Happy New Year!
Weekly Highlights:
* It is going to be a very chilly Thursday & Friday! Please remind students to wear coats, hats, and gloves so that they are prepared to go outside for recess when the weather is appropriate.
*Mrs. Sagona has challenged the school to read 1 million minutes by May 15. If the students and teachers reach the goal, each class will earn an ice cream party and an additional recess. Students should continue to read each night for 20 minutes (at least) and record this information on their reading logs.
* Mr. Allaire, our technology specialist, will be here to help students get started on their Native American presentations. He has shared Windows Movie Maker, Photo Story and Audacity with the students. Students will of course be able to use PowerPoint as well.
Friday the 13th is our Spelling Test!
Math 4:
Students will take the Measures of Academic Progress Math on Tuesday. A score of 208-211 is proficient for fourth graders at this time.
Fro the next two weeks, we will focus on identifying fractions. Students should be able to compare and order fractions and mixed numbers, identify fractions as part of a set, and be able to make examples of fractions when changing what the "whole" represents.
We will have a quiz on Friday about probability and common fractions.
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Now that research on Native American Settlements is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint, MovieMaker or Audacity presentation to display what they have learned to the class. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 19. We cannot give a firm duedate as we assess availabiltiy to various technolgoy tools to create these projects. Students are welcome to bring a flash drive to save their work at school to take home to work on but are not required to do so.
Link to websites that have information about Native Americans:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/travilahes/mediacenter/webresources/nativeamericans.aspx
*Fourth graders will be taking a field trip to the National Museum of the American Indian on February 1, 2012. Permission slips were sent home last Friday. We ask that they be returned by January 20. Please let Ms. Hudson, Mr. Beddick, or Mrs. Dynda know if this is a problem.
Link to the NAIM website:
http://www.nmai.si.edu/
Reading:
All students in fourth grade took the Measures of Academic Progress, Reading last week. A range of 196-219 is considered proficient for fourth graders this time of year.
This week we will continue to study the reading strategy determining importance. We continue to use the Writing Fix website that has great resources to practice responses:
http://writingfix.com/RICA/constructed_response.htm#passages
This week, we will focus on determining importance in fiction work. We will use our chapter books to identify main characters, main events, the most important actions/events in the story, and how the visualization you create in your head helps the reader understand what is happening in a story.
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and should be ready to revise and edit their writing. We will have self, partner, and then teacher conferences. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
*Lydia is writing about wolves and huskies
*Anna is creating a poetry collection.
*Mark is researching Buffalo Bills player, Pete Metzlaars.
*Gissel is researching how pizza was invented
* Connor has completed a Scooby Doo comic
Spelling:
We will study noun suffixes for Sort 8. Our spelling test will be January 13. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-ment: creates nouns out of adjectives
-less: creates adjectives that mean without
-ness: creates nouns out of verbs and suggests a state of being
A great resource we found includes other ways for students to practice their spelling, even some apps for devices. The spelling activities that we suggested in the students spelling journals are just suggestions. Please feel free to adapt as your child needs to.
http://support.weta.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=43183.0&dlv_id=48444
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Weekly Newsletter, January 2-6
Weekly Highlights:
* It is going to be a very chilly week! Please remind students to wear coats, hats, and gloves so that they are prepared to go outside for recess when the weather is appropriate.
4: Mr. Allaire, our technology specialist, will coteach with Ms. Hudson and Mrs. Dynda to present different programs to the students to create their Native American presentations. He will share Windows Movie Maker, Photo Story and Audacity with the students. Students will of course be able to use PowerPoint as well.
Math 4:
This week we will focus on probability. By the end of the week, students will be able to list all possible outcomes for a simple situation and express the probability of an event as equally likely, likely, impossible, certain, or unlikely.
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Now that research on Native American Settlements is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint, MovieMaker or Audacity presentation to display what they have learned to the class. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 19.
Link to websites that have information about Native Americans:
O:\grade4\social studies\Travilah ES - Media Center - Native Americans.mht
Reading:
We will study the reading strategy determining importance. We will use short passages to write Brief Constructed Responses. Students will have different samples of responses to score as well as a rubric to guide their own responses. We are using a Writing Fix website that has great resources to practice responses:
http://writingfix.com/RICA/constructed_response.htm#passages
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and will begin to draft their piece. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
*Lydia is writing about wolves and huskies
*Anna is creating a poetry collection.
