Sunday, November 11, 2018
Thanksgiving is Around the Corner
Students will be solving multi-step word problems for multiplication. We will wrap up multiplication modeling area model and partial product.
I believe the students are really enjoying their animal research!There will be daily mini-lessons before they begin their draft. Our goal is to have the draft completed before the Thanksgiving break. This will allow us to get right back to the essay on the following week. Hopefully your child has shared their informational paragraph practice piece with you. They may have forgotten to attach their draft.
Text structure passages will be for homework on Monday and Tuesday. Practice and review activities on Monday-Wednesday. Thursday will be the summative test. The format will be short passages. Students will identify the structure and give supporting details.
Reminders:
Thanksgiving lunch on Wednesday at 10:50!
Cobb Youth Museum filed trip on Friday
Progress Reports sent on Friday
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Informational Research
Only two weeks before Thanksgiving break!
We have just begun to research exotic, unique animals. Students will be gathering information from websites and books on a specific animal.They will learn how to take notes and to develop focused paragraphs. The plan is to have the draft done before the break.
There is spelling this week!Please remember to sign the spelling sheet to indicate that you have viewed it. We continue to identify simple, compound, and complex sentences. Students have anchor charts with examples, last week's & this week's practice sheets, that should be reviewed. I have modeled identifying subordinating conjunctions, dependent and independent clauses as strategies.
Our unit in reading continues to be identifying text structure. Students are close reading to identify key words to support the structure being modeled in the passages. They are completing organizers for the given structure. Please continue to review the anchor chart and packet modeling "soccer" as the topic.
In math, students are applying box method and partial products to solve multiplication equations. We have begun word problem questions. There will be a test by the end of the week. Then we will move into division.
Next Friday is our field trip to the Cobb Youth Museum!
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Second Quarter
It sure was wonderful to meet with you and discuss your child's progress!
We are wrapping up the unit on main idea with a test on Tuesday. But, we will continue to revisit this throughout the year.
Our new writing focus is informational writing ,which has been introduced with some of the main idea passages. The students have chosen a topic to research for developing an informational paragraph. This will lead into an informational essay towards the end of the month. You can view notes in your child's writing journal.
In reading, we will be making the connection to text structure. This includes identifying : description; compare & contract; sequencing; problem & solution; and cause & effect.
Homophones will remain a focus this week. Students will be assessed this coming Friday.
In math, students are learning new strategies on solving multi-digit multiplication problems. They will be bringing home their journal to assist them with homework. Please be sure that their journals return to school daily to have in-class.
Have wonderful weekend!
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Conference Week
Please check your child's agenda for the day and time of our conference. Remember that your child should attend as Addison does student led conferences.
We will continue to focus on main idea in informational text. As a whole class, we watched Brainpop and discussed identifying the main idea. Students then watched again independently. While they answered comprehension questions, they watched again. This was NOT taken as a grade! It was a learning experience. There will be some short passages that we will read and use text evidence to identify the main idea. At the same time, we are learning how to develop informational paragraphs. This is to prepare for an upcoming informational essay.
In math ,our focus will be on multiplication for multi-digit numbers. Students will be exposed to a few strategies to build their fluency. Multiplication is the pathway to many other standards to come this year.
The book fair is open during conference week. I look forward to meeting with you!
We will continue to focus on main idea in informational text. As a whole class, we watched Brainpop and discussed identifying the main idea. Students then watched again independently. While they answered comprehension questions, they watched again. This was NOT taken as a grade! It was a learning experience. There will be some short passages that we will read and use text evidence to identify the main idea. At the same time, we are learning how to develop informational paragraphs. This is to prepare for an upcoming informational essay.
In math ,our focus will be on multiplication for multi-digit numbers. Students will be exposed to a few strategies to build their fluency. Multiplication is the pathway to many other standards to come this year.
The book fair is open during conference week. I look forward to meeting with you!
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Fall Break is Near
We continue to focus on identifying theme in a text. Students have been learning to use text evidence to support their answer. I have modeled how to number the evidence as they close read. The theme must be stated, then the meaning. Students should be studying the vocabulary on the anchor chart in their journals. There will be a formative assessment on Thursday! This will be short paragraphs and they must use the correct theme vocabulary and highlight the text evidence. Please keep all passage that we have corrected/discussed in class to review for the assessment. They will have another on Monday and Tuesday.
In writing, the students have practiced developing a strong paragraph which includes a topic sentence. The task was to identify the theme of Ruby Bridges and include 2-3 examples of evidence.
This is an instructional piece, NOT a grade! They will complete one for a grade ,however it may not happen this week. I will update you when the class is ready.
Students struggling with grammar standards that we are reviewing and introducing can practice on www.funbrain.com/games/grammar-gorillas.
Subtracting across zero is this week's math. Students should be practicing the facts for fluency and number sense. Roomrecess.com has been a great site that the students have been using in the classroom. This is a wonderful way for them to practice math standards that they may be struggling with. Please have your child use this at home.
In writing, the students have practiced developing a strong paragraph which includes a topic sentence. The task was to identify the theme of Ruby Bridges and include 2-3 examples of evidence.
This is an instructional piece, NOT a grade! They will complete one for a grade ,however it may not happen this week. I will update you when the class is ready.
Students struggling with grammar standards that we are reviewing and introducing can practice on www.funbrain.com/games/grammar-gorillas.
Subtracting across zero is this week's math. Students should be practicing the facts for fluency and number sense. Roomrecess.com has been a great site that the students have been using in the classroom. This is a wonderful way for them to practice math standards that they may be struggling with. Please have your child use this at home.
