Our weather has forced us to to adjust to another short week of school. We are all excited for the heat wave (30s) that we will have this weekend.
We had some reward time today for those that are all caught up with their work. Unfortunately, 16 of our students had to miss out. All students with missing wok brought home a yellow sheet today that needs to be signed and returned. January has been a famous month for routines to start slipping. Thanks for your continued support at home to help your student be responsible and successful!
Here is what next week will look like...
Reading: We will be continuing to search for facts and opinions and examine how and why authors use them in their writing. We will also start our next lesson which focuses on the sequence of events.
We got new reading logs today and they are due next Friday. Due to the weather cancellations, our reading MAPS test has been moved to this coming Wednesday.
Writing: We will be continuing to work on our fictional narratives. First drafts are due on Monday. We will be working through the remainder of the writing process throughout the next week.
Math: They are still hard at work practicing long division. Division is like everything else in life.. the more you practice it, the better you get! Please help your child by giving them long division problems to practice at home if there is not an assignment.
Mr. Krupa and I were extremely proud of the students' scores on their math MAPS tests. If your child has not told you how they did, please ask them! We will go over results and improvement trends at February conferences.
Others: Prairie Fire audition permission slips went home this week and are due next Friday. Book orders are also due Friday.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, January 10, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
Welcome Back!
We had a great 2 days back at school. It was wonderful hearing about all of the holiday fun our students had over the long break. As you may have already heard, school is scheduled to be CLOSED on Monday due to anticipated cold temperatures. That leaves us with another short week ahead. Here is what is on our schedule for next week!
Writing: Today we started talking about fictional narratives and began the writing process with pre-writing. We will be working on these for the next 2 weeks while completing each step in the writing process together. You will see your child's final graded narrative at February conferences!
Reading: Next week our main focus will be on identifying facts and opinions in the text. We will be looking at a couple of different texts and determining how and why the author chose to use the facts and opinions included. All 4th graders brought home new reading logs today and they are due next Friday. Please check in with your student on where they are at with their genre and books finished goals.
Math: They will be continuing Unit 7 which focuses on division. They have a fact practice log to complete which is also due on Friday.
Science: We started rotating to a new science room today! Our class shifted over to Earth Science with Mr Krupa! They have a weather packet that is due next week.
MAPS testing round 2 is taking place next Tuesday and Thursday. Please help your child be successful by making sure they get a good night of sleep and have a good breakfast.
Have a wonderful and warm weekend!
Writing: Today we started talking about fictional narratives and began the writing process with pre-writing. We will be working on these for the next 2 weeks while completing each step in the writing process together. You will see your child's final graded narrative at February conferences!
Reading: Next week our main focus will be on identifying facts and opinions in the text. We will be looking at a couple of different texts and determining how and why the author chose to use the facts and opinions included. All 4th graders brought home new reading logs today and they are due next Friday. Please check in with your student on where they are at with their genre and books finished goals.
Math: They will be continuing Unit 7 which focuses on division. They have a fact practice log to complete which is also due on Friday.
Science: We started rotating to a new science room today! Our class shifted over to Earth Science with Mr Krupa! They have a weather packet that is due next week.
MAPS testing round 2 is taking place next Tuesday and Thursday. Please help your child be successful by making sure they get a good night of sleep and have a good breakfast.
Have a wonderful and warm weekend!
Friday, December 20, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Happy Holidays!
I apologize for not posting on Friday as our internet here at school was down most of the day. Here is a quick update for this week.
Math: The students will be continuing unit 5. They will not be testing on this unit until after the break.
There will not be a fact log going home for the break. However, please help your child by finding everyday examples to be using math. Ex. counting money, elapsed time etc.
Language Arts: This week we are looking at the different structural elements of drama. We will be using this and practicing fluency by doing some holiday themed reader's theatre plays. There will not be a reading log sent home, however, keeping up with the reading each day routine is greatly encouraged! This week's reading log is due THURSDAY!
Bowling: We will be going on our bowling field trip on Friday. Our plan is to leave the school at 10:40am and return before a late lunch at 12:20pm. Parents are invited to attend but must meet us at the bowling alley (Great River Bowl in Sartell).