*Mark is researching Buffalo Bills player, Pete Metzlaars.
*Gissel is researching how pizza was invented
* Connor is making a Scooby Doo comic
Spelling:
We will study noun suffixes for Sort 8. Our spelling test will be January 13. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-ment: creates nouns out of adjectives
-less: creates adjectives that mean without
-ness: creates nouns out of verbs and suggests a state of being
* It is going to be a very chilly week! Please remind students to wear coats, hats, and gloves so that they are prepared to go outside for recess when the weather is appropriate.
4: Mr. Allaire, our technology specialist, will coteach with Ms. Hudson and Mrs. Dynda to present different programs to the students to create their Native American presentations. He will share Windows Movie Maker, Photo Story and Audacity with the students. Students will of course be able to use PowerPoint as well.
Math 4:
This week we will focus on probability. By the end of the week, students will be able to list all possible outcomes for a simple situation and express the probability of an event as equally likely, likely, impossible, certain, or unlikely.
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Now that research on Native American Settlements is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint, MovieMaker or Audacity presentation to display what they have learned to the class. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 19.
Link to websites that have information about Native Americans:
O:\grade4\social studies\Travilah ES - Media Center - Native Americans.mht
Reading:
We will study the reading strategy determining importance. We will use short passages to write Brief Constructed Responses. Students will have different samples of responses to score as well as a rubric to guide their own responses. We are using a Writing Fix website that has great resources to practice responses:
http://writingfix.com/RICA/constructed_response.htm#passages
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and will begin to draft their piece. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
*Lydia is writing about wolves and huskies
*Anna is creating a poetry collection.
*Mark is researching Buffalo Bills player, Pete Metzlaars.
*Gissel is researching how pizza was invented
* Connor is making a Scooby Doo comic
Spelling:
We will study noun suffixes for Sort 8. Our spelling test will be January 13. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-ment: creates nouns out of adjectives
-less: creates adjectives that mean without
-ness: creates nouns out of verbs and suggests a state of being
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
I get a dog! By: Caitlyn
Yesterday when I came home from school my mom told me that we are going to get a dog in January. We are going to keep it only for a month, its a chocolate lab. I can't wait!
Monday, December 19, 2011
December 19-23 Newsletter
Weekly Highlights:
Thank you to our wonderful PTA for providing the Fourth and Fifth grade with 50 new Atlases. They are much needed and much appreciated for our social studies unit!
23- 2:30 Holiday Sing-A-Long (parents are welcome)
Please be sure to check your child to make sure s/he has a jacket, hat, gloves for recess. Since we have an early recess, it can still be chilly outside!
Happy Holidays to you and your family! I hope you enjoy Winter Break! I am hoping to travel to Pittsburgh to visit my niece and to enjoy some time with my son. He would like to see "Chipwrecked!"
Math 4:
Our assessment will take place December 20 & 21. We will reveiw Monday and then go over the assessment on Thursday and Friday.
A reviw packet was sent home 12/6 and due on 12/19 where we will discuss to prepare for our assessment.
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Our study of maps has led us into studying regions of the United States and how those regions impacted Native American Settlements. Students will then begin to research the Native Americans living in each region. Once research is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint presentation to display what they have learned to the class. Our research is due to class on December 21. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 19.
Link to websites that have information about Native Americans:
O:\grade4\social studies\Travilah ES - Media Center - Native Americans.mht
Reading:
We will study the reading strategy makingconnections. We will focus on making three different kinds of connections: text to self, text to world, and text to text. We will read fiction stories this week to apply what we have learned about connections from nonfiction to fiction. We will read the Jr. Great Books story "The Elephant's Child."
Text to self: connections you can make to yourself about what you are reading.
Text to world: connections you can make to your background knowledge about what you know about the world around you.
Text to text: connections you can make to another text you have read
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and will begin to draft their piece. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
*Lydia is writing about wolves and huskies
*Anna is creating a poetry collection.
*Mark is researching Buffalo Bills player, Pete Metzlaars.
