Happy Friday!
Thanks for donating so many pb&j jars! