Three and a half days of fun!

This week is a short one, but we are still working!  Here's what's going on in Room 25 this week:

Language Arts

Word Study

Due to the shortened week, we will not have any new words this week.  Our quiz will be on Wednesday over the words that were given last week.  The word study work for the week will be due on Wednesday as well.  As a reminder, here are the words for the week.

Reading

This week we will focus on the different genres of fiction, as well as sequencing events, and reviewing common themes in literature.  Our Reading Workshop is now in full swing with Guided Reading groups meeting every day.  This includes ALL students meeting with me at least twice a week to discuss strategies and reading from texts that are at each student's instructional level.

Writing

Last week we completed our first persuasive essay.  These will be displayed in the hall way since we did such an amazing job!  I'll post pictures as soon as I get them up.

This week we are jumping right back in to another topic that is much applicable to current events: Should 4th graders have the right to vote for the President of the United States?  I look forward to hearing the debates and ideas from the class!

Math

Last week we took a quiz over different strategies used to multiply.  This week I add the final strategy of "Regrouping"; which is the way most of us learned how to multiply.  With this new set of strategies, I look forward to continued growth in our problem-solving skills.  Here is a video to remind your kids! 

Remember:  

I DO NOT CARE what strategy the students use the solve the problems.  As long as the answer is correct and they can show their work! Let your kids use the strategy THEY are comfortable with!

Social Studies

We will be finishing our Northeast unit this week.  The assessment will include news broadcasts created by the students reporting on the Geography, History, and Industry of the region.  Look for some cool videos on Twitter by the end of the week!

Have a great week!  If you have any questions, let me know.  I will be in an all-day meeting on Tuesday, so there will not be any Math homework that day.  There is an early dismissal on Thursday and no school on Friday.