Hi,
I hope everyone stayed warm and enjoyed the long weekend!
We will have our geometry test that we had planned for Friday on Monday. Don't forget to use the online games to help practice these vocabulary words and geometry concepts.
Reading: We discussed the Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka case and the desegregation of public schools this week. We read and discussed Ruby Bridges and wrote about her character traits as well as our thoughts about civil rights.
Writing: We are writing personal narratives about small moment events in our lives. While we revise we are using map pencils to show places in our draft in which we wrote about things we saw, heard, said, thought, and did. This will help us include specific details and descriptions in our writing. We are also working hard on making our conclusions strong using truisms, lessons learned, reflections, and memories. We will continue revising and editing and hope to have final copies by Friday.
Math: We are finishing up our work with geometry but will continue to review geometry concepts and vocabulary throughout the year. We will begin learning about decimals and fractional concepts.
Science: We are beginning to learn about weathering and erosion and the effects on the land.
SS: We will begin talking about missions in Texas.
Remember these dates:
Monday, Jan. 27-Reading/math logs are due, homework packet due, Service Club from 2:45-3:45pm
Tuesday, Jan. 28-Writing CBA
Wednesday, Jan. 29-Reading CBA, Group and Individual Photos
Thursday, Jan. 30-Math/Science Night from 5-7, Interviews for those entering the science fair at 2:00pm, Book Fair sales begin during Math/Science Night
Friday, Jan. 31-Word study test
Monday, Feb. 3-Book Fair until Feb. 7, Jump Rope for Heart begins
Tuesday, Feb. 4-Pen Pal Visit at 9:55-11:00 am-making bowls in art for Empty Bowl Project
Wednesday, Feb. 5-Early Release Day 12:45-Kona Ice on Campus
Thursday, Feb. 6-Writing Club from 2:45-3:45, PTA Family Fun Night at Austin Pizza
Friday, Feb. 7-Wear Red for Jump Rope for Heart, Word Study test
Have a great weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
Great Visit with Pen Pals and Awesome Week!
HI,
We had a busy and wonderful week! Our pen pals came on Tuesday and we performed some reader's theaters for them as well as interviewing and playing games. We also made geometric solids using straws and twist ties, and created geometric patterns with tangrams and pattern blocks. It was a fantastic visit!
Read about our week:
Reading-We began new book club books with a civil rights theme. We also are continuing to read traditional tales-fairy tales, myths, legends, tall tales, etc...
Writing-We finished up our expository essays on our future careers and are collecting entries for personal narratives. We are using strategies to come up with ideas by thinking about strong emotions such as worried, embarrassed, hopeful, hopeless, angry, excited, etc...We list times when we experienced those emotions and then choose one for a rough draft. We also think about turning points in our lives as possible drafts. (first times/last times that we've done something or seen someone or something) We will soon choose an entry to begin revising and editing for publication.
Math-Geometry has been our focus. We learned a lot of vocabulary that has to do with 2D shapes, parallel and perpendicular lines, right, obtuse, and acute angles, and transformations such as reflections, rotations, and translations. We will continue next week with 3D shapes and area and perimeter.
Science-The silt in our experiment retained the most water. This earth material also allowed the radish seeds to sprout the most. We completed our properties of soil test on Thursday and wrote an expository essay explaining which properties we thought would be best for growth in a garden. We will continue with weathering and erosion next week.
Social Studies-We learned some more about the explorers and will begin talking about missions in Texas next week.
Dates to remember:
Friday, Jan. 17-Talent Show 6:30pm
Sat. Jan.18-Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center 10-11 am
Mon. Jan. 20-No School, MLK Jr. Day (Great weekend to volunteer!)
Tues. Jan. 21-Homework packets and reading/math logs due
Wed. Jan. 22-Science Projects and Checkpoint #5 due-Presentations will begin
Thurs. Jan. 23-Writing Club 2:45-3:45 pm, Book Order due
Fri. Jan. 24-Word Study test, Geometry test
Mon. Jan. 27-Homework packets and reading/math logs due, Service Club meeting 2:45-3:45, Reading CBA
Wed. Jan. 29-Spring Pictures Day, Writing CBA
Thurs. Jan. 30-Math and Science Night, Science Fair
Fri. Jan. 31-Word Study test
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Pam
We had a busy and wonderful week! Our pen pals came on Tuesday and we performed some reader's theaters for them as well as interviewing and playing games. We also made geometric solids using straws and twist ties, and created geometric patterns with tangrams and pattern blocks. It was a fantastic visit!
Read about our week:
Reading-We began new book club books with a civil rights theme. We also are continuing to read traditional tales-fairy tales, myths, legends, tall tales, etc...
Writing-We finished up our expository essays on our future careers and are collecting entries for personal narratives. We are using strategies to come up with ideas by thinking about strong emotions such as worried, embarrassed, hopeful, hopeless, angry, excited, etc...We list times when we experienced those emotions and then choose one for a rough draft. We also think about turning points in our lives as possible drafts. (first times/last times that we've done something or seen someone or something) We will soon choose an entry to begin revising and editing for publication.