*Gissel is researching how pizza was invented
Spelling:
We will study noun suffixes for Sort 7. Our spelling test will be Thursday December 22 due to the chorus performance. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-er, -or, -ian, -ist
These suffixes indicate agents, something or someone that does, or is related to the base word. The suffixes -er and -or are often added to a verb to create a noun that is a "doer." The suffix -ian has several sounds and we will continue to explore throughout other sorts.
Thank you to our wonderful PTA for providing the Fourth and Fifth grade with 50 new Atlases. They are much needed and much appreciated for our social studies unit!
23- 2:30 Holiday Sing-A-Long (parents are welcome)
Please be sure to check your child to make sure s/he has a jacket, hat, gloves for recess. Since we have an early recess, it can still be chilly outside!
Happy Holidays to you and your family! I hope you enjoy Winter Break! I am hoping to travel to Pittsburgh to visit my niece and to enjoy some time with my son. He would like to see "Chipwrecked!"
Math 4:
Our assessment will take place December 20 & 21. We will reveiw Monday and then go over the assessment on Thursday and Friday.
A reviw packet was sent home 12/6 and due on 12/19 where we will discuss to prepare for our assessment.
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Our study of maps has led us into studying regions of the United States and how those regions impacted Native American Settlements. Students will then begin to research the Native Americans living in each region. Once research is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint presentation to display what they have learned to the class. Our research is due to class on December 21. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 19.
Link to websites that have information about Native Americans:
O:\grade4\social studies\Travilah ES - Media Center - Native Americans.mht
Reading:
We will study the reading strategy makingconnections. We will focus on making three different kinds of connections: text to self, text to world, and text to text. We will read fiction stories this week to apply what we have learned about connections from nonfiction to fiction. We will read the Jr. Great Books story "The Elephant's Child."
Text to self: connections you can make to yourself about what you are reading.
Text to world: connections you can make to your background knowledge about what you know about the world around you.
Text to text: connections you can make to another text you have read
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and will begin to draft their piece. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
*Lydia is writing about wolves and huskies
*Anna is creating a poetry collection.
*Mark is researching Buffalo Bills player, Pete Metzlaars.
*Gissel is researching how pizza was invented
Spelling:
We will study noun suffixes for Sort 7. Our spelling test will be Thursday December 22 due to the chorus performance. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-er, -or, -ian, -ist
These suffixes indicate agents, something or someone that does, or is related to the base word. The suffixes -er and -or are often added to a verb to create a noun that is a "doer." The suffix -ian has several sounds and we will continue to explore throughout other sorts.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Weekly Highlights:
9- Laytonsville Town Tree Lighting Ceremony (chorus performs) 7:00 PM
Students do not need to wear their chorus t-shirts but should dress warmly to perform outside.
13-Science Assembly, 10:15
13-Ms. Hudson's class visits the Holiday Shop at lunch
15 & 16- Ms. Hudson's is out for two days.
Student Highlights:
*Mark has qualified to compete in the Tom Dolan Invitational swim competition this weekend. You can watch him compete on the following website: http://www.cubu.org/
*Catherine will be performing at the Elipse Friday, 12/9 and again at Lakeforest Mall on 12/10 at noon.
*All chorus members are invited to perform at the Laytonsville Treelighting 12/9 at 7:00 PM
Request for Volunteers
We are looking for a volunteer to copy materials every other week. If interseted, please email Ms. Hudson or Mrs. Dynda.
Math 4:
This week we will be working on divisibilty rules and reviewing for our unit 2 assessment.
Our assessment will take place December 20 & 21.
A reviw packet was sent home 12/6 and due on 12/19 where we will discuss to prepare for our assessment.
Ms. Hudson will host a lunch study session on December 13 to go over any questions students are having before they complete the packet.
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Our study of maps has led us into studying regions of the United States and how those regions impacted Native American Settlements. Students will then begin to research the Native Americans living in each region. Once research is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint presentation to display what they have learned to the class. Our research is due to class on December 21. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 19.
Reading:
We will study the reading strategy makingconnections. We will focus on making three different kinds of connections: text to self, text to world, and text to text. We will read fiction stories this week to apply what we have learned about connections from nonfiction to fiction. We will read the Jr. Great Books story "Fresh."
Text to self: connections you can make to yourself about what you are reading.
