Week In Review

Over the last few weeks we have been working hard to develop a classroom plan to reach our school wide goals. As a school we have set two goals for this school year...

100% of students will be "on track" in reading by the end of the year.

100% of students will give and receive random acts of kindness.

The Gumballs and I have decided our action steps to reach these goals will be tracking reading minutes and 2 "focus" kindness acts each month. Take a look at the data we've collected so far. 

Take a look at our Week in Review! 

Writing Workshop

"Studying the Craft of Language Through Mentor Authors"

• Writing Celebration - Reader's Buffet

"Poetry"

• Immersion - What do you notice?
• Similes and Metaphors
• Personification

Social Studies

"Checks and Balances: Government in the Show-Me State"

• Federal Government Fortune Tellers
• State Government - Note Taking
• State Government - Situations, Who do you contact?
• State Government - Who am I?

Reading

"Interpretation"

• ELA Benchmark Assessment
• Looking At the Whole Story
• Connecting Thoughts to Build Interpretation
• Finalizing Interpretations
• Independent Reading Assessments (IRAs)

Remember to read 30 minutes nightly! 

Math

"Addition, Subtraction & Place Value"

• UPS Check - Strategy for Solving Word Problems
• Word Problem Practice
• Study Guide Work Time
• End of Unit Assessment

Remember to practice math facts nightly! Students can log into XtraMath and practice at home.

News & Notes:

• Field Day is coming up! Field Day will be on Friday, September 30th. 
• Students will eat lunch in the classroom on this day. The cafeteria is serving crackers & cheese, apple sauce, rice crispies and a milk/juice. Feel free to pack a sack lunch on this day.

• Be sure to check the calendar on the blog for important dates.

• Heads Up! There is a day coming up that I will be out of the classroom.  
• September 30th - Mrs. Davis will be out guest teacher.

• Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. Sign up for your spot by clicking HERE.

• Dr. Hackworth is organizing our another Pretzel Sale! Pretzels will cost $1. Students can place their order October 11th - 13th. Pretzels will be delivered to classrooms on October 14th.

• Missouri Day will be on October 19th. Please contact Jennifer Darrough if you're able to volunteer.

Have a wonderful weekend!
-Mrs. Wood

Week In Review

We had a great week in 4th grade. We were excited to welcome our J.A. in a Day guests from Panera Bread. We enjoyed learning all about economics, opening and running a business.

 

Take a look at our Week in Review! 

Writing Workshop

"Studying the Craft of Language Through Mentor Authors"

• Revise - Transitions
• Revise - Leads
• Revise - Endings
• Edit - Nonnegotiables

Science

"Structures of Life"

• End of Unit Reflection

Social Studies

"Checks and Balances: Government in the Show-Me State"

• Federal Government Review
• Take Me To Your Leader - Identifying Responsibilities of Each Branch of Government
• Branches of Government Foldable

Reading

"Interpretation"

• Finding Complications in Characters
• Debating to Prompt Rich Book Conversations 
• Grounding Evidence Back in the Text
• Looking Beyond Characters
• Independent Reading Assessments (IRAs)

Remember to read 30 minutes nightly! Students will start tracking reading minutes in Leadership Binders next week. 

Math

"Addition, Subtraction & Place Value"

• Subtraction Practice
• Topic 2 Assessment
• UPS Check - Strategy for Solving Word Problems
• Word Problem Practice

Remember to practice math facts nightly! Students can log into XtraMath and practice at home, information on how to set it up went home on Monday.

News & Notes:

• Field Day is coming up! Field Day will be on Friday, September 30th. 
• Students will eat lunch in the classroom on this day. The cafeteria is serving crackers & cheese, apple sauce, rice crispies and a milk/juice. Feel free to pack a sack lunch on this day.

• Be sure to check the calendar on the blog for important dates.

• Heads Up! There are a few days coming up that I will be out of the classroom.  
• September 21st (1/2 day math professional development) -  Ms. Massey will be our guest teacher.
• September 30th - Mrs. Davis will be out guest teacher.

• Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. Sign up for your spot by clicking HERE.

• Dr. Hackworth is organizing our another Pretzel Sale! Pretzels will cost $1. Students can place their order October 11th - 13th. Pretzels will be delivered to classrooms on October 14th.

• Missouri Day will be on October 19th. Be on the look out for more information regarding this day. 

