It's hard to believe that we have finished the first month of the year! We will be finished with fourth grade before we blink. Please remember that third quarter is some of our toughest core content. Our blog is full of resources to help you in each subject area. Here is what is happening this week:
Social Studies:
We are starting a New Module on Creating a New Government. This week we are discussing the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Preamble. There will be a test (for Mrs. Derry's class-other classes please check with your child's teacher) on the Preamble on Friday, Febuary 17th. The students will have to recite the Preamble. Please look for the directions coming home on this Friday. Here are some helpful links:
Derry Preamble directions
Copy of the Preamble-printable
Reading: We are almost at the end of Johnny Tremain. The students are having to dig a little deeper in thought and are showing what they are learning through their writing.
Language: Possessive Nouns/Text structure
Writing: We are working on breaking apart writing prompts. We have been discussing Black History Month and some of the African Americans who have made a difference throughout history.
Math: This week in math, we will continue with Module 5 lessons 12-15. Students took a Topic B checkpoint quiz on Friday in all math classes. Test corrections are available for these type of checkpoints. We should finish Topic C by Friday. There will be a checkpoint on Friday or the first of next week. Please check your child's agenda for specific assessment dates.
Maestri and Fortson have assigned Quarter 3 Week 4 morning work that is due on Friday. Please remember that these classwork packets are due each week and that they are graded.
Science: We are in our Physical Science unit. This week, we will continue with energy and energy sources. Please check with your child's teacher for specific science related assignments.
Please don't forget to return your permission slip and $1 for the UT band performance on Wednesday, February 8th. Students who don't return this will have a study hall period during this time.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Weekly Updates for January 23rd
Please check out what is happening this week:
Math- This week we will be working from Lesson 7 through 11. There will be a checkpoint quiz this week over Topic B. Several graded assignments have been returned to your student directly or in the blue weekly folder. It is important that students review this work with you and make corrections on assignments that score below 85 (our recommendation). Test/assignment corrections are done on a separate piece of paper and attached to the original work. Please remember to initial or sign the redo work so that we know you have seen it. These corrections can often mean the difference in a letter grade!
Science- We are working on our matter unit this week in all classes. Mrs. Fortson's class will have a test over this unit on Wednesday. Please check your child's agenda nightly for weekly assignments and due dates.
Social Studies- We are still working on the American Revolution. This is a large unit with a great amount of content. Mrs. Derry's class will have a test on Tuesday over the Important People and the battles of the Revolution. They have been given vocabulary, important people and battle study guide. They will be able to use their interactive notebook on this test.
ELA/Writing-The focus this week is pronouns. Students will be drafting their informational piece.
Please check in with your child to make sure that all work has been turned in!
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Weekly Updates for January 9th
Welcome Back! As I type this, many of you are also sitting at home in the warm and cozy. We are excited about the start of a new year and a second semester. This semester will be very important as we continue with our content and curriculum to finish out our fourth grade standards. At this point, most of our students have already developed good organization and time management that will help them be successful for the rest of their lives! Please check the following:
Reading: This week we will continue with Johnny Termain. Please check with your child's agenda for specific assignments. Mrs. Derry's class will be working on chapter 7 this week.
Writing/ELA: Students will be working on the informational draft piece. Our grammar focus will be irregular verbs.
Social Studies: This week we will focus on American Revolution battles. Please check for weekly assignments.
Math: We will begin our new module 5. This is our fraction unit. Please check the math page on the blog for a great module newsletter resource. We will build a fractional understanding and will be incorporating multiple standards versus teaching each one in isolation. There will be homework assignments most days of the week, so please check your child's agenda nightly. Maestri and Fortson have also assigned morning work that is due this Friday and a Review Packet A that is due on February 10th.
Science: This week, we begin our last major unit: Physical Science. Our first mini unit will be over matter. There will be in class notes and assignments. Please check the interactive notebooks for important content related information. The blog will be updated under Science this week!
Reading: This week we will continue with Johnny Termain. Please check with your child's agenda for specific assignments. Mrs. Derry's class will be working on chapter 7 this week.
Writing/ELA: Students will be working on the informational draft piece. Our grammar focus will be irregular verbs.
Social Studies: This week we will focus on American Revolution battles. Please check for weekly assignments.
Math: We will begin our new module 5. This is our fraction unit. Please check the math page on the blog for a great module newsletter resource. We will build a fractional understanding and will be incorporating multiple standards versus teaching each one in isolation. There will be homework assignments most days of the week, so please check your child's agenda nightly. Maestri and Fortson have also assigned morning work that is due this Friday and a Review Packet A that is due on February 10th.
Science: This week, we begin our last major unit: Physical Science. Our first mini unit will be over matter. There will be in class notes and assignments. Please check the interactive notebooks for important content related information. The blog will be updated under Science this week!