Only one week before fall break!!
Monday, September 10, 2018
Theme
Students have worked diligently on their essays! I'm excited to read their final products. The grades should be posted by the end of this weekend.
As a team, we noticed students struggling with plural nouns, punctuation for dialogue, and paragraph structure. So this week , we are revisiting plural and possessive nouns. How are they different? There will be an assessment on Friday. Today ,we began how to develop a paragraph with a topic sentence. A topic sentence usually includes the main idea, but does not have to be the first sentence in the paragraph. It usually answers some questions : How? What? Who? Why?Where? . Depending on how we progress in our lessons, the students will be assessed most likely on Monday.
Spelling this week is focused on social studies vocabulary. Your child should study the spelling of all words and definition for the 5 starred ones. Spelling City is a wonderful site to practice!
A theme is the central idea,or message, of a story. Some themes most be inferred. We will discuss how plot of a story relates to the theme. Students will have anchor charts in their journals with the definition and examples of most common themes. I will not be formally testing them until next week, so I will give you more details on the next post. However, there will be a grade level reading assessment on Friday. Students will be tested on vocabulary, possessive nouns, main idea, and comprehension. When I do not directly assign reading homework, please have you child read for 15-20 to practice fluency and exposure to text.
As a team, we noticed students struggling with plural nouns, punctuation for dialogue, and paragraph structure. So this week , we are revisiting plural and possessive nouns. How are they different? There will be an assessment on Friday. Today ,we began how to develop a paragraph with a topic sentence. A topic sentence usually includes the main idea, but does not have to be the first sentence in the paragraph. It usually answers some questions : How? What? Who? Why?Where? . Depending on how we progress in our lessons, the students will be assessed most likely on Monday.
Spelling this week is focused on social studies vocabulary. Your child should study the spelling of all words and definition for the 5 starred ones. Spelling City is a wonderful site to practice!
A theme is the central idea,or message, of a story. Some themes most be inferred. We will discuss how plot of a story relates to the theme. Students will have anchor charts in their journals with the definition and examples of most common themes. I will not be formally testing them until next week, so I will give you more details on the next post. However, there will be a grade level reading assessment on Friday. Students will be tested on vocabulary, possessive nouns, main idea, and comprehension. When I do not directly assign reading homework, please have you child read for 15-20 to practice fluency and exposure to text.
Friday, Sept. 14 is Addison's Family Carnival!!
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Ending units
I hope that everyone has enjoyed the long weekend! Can't believe we've been in school for a month.
We will be wrapping up our unit on place value : reading,writing,comparing,ordering,and rounding. Students are still completing Friday's chapter assessment. Wednesday will be a last review and reteach as needed. Thursday will be the summative test. Then, we will move on to using rounding to estimate for addition and subtraction.
The class continues to develop sentence structure. Application of identifying fragments and run-on sentences should be modeled within their individual essays. Students are editing their writing according to my individual feedback each day before they continue their essays. Their final publication will be due on Wednesday. Our goal was last Friday, which gave them a little over a week to complete. As we discussed at Open House,writing is 70% of their ELA grade. This weight is assigned by the county.
Students continue to read and understand character traits. We've discussed positive and negative traits within our texts. We will understand that physical traits and emotions are different but may have a connection to their character.There will be a quiz Thursday on positive/negative traits and character/physical. On Friday, the summative test will include matching, multiple choice, and labeling.
This past week, Mrs. Tansill and I sent home many citations for not returning homework. Homework is used for us to assess students' independent comprehension for daily instruction. Please have your child pack up the night before school. Most of the citations were for spelling and their test scores reflected this.
Progress reports will be coming home on Thursday. There will be a white print out for you to keep. Please sign and return the colored copy that will be stapled in your child's agenda.
Parent Support: Visit the Cobb County Parents Resources tab. Click on the Academics Information link. There are math learning videos. If you click Learning in ELA, you may find the standards and frameworks under fourth grade. Perhaps these links will provide some clarity of what your student will be taught this year.
We will be wrapping up our unit on place value : reading,writing,comparing,ordering,and rounding. Students are still completing Friday's chapter assessment. Wednesday will be a last review and reteach as needed. Thursday will be the summative test. Then, we will move on to using rounding to estimate for addition and subtraction.
The class continues to develop sentence structure. Application of identifying fragments and run-on sentences should be modeled within their individual essays. Students are editing their writing according to my individual feedback each day before they continue their essays. Their final publication will be due on Wednesday. Our goal was last Friday, which gave them a little over a week to complete. As we discussed at Open House,writing is 70% of their ELA grade. This weight is assigned by the county.
Students continue to read and understand character traits. We've discussed positive and negative traits within our texts. We will understand that physical traits and emotions are different but may have a connection to their character.There will be a quiz Thursday on positive/negative traits and character/physical. On Friday, the summative test will include matching, multiple choice, and labeling.
This past week, Mrs. Tansill and I sent home many citations for not returning homework. Homework is used for us to assess students' independent comprehension for daily instruction. Please have your child pack up the night before school. Most of the citations were for spelling and their test scores reflected this.
Progress reports will be coming home on Thursday. There will be a white print out for you to keep. Please sign and return the colored copy that will be stapled in your child's agenda.
Parent Support: Visit the Cobb County Parents Resources tab. Click on the Academics Information link. There are math learning videos. If you click Learning in ELA, you may find the standards and frameworks under fourth grade. Perhaps these links will provide some clarity of what your student will be taught this year.
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