Friday, October 31, 2014

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Halloween Party. It was nice to have a little healthy with our sweet.

Monday - Friday is Switch Witch

Tuesday is Hats On For Veterans

Wednesday will be a late start.

Thursday is Opera for Kids.  A note went home a few days ago.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes.  October reading minutes are due Monday

Math - study flashcards

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Tomorrow will be the costume parade, our Halloween Party and Electronics Day.

October Reading Calendars will be due on Monday.  Please make sure that you sign the bottom as verification for the minutes read.  If you lost the calendar you can print one from my webpage or write a note in your child's agenda that they read their 400 minutes in October

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - Illustrate 7 words or define 7 words

Math - study flachcards
Turkey Worksheet

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Today we began multiplying 2 digit by 2 digit numbers.  We used the area model method and will work our way to the short cut method.  The short cut method seems more difficult for students than the area model method.  If your child is struggling with the short cut method, please have them use the area model method.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - Illustrate 7 words or define 7 words

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 2-12

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

We are continuing to use Google Classroom to revise and edit our math thinking to help us become more proficient in detailed steps and explicit vocabulary.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - Repeated Sort or 5 word comic strip

Monday, October 27, 2014

A note will go home tomorrow regarding the Halloween Party.  The school wide parade begins at 1:00 and our party will follow that.  In addition, we voted for our classroom cougar paw acknowledgement and we will have an electronics day during the party.  If your child brings an electronic device to school they are responsible for the safety and care of it.

We began using Google Classroom today.  This is a site where I am able to send your child a quiz, math journal entry, etc.  They respond via Google docs and I can comment back to them on the work they submitted.  By typing our responses I am preparing them for the Smarter Balanced test that will be coming up in spring.  They can access this site from home by going to classroom.google.com and logging in with their school email address and password.  You may want to check this out.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - Describe Sort

Math - study flashcards
Fluency Check 5

Thursday, October 23, 2014

I hope that everyone enjoys their Fall Break on Friday.

At the end of next week, we will begin 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication.  If your child prefers to use the area model to solve problems, the method will work for this also.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Your child was given a fun Halloween math packet today.  This will not be collected but they can work on it through next week during Math workshop or intervention time.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

There is no school on Friday.

Next Friday, October 31 there will be the school-wide costume parade starting at 1:00 and we will have a short party afterwards.  Your child may bring a treat, if they wish, to share with everyone in class.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 2-10

Science - Solar System Projects due TOMORROW

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Tomorrow is a late start.

Friday - No School

We will have a short Halloween Party next Friday after the school-wide costume parade.  Your child may bring a treat, if they wish, to share with the class.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Language - Idiom page, if not already finished

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 2-9

We began the short cut method for multiplication today.  Your child may choose to use either the short cut method or the area model for problem solving throughout fourth grade.

Science - Solar System Project due October 23.

Monday, October 20, 2014

A reminder went home in your child's agenda if you have a parent/teacher conference tomorrow.  I look forward to meeting with you.

Tomorrow we are going to learn the short cut method for multi-digit multiplication.  This is the method that you probably learned.  Your child may use either the area model method or the short cut method for the remainder of the year when solving multiplication problems.

Late Start Wednesday

No School on Friday.  Due to the shortened week, we will not have spelling this week.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 2-6

Science - Solar System Project due October 23.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Wednesday will be a late start. 

A note will be going home on Monday regarding the Box Top contest.  Please check your home for Box Tops so that we can be the winning class.  I have had family and friends saving them all summer for me, so that I can contribute a large number to the contest.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 2-5

Science - Solar System Project due October 23

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Tomorrow will be Bluejay Day at Clovis in honor of the high school football team playing for the conference title Friday Night.

Tuesday will be Parent/Teacher Conferences for the remaining parents who I did not meet with last week.  Please check you schedule for your time.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - Study for test
Practice Test

Math - Study flashcards
H/R 2-4

Science - Solar System Project due October 23

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Homework

Reading  - read 20 minutes

Spelling - study for test
Illustrate 7 words or define  7 words

Math - study flashcards
Fluency Check 4

Science - Worksheet
Solar System Project due October 23

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Our field trip was fun today.  We stayed dry for most of the trip, being sheltered by the trees on the trail or spending time in the wigwam.

