish this year. We are also learning about the weather and letters. Hace calor en escuela!!!!!!! That means it is very hot in school. AN, CV
8. In Joey Pigza, Joey swallowed the key and the nurse understands how he is. She is understanding of Joey, where Mrs. Maxy is not as understanding. Joey trusts the nurse and tells her about his life. Mrs. Maxy says that it isn't good for Joey to eat anything sweet and when they are on the field trip, he is not allowed to have a piece of pie like everyone else. He sneaks away and ends up eating a whole pie, winds up on the top of a barn , and jumps off the roof! AA, CV, AN

Homework 5/20 - 5/24

READING:

Read 30 (or more :) ) pages in your JUST RIGHT book and log at HOME each day. Remember to stop and jot down your thoughts you are having and IDEAS you are growing. Put all of your post-its in your reading notebook.

• Characters
• Social Issues- what are you learning about these issues?
• Different perspectives- how is this helping you to understand the big picture?

Use Booksource or Scholastic Book Wizard to create a list of non-fiction JR books within your topic. Start gathering these books!

WRITING WORKSHOP/WORD STUDY:

Story Moutains, time lines and leads should be completed, if you need to catch up bring home to work on it.

MATH: DUE MONDAY

50 minutes of Dreambox. Log the games played on Dreambox.

https://play.dreambox.com/login/cm3g/oxres

You will have two math strings to complete this week. The first one will be given today and is due on Wednesday. The second one will be given Wednesday and is due Friday.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Study for Southwest map quiz on Friday.

Homework 5/13 - 5/17

READING:

Read at least 25 pages in your JUST RIGHT book and log at HOME each day. Remember to stop and jot down your thoughts you are having and IDEAS you are growing. Put all of your post-its in your reading notebook.

• Golden and Diamond Jots!

Use Booksource or Scholastic Book Wizard to create a list of non-fiction JR books within your topic. Start gathering these books!

WRITING WORKSHOP/WORD STUDY:

See Writing Sheet for more information on adding to your story mountain

 

MATH: DUE MONDAY

50 minutes of Dreambox. Log the games played on Dreambox.

https://play.dreambox.com/login/cm3g/oxres

You will have two math strings to complete this week. The first one will be given today and is due on Wednesday. The second one will be given Wednesday and is due Friday.

For some of my friends who did not complete the That Quiz homework- tonight is your last opportunity to do so....

Take the Two That Quizzes. After you take the first one, look at your results. Set a goal for yourself... I will answer more questions correctly next time or I will be more efficient and finish quickly. Write what you noticed about yourself after taking the two quizzes.

That Quiz Multiplication (1-10): http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?DDUR21WE

That Quiz Multiplication (1-10): http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?B18BJFM2

OTHER: Field trip tomorrow, remember to bring a bagged lunch with disposable items.

Week in Review 5/6 - 5/10

1. In math, we had a show what you know and we had three questions about different frog jumps. We are finishing up our frog jumping unit. We are going to highlight some of our thinking throughout this math journey and share it with our families. FH, AA, WS
2. In writing we are working on historical fiction. Some of the eras that we are writing about are World War II, Civil War, Immigration, and American Revolution. We are creating our characters by thinking about the internal and external features of our characters. We are writing scenes to get to know our characters better and SHOW who they are both inside and outside. We have finished our story preview and have also started writing scenes. RB, CO, DS
3. High Touch High Tech came in to our classroom and taught us about electricity. We learned about static electricity and used Nick's hair as a charger. He lit a pickle up with electricity and we got to see the electriciy run through it. He also taught us how electricity goes through outlets and we made circuits. NL, CO, GS, HS
4. In gym we had the pacer test and then we played T-Ball. AC
5. In reading, we are reading fiction books but we are going to start social issues MONDAY! Miss Sproch is finishing up our assessments! This will be our last reading unit. AN

Essays

Sorry for the delay... the kids worked so hard on their essays and published them by recording their own voices! Click on the link below to hear their very first essays:

4th Grade Essays

Homework May 6th - May 10th

READING:

Read for 35+ minutes in your JUST RIGHT book and log at HOME each day. Remember to stop and jot down your thoughts you are having and IDEAS you are growing. Put all of your post-its in your reading notebook.

• Golden and Diamond Jots!

Use Booksource or Scholastic Book Wizard to create a list of non-fiction JR books within your topic. Start gathering these books!

WRITING WORKSHOP/WORD STUDY:

Complete any research you need for your historical fiction era

Here are some helpful resources:

Immigration:http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/

WWII: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/index.htm

American Revolution: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html

Civil War: http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/home

Underground railroad: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/the-underground-railroad/?ar_a=1

MATH: DUE MONDAY

50 minutes of Dreambox. Log the games played on Dreambox.

https://play.dreambox.com/login/cm3g/oxres

Math Moment-remember to extend your math moment!

Take the Two That Quizzes. After you take the first one, look at your results. Set a goal for yourself... I will answer more questions correctly next time or I will be more efficient and finish quickly. Write what you noticed about yourself after taking the two quizzes.

That Quiz Multiplication (1-10): http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?DDUR21WE

That Quiz Multiplication (1-10): http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?B18BJFM2