Student of the Month Celebration

We will be celebrating Student of the Month on Friday, February 1 at 8:30. Our goal was 80% accuracy on multiplication facts 0-5.
The following students reached our goal this month:

• Rileigh Steinhour
• Zach Longley
• Isaiah Barry
• Jada Jones
• Cassidy Ryea

Come help us celebrate their success!

Our goal for February will be 80% accuracy on multiplication facts 0-10. The fluency goal is solving 12 problems per minute.

Report Cards

Oh, technology...We had some technical difficulties printing off report cards this week. I will have them ready on Monday to send home with students. Thank you for your patience.

Grammaropolis

Link to grammar music videos: Grammaropolis 

4A Weekly Update

Happy Tuesday! Life in 4th grade has been busy and productive.

Classroom Expectations
As a class, we have been reviewing our five classroom rules and working on ways to support each other to be successful and create our ideal classroom. As I told students on Friday, building an ideal classroom takes time, patience, and team work, but I believe every single student in our class can rise to the high expectations we have set. Please help support your child by reinforcing positive and appropriate social interactions, modeling problem solving behavior, and encouraging reading and learning.

Report Cards
Student report cards will be sent home by the end of this week. Reading scores will come from your child's reading teacher. All other scores will come from me. I am looking at information left by Mrs. Allen and using work we've done in class during January. I will also include a progress report for math which gives letter/percent grades for assignments and assessments completed in class.

Finding Equivalent Fractions

What ya do to the top,
Ya do to the bottom.
What ya do to the bottom,
Ya do to the top.

Equivalent Fraction Matching Game
Equivalent Fraction Manipulatives 

States of Matter Study Jams

Here are links to the Study Jams we've used in class. Enjoy!

States of Matter- complete with "Solids, Liquids, Gas" song
Properties of Matter

January Student of the Month

Our January Student of the Month goal is to know 80% or more of the multiplication facts 0-5. There are several links to review games on the Math Resources page.

Measuring Gas

In class, we are learning about the properties of solids, liquids, and gases. We performed our first science experiment of 2013 mixing vinegar and baking soda to produce carbon dioxide to inflate a balloon. We varied the amount of each ingredient and measured the circumference of the balloon. Below are additional experiments using vinegar and baking soda.

Vinegar & Baking Soda Explosion  
Rocketology: Baking Soda + Vinegar = Lift off!
Dancing Spaghetti 

Strategies for Reading at Home

Every student should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes each night. Reading homework will be assigned by reading teachers during the week. Take a moment to look at the strategies below to help support your child as a reader.

January 4A Updates

Below you will find a digital copy of our class newsletter. I will be sending a paper copy home each month as well as posting it here. Additional updates and information will be posted on this website along with online resources to extend students' learning.