Text to world: connections you can make to your background knowledge about what you know about the world around you.
Text to text: connections you can make to another text you have read
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and will begin to draft their piece. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
*Jason, Anjali and Ethan are creating journals.
*Kaley, Melanie, Ryan, and Zaria are writing stories.
*Brian is surveying the class about our favorite candies.
*Hannah is reseraching wolves.
Spelling:
We will study noun suffixes for Sort 7. Our spelling test will be Thursday December 22 due to the chorus performance. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-er, -or, -ian, -ist
These suffixes indicate agents, something or someone that does, or is related to the base word. The suffixes -er and -or are often added to a verb to create a noun that is a "doer." The suffix -ian has several sounds and we will continue to explore throughout other sorts.
9- Laytonsville Town Tree Lighting Ceremony (chorus performs) 7:00 PM
Students do not need to wear their chorus t-shirts but should dress warmly to perform outside.
13-Science Assembly, 10:15
13-Ms. Hudson's class visits the Holiday Shop at lunch
15 & 16- Ms. Hudson's is out for two days.
Student Highlights:
*Mark has qualified to compete in the Tom Dolan Invitational swim competition this weekend. You can watch him compete on the following website: http://www.cubu.org/
*Catherine will be performing at the Elipse Friday, 12/9 and again at Lakeforest Mall on 12/10 at noon.
*All chorus members are invited to perform at the Laytonsville Treelighting 12/9 at 7:00 PM
Request for Volunteers
We are looking for a volunteer to copy materials every other week. If interseted, please email Ms. Hudson or Mrs. Dynda.
Math 4:
This week we will be working on divisibilty rules and reviewing for our unit 2 assessment.
Our assessment will take place December 20 & 21.
A reviw packet was sent home 12/6 and due on 12/19 where we will discuss to prepare for our assessment.
Ms. Hudson will host a lunch study session on December 13 to go over any questions students are having before they complete the packet.
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Our study of maps has led us into studying regions of the United States and how those regions impacted Native American Settlements. Students will then begin to research the Native Americans living in each region. Once research is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint presentation to display what they have learned to the class. Our research is due to class on December 21. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 19.
Reading:
We will study the reading strategy makingconnections. We will focus on making three different kinds of connections: text to self, text to world, and text to text. We will read fiction stories this week to apply what we have learned about connections from nonfiction to fiction. We will read the Jr. Great Books story "Fresh."
Text to self: connections you can make to yourself about what you are reading.
Text to world: connections you can make to your background knowledge about what you know about the world around you.
Text to text: connections you can make to another text you have read
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and will begin to draft their piece. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
*Jason, Anjali and Ethan are creating journals.
*Kaley, Melanie, Ryan, and Zaria are writing stories.
*Brian is surveying the class about our favorite candies.
*Hannah is reseraching wolves.
Spelling:
We will study noun suffixes for Sort 7. Our spelling test will be Thursday December 22 due to the chorus performance. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-er, -or, -ian, -ist
These suffixes indicate agents, something or someone that does, or is related to the base word. The suffixes -er and -or are often added to a verb to create a noun that is a "doer." The suffix -ian has several sounds and we will continue to explore throughout other sorts.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
December 5-9 Weekly Update
Weekly Highlights:
9- Laytonsville Town Tree Lighting Ceremony (chorus performs) 7:00 PM
Students do not need to wear their chorus t-shirts but should dress warmly to perform outside.
Request for Volunteers
We are looking for a volunteer to copy materials every other week. If interseted, please email Ms. Hudson or Mrs. Dynda.
We are also planning a trip to the Museum of the American Indian. We are looking for a volunteer to call various bus compaines to secure transportation. If interseted, email Ms. Hudson. I have a list of contacts for you to call.
Math 4:
This week we will be working on word problems to solve for the unknown. An example problem is:
Zaria has 30 pieces of candy. She wants to share her candy with 5 friends. How much candy will each friend get?
*What does 30 represent? (the total amount of candy Zaria has)
*What does 5 represent? (The number of friends she wants to share candy with)
*What is the unknown? (the number of pieces each friend can have)
*Write an equation to represent the unknown quantity. (30/5 = c)
*Solve your equation for the unknown? (c= Each friend will get 6 pieces of candy)
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Our study of maps has led us into studying regions of the United States and how those regions impacted Native American Settlements. Students will then begin to research the Native Americans living in each region. Once research is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint presentation to display what they have learned to the class. Our research is due to class on December 14. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 4.
