Monday

FYI:
*Science Fair Paper due tomorrow
*Each child needs a red or green apple
*Tomorrow is our last day of the week!
*Book Logs will be sent home next week ~ I couldn't get them made before this week ends

Math: Today we reviewed graphing skills and completed the last page of our study guide.  The test will be next Tuesday, Nov. 30th. 
HW: practice problems from study guide
*Tomorrow is our BIG multiplication bee with Ms. Travis' class!!
*I also added 2 games to the Learning Games tab on the right

Reading: Today we worked on individualized skills that students didn't score great on in the past couple of weeks.  Different activities included inferencing, main idea, context clues, fact/opinion, and problem/solution. Students also had lots of time to get their lit. projects completed today. Lastly, students took an AR test over the in class read aloud.
HW: complete project if needed
*We will not have vocab this week - we will pick back up next week

Science: Today students worked to finish the weathering articles we started last week as well as played jeopardy over sun-earth systems. No HW

Writing: We made Thankful Turkey bags! They are pretty cute. We wrote down reasons why we are thankful for certain people. Maybe you will receive one tonight!

Have a good night,

Friday

FYI's:

1. Would anyone like to take home Stella and Ned over Thanksgiving Break? I can provide the smaller tank and food! :) I would really appreciate it!

2. The kids need to bring in a few items for something we are doing on Tuesday- small red or green apple
Items someone can bring in the the class: toothpicks, dots or gumdrops, raisins, red swedish fish

Thanks!

Thursday

Good afternoon!
FYI:
*PTA Coupon Booklets are not to keep...unless you've paid! :) If you do not want to purchase one, please send the envelope back. Thanks! 
*Our Holiday Party is coming up soon! It's hard to believe.  If you would like to help in any way, I am sure our Homeroom Parents would appreciate it.  Please email if you'd like me to pass on your email/phone to a Homeroom Parent.
*Science Fair Boards can be purchased at Hobby Lobby in Brannon Crossing.  Check this website for weekly coupons for 40% you can use for the board! http://www.hobbylobby.com/weekly/weekly.cfm

Math: We went over line graphs again and worked on word problems involving line graphs.  Next I split the kids into 2 small groups and Mrs. Powell and I each took a group.  We went problem by problem on the study guide.  I feel like we need more time to work on some of the areas the kids weren't getting, so I've moved their test back to Nov. 30th.
HW: practice mult. facts, no paper HW

Reading: Students took several assessments today! :)  First, we took the vocab quiz.  Most students did a great job.  Students who scored a C or below will be re-taking the quiz on Monday.  I have stapled their quiz in their planners for you to see, sign, and have them return it back to me.  Next students took their Author's Purpose PAS probe over this week's skill.  Finally, we worked on reviewing our action verbs and then students worked on their research for their Lit. Group brochures.  These will be presented in class on Tuesday.
No HW

Science: I have finished grading the tests and I just entered them in if you want to check! I will pass back the tests tomorrow.  Today I had the kids do a pre-assessment on Earth-Sun Systems, which is our next unit.  The students played a jeopardy game.  They did ok...but we've got a lot to learn! :)
No HW

Writing: Today we had extra writing time.  We worked in our writing groups as well as on our own to nail down our persuasive topic to begin our letters.  Guess what?! I will be sending something home soon for you to try your hand at writing your child a  persuasive letter, too! :)
No HW

Have a great night,

Wednesday

*Make sure to check Wednesday Folders! There is an important message from PTA about coupon booklets!

Seems like the kids were very well behaved for the sub! YAY! :)

Math: Today we worked more on reading line graphs.  Students did ok with this, but we will be working more on this skill tomorrow.
HW: stapled multiplication page

Reading: Today we did a quick lesson on author's purpose, and then I let the students use the rest of the class period to work on their research for their Lit. Group projects.  The brochures are turning out great! I will be able to use this as an entry for their portfolios! :)
HW: study vocab words for test tomorrow, complete differentiated author's purpose page

Science: Students took their Earth Materials test today.
No HW

Writing: Health with Ms. Timaji. No HW

*If you read this, please place a star next to your name on the planner! Thanks!

