Hi Families! Here is next week's agenda:
Reading - We will be making "Movie Trailers" for our dog books this week! The kids seem to be very excited! They will group together according to the book they read and create a skit to advertise their book. I will video them! We will also be starting Reading BINGO this week. The BINGO sheet will cover a variety of genres such as nonfiction, biography, everybody, fiction, etc. They will have the month of March to BINGO. The children will be getting a homework assignment soon related to a biography book they read from their BINGO sheet.
English - Figurative Language, Antonyms
Spelling - List 20 sounds of /oi/ and /ou/ List 20.5 is the enriched list.
Math - Compare/Order Fractions, Adding and Subtracting Fractions with like denominators On Tuesday, we will be constructing giant cubes out of plastic and duct tape. It is a big, but extremely fun project! The children will learn a lot about geometry, problem solving, and teamwork! I still need 3 more fans.
Social Studies - The children will continue their Midwest Region unit this week.
I wanted to thank Elissa Stong for donating Clorox wipes to our class! It is greatly appreciated and helps keep our room clean and germ free!
I also wanted to recognize and celebrate the 4 students that represented our class in the school-wide Spelling Bee and Geography Bee! Kylie Little and David Sandoval were our class Geography Bee winners and Colby Vanhooser and Alexis Goben were our class Spelling Bee winners! We are so proud of them!!! Good Job kids!! Sorry I am so late recognizing you!
****Remember that our Read-a-Thon is this Friday! Also, if you want to donate to our pet supply drive, please send donations by next Monday. Thanks so much!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Week of February 21st
Hello Families!
The children have been working really hard! I'm so proud of them! We have been learning a ton of new concepts while reviewing the old. There's so much to learn in 4th grade! Here is the agenda for next week:
Reading - Winn Dixie novel study covering skills: sequencing, questioning, and analyzing; leveled books.......The children need to complete their leveled stories by Tuesday, February 28th.
English - Multiple Meaning Words, Synonyms
Spelling - List 19 sounds of /oo/ Enriched list 19.5
Math - Relating Fractions and Decimals, Comparing Decimals, cumulative review
Social Studies - Midwest Independent Study covering a multitude of topics such as the geography of the Midwest, skyscrapers, Henry Ford, Mount Rushmore, etc.
The children have been working really hard! I'm so proud of them! We have been learning a ton of new concepts while reviewing the old. There's so much to learn in 4th grade! Here is the agenda for next week:
Reading - Winn Dixie novel study covering skills: sequencing, questioning, and analyzing; leveled books.......The children need to complete their leveled stories by Tuesday, February 28th.
English - Multiple Meaning Words, Synonyms
Spelling - List 19 sounds of /oo/ Enriched list 19.5
Math - Relating Fractions and Decimals, Comparing Decimals, cumulative review
Social Studies - Midwest Independent Study covering a multitude of topics such as the geography of the Midwest, skyscrapers, Henry Ford, Mount Rushmore, etc.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Week of February 13th
Hey Families! Here is what next week looks like:
Reading: Class book - Winn Dixie....with related work touching a variety of skills such as predicting, inferring, comparing and contrasting, etc..
Leveled books with a dog theme
Skill Focus - Main Idea
Spelling: List 18 Enriched List 18.5
English: Pen Pal Letters, Online stories
Math: Geometry We will continue to review previously learned skills. :)
Social Studies: We will begin our Midwest Region study.
Valentines Day is Tuesday. The party will be at 2:15. Your child should have a list of names for Valentines.
Reading: Class book - Winn Dixie....with related work touching a variety of skills such as predicting, inferring, comparing and contrasting, etc..
Leveled books with a dog theme
Skill Focus - Main Idea
Spelling: List 18 Enriched List 18.5
English: Pen Pal Letters, Online stories
Math: Geometry We will continue to review previously learned skills. :)
Social Studies: We will begin our Midwest Region study.
Valentines Day is Tuesday. The party will be at 2:15. Your child should have a list of names for Valentines.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Week of February 6th
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!!!!!!
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, 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! :)
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