Hi All! Hope everything is well with you! We've been moving right along! The children are working hard and so smart!! Love my babies!! Here is the week's agenda:
Reading - We will begin a new theme this month......Dogs! The children will be reading leveled fiction books about dogs. We will be reading a book as a class this month as well called, Because of Winn Dixie. We will be doing related work with it as well. Our skill focus this week is Fact and Opinion.
Math - Long Division (ugh) Such a tough concept for several of the children. It requires multi-steps and multiplication fact knowledge. This is why it is so very difficult for some. Please work at home if your child is struggling with this concept. I need backup! Ha! 1 of me and 20 of them +1 hour of new concept math = They need more practice!! I have some peer tutoring going on, but practice makes perfect!
English - Online stories, pronouns, and prepositions
Spelling - List 17 spellings for 'o' The enriched list is 17.5
Social Studies - We will finish up our SE Region unit this week. The children will create a SE Locations and Capitals study guide on Monday to take home and study for their tests on Wednesday and Friday. The location test will be first. We will also be watching a couple of videos of Harriet Tubman and Abe Lincoln.
The Super Bowl Reading Celebration and Banana Split Party will be Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. Parents who signed up to help, please be here around 1:15. Thanks so very much to all the parents who donated items for our 100 Day snack and/or for the banana splits!!! You rock!! We so appreciate you!!
I will let you know how we placed in the Super Bowl Reading Challenge! No matter what I am very proud of them!! We definitely have some Rock Star Readers!!!!!!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Week of January 30th
Hi Families!! Here is the new week's agenda:
Reading - The children should finish their second mystery book by the end of this week. The skill we will focus on is the main idea.
Math - Long Division
Spelling - List 16 (plurals) Enriched list - x, y, z words
English - Online stories
Social Studies - The children will teach their classmates about their SE Region topic. We will create a study guide during these presentations. Their test over this information will be on Friday.
Science - We will finish up our space unit this week and create a space book of all the planets. We will be making space habitats in the near future, so stay tuned for this exciting event!!
The children's Solar System Projects were Out of this World!!!! I am so proud of them!!
****Remember that the 100th Day of school is Wednesday, February 1st! If you signed up to donate an item for our 100 Snack, Thank you!! I sent home a note about what to send with your child this past week. Don't forget that the 100 Day Project is due that day too! We will have 6 winners from our room on the most creative displays! I have several turned in already that are awesome!! Can't wait to see the rest! The children can dress like 100 year olds too. Pretty funny!! Ha!
Reading - The children should finish their second mystery book by the end of this week. The skill we will focus on is the main idea.
Math - Long Division
Spelling - List 16 (plurals) Enriched list - x, y, z words
English - Online stories
Social Studies - The children will teach their classmates about their SE Region topic. We will create a study guide during these presentations. Their test over this information will be on Friday.
Science - We will finish up our space unit this week and create a space book of all the planets. We will be making space habitats in the near future, so stay tuned for this exciting event!!
The children's Solar System Projects were Out of this World!!!! I am so proud of them!!
****Remember that the 100th Day of school is Wednesday, February 1st! If you signed up to donate an item for our 100 Snack, Thank you!! I sent home a note about what to send with your child this past week. Don't forget that the 100 Day Project is due that day too! We will have 6 winners from our room on the most creative displays! I have several turned in already that are awesome!! Can't wait to see the rest! The children can dress like 100 year olds too. Pretty funny!! Ha!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Week of January 23rd
Hi Families! Here's what's ahead for next week:
Reading - All the children should be finished with their mysteries and case files by Friday. Most are done with that and reading their second mystery! Good job kids!! Our skill for the week is cause and effect.
Math - Long Division
English - Story Writing
Spelling - Spellings for /er/ List 15 on spellingcity.com The enriched list are the "W" words.
Science - Space
Social Studies - SE Region partner project The children will present their projects and facts to the class on Thursday. They've been doing a fantastic job!
***Don't forget to turn in your Solar System Projects on Monday if you haven't done so!!***
Can't wait to see them all! The ones that have been turned in are FABULOUS!!
***Don't forget to READ, READ, READ!!!!*** Let's try to pull ahead in our Super Bowl Challenge!!
Reading - All the children should be finished with their mysteries and case files by Friday. Most are done with that and reading their second mystery! Good job kids!! Our skill for the week is cause and effect.