Have a good evening,

Monday

Hope you had a great weekend!
FYI:
PTA Coupon Booklets will come home in the Wednesday Folders
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Tomorrow I will be out all day at a PD. If you need to make transportation changes, please call or email the office (glenda.evans@fayette.kyschools.us)
TOMORROW's FYI and HW:

Reading: students will have vocab. HW
Math: students will have pg. 77-78 in workbook
Science: students will have a study guide to practice with for the test
SCIENCE FAIR PROPOSAL is due Wednesday
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Math Multiplication Packets: I was a little disappointed in the student work over the weekend when I went to grade the Mon-Thurs. packet.  Multiplication Facts were to be memorized in 3rd grade. We have a LOT of content to cover in 4th grade and cannot devote weeks of class time to re-memorize the facts. PLEASE help your child on his/her facts.  This week I will be trying something different. Hopefully it is easier to check your child's work this way.

Math: Today we worked on reading and making line graphs.  The kids did a good job on answering some tough questions!
HW: pg. 76 in workbook, stapled page of multiplication in planner. Please sign the mult. page after you review the answers

Reading: Today we started reviewing author's purpose.  Students read a story and we used clues from the folktale to help us find the purpose.  Next, we made our own Author's Pie. Lastly, students received their vocab words for the week. We will begin having weekly tests over the words on Thursdays.
HW: Finish Author's Pie by writing a short 2-3 sentence story about each label (entertain, inform, persuade).  Some students need to finish their definitions of vocab words as well.
Vocab Words:
interfere, guardian, agile, tottered, awkward, proclaimed

Science:
*The test has been moved to Wednesday!*
Today we reviewed for the test by going over sample/similar questions.  Students also worked in their groups to finish their articles on erosion and weathering.
No HW

Writing: Students took a Reading Assessment we didn't get to on Friday.

TOMORROW's FYI and HW:
Reading: students will have vocab. HW
Math: students will have pg. 77-78 in workbook
Science: students will have a study guide to practice with for the test
SCIENCE FAIR PROPOSAL is due Wednesday

Have a great night,

Friday

*Lunch Bunch Behavior Notes went home today! Hopefully they are helpful and nothing more! :)

*Science Fair~ Please realize this is a BIG part of the science grade and it is mandatory for 4th graders to have a project; from the District, not me! If your child does not turn in his/her forms on the correct day, it will be the same consequence as not turning in HW.  If you do not remember those consequences, please check your 4th grade packet from the beginning of the year.  All due dates are placed in your child's planner, in the Bulldog Bites emails, and on my Blog.  When your child does turn their form in on time they get a fun reward for just doing what is expected!! If you have any questions about this you may ask me, Ms. Sharp, or our Science Representative for GSE Ms. Travis.

We had a great day today!

The students all passed Junior Achievement this morning with flying colors!

We also worked more on our US Regions powerpoints in our social studies groups. The kids worked so well together!  Students also completed an On-Demand writing prompt today with me to turn into Mrs. Sharp. 

We enjoyed reading some fun math books with our Math Buddies today and even read outside to get to enjoy the nice weather we are having!

Lastly, students worked on word problems in math presented in a comic strip ~ I think it tricked kids into thinking word problems are fun! ha! :)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday

*NEW: Your child may be receiving this slip in his/her planner on Fridays. As you know, our Lunch Bunch is our weekly reward for students who follow all directions during the week.  Please refer to the tab on the side of the blog for a refresher of how to make Lunch Bunch and what our discipline is here in 4th grade.  This will be stapled into the planner as another way to keep the communication lines open so that you know how your child is doing with behavior.  Hope you find this helpful! Yes, it's another thing for me to keep up with - but if it helps I'm willing! :) Lunch Bunch Behavior

Your child did not make Lunch Bunch this week because:
__Missing Homework
__Talking
__PAWS Behavior {The new Strike Charts Ms. Sharp has implemented for Hallway/Bathroom/Specials/Cafeteria marks}
__Unsigned Planner

*PAC- the field trip was today and students missed all of Reading, lunch, and some of science.  MY reading students have their make-up work. It is due Friday (tomorrow).

*If your child is going to miss Monday and/or Tuesday during the week of Thanksgiving, please let me know! :) We have a few assessments that we are planning to give on Tuesday and I wanted to see if it would be best to just wait for the following week! Thanks!!

* MY MATH KIDS- Your multiplication packet is due TOMORROW {Friday} that you've been working on all week!!!

Math: Today we worked more on graphs. Students made their own bar graph after polling other students in class.
HW: finish writing a total of 5 statements about their graph, multiplication packet

Reading: We had a very small class due to PAC! We worked on a literary elements PAS probe that covered everything we've learned thus far as well as practiced more with possessive nouns.  Students also had time to work on their Lit. Book projects.
No HW

Science: Students continued to work on their Slow Changes articles for the hallway.
No HW

Writing: We practiced another activity on possessive nouns. I think we are getting the hang of it! :)
HW: complete activity if not finished in class

Have a great night,

Wednesday

*We only had 1 packet from the Office for Wednesday Folders, so I just told the kids to put that in their Red-Take Home Folder!

