Hi Families! I'm so excited to get to know you and your children this year!! We've had a wonderful first 3 days of school! Your children are absolutely precious!! I already love them!! Every weekend, I update the blog to let you know what we will be up to in the classroom that week! This is what's ahead for this week:
Reading - We will be reading a novel as a class, called The Mouse and the Motorcycle. It is a great 4th grade story! The children will love it! We will be doing comprehension checks after each chapter, as well as talking about the vocabulary in the story and making predictions. The story should take us about 3 weeks to finish and then I will be assigning a fun homework project for the kids related to the story.
Spelling - Consonant Blends......You can find this list (List 1) on spellingcity.com. Click on the link to the right called Spelling Practice. We will take a practice test on Thursday and those that make an A do not have to take the test on Friday. If your child wants to do spelling enrichment, we will start those words the second full week of September.
English - Nouns
Social Studies - Mapwork
Science - We will begin an animal unit. This week we will discuss 5 different animal groups and also begin to look at specific habitats.
Math - Place Value
Every morning, we will do morning work that consists of math and English practice. We will also do journal writing. We will be working on memorizing quotes each week too. Memory work is good for the brain! The quote this week is: Nobody is perfect, that's why pencils have erasers. Anonymous I will quiz the children individually on Friday to see if they have memorized the quote. :)
Ask your child about the Mastery Club. You can click on the link to the right to learn more about it too.
Don't forget to join our class Facebook page found under Gina Corderman's Class if you have Facebook.