Math - Long Division
English - Story Writing
Spelling - Spellings for /er/ List 15 on spellingcity.com The enriched list are the "W" words.
Science - Space
Social Studies - SE Region partner project The children will present their projects and facts to the class on Thursday. They've been doing a fantastic job!
***Don't forget to turn in your Solar System Projects on Monday if you haven't done so!!***
Can't wait to see them all! The ones that have been turned in are FABULOUS!!
***Don't forget to READ, READ, READ!!!!*** Let's try to pull ahead in our Super Bowl Challenge!!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Week of January 17th
Hello! Here is next week's agenda:
Reading - We will continue reading our leveled mysteries. The skill focus for this week will be making inferences.
Math - Long Division
Spelling - List 14, Suffixes - er, est Enriched list - "V" words
English - Story Writing
Science - Space
Social Studies - The Southeast Region partner projects
The children are doing awesome with reading at home!! I'm so proud of them! They have turned in lots of slips this week and also taken lots of AR tests! On Monday, we will find out which class is in the lead! I will let you know!
The children seem to be very excited about their Solar System Projects too! I'm glad! Many have shared their neat ideas. Several have even started their project! Good job! I can't wait to see them all! Remember the due date is Monday, January 23.
Quote: You are unrepeatable. There is a magic about you that is all your own. D.M. Dellinger
Reading - We will continue reading our leveled mysteries. The skill focus for this week will be making inferences.
Math - Long Division
Spelling - List 14, Suffixes - er, est Enriched list - "V" words
English - Story Writing
Science - Space
Social Studies - The Southeast Region partner projects
The children are doing awesome with reading at home!! I'm so proud of them! They have turned in lots of slips this week and also taken lots of AR tests! On Monday, we will find out which class is in the lead! I will let you know!
The children seem to be very excited about their Solar System Projects too! I'm glad! Many have shared their neat ideas. Several have even started their project! Good job! I can't wait to see them all! Remember the due date is Monday, January 23.
Quote: You are unrepeatable. There is a magic about you that is all your own. D.M. Dellinger
Friday, January 6, 2012
Week of January 9th, 2012
Hi Families! Hope you had a joyous Christmas! January will be a busy month for Corderman's Kiddos! Here is what is on the agenda:
Reading - We started the Mystery genre this past Wednesday. I assigned each of them a mystery on 4th grade level or on their individual level. We talked about vocabulary words such as alibi, suspect, evidence, etc.. The children will be writing about clues, suspects, and possible red herrings while reading their stories. They have really been excited about this genre! We will also focus on the skill: making predictions.
Math - This week we will finish up multiplying large numbers, 3 digit x's 3 digit and start division. We will begin by focusing on division facts and then next week move on to long division.
Spelling - Suffixes, List 13 on spellingcity.com. I will start enrichment words again next week.
English - We will begin writing stories. These stories will actually be published!! More information will follow.
Social Studies - We will begin to study the history of the Southeast Region. The children will be assigned a partner. With their partner, they will research a person, place, or event from the Southeast and complete a project over that topic. They will then teach the rest of the class about thier topic.
Science - We will begin studying about Space!
*********FYI**********
We have started the Super Bowl Reading Challenge! We are competing against the other 3 4th grade classes as well as a 5th grade class. We hope to win! Winning requires READING AT HOME and taking AR tests with an A or a B grade. Hopefully, you received the information about this challenge on Wednesday. On February 7th, we will have a Super Bowl Party to celebrate all the reading! We talked about being a TEAM player and participating. (Together Everyone Achieves More) I explained to them that if they are to participate in the party, they have to participate in the reading. :) The winning class will get the coveted Reading Trophy to display in their room!
I sent home 2 Homework Assignments on Friday. One assignment is to create a Solar System Model. In the past, my families have really enjoyed this project and have come up with some awesome models! This project is due on January 23rd. The other assignment is related to our 100 Days of School celebration. The children are to collect 100 of one item and display it in a unique way. All the 4th grade classes are participating and we will be voting on each other's displays. 6 small trophies will be awarded in my class for the top amount of votes! This project is due on February 1st. Have fun and don't procrastinate! :)
Reading - We started the Mystery genre this past Wednesday. I assigned each of them a mystery on 4th grade level or on their individual level. We talked about vocabulary words such as alibi, suspect, evidence, etc.. The children will be writing about clues, suspects, and possible red herrings while reading their stories. They have really been excited about this genre! We will also focus on the skill: making predictions.