Monday, December 5, 2016
Weekly Updates for December 5th
We are counting down the days until the end of the semester! We are working hard to end this quarter on a great note. Please help your child to look through all papers and get things turned in as soon as possible. Here is what is happening this week:
Math- This week we will continue with factors, multiples, composite and prime numbers. Please check with your child for daily assignments.
Science- We are finishing our mini unit on weathering, erosion and deposition. Mrs. Fortson will give a quiz on this material on Wednesday. A study guide will be given on Tuesday. Check with Mrs. McCoy and Mr. DeBolt for specific assignments this week.
Reading- The students are reading Johnny Tremain.
ELA- subject/verb agreement and irregular verbs.
Writing- This week we will continue our focus on informational writing. We will be using text evidence from two sources.
Social Studies- Our objective this week is to explain the causes, course and consequences of the American Revolution and the foundations of the future of Tennessee. Our main focus this week is the following: Continental Congress, John and Abigail Adams, Patrick Henry, Liberty or Death, Paul Revere-Midnight Ride, Lexington and Concord and the Shot Heard Around the World.
We are excited to host our holiday parties on December 21st. Please look for information from your child's teacher and coordinating parents. We appreciate all that you do for us!
Math- This week we will continue with factors, multiples, composite and prime numbers. Please check with your child for daily assignments.
Science- We are finishing our mini unit on weathering, erosion and deposition. Mrs. Fortson will give a quiz on this material on Wednesday. A study guide will be given on Tuesday. Check with Mrs. McCoy and Mr. DeBolt for specific assignments this week.
Reading- The students are reading Johnny Tremain.
ELA- subject/verb agreement and irregular verbs.
Writing- This week we will continue our focus on informational writing. We will be using text evidence from two sources.
Social Studies- Our objective this week is to explain the causes, course and consequences of the American Revolution and the foundations of the future of Tennessee. Our main focus this week is the following: Continental Congress, John and Abigail Adams, Patrick Henry, Liberty or Death, Paul Revere-Midnight Ride, Lexington and Concord and the Shot Heard Around the World.
We are excited to host our holiday parties on December 21st. Please look for information from your child's teacher and coordinating parents. We appreciate all that you do for us!
Monday, November 14, 2016
Weekly Updates for November 14th
Here is what is happening this week:
Reading: This week, we will continue reading Johnny Tremain. The students are really enjoying this book and the connections to our social studies curriculum are wonderful. We will focus on character analysis, setting and event story drama.
**Mrs. Johnson's classes will have a test this FRIDAY over the Greek and Latin words from weeks 5 and 6. **
ELA/Writing: Our grammar focus is on linking verbs. Last week, opinion drafts were due to Mrs. Derry. Mr. DeBolt's class is working on this in class. Please check with your child's teacher for additional details. Our next focus is informational writing.
Social Studies: We will begin our next module- The War for Independence. This covers 1760-1789. Please see the SS page for additional information about standards covered in this period. Students should be able to explain the cause, course and consequences of the American Revolution and the foundations of the future state of Tennessee.
Science: We will finish our first mini unit of Earth Science- moon phases this week (or by next Tuesday at the latest). Mrs. Fortson's class will test on moon phases on Friday, November 16th and Mr. DeBolt's class will test next week.
Math: This week, we will focus on division with regrouping in the tens place and will use strategies to help them solve 2 and 3 digit numbers by a one digit divisor. Please check your child's agenda nightly for homework assignments.
Reading: This week, we will continue reading Johnny Tremain. The students are really enjoying this book and the connections to our social studies curriculum are wonderful. We will focus on character analysis, setting and event story drama.
**Mrs. Johnson's classes will have a test this FRIDAY over the Greek and Latin words from weeks 5 and 6. **
ELA/Writing: Our grammar focus is on linking verbs. Last week, opinion drafts were due to Mrs. Derry. Mr. DeBolt's class is working on this in class. Please check with your child's teacher for additional details. Our next focus is informational writing.
Social Studies: We will begin our next module- The War for Independence. This covers 1760-1789. Please see the SS page for additional information about standards covered in this period. Students should be able to explain the cause, course and consequences of the American Revolution and the foundations of the future state of Tennessee.
Science: We will finish our first mini unit of Earth Science- moon phases this week (or by next Tuesday at the latest). Mrs. Fortson's class will test on moon phases on Friday, November 16th and Mr. DeBolt's class will test next week.
Math: This week, we will focus on division with regrouping in the tens place and will use strategies to help them solve 2 and 3 digit numbers by a one digit divisor. Please check your child's agenda nightly for homework assignments.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Weekly Updates for October 31st
We are well into our second quarter! Please note the following:
Social Studies- Today, Mrs. Derry's classes had the opportunity to participate in a mock election! We are excited to see the results. The students loved having the opportunity to voice their opinions!
In Social Studies, we will continue with our colony study. Mrs. Derry will be testing next Monday. Students in all classes will be expected to locate and identify all 13 colonies. This will NOT be a an open-note test, so students should be studying this material.
