Donze's Details 9-12-14

Another great week!  This week we focused on making our realistic fiction stories more exciting.  We discussed "Ba Da Bing" sentences that help students come up with sentences that show the reader how their character is feeling.   We also learned how to correctly write dialogue.  Dialogue is another way students can develop their characters and add interest.  Students are doing a great job! 


Please note:

• We will have a chapter 2 math test on Thursday.  The review pages are being sent home today. 
Students will earn extra credit if they complete these pages and turn them in on or before the test.  This is OPTIONAL.

• New spelling lists were given out this week.  There is a different test day for each group.  The dates are: 
• Blue Group ~ Friday, Sept. 19
• Green Group~ Monday, Sept. 22
• Yellow Group ~Tuesday, Sept. 23

• Early Release is next Wednesday, September 17.  Please make sure your child knows where they will be going at dismissal.  Thank you!

• Midquarter is next week!  I will send home progress reports with all students this quarter. Please know you can always log in to SIS to check you child's progress.  If you are unsure of how to navigate this, here is a short video to show you how.  SIS Video (1 min 40s)

Have a great weekend!

Weekly Update 9-5-14

This week students were about to log on to their new Storia School accounts.  Lindbergh was able to purchase a school wide licence for all students to access this program.  This program provides online books in a variety of genres and levels.  Once in the program students can read or listen to book and then answer questions about the books they read.  It also keeps a log on how often they read!  Ask your child about their bookshelf in this program. Click below to check out this program.  Students have their logins and passwords in their assignment folders.

Storia School

Notes:

• We will have a social studies test on Friday, September 12.  A study guide will be sent home with students on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Clara and Charlie I. Blog

Hi this is Charlie I. and Clara S. This is our blog about writing on desks in math. It was a leap day and we were VERY surprised when we heard we were going to write on our desks. We were learning addition property's. Mrs.Donze asked us a question on the board and we wrote on our desks the answer. Now do not tell the leap kids!  It was hard to get off with an eraser, but we used a wipe to get the rest of it off. I wish we could do this every day! Well, that's all! Good bye!

Donze's Details 8-29-14

Another great week!

Writing: In writing this week we began our realistic fiction unit.  Students were given writing partner to met with and began to develop the internal and external characteristics of their characters.  I am so impressed by their creativity!  These are going to be terrific stories!

Reading: All week we have continued to build our reading stamina and learn reading workshop routines. We will begin meeting in reading groups next week.  Today students met with their reading groups to come up with a name. Ask you child which they chose for their group name.

Math: Students had their first test today.  They did a terrific job!  Look for the tests in the assignments folders on Monday.  Next week we will move on to  Chapter 2- Addition and Subtraction.

Social Studies: We finished learning about land forms and map with our Hand Island Project. Students had a great time creating their own islands. We are now learning about the regions of Missouri and the states that border Missouri.

Details:

• No school on Monday-Labor Day!
• Friday homework was sent home today. It is a math assignment due next Friday.
• Book orders are due on Wednesday, September 3.  

Have a great weekend!

 

First Full Week!

We had a terrific first full week of school!  Our regular routines are beginning to get established and students are settling in.  In reading we are working on building stamina during silent reading.  This class loves to read and students are doing a great job reading for extended time.  In social studies we are studying land forms and continents and oceans.  During writing time, we have been doing lots of prewriting activities.  I enjoy hearing what the students interests are when writing small moment ideas! In math we are working on place value and next week we will work on rounding. We also began our math stations this week.  Students played addition war and logged on to Xtra math to practice their facts. Great way to start the year! Check out our pictures below! 

Other information:

• Students will have a Chapter 1 Math test on Friday, August 29. 
• We have a Strings schedule! Students participating in the Strings program will meet on Mondays and Thursdays from 12:45- 1:15 with Mr. Livesay.  They will eat lunch from 1:15-1:30.  
• The first "Friday Homework" assignment was sent home today.  This week it is a reading passage.  It is due next Friday.

First Week

We had a terrific first two days of school! I enjoy getting to know the students interests and personalities. Our days were busy learning new routines and organizing materials. Check out our team building activity pictures below. Students had to work together to build a cup structure. Have your fourth grader tell you about it!

Next week:

• Curriculum night is Wednesday at 6:30 in room 35 (our classroom). Hope to see you there!
• We will have a spelling quiz next Friday. All students will have the same list for the first quiz. The lists will be sent home on Monday.
• If you have not sent in the forms given out at Ice Cream Social, please return them as soon as possible. Thank you!

Have a great weekend!

Ice Cream Social

Thank you to all the parents who came to our Ice Cream social! We even had a special visitor! Looking forward to a great year!