Math - This week we will finish up multiplying large numbers, 3 digit x's 3 digit and start division. We will begin by focusing on division facts and then next week move on to long division.
Spelling - Suffixes, List 13 on spellingcity.com. I will start enrichment words again next week.
English - We will begin writing stories. These stories will actually be published!! More information will follow.
Social Studies - We will begin to study the history of the Southeast Region. The children will be assigned a partner. With their partner, they will research a person, place, or event from the Southeast and complete a project over that topic. They will then teach the rest of the class about thier topic.
Science - We will begin studying about Space!
*********FYI**********
We have started the Super Bowl Reading Challenge! We are competing against the other 3 4th grade classes as well as a 5th grade class. We hope to win! Winning requires READING AT HOME and taking AR tests with an A or a B grade. Hopefully, you received the information about this challenge on Wednesday. On February 7th, we will have a Super Bowl Party to celebrate all the reading! We talked about being a TEAM player and participating. (Together Everyone Achieves More) I explained to them that if they are to participate in the party, they have to participate in the reading. :) The winning class will get the coveted Reading Trophy to display in their room!
I sent home 2 Homework Assignments on Friday. One assignment is to create a Solar System Model. In the past, my families have really enjoyed this project and have come up with some awesome models! This project is due on January 23rd. The other assignment is related to our 100 Days of School celebration. The children are to collect 100 of one item and display it in a unique way. All the 4th grade classes are participating and we will be voting on each other's displays. 6 small trophies will be awarded in my class for the top amount of votes! This project is due on February 1st. Have fun and don't procrastinate! :)
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Week of 12/19
Wow!! Christmas is a week away! I'm such a planner, but I'm behind on my Christmas shopping this year! Ugh! Thursday will be my day to finish I guess, along with my child's dr. appt. and my dog's grooming appt.! I know you are just as busy! Tis' the season!! This week we will mostly concentrate on Reading, Math, and Christmas Fun!! Activities to remember:
Art Lesson from our Art Teacher - Tuesday at 1:00
Christmas Party - Tuesday at 2:15
Polar Pajama Day - Wednesday (Learning Stations 10:00 - 12:00)
Spelling Bee and Geography Bee winners!!!!! - Spelling Bee - Colby Vanhooser 1st place, Alexis Goben 2nd Place Geography Bee - Kylie Little and David Sandoval (Tied for 1st place after 2 playoffs!) Great job kids!!
Art Lesson from our Art Teacher - Tuesday at 1:00
Christmas Party - Tuesday at 2:15
Polar Pajama Day - Wednesday (Learning Stations 10:00 - 12:00)
Spelling Bee and Geography Bee winners!!!!! - Spelling Bee - Colby Vanhooser 1st place, Alexis Goben 2nd Place Geography Bee - Kylie Little and David Sandoval (Tied for 1st place after 2 playoffs!) Great job kids!!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Week of 12/19
Hi Families! Hope you are enjoying the busy, but wonderful Christmas season! The children have been busy little beavers this week! They have been multiplying large numbers, turning their owl research into nicely written reports in paragraph form, (This is challenging because there is so much to remember.....complete sentences with capitalization and punctuation, indention, paragraph form, holes on the left side of the paper, not going past the margins, having enough content!!!) dissecting owl pellets, a challenging, but beautiful art project, leveled book assignments, etc.... Wow! So proud of them though....they are doing awesome!! Here is next week's agenda:
Reading - Leveled books with assignment
Spelling - Christmas words
English - Pen pal letters
Science - Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison
Math - 2 digit X's 2 digit multiplication
We will also be doing benchmark testing in reading and math on Tuesday and Wednesday.
One other important note: We had class spelling and geography bees this week. Monday will be the playoff class bees. The winners of the geography bee are: Kylie, Rebekah, David, Gabi, Makayla, and Colby. The winners of the spelling bee are Haylie, Cyson, Colby, Rebekah, and Alexis. Monday's playoff will determine our class winners that move on to the school bees. I sent home study guides on Wednesday.
