Writing: This week we have been creating poems using similes and metaphors. We wrote practice lines and poems, then published them into our poetry notebooks with illustrations. Next week we will be focusing on using alliteration and idioms.
Social Studies: This week we got our Famous Missourians and have started researching about their life. For example, their childhood, schooling, their impact on Missouri, etc. We will continue to do through research for the next couple of weeks.
Math: We had such a great time learning from different teachers this week! Students learned about length, weight, time, and capacity volume. Next week our focus is triangles, regular vs. irregular shapes with symmetry, mirroring, rotating and slides. Also 3D shapes and area/perimeter will be covered next week.
Reading: We are obsessed with how good House Arrest is! We have been working on answering higher level thinking questions about the book during our whole group time.
April 18th: Field trip to Missouri History Museum in St. Louis
April 24th: Library Check-Out
April 29th: Flash's Big Top Circus
May 1st -4th: MAP Testing
May 8th - Library Check-Out
May 12th - Brown Bag Lunch - Poetry Picnic
Service Learning Update: In the next couple of weeks we will be working as a grade level to have the students pick what they think should be in the baskets. Students will also be bringing home thank you notes for all of the amazing donations we received.
What We Have and Will Be Learning About!
Writing: This week we have started our poetry unit! Students got to read different types of poetry books on Monday. Then they put together their own poetry notebook that they have been using to copy down poems they liked. They are using these poems to inspire and guide them to creating their own poems. Next week we will look at specific language types, found commonly in poems.
Social Studies: This week we introduced Famous Missourians and they did some research on them to determine their top 3. Next week they will get who their Famous Missourian is and begin to research them specifically; their childhood, adulthood, accomplishments, their impact on Missouri, etc.
Math: We have now finished our unit on fractions, percents, and decimals. The kids did SO great on this! For the next few weeks, to put our best foot forward for MAP testing, we will be trading classes every day. This is a fun for students to receive information that could be on the MAP test, without making them feel overwhelmed. We are really excited as a 4th grade team that we can do this, so that the students can be at their best!
Reading: We have just started our new book, House Arrest. They are already so immersed in this book and asking great questions, that are leading to even better discussions. Next week we will begin to show students examples of construed responses, tricky multiple choice questions and more literal questions pertaining to the book.
