Week of April 19th and 26th

 Hello!

What a week! This past week we began Forward Testing. We started by taking the ELA tests. The students did an amazing job following the testing rules and procedures. Next week Tuesday and Thursday we will be taking the math portion of the Forward.

KAT was so much fun this week as well! Fourth graders had the special opportunity to socially distance and ask the kindergarteners their 20 KAT questions! So fun!

We finished the week off with a KAT celebration where the school supplied snacks and we watched a movie! 

Upcoming Events:

April 20th AND 22nd: Math Forward Testing for 4th Grade

April 26th AND 27th: Science Forward Testing for 4th Grade

April 28th AND 29th: Social Studies Forward Testing for 4th Grade

April 30th: No School

Reading: Since we've completed our ELA Forward testing, we are done with our Test Prep Unit! We will be heading into Historical Fiction! I am excited for this one, since the American Revolution Unit was so fun for everyone! Students will be placed in Book Clubs that they will regularly meet with to read different historical fiction picture and chapter books.

Writing: We are continuing to work through our Independent Writing Projects. As students have been finishing up their IWP's, they are practicing writing Historical Fiction pieces. They have spent some time researching different historical events, selecting a perspective to write from, and then following the writing process.

Word Study: We are back in Fundations! Now that our ELA test prep is over since we've taken the Forward, we are working on reviewing the unit we stopped on. Once we have a strong understanding again of the material we've been working on, we will take the Unit 10 test. 

Math: Fractions, fractions, fractions! We are still on Unit 7. This week we've been working hard to understand fractions and their relation to money and decimals. This has been tricky for kids, but they are working hard. I am continuing to pull small groups and work with students individually so they grow confidence in their ability to do math involving fractions.

Content: We will still be spending this time of our day working on Social Studies and Science test prep material. Students will be taking the Science Forward on April 26th and 27th and the Social Studies Forward on April 28th and 29th!

As always, let me know if you have any questions! 😊

Carly Burris