Wednesday is an early dismissal, with school being released at 12:00.  Lunch will be provided if you would like to purchase one or your child can bring something to eat from home.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - Study for test
Repeat sort or a 5 word comic strip

Math - practice flashcards
Multiplication Arrays

There is a link on yesterday's blog to show you how we are teaching multi-digit multiplication using the area model.

Science - Solar System Project due October 23.

Monday, October 13, 2014

We are going on our field trip to Heckrodt Nature Center tomorrow, rain or shine.  Unfortunately there is currently an 80% chance of rain forecast for tomorrow.  Please have your child dress for the weather.  There are no umbrellas allowed.  If your child has not returned their permission slip and payment, they must do so by tomorrow when they enter the classroom or they will spend the morning with Mr. Viotto.  There are no phone calls being made.

We are beginning 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication tomorrow.  We will begin by using the area model method.  Here is a you-tube link of a teacher doing the area model method.  I hope this helps you understand the procedure and you are able to answer questions your child may have when they are doing their homework;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COGZttwchHY

There is an early dismissal on Wednesday. School will end at 12:00.


Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - practice for test
Describe Sort

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 2-1

Science - Solar System project due on October 23.

Thursday, October 9. 2014

Thank you to those who turned in your field trip form and money.  If you have not done so, please turn in ASAP as the field trip is Tuesday, rain or shine.

MAP Language is tomorrow afternoon.  Please make sure that your child is well rested so they can do their best.

Wednesday is an Early Dismissal Day.  School will be done at 12:00.  We will serve a bag lunch if you would like your child to purchase one, they can bring their own from home or they can wait until they are home to eat.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - study for test
Practice Test

Math - study flashcards
Mystery Picture

Science - Solar System Project

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

A permission slip went home today for the 4th grade field trip to Heckrodt Nature Center.  We will be going on Tuesday, October 14 in the morning. The cost of the trip is $2.50.  We will be walking to the Nature Center and going rain or shine, so please make sure that your child is dressed for the weather.

If you are scheduled to have a parent/teacher conference tomorrow, a reminder was written in your child's agenda stating the time.

We will have MAP Math testing tomorrow morning.  Please make sure that your child is well rested so that they can do their best.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - study for test
Illustrate 7 words or define 7 words

Math - study flashcards
Fluency Check 3

Science - Solar System Project

Monday, October 6, 2014

Reminders for this week:

Late Start Wednesday.

Parent/Teacher Conferences for some parents on Thursday.  Please check your invitations.

MAP Testing Thursday morning and Friday afternoon.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - study for test - words are now at your child's spelling level.  An answer key was attached to the word list your child may leave at home.
Describe Sort

Math - study flashcards
Mad Scientist Worksheet

Science - Solar System Project

Friday, October 3, 2014

A note went home today regarding "Stomp Out Bullying Day" on Monday.  Your child is encouraged to wear a blue shirt and paint their pinkie nail blue as a sign of being against bullying.

Reminders for next week:

Late Start Wednesday
MAP Testing Thursday morning and Friday afternoon
Parent/Teacher Conferences for half the parents on Thursday - please check your conference slip.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Multiplication Worksheet - there was plenty of time for most students to complete this sheet, if they used their time wisely

Science - Solar System Project

Thursday, October 2, 2014

MAP testing in reading went well.  We will be able to discuss the results at Parent/Teacher conferences.

Thank you to those who turned in your Parent/Teacher Conference slips.  If you have not done so, please turn it in ASAP as some conferences are scheduled for next week.

Next week we will start spelling at your child's level.  I will send an answer key with the words they bring home to study so that you can check for accuracy in their sorting columns.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - study for test
Practice test

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering - we did the homework side and the stretch your thinking together in class today.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

I am sorry that there was not a blog yesterday or math homework linked to my webpage but I was home sick.

Since I was sick, students will be given one more day to turn in their September Reading Minutes to be eligible for an acknowledgement.  After tomorrow, the calendar will become missing work.  Remember if you lost the September Calendar you can print one from my webpage or write a note in your child's agenda that they read at least 400 minutes for the month of September.

We have earned over 100 Cougar Paws.  We voted to have a pajama day tomorrow.

MAP testing is tomorrow morning.  Please make sure that your child is well rested so that they can do their best.

Homework:

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - study for test
Illustrate 7 spelling words or define 7 spelling words

Math - study flashcards
H/R 1-13

Science - Solar System Project