*Students are NOT allowed to bring any extra money on this trip*
Our class will be visiting the Toys for Tots school store tomorrow. They may bring money if they wish to purchase any gifts. All of the money raised at this store goes to Toys for Tots!
There is no school from December 23rd through January 1st. School begins again on Thursday, January 2, 2014.
I hope everyone has a wonderful winter/holiday break! Stay warm and cherish the great time you get to spend with your friends and families.
Math: The students will be continuing unit 5. They will not be testing on this unit until after the break.
There will not be a fact log going home for the break. However, please help your child by finding everyday examples to be using math. Ex. counting money, elapsed time etc.
Language Arts: This week we are looking at the different structural elements of drama. We will be using this and practicing fluency by doing some holiday themed reader's theatre plays. There will not be a reading log sent home, however, keeping up with the reading each day routine is greatly encouraged! This week's reading log is due THURSDAY!
Bowling: We will be going on our bowling field trip on Friday. Our plan is to leave the school at 10:40am and return before a late lunch at 12:20pm. Parents are invited to attend but must meet us at the bowling alley (Great River Bowl in Sartell).
*Students are NOT allowed to bring any extra money on this trip*
Our class will be visiting the Toys for Tots school store tomorrow. They may bring money if they wish to purchase any gifts. All of the money raised at this store goes to Toys for Tots!
There is no school from December 23rd through January 1st. School begins again on Thursday, January 2, 2014.
I hope everyone has a wonderful winter/holiday break! Stay warm and cherish the great time you get to spend with your friends and families.
Friday, December 6, 2013
12/6/2013
Happy Friday!
We had another great week! We had a lot of fun learning about and making electric circuits in science today! I was so impressed with the wonderful teamwork I saw happening. We also took time to write scientific sentences about our predictions, observations and inferences.
Today the class had fun learning about similes and how authors use them in their writing. They practiced this skill by writing stories of their choice which needed to appropriately include at least 3 similes. Have your student share with you some of the similes they thought of.
Next week in Language Arts, we will be focusing on using text evidence to help us draw conclusions. We will be practicing looking closer into the text to find specific details. We will also be using this skill to write an informational paragraph using the information we find.
I have been meeting individually with students to see if they are reading to increase their reading levels. I have been so impressed by the improvements our readers are making. I absolutely love seeing the pride in their faces when they actually get to see and feel their hard work and practice paying off:)
They took their math test today and will be starting a new unit next week.
New reading and fact logs went home today and will be due next Friday.
We will be taking a fourth grade field trip to the bowling all on Friday, December 20th. Permission slips went home today.
Have a great weekend/week and stay warm!
We had another great week! We had a lot of fun learning about and making electric circuits in science today! I was so impressed with the wonderful teamwork I saw happening. We also took time to write scientific sentences about our predictions, observations and inferences.
Today the class had fun learning about similes and how authors use them in their writing. They practiced this skill by writing stories of their choice which needed to appropriately include at least 3 similes. Have your student share with you some of the similes they thought of.
Next week in Language Arts, we will be focusing on using text evidence to help us draw conclusions. We will be practicing looking closer into the text to find specific details. We will also be using this skill to write an informational paragraph using the information we find.
I have been meeting individually with students to see if they are reading to increase their reading levels. I have been so impressed by the improvements our readers are making. I absolutely love seeing the pride in their faces when they actually get to see and feel their hard work and practice paying off:)
They took their math test today and will be starting a new unit next week.
New reading and fact logs went home today and will be due next Friday.
We will be taking a fourth grade field trip to the bowling all on Friday, December 20th. Permission slips went home today.
Have a great weekend/week and stay warm!
Monday, December 2, 2013
Food Drive Schedule
These are just suggestions of items to bring. All donations are welcomed and appreciated!
Week One
December 4th---Bring in Canned Foods (soup, fruit, etc)
December 5th---FREE CHOICE
December 6th---Paper Product (toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, etc)
Week Two
December 9th----FREE CHOICE
December 10th--- Cereal
December 11th---Bathroom Essentials (toothpaste, soap, mouthwash, toothbrushes, dental floss, etc)
December 12th---Anything in a box (pasta, rice, potatoes, etc)
December 13th---FREE CHOICE
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