Hello all!
Just a few updates for the start of this short week.
The 4th graders are super excited to have earned their behavior/ homework completion award! They have voted on a pajama day and we will also watch a movie for part of our afternoon! Way to go kiddos!
In reading we continue to work on character development and have also been working on sharing our ideas with partners. Strategy groups will also start with me this week, where a small group may work on a task with me, or they may work on a specific reading strategy! We are also completely engrossed in our Global Read Aloud: Out of my Mind! Our minds sure are on fire as we read!
In writing we are working to revise our stories. Many of us are realizing that good writers re-write and revise until our stories are perfect! It is alot of work, but sure worth it in the end! We also talked about how JK Rowling started writing Harry Potter on napkins, and threw them away as she revised, talk about a lot of napkins!!
In Math we are working on strategies and methods to add and then later subtract big numbers. Ask your child how ballpark estimating helps us when we add and subtract!
In science we are continuing our study of how energy transfers to make things work, and will discover this process through magnetism! We have a bunch of fun experiments to try! If you havn't checked out the electricity webquest on the right side of our blog under links for learning, try it! We had a great time exploring the site and working with the activities and mini quizzes.
Just a reminder that this is a short week and we don't have school Thursday and Friday. Also, look for a note to come home about Holiday Parties, and the party committee for Halloween.
Have a great week!
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