Science Fair:
I have listed all the due dates above and it will stay on my blog until the Science Fair is over! :)  The kids also have all the due dates listed in their planners ~ there will be something due every Wednesday until the Fair.

PAC Field Trip is tomorrow ~ those kids will receive their make-up work when they get back.

Math: Today we worked more with graphs and reading a chart. Students worked hard on answering inferencing questions based on those charts.  Next, we filled in a chart and answered questions together.
HW: pg. 138 in textbook - fill out the chart that is a worksheet and answer the questions (21-24) on the back; also Wednesday day of the multiplication packet

Reading: Today we worked more on inferencing, which I think the kids have down very well! :)  We also worked more on possessive nouns. The HW from last night wasn't so good - so we ended up doing tonight's HW together so we could get more practice.  Students also read out of their Lit. Books or worked on their new Lit. Book Project.  {which you can find to the right under Reading Class Lit. Projects}
No HW

Science: We continued working on our weathering and erosion articles.
No HW

Writing: We started our possessive nouns unit. Students worked on an activity together in pairs.  They had fun but we will continue to work more on this!! No HW

Have a wonderful night,

Tuesday

*Only showing HW today! :)

Math:
Tuesday (second page) of Multiplication Packet
Singapore Textbook page 132-133 (7 questions)
Finish Comic Strip Graphs worksheet if not finished in class

Reading:
Possessive Nouns worksheet review page

*Tonight is the Science Fair Informational Parent Night Meeting. If you can attend that would be great! Hopefully some questions will be answered tonight! 6:30 in the Gym, snacks will be provided and students can attend as well

Have a great night,

Monday

FYI:
Science Fair Parent Meeting at 6:30 in the cafeteria...TOMORROW! :) Please come and get all your questions answered!

Science Fair Contract due Wednesday

MATH~my math class is starting weekly packets on multiplication. These are to be done nightly and are due Friday.

READING~beginning tomorrow, weekly packets will be send home on vocabulary

Math: Today we began our new unit on charts, graphs, tally marks.  The kids read through different graphs and got to make a few tally charts and answered questions.
HW: pg. 68-70 in workbook, Monday of Multiplication packet

Reading: Today we are back to inferences and generating questions with inferencing.  Student read the story Dear Mr. Winston and practiced the skill.  We also worked on possessive nouns, which we will work on all week.  Lastly, Lit. Groups either worked on their new project, read chapters, or took their AR test.
No HW unless finishing reading chapters for Stargirl group.

Science: Today we continued learning about slow changes.  We did an experiment on how glacier erosion is caused.  Our test is scheduled for NEXT Tuesday. I'll let you know more this week.
No HW

Writing was cut and Science was cut short due to Ms. Bradford giving us a fun presentation and activity on water purification! Ask your kids about it! :)

PS--I'm working very hard to keep my IC grades as up-to-date as I can! :) Feel free to check out your child's scores! I know sometimes the passed back papers in the Wednesday folders can get overwhelming to look through! :)

Have  a great night,

Friday

*Sorry for not posting yesterday. Time got away from me and before I realized it I was home! :)

*The United Way change box was due today, but the office will be taking it Monday, too.
*Innisbrook orders are in! If your child had a big box we left it at school and you can pick it up on Monday. If not, the orders will be coming home today.
Today we had a great day reviewing problem and solution and working on KCCT-like prompts.  We also enjoyed learning more about business with Junior Achievement.  Students worked on writing a friendly letter.  We also reviewed Energy Transformations in science.  For S.S. students worked on preparing a power point for different US regions.

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday

*Wednesday Folders are coming home today
*Awards Program tomorrow at 12:45 in the Gym

Math: Tomorrow we have our Mult. and Division test! :) We have been practicing very hard! We finished the study guide today. HW: practice the problems stapled to the study guide as practice.

Reading: Today we continued with our problem and solution skills.  Students read leveled books and answered some prob/sol questions.  We also practiced with our lit. books.
HW: finish prob/sol with leveled books

Science: We took a quiz on fast changes (which is up on IC if you want to see how your child did).  We also started slow changes today. We talked about how the Grand Canyon was formed by weathering and took a look at some other pictures of weathering.
No HW

Writing: Today we played our prefix game. We also went over suffix and practiced.  Students also started their article outline.
No HW

Have a great night,

Monday

Hope you had a good weekend!