Reading - Leveled books with assignment
Spelling - Christmas words
English - Pen pal letters
Science - Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison
Math - 2 digit X's 2 digit multiplication
We will also be doing benchmark testing in reading and math on Tuesday and Wednesday.
One other important note: We had class spelling and geography bees this week. Monday will be the playoff class bees. The winners of the geography bee are: Kylie, Rebekah, David, Gabi, Makayla, and Colby. The winners of the spelling bee are Haylie, Cyson, Colby, Rebekah, and Alexis. Monday's playoff will determine our class winners that move on to the school bees. I sent home study guides on Wednesday.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Week of 12/5
Hi Families!! Hope you've had a great weekend! Here is the agenda for the week:
Reading - We will be reading a nonfiction article on owls, as well as an owl legend and answering some comprehension questions. The children will create an owl book with important facts about owls. They will need to know these facts for their test on Thursday. They will also be continuing their leveled books this week. Some are already done and ready to start on the related work. Wow! These kids are such readers!! We have the 2nd highest amount of AR points in the school! I'm so proud of them for all that reading!! The more you read, the better reader you become!
English - Last week, the children researched a type of owl. This week they will take their notes and turn them into a report.
Spelling - List 12 on spellingcity.com Compound words
Math - Last week we began double digit multiplication. This week we will continue to work on this. Boy, did the children learn quickly how hard it is, when you don't know your facts! Ouch! We were consistently taking speed tests until a few weeks ago when we started computers and had less time. Many children completely quit studying as a result of that. They really need to work on times daily, even just for 10 minutes. Even some of the children that passed their speed tests through 12's had forgotten a lot. I told the children we would make time for speed test for the next 2 weeks. I have some that are so close to passing them all and want that opportunity. We did take 2 speed tests last week. They knew what days they were having them too, but I don't think many took the opportunity to study though. I did have a few pass and move on. As it stands, I have about half the class that have passed all the facts, 4 or 5 that are on 7's or 8's and the rest are on 9's or above.....pretty darn good, if they will keep reviewing so they will retain them. :)
Science - We will be dissecting our owl pellets this week! Gross, but fun!!
Social Studies - We are done with the Northeast. We will take a hiatus from social studies until January when we start the Southeast region.
I sent home a note Friday about materials needed for gingerbread houses. These materials are: 6 graham crackers, 1 tub of frosting, and 1 package of candy. ( We talked about what might make good candy for gingerbread houses, so seek your child's input.) These items are due on December 14th. Thanks so much!!
Reading - We will be reading a nonfiction article on owls, as well as an owl legend and answering some comprehension questions. The children will create an owl book with important facts about owls. They will need to know these facts for their test on Thursday. They will also be continuing their leveled books this week. Some are already done and ready to start on the related work. Wow! These kids are such readers!! We have the 2nd highest amount of AR points in the school! I'm so proud of them for all that reading!! The more you read, the better reader you become!
English - Last week, the children researched a type of owl. This week they will take their notes and turn them into a report.
Spelling - List 12 on spellingcity.com Compound words
Math - Last week we began double digit multiplication. This week we will continue to work on this. Boy, did the children learn quickly how hard it is, when you don't know your facts! Ouch! We were consistently taking speed tests until a few weeks ago when we started computers and had less time. Many children completely quit studying as a result of that. They really need to work on times daily, even just for 10 minutes. Even some of the children that passed their speed tests through 12's had forgotten a lot. I told the children we would make time for speed test for the next 2 weeks. I have some that are so close to passing them all and want that opportunity. We did take 2 speed tests last week. They knew what days they were having them too, but I don't think many took the opportunity to study though. I did have a few pass and move on. As it stands, I have about half the class that have passed all the facts, 4 or 5 that are on 7's or 8's and the rest are on 9's or above.....pretty darn good, if they will keep reviewing so they will retain them. :)
Science - We will be dissecting our owl pellets this week! Gross, but fun!!
Social Studies - We are done with the Northeast. We will take a hiatus from social studies until January when we start the Southeast region.
I sent home a note Friday about materials needed for gingerbread houses. These materials are: 6 graham crackers, 1 tub of frosting, and 1 package of candy. ( We talked about what might make good candy for gingerbread houses, so seek your child's input.) These items are due on December 14th. Thanks so much!!
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