Friday, October 30th

We had a wonderful Friday!!

Students worked with multi-step word problems that included division.  They were able to practice their partial quotients strategy, along with using multiplication strategies.  We will be taking our end of the term Math assessment on Monday.  It will cover factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, multiplication (1 by 3, 2 by 2), and division.

Students worked hard to complete their assessment on the 13 colonies.  We were also able to complete reading reflections, writing publishing, and spelling tests.

Thank you to the parents who sent in treats to celebrate our October birthdays!  If you will be trick-or-treating tomorrow, be safe and have a great time!

Don't forget to set your clocks back on Saturday night.  Have a great weekend!!

Thursday, October 29th

Happy Thursday!
We had another eventful day!
Students worked to apply the partial quotients method for division when dividing with 3-digit and 4-digit dividends.  They worked with math games to review multi-digit addition and subtraction.  Use the Slide Share below to review partial quotients with your child during homework this evening.

Partial Quotients

We completed our science assessment on the sun, moon, and stars today.  I know students worked hard!

We also completed a review activity for our 13 colonies.  Students did well, but it would benefit them to study tonight.  They can use the review reading passage that was sent home last week, or use this picture to assist them.

Our class was able to make up our missed bike safety training from yesterday!  Ask your child to tell you more!

 Don't forget that tomorrow is our last day to collect donations of paper goods.
See you tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 28th

Ms. Ehmer and I had a great day of collaborative planning with other 4th grade teachers today to prepare for term 3.  I know that the Superstars worked hard today!

See you tomorrow!!

Don't forget to send in you paper good donations for the rest of week.

Tuesday, October 27th

We had a great trip to the Agnes Scott Planetarium and Observatory this morning!  The rain was no problem because we had a bus!!  Ask your child to tell you more!

See the attached letter from the nurse.  Some students left before receiving the letter today.

Don't forget to send in donations for our paper goods drive.

See you tomorrow!

F.AVE Make A Difference Week

This Week is...

F.AVE Make A Difference Week

Students should bring in paper goods donations to benefit Hagar's House Emergency Shelter. The class donating the most items wins lunch with our Dynamic Duo!

You may send in items all week.  Thank you in advance for your donations!

Monday, October 26th

Welcome back!  I hope you had a restful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather we had!

We continued our work with partial quotients today.  Students worked to solve division equations using this strategy.  We will expand our equations tomorrow to include three and four-digit dividends.

Because of the rain today, our first day of bike safety training was cancelled.  I will keep you posted on rescheduling this time.  We are still scheduled to have bike safety training on Wednesday during our normal PE time.

Students began working to create a comic strip about life in one of the colonial regions.  They are incorporating important details, such as jobs, geography, and people who live in their region.  Ask your child to tell you more!

We are scheduled to go on our walking field trip tomorrow morning to the Agnes Scott Planetarium.  Our hope is that the rain holds off.  We may also be able to take a bus, if there is one available.  If not, we will reschedule the trip.

In your communication folders you will find pre-order forms for our upcoming author's visit and information about our next movie night.

Have a great night!

Friday, October 23rd

It's Friday!!!!  We made it through a great week and have another busy and great week ahead of us!

We had a lesson about choices with Dr. Root first thing this morning.  Students enjoyed the conversation and did a great job participating.

We created our moon phases with Oreos today!  Students made connections as the worked to model the cycle.  Ask your child to tell you more!

Students received their study guides today.  These are not assignments to be turned in for completion, but are great tools for question and answer sessions about our standards.

Don't forget that bike safety is on Monday and Wednesday of next week.  Your child is welcome to use their bike and helmet if they ride it to school.  Otherwise, bikes and helmets will be provided.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Videos from our field trip

I hope you enjoy a few short clips from our trip today.

Native American

Fiddling Dan the Mountain Man

Harriet Tubman

Thursday, October 22nd

We had a great weather for our walking field trip to Adair Park!  Students enjoyed learning about Native Americans, The Revolutionary War, Harriet Tubman, Mary Gay, and many more.  Ask your child to tell you about their favorite station, and their new understandings after our exploration today.  Enjoy some pictures trip!  Videos to follow this evening.  See you in the morning!