Literacy - We continued our group novel study of The Indian in the Cupboard. We did some character work comparing characteristics using Venn diagrams. We also discussed how we can best make inferences in the text. Taking what we read, plus what we know, helps us make inferences that are more accurate than a random guess. We continue our daily independent reading. Please make sure your child is completing homework in their Reader's notebook. A few have gone missing...
Writing - We continue to work on weekly spelling. We finished our pre-assessment narrative writing piece "One Day This Summer..." Students accessed their google drive accounts to type up their final drafts. I will use these assessments to help the students make more accurate writing goals for 4th grade. We also did are first "Pop-Up Writing" assignment. Should students be allowed to wear costumes to school on Halloween? Ask your child not only what they chose, but WHY they chose it. Math - We continued doing our daily math fact fluency drills. We moved onto factor pairs, arrays, perimeter and area, and much more! Check the photos page for snapshots of your child exploring the 4th grade classroom during math. We introduced multiplication war AND factor captor. Two great games to help fact fluency. Science - We finished our food chain/webs lessons and moved onto the teeny world of microorganisms. Did you know you have more bacteria in your mouth than there are people on the planet? We watched a clip of "Life in a Dew Drop" which showed the microcosm that is wholly sustained in one drop of water, including life and death battles of microorganisms! We will look to finish up this Science unit next week, and even have some hands-on time with microscopes in the classroom. MicroSociety - Businesses were announced! Management 101 finished up, with an assessment taking place on Monday. If the assessment is passed, potential managers will be able to apply for managerial roles in various ventures. Congrats to 4th graders Lillian and Shriya whose business proposal was selected as one of the few ventures run by students. Job interviews for managers will start next week, with the school-wide job fair to take place the week after. ** We had a great sixth week of school. We have a great group of students who are quickly building more and more skills. You should see how proud they are of their math progress. "I know what 6x6 is now!!" was an excited quote from one of our students who HATED math :)
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