*Would anyone like to be my Homeroom Parent or Co-Parent? If so, please email me! Thanks!

FYI:
*No school tomorrow, Election Day
*Math Test this Thursday
*Awards Program this Thursday at 12:45 in Gym
Math: Today we continued to practice division and multiplication problems.  We began working on their study guide -
HW: students need to complete ONLY the front/back page of the division sheet and the first word problems sheet.
We also went through and labeled which operation to use on the word problems

Reading: Our skill this week is on Problem and Solution. We read a fun short story on Ben Franklin where the kids learned all kinds of different things he invented. We also did some prob/sol tasks with those.  Students also read in their Lit. Books and the Fourth Grade Rats group took their AR tests.  If you want to know how your child did, it is up on IC.
HW: Finish reading chapter in Lit. Book

Science: Today we did an experiment with a shaken up bottle of soda and compared it to an erupting volcano.  Then the students were put into groups of 4 to answer an ORQ. Only 1 group scored a 100% (4)!!! WHOA! We'll be working more on these when we return to school. We are continuing Fast Changes this week.
No HW

Writing: Our skill this week is prefixes/suffixes.  We practiced prefixes today and the students started to make a memory game.
HW: finish root word/prefix if not in class

Have a great night,

Friday!

We had a fun and out-of-the-ordinary day today!
*Thank you to Mrs. Stathis for the yummy breakfast, Mrs. Elliott for the fun PAWS treat craft, and Mrs. Long for the yummy snacks!

We began with writing a response to an On-Demand Prompt about recess safety.  The kids worked very hard on this!

Next we had Junior Achievement and learned more about profit and the economy.

Then we met with our Math Buddies and helped them review (and us!) word form, expanded form, and standard form of numbers.

We also had Health with Ms. Timaji, and reviewed plural nouns by playing a Go Plurals game.

Have a wonderful and safe Halloween!

Thursday

Good Afternoon! :)

I forgot to mention the Science Fair Information Packet went home yesterday.  I went over this with the students today.  We wrote down each due date for all the papers and I tried to answer the questions as best I could for now.  There will be a Parent Info. Night on Nov. 8th and the parent volunteer is working to get the info made soon.  The Science Fair is MANDATORY for all 4th grade students and it will be a home project.

*Tomorrow the students get to wear PJ's and hats! PJ's are for our PAWS party.

*PS- I saw on Bulldog Bites that the classrooms were having "Fall Parties".  I never received information about this, and since we've never had a Fall Party in the past I was confused.  Sorry! :)
Math: Today we continued working on division.  I am getting worried about the students who do not know their facts still.  I hate that I do not have a few weeks to just focus on multiplication facts, but they were to have these mastered in 3rd grade.  I am thinking of having a multiplication log but will let you know.
HW: division practice

Reading: Today we practiced more with fact and opinion.  Then the kids took a Fact and Opinion leveled test. Students also read from their Lit. Books. 
No HW

Science: Today we went over anther fast change, volcanoes.  Students were very interested in this! We got to watch a cook Discovery video on different volcanoes.
No HW

Writing: Today we took a Plural Nouns walk-about and then took a quiz. We will continue to practice this tomorrow because a lot of students got confused with possessive and plurals.
No HW

Have a great night,

Wednesday

*Please check Wednesday Folders

Report Cards are coming home today.
Awards Program is Nov. 4th at 12:45 in the gym. You are invited to come. Students will be receiving Principal's List (all A's) and Honor Roll (A's and B's) awards.
Red Ribbon Week: tomorrow is Inside Out day with clothes
Math: Today we worked hard once again on division.  Students divided with 3 numbers today.  Most students do a great job, it's just getting those facts down!
HW: practice page
Test will be next Thursday over multiplication and division

Reading: Today we continued with facts and opinions.  Students read leveled readers and picked out 4 facts and 4 opinions.  Students had a harder time on this than I expected, so we will be working more tomorrow before taking our quiz.  Students also practiced this skill with their Lit. Circle books and found facts and opinions from the characters.
No HW

Science: We continued learning about fast changes today. We did different demonstrations to represent earthquakes and then watched a few clips about real earthquakes from the Discovery Channel online.
No HW

Writing: During writing time we had Guidance with Mrs. Moses.


Have a great night,

Tuesday

Tomorrow is school spirit day! Wear jeans and GSE gear.