Reading:
In reading groups, we will study the reading strategy makingconnections. We will focus on making three different kinds of connections: text to self, text to world, and text to text. Students will read books about chocolate to make connections this week.
Text to self: connections you can make to yourself about what you are reading.
Text to world: connections you can make to your background knowledge about what you know about the world around you.
Text to text: connections you can make to another text you have read
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and will begin to draft their piece. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
Jason, Anjali and Ethan are creating journals.
Kaley, Melanie, Ryan, and Zaria are writing stories.
Brian is surveying the class about our favorite candies.
Hannah is reseraching wolves.
Spelling:
We will study comparative suffixes for Sort 6. Our spelling test will be Friday, December 9. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-er, -est, -ier, -iest
When comparing two things, -er is used. When comparing more than two things, -est is used.
Students will notice that when given word like kind you simply add -er or -est to the base word.
When given a word like early, the y will change to an i before adding -er or -est.
9- Laytonsville Town Tree Lighting Ceremony (chorus performs) 7:00 PM
Students do not need to wear their chorus t-shirts but should dress warmly to perform outside.
Request for Volunteers
We are looking for a volunteer to copy materials every other week. If interseted, please email Ms. Hudson or Mrs. Dynda.
We are also planning a trip to the Museum of the American Indian. We are looking for a volunteer to call various bus compaines to secure transportation. If interseted, email Ms. Hudson. I have a list of contacts for you to call.
Math 4:
This week we will be working on word problems to solve for the unknown. An example problem is:
Zaria has 30 pieces of candy. She wants to share her candy with 5 friends. How much candy will each friend get?
*What does 30 represent? (the total amount of candy Zaria has)
*What does 5 represent? (The number of friends she wants to share candy with)
*What is the unknown? (the number of pieces each friend can have)
*Write an equation to represent the unknown quantity. (30/5 = c)
*Solve your equation for the unknown? (c= Each friend will get 6 pieces of candy)
We are using the Kahn Academy website to take individualized tutorials to practice our multiplication facts. For more information, visit
http://www.khanacademy.org/ and search for basic multiplication.
http://www.multiplication.com/
Social Studies:
Our study of maps has led us into studying regions of the United States and how those regions impacted Native American Settlements. Students will then begin to research the Native Americans living in each region. Once research is compiled, students will create a PowerPoint presentation to display what they have learned to the class. Our research is due to class on December 14. This is an in-class project but students may gather research at home as well. Our presentations will begin on approximately January 4.
Reading:
In reading groups, we will study the reading strategy makingconnections. We will focus on making three different kinds of connections: text to self, text to world, and text to text. Students will read books about chocolate to make connections this week.
Text to self: connections you can make to yourself about what you are reading.
Text to world: connections you can make to your background knowledge about what you know about the world around you.
Text to text: connections you can make to another text you have read
Writing:
Students have been working on their writing piece for quarter 2 and will begin to draft their piece. We have talked about taking notes, making element of a story maps, and working on the organization of a piece of writing.
Most students have decided to write stories for the second quarter. Students must complete one writing project per quarter. We can't wait to share these with you!
Here is a sample of what is happening in class:
Jason, Anjali and Ethan are creating journals.
Kaley, Melanie, Ryan, and Zaria are writing stories.
Brian is surveying the class about our favorite candies.
Hannah is reseraching wolves.
Spelling:
We will study comparative suffixes for Sort 6. Our spelling test will be Friday, December 9. Please remember that all students are given TWO copies of their spelling lists: one for class and one for home. They must have their list with them in order to take their spelling test (all students have different lists).
The suffixes for the two weeks are:
-er, -est, -ier, -iest
When comparing two things, -er is used. When comparing more than two things, -est is used.
Students will notice that when given word like kind you simply add -er or -est to the base word.
When given a word like early, the y will change to an i before adding -er or -est.
The Class By Sophia
The class is a very good class: safe, respectful, and responisble and awesome! We deserve special treatment and of course I mean Ms.Hdson's class rocks! We get A+'s so we are awesome!
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