Literacy - We continued our group novel study of The Indian in the Cupboard. We did some character work discussing the evolution of our main character, Omri. We discussed what events triggered the character changes and why author's include conflicts and resolutions in stories. This helps 4th graders decipher story elements and gives them some helpful clues into their own writing. We continue our daily independent reading.
Writing - We continue to work on weekly spelling. We had 1 on 1 conferences to review our first narrative writing piece, "One Day This Summer..." I used this first writing piece to help get an understanding of their skill level at the beginning of 4th. I was able to use this piece to set 3 goals for each individual student for them to work on for the remainder of the writing unit. Most goals had a focus of breaking writing into paragraphs, trying to add dialogue to stories, and using powerful words to craft introductions and conclusions. We will look to practice these skills to help further their writing progress. Math - We continued doing our daily math fact fluency drills. We had our monthly fact fluency test in which students are given 1 minute to solve 20 multiplication problems. We last did this on 9/19 and the students wrote down how many they were able to solve correctly in one minute. One month later, after daily practice, we re-tested. WOW! Such amazing progress from so many students! They were so excited to show off how many more correct they were able to get, which reinforced the concept that practice makes...better! We moved onto differentiating between factors and multiples, we practiced some time conversations, and had a few small math assessment check-ins to get an understanding of their mastery of these standards. Science - We continued our lesson on microorganisms with a focus on the "Tardigrade." This amazing microorganism is the only known species on Earth that can survive the vacuum of space. This sparked conversation about where they came from? It is speculated that, because they have no biological link to other species, tardigrades may have come from an asteroid! A true alien on Earth! We will look to peer into some microscopes next week and have an assessment to finish up the Unit. MicroSociety - Students who passed the Management 101 assessment were able to apply for positions at available ventures. These mangers met with facilitators at the end of the week to set up a job fair "help wanted" board for next week. At the job fair next week, unemployed students will have an opportunity to apply to work at any of the available ventures. We will then start job training. Marketplace will be opening soon! ** We had a bit of a harder 7th week of school. Some behavior issues interrupted our flow. We had to regroup, reset, and start over. Talk to your child about what they think could affect our ability to focus as a group. Is there anything they could do to try and help?
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