We had an interesting afternoon with the lights going out due to the storm! :)

Math: We are still working on division. Kids are having a hard time because the mult. facts were not memorized.
HW: practice problems
Test is scheduled for next Monday. I think I will move it back, but I will let you know by Thursday.

Reading: Today we worked more on fact and opinion.  Students were put into groups to practice with different levels of games. Most students did a great job! Then, we caught up on our reading in lit. groups.
HW: finish reading chapters from Lit. Book

Science: We started learning about fast changes to the earth's surface.  We did an experiment on flooding and landslides. Then the students worked on inferencing with science about where to build an apartment complex on a hill. We finished with an exit slip.
No HW

Writing: Today we were going to do a plural nouns walk-about...but that turned into a sit-about once all the lights went off (except our room!).

*Students got their new Book Logs today. Some are stapled in the front of their planner.  It is due Nov. 19th.

Have a great night,

Monday

Hope you had a great weekend! Sorry for not posting on Friday ~ I ran out of here quickly to take care of my insurance and forgot once I got home! :)

FYI:
Red Ribbon Week! Tomorrow kids can bring their favorite stuffed animal to school.
Book Logs will be sent home by Friday
Report Cards are coming home this Wednesday
Math: Today we worked very hard on division again.  It's SO HARD for the kids to get this when they don't have their facts down. Please try and spend about 10 minutes each night with multiplication flashcards!
HW: 4 problems on division
Students can use the class practice page I asked them to bring home as a model for the HW

Reading: This week we're working on fact and opinion. We read an article together out of the Treasures series.  Students also read chapters from their Lit. Books.
HW: finish lit. book chapters, *bring in a magazine or ad that will be ok to cut out if you can!

Science: Today we learned where we get oil, fuel, minerals, etc. and how they help us in the environment.
No HW

Writing: Today we worked on plural nouns.  The kids had some trouble with -s, -es, -ies! We'll be working on this all week.
No HW

Have a good night,

Thursday

Busy day for me so only shows HW:

Math: problems with division with remainders - worksheet

Reading: Finish up Knowledge questions if not in class

Health was today for Writing

AR Points - I set the goals based on your child's Lexile level and the equivalence to AR points.  I feel that your child should be able to get the points in 9 weeks time with the amount of time given to read (20 min. per every night, 15-20 min. per day for DEAR time, any extra time in class) if they are reading on their level.  Reading is very important to me and my class, so I would like to see all students achieve the goals I have set.

Also, all students have plenty of opportunities in class to take AR tests and they can be taken at home as well.  We have a schedule up in the classroom to remind students when it's OK to take tests. Please advise to that or email me if you have questions.


Have a good night.

Wednesday

*Make sure to check the Wednesday Folders!
PS- I'm losing it! :) I thought the Report Cards were coming home today!!! But they aren't. They will be in next week's folder. SO SORRY!!!

FYI:
Thanks for all the cans and food donated! We've got a lot to share! :)
Multiplication Facts and Reading 20 minutes should be nightly!
AR Goals were sent home in the front of the planner ~ they are for the next 9 weeks
AR Goals from last time are in the planner as well for you to sign.

Math: Today we did more with division. Thank you to all the parents who checked and make comments on the HW about how smart your child is! I know it meant a lot to them!!
We continued with division and added remainders today. The kids did a great job.
HW: division sheet with 6 problems (please sign!)

Reading: Today we took the AR test on the read aloud I just completed with the class. The story was so fun and we could really incorporate all of our reading skills into this book! Most students scored a 10/10 or 9/10. YAY!  We also got into our small leveled groups to practice more with inferencing with practice probes. Students are doing a good job with this.  Lastly, students read some chapters out of their leveled literature groups.
HW: complete reading the chapters (students have the needed chapters on their Lit. Calendar. Please email if your child forgot to bring that home!)

Science: Today we started our new unit on Earth Materials.  We began with rocks and learned how to classify different rocks.  Students were able to classify several different rocks!

We also got our turtles today!!! Students were given a question to research with 2 other people to find the answer. Then we are going to make a learning web out of our new knowledge about red-eared sliders!


Stella and Ned! They are red-eared slider turtles! Check out the "Classroom Tour" on the right to see more pictures!

 Writing: Students received their new AR goals.  We also worked more on similes and metaphors.  Some students are really having a difficult time with this, so I am pushing back our quiz until Friday. 
HW: some students need to complete the simile/metaphor sheet

Have a great night!