Have a wonderful weekend!
-Mrs. Wood

Week In Review

We had a great week in 4th grade! We are really looking forward to the new S.A.L.T. committees this school year and we're excited about welcoming our new student to our classroom this week.

Take a look at our Week in Review! 

Writing Workshop

"Studying the Craft of Language Through Mentor Authors"

• Write a Narrative Plan
• Choose a Seed
• Setting
• Characters
• Beginning, Middle & End
• Draft on Chromebooks

Science

"Structures of Life"

• Performance Task 
• Study Guide
• Review Game - Zap!
• End of Unit Assessment

Reading

"Interpretation"

• Developing Significant Ideas About Characters
• Growing Grounded, Significant Ideas by Noticing Author's Craft - Finding Meaning in Repeated Details
• Improving Theories by Reaching Precise Academic Language 
• Independent Reading Assessments (IRAs)
• Fountas & Pinnell Assessments (F&Ps)

Remember to read 30 minutes nightly! Students will start tracking reading minutes in Leadership Binders next week. 

Math

"Addition, Subtraction & Place Value"

• Estimating Sums and Differences
• Traditional Algorithm for Subtraction
• Subtraction Across Zeros - Magic Penny!

Remember to practice math facts nightly!

News & Notes:

• Tomorrow, September 10th is the Manchester Parade! 
• If you plan on participating please be there by 8:15am. Judging begins at 8:30am. Contact Mrs. Zimmermann with questions.

• S.A.L.T. Committee applications are out! 
• Applications are due by next Friday. Information will be coming home tonight with your student. 
• The link to the online application is here - http://tinyurl.com/2016SALT

• Field Day is coming up! Field Day will be on Friday, September 30th. 
• Students will eat lunch in the classroom on this day. The cafeteria is serving crackers & cheese, apple sauce, rice crispies and a milk/juice. Feel free to pack a sack lunch on this day.

• Barretts Spirit Wear can still be ordered online through Monday, September 12th.
• The link to order is https://www.bsnteamsports.com/. Access Code: Bobcat2Y69

• Be sure to check the calendar on the blog for important dates.

• Heads Up! There are a few days coming up that I will be out of the classroom.  
• September 21st (1/2 day math professional development) -  Ms. Massey will be our guest teacher.
• September 30th - Mrs. Davis will be out guest teacher.

Have a wonderful weekend!
-Mrs. Wood

Week In Review

We had a great week in 4th grade! We worked hard to create our class cheer and we got to meet our 1st grade buddies.

Writing Workshop

"Studying the Craft of Language Through Mentor Authors"

• Organization
• Voice
• Conventions
• Formative Assessment

Science

"Structures of Life"

• Mammals - Structures & Characteristics
• Vertebrate Structure Scavenger Hunt
• Animal Adaptations
• Ask your child about the animal adaptation games on the blog! Find them here.
• Mystery Vertebrates
• Performance Task

Reading

"Interpretation"

• Retelling and Synthesizing to Cement Comprehension
• Envisionment: Seeing and Hearing Inside a Text
• Learning Progressions
• Readers learned how to use a progression to score their current work and then to find out what is needed to move to the next level.
• Developing Defensible Ideas About Characters
• Independent Reading Assessments (IRAs)
• Fountas & Pinnell Assessments (F&Ps)

Remember to read 30 minutes nightly! 

Math

"Addition, Subtraction & Place Value"

• Topic 1 Assessment
• Math Centers/Reteach Day
• Strategies for Addition and Subtraction
• Break Apart
• Compensation
• Traditional Algorithm for Addition (Stack and Attack!)
• Estimating Sums and Differences

Remember to practice math facts nightly!

News & Notes:

• Monday, September 5th - No School
• Wednesday, September 7th - Late Start
• Friday, September 9th - No Fuss Fundraiser Ends 
• September 26th - The Shack Fundraiser
• September 30th - Field Day
• THANK YOU to everyone who placed book orders! You helped us earn 12 new books for our classroom library. We also earned coupons for FREE books for every student in our classroom. Those will be coming home with the next book order in September.
• Mrs. Zimmerman is working to gather families to participate in the Manchester Parade on September 10th. Students and families are needed to represent Barretts on our parade float! Information is coming home in backpacks tonight.
• Students should be sharing their Student Planner with you each night. This is where they should record their reading minutes. Any other homework will also be communicated via Student Planners.