Math-Geometry has been our focus. We learned a lot of vocabulary that has to do with 2D shapes, parallel and perpendicular lines, right, obtuse, and acute angles, and transformations such as reflections, rotations, and translations. We will continue next week with 3D shapes and area and perimeter.
Science-The silt in our experiment retained the most water. This earth material also allowed the radish seeds to sprout the most. We completed our properties of soil test on Thursday and wrote an expository essay explaining which properties we thought would be best for growth in a garden. We will continue with weathering and erosion next week.
Social Studies-We learned some more about the explorers and will begin talking about missions in Texas next week.
Dates to remember:
Friday, Jan. 17-Talent Show 6:30pm
Sat. Jan.18-Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center 10-11 am
Mon. Jan. 20-No School, MLK Jr. Day (Great weekend to volunteer!)
Tues. Jan. 21-Homework packets and reading/math logs due
Wed. Jan. 22-Science Projects and Checkpoint #5 due-Presentations will begin
Thurs. Jan. 23-Writing Club 2:45-3:45 pm, Book Order due
Fri. Jan. 24-Word Study test, Geometry test
Mon. Jan. 27-Homework packets and reading/math logs due, Service Club meeting 2:45-3:45, Reading CBA
Wed. Jan. 29-Spring Pictures Day, Writing CBA
Thurs. Jan. 30-Math and Science Night, Science Fair
Fri. Jan. 31-Word Study test
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Pam
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
I had a wonderful winter break. We traveled to Philadelphia, PA to see our family and many friends. I am excited to be back to school and ready for a great second half of fourth grade! I can't wait to see everyone on Tuesday and hear (and read) stories about their break.
Don't forget the Holiday Reading Logs are due on Tuesday! 200 minutes are required. Anyone reading over 200 minutes will get a prize. The readers with the greatest number of reading minutes get to choose their prize first. Readers with less than 200 minutes will need to go to study hall. I look forward to hearing about all the awesome books that were read!
Science Project Checkpoint #3 will be due on Thursday. Your child will bring home another copy of Checkpoint #3 on Tuesday. We will be working on a class exploration involving water retention of different types of soil. It will be fun and interesting and we will set up our data and findings like a science project board. This model will help the kids understand the components as they work on their own projects.
Read about our week:
We will be talking about goals and New Year's Resolutions and will be setting some for ourselves. We will keep a copy of our goals at home and at school and will put a copy in an envelope that will be opened on the last day of school!
We will be finishing our presentations of our Smores Biography Projects and beginning to read and analyze various traditional literature (fairy tales, tall tales, legends, myths).
We will also be writing personal narratives about our winter break and finishing our revisions and editing of our career essays. Letters to our pen pals will also be written this week.
In math, we will finish up fractions and begin geometry. Vocabulary will be a big focus for geometry. We will also continue problem solving and work on increasing our speed with multiplication and division facts.
In science, soil and the properties of soil will be our focus. In Social Studies, we will read about explorers of Texas.
Have a great day on Monday! Put your kids to sleep early on Monday night! I can't wait to see all your children's bright smiling faces on Tuesday!
Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
I had a wonderful winter break. We traveled to Philadelphia, PA to see our family and many friends. I am excited to be back to school and ready for a great second half of fourth grade! I can't wait to see everyone on Tuesday and hear (and read) stories about their break.
Don't forget the Holiday Reading Logs are due on Tuesday! 200 minutes are required. Anyone reading over 200 minutes will get a prize. The readers with the greatest number of reading minutes get to choose their prize first. Readers with less than 200 minutes will need to go to study hall. I look forward to hearing about all the awesome books that were read!
Science Project Checkpoint #3 will be due on Thursday. Your child will bring home another copy of Checkpoint #3 on Tuesday. We will be working on a class exploration involving water retention of different types of soil. It will be fun and interesting and we will set up our data and findings like a science project board. This model will help the kids understand the components as they work on their own projects.
Read about our week:
We will be talking about goals and New Year's Resolutions and will be setting some for ourselves. We will keep a copy of our goals at home and at school and will put a copy in an envelope that will be opened on the last day of school!
We will be finishing our presentations of our Smores Biography Projects and beginning to read and analyze various traditional literature (fairy tales, tall tales, legends, myths).
We will also be writing personal narratives about our winter break and finishing our revisions and editing of our career essays. Letters to our pen pals will also be written this week.
In math, we will finish up fractions and begin geometry. Vocabulary will be a big focus for geometry. We will also continue problem solving and work on increasing our speed with multiplication and division facts.
In science, soil and the properties of soil will be our focus. In Social Studies, we will read about explorers of Texas.
Have a great day on Monday! Put your kids to sleep early on Monday night! I can't wait to see all your children's bright smiling faces on Tuesday!
Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
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