We are using TenMarks to build our math skills on the IPads! Students can watch videos and get hints to help them solve the problems.
Dear Fourth Grade Families,
I am so proud of all of the hard work of our fourth graders to prepare for their first concert. They did a great job. They were very excited to share their new skills with everyone. In reading this week we have been developing our critical thinking skills to make interpretations. We have been focusing on analyzing the perspective of our characters. We looked for how a character feels about an event or another character and used specific evidence from the text. Students were asked to analyze the character’s perspective by looking at how the historical time period has impacted the character’s life and their role in the story. We also have been looking to determine the themes in our stories. Students looked for important passages in the book and asked themselves how it connects to other parts of the book and what this is really about. In math we have been working on strategies for multi-digit division. We will be having our unit 3 post-assessment next Thursday, December 15th. Please encourage your child to practice these skills on the weekend math homework. If your child is still having trouble, please check my blog for examples and let me know. Have a great weekend! Heather Dear Fourth Grade Families,
I hope you had a great time with your family and your amazing children. We spent the long weekend in the Berkshires with our family. We took KJ hiking and he surprised us all at how much he could do! He hiked almost 2 miles, pretty impressive for a three year old! This week in reading we started our historical fiction reading unit. This is my favorite reading unit of the year! Historical fiction is a fascinating genre where you get to learn about historical times and read a great story with heroic characters. Students will be reading about a specific time period in history with the support of a book club. Students have a reading calendar for their assigned book that they are expected to keep up with. They will have time in school to read, but if they don’t finish their reading they should be finishing their assignment at home. The historical fiction reading can count towards their homework minutes. In math we have been working on different strategies to solve multi-digit multiplication problems. Students learned how to solve 2 x 2 multiplication problems using a rectangle model. Students are taking home a practice sheet to keep working on these skills over the weekend. While the homework is optional, I am encouraging all students to complete the assignment. Have a great weekend. |
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