Reading/ELA/Writing- This week, we started our new novel, Johnny Termain by Esther Forbes. Students will be reading this in class and will be completing learning activities. Please check the agenda weekly for assignment due dates.
This week's grammar focus is singular and possessive nouns.
Writing- opinion focus- we will be writing an opinion rough draft
Science- This week, DeBolt and Fortson classes will be completing the Life Science unit. Mrs. Fortson will test on Wednesday of this week and Mr. DeBolt will test on Friday. A study guide will be provided. Mrs. Fortson's Feature Creature mini project is due on Friday. There is in-class time provided daily but students are allowed to bring home their posters this week to help complete them if necessary. We also have a lab this week in which students can dissect an owl pellet. This is always a super fun activity for our students.
Math- After assessing students, we feel that we need to continue our focus on multiplication but will also move into our division unit. We will be laying a foundation in division for understanding and meanings. Our lessons will continue in Module 3. Common Assessment #3 will be given back and for redo work this time, students must do a reflective analysis, not just redo the problem. Please check with your child's teacher if you have any questions.
Make sure to check out our DoJo stories! We have posted quite a few pictures from the activities we are doing here at school.
Social Studies- Today, Mrs. Derry's classes had the opportunity to participate in a mock election! We are excited to see the results. The students loved having the opportunity to voice their opinions!
In Social Studies, we will continue with our colony study. Mrs. Derry will be testing next Monday. Students in all classes will be expected to locate and identify all 13 colonies. This will NOT be a an open-note test, so students should be studying this material.
Reading/ELA/Writing- This week, we started our new novel, Johnny Termain by Esther Forbes. Students will be reading this in class and will be completing learning activities. Please check the agenda weekly for assignment due dates.
This week's grammar focus is singular and possessive nouns.
Writing- opinion focus- we will be writing an opinion rough draft
Science- This week, DeBolt and Fortson classes will be completing the Life Science unit. Mrs. Fortson will test on Wednesday of this week and Mr. DeBolt will test on Friday. A study guide will be provided. Mrs. Fortson's Feature Creature mini project is due on Friday. There is in-class time provided daily but students are allowed to bring home their posters this week to help complete them if necessary. We also have a lab this week in which students can dissect an owl pellet. This is always a super fun activity for our students.
Math- After assessing students, we feel that we need to continue our focus on multiplication but will also move into our division unit. We will be laying a foundation in division for understanding and meanings. Our lessons will continue in Module 3. Common Assessment #3 will be given back and for redo work this time, students must do a reflective analysis, not just redo the problem. Please check with your child's teacher if you have any questions.
Make sure to check out our DoJo stories! We have posted quite a few pictures from the activities we are doing here at school.
Monday, October 24, 2016
Weekly Updates for October 24th
Happy last week of October! Here is what is happening this week:
Math- We will continue and finish out Topic C Module 3 (Fortson/Maestri) that includes multiplication of two, three, and four digits by one digit. Students have learned several strategies that include place value modeling, partial products, area model with partial products and the standard algorithm. Please check for homework assignments in your child's agenda.
Reading- This week's reading selection is from our Reading Street series and is "So You Want To Be President". We will be working on possessive and plural nouns and we are still working on opinion writing. All classes are working on this reading content this week.
Social Studies: Update on Mrs. Derry's class- we will not be studying the colonies this week. In her classes, students will be learning about the election process and will have an opportunity to vote in a mock election on November 1st. All other classes will continue with the formation of the 13 colonies.
Science: We are wrapping up our Life Sciences unit this week by learning about animal adaptations. Students in Fortson's classes will receive a Feature Creature Adaptation mini project on Tuesday. There will be in-class time to do some research and the page will be provided to students once the research note sheet is completed. This will be due on Friday, November 4th. Fortson's class is planning for this unit assessment next Wednesday.
Math- We will continue and finish out Topic C Module 3 (Fortson/Maestri) that includes multiplication of two, three, and four digits by one digit. Students have learned several strategies that include place value modeling, partial products, area model with partial products and the standard algorithm. Please check for homework assignments in your child's agenda.
Reading- This week's reading selection is from our Reading Street series and is "So You Want To Be President". We will be working on possessive and plural nouns and we are still working on opinion writing. All classes are working on this reading content this week.
Social Studies: Update on Mrs. Derry's class- we will not be studying the colonies this week. In her classes, students will be learning about the election process and will have an opportunity to vote in a mock election on November 1st. All other classes will continue with the formation of the 13 colonies.
Science: We are wrapping up our Life Sciences unit this week by learning about animal adaptations. Students in Fortson's classes will receive a Feature Creature Adaptation mini project on Tuesday. There will be in-class time to do some research and the page will be provided to students once the research note sheet is completed. This will be due on Friday, November 4th. Fortson's class is planning for this unit assessment next Wednesday.
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