Wednesday, November 30, 2011

I have posted all the information about our Christmas Around the World Porject on my web page. It includes web sites that Mr. White found that contain information.

November Reading Minutes are due tomorrow.

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - Study for test
Fruit Slice - Draw, Write and Color
Oompa Loompas - Packet due Friday

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-14

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading groups:
Pumpkin Pie - Read chapter 17 and 18, schema, question or visualizing, fill out reading journals, due Dec. 1
Swan - Read Chapter 1 and 2, schema, question or visualizing, fill out reading journals, due Dec. 5
Tales - Read Chapter 8, schema, question or visualizing, fill out reading journals, due Nov. 30
Blizzards - read pages 4 - 7, schema or visualizing, 1 powerful word, due Wed.
Using Energy - read pages 2 - 7, 1 powerful word, due Wed.

Spelling - Study for test
Fruit Slices - Rainbow Sort
Oompa Loompa - Packet due on Friday

Math - Study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3 - 13

Turn in Google Documents/E-mail permission slip, if not already done so

Monday, November 28, 2011

A note went home today regarding 4th graders using g-mail accounts and learning Google Document programs. Your child must have your permission to do able to do both of these things. I will begin teaching Google Documents next week. Please check with your child about this note.

Learning Targets:

Reading - try to get a proficient in Reading Response Logs
Writing - Research in Computer Lab
Math - add numbers to the millions place

Homework:
Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - Study for test
Fruit Slices - Desk Sort
Oompah Loompahs - Packet due on Friday

Math - Study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-12

Science - draw constellation

Japanese

Monday, November 21, 2011

Remember that Wednesday is our Feast. Thank you for those who have offered to bring food and to those who are willing to spend their morning with us.

Tomorrow is Show and Tell day for earning 30 classroom cougar paws.

Homework:
Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-11

Friday, November 18, 2011

We have earned 30 cougar paws. We have voted and our class acknowledgement will be for each member of the class to bring in one item for show and tell on Tuesday.

Learning Targets:
Reading - read for proficiency during DEAR
Writing - learn more about paragraphs with Mrs. Reilly
Math - identify place value to the millions

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-10

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Learning Targets:
Reading - Check for proficiency in Reading Response logs
Writing - Write a friendly letter
Math - understand greater than and less than

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading groups -
Pumpkin Pie - Read chapters 14, 15 and 16, schema, questioning or visualizing, fill out reading journal

Ball Park - read chapter 10, schema or question

Other groups -see previous blogs

Spelling - Study for test
Practice test

Math- study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3 - 9

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help at the feast and has offered to bring food. We will be able to have the feast because of your kindness.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading groups -
Tales - Read chapter 7, schema, visualizing, or questioning, fill out reading journal
All others - see previous blogs

Spelling - Study for test
Fruit Slices - Draw, Write and Color
Oompah Loompahs - Packet Due Friday

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-8

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Please return your feast slips, if you have not already done so. Mrs. Borowski would like to compile a final menu to see if we have enough food.

Learning Targets:

Reading - continue visualizing strategy
Writing - Publish in computer lab
Math - read and write numbers to thousand

Homework:

Reading - read 2o minutes

Reading groups -
Sneakers - read chapter 13 and 14, use a schema, questioning or visualizing, fill out reading journal
Ball Park - read chapter 9
Horrible Harry - read pages 60 - 64, make a schema

Spelling - Study for test
Fruit Slices - Cursive Sort
Oompah Loompas - Packet due Friday

Social Studies - Current Event due Friday

Math - Study flashcards

Monday, November 14, 2011

Parent/Teacher conferences are tomorrow for the final third of parents. I wrote your time in your child's agenda.

Learning Target:
Reading - continue visualizing strategy
Writing - Work on personal narrative
Math - find the place value of numbers through thousand.

Homework:
Reading - read 30 minutes

Spelling - Study for test
Fruit Slices - Desk Sort
Oompa Loompas - Packet due Friday

Reading Groups -
Pumpkin Pie - read chapters 12 and 13, need 1 question OR schema, fill out reading journal
Ballpark - read pages 94 - 98, need a schema
Horrible Harry - read pages 60 - 64, need a schema
Other groups -see previous blogs

Math - Study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-7

Friday, November 11, 2011

A note went home regarding the feast. If you would like to make something for the feast and have not turned in a slip, please do so ASAP. If there is not enough food, we may have to cancel the feast.

Learning Targets:
Reading - Continue with visualizing strategy
Writing - Find our own name for Bold Words
Math - Use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve word problems.

Homework
Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading groups -
Pumpkin Pie- Read chapter 10 and 11, need 1 question OR a schema, due Mon. Nov 14
Sneakers - Read chapter 11 and 12, need 1 question OR a schema, due Tues. Nov 15
Tales - Read chapter 6, need 1 question OR a schema, due Wed. Nov. 16
Ballpark - Read pages 88 - 94, need 1 question
Horrible Harry - Read pages 53 - 57, think of 1 question

Social Studies - Color poster

Math - Study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-6

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Tomorrow is Red, White and Blue Day in honor of our Veteran's Day Assembly.

Today was our last day of WKCE testing.

If you have not already returned your Fourth Grade Feast slip, please do so ASAP. Mrs. Borowski is busy organizing the day.

Homework:

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Math- Study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-5

Science - study for test on Friday: use your study guide

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Now that we have snow, please read the Clovis Communicator that came home today regarding appropriate dress for the weather.

Tomorrow will be our last day of WKCE testing. Next week, we will again have Spelling and Reading Groups.

Tomorrow are Parent/Teacher conferences for the second evening. Students who have conferences scheduled for tomorrow have the time written in their agendas.

Homework:
Reading - read 20 minutes

Social Studies - color poster

Math - study flashcards

Science - Study for test on Friday. Use your study guide.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL tomorrow due to Teacher Inservice

We are continuing WKCE testing through Thursday this week.

Homework:
Reading - Read 20 minutes

Reading Groups - see Thursday's blog

Social Studies - Current Event due each Wednesday

Math - Study Flashcards

Japanese

Friday, November 4, 2011

WKCE Testing went well this week. We will continue testing Monday, Wednesday and Thursday next week. Remember there is no school on Tuesday due to Teacher Inservice.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading Groups -
Pumpkin Pie - Read chapters 10 and 11, need 1 question and powerful language, due Wed, Nov. 9
Sneakers - Read Chapters 11 and 12, use a schema OR think of a question, due Thurs, Nov. 10
Tales - Read Chapter 5, need 1 question and powerful language, due Mon., Nov. 7
Ball Park - Read pg. 79 - 87, make a connection
Horrible Harry - Read pages 49 - 51, think of 1 question, due Monday.

Math - study flashcards

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

We took a Reading and Math test for WKCE today. Testing will continue through Thursday of next week. Remember there is no school on Tuesday, November 8 due to Teacher Inservice.

A letter went home tonight regarding the Annual 4th Grade Feast. If you would like to help and have not filled out a criminal background check for this school year, please let me know. If you fill one out in the next couple of days, there will be time for the paperwork to get back for you to help.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Tomorrow we begin 4th grade WKCE testing. Please make sure that your child is well rested and if they are not eating breakfast at school that they eat breakfast at home. This is to help them do their best on all the test. We will be testing the remainder of this week and next week as well.

Due to WKCE testing there will not be spelling this week or next week. Other homework will also be on the light side so that they can concentrate on the WKCE.

Learning Targets:
Reading - continue learning about different parts of sentences with Mrs. Reilly
Writing - Publish in the computer lab
Math - practice for WKCE

Homework:
Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - Study flashcards

Social Studies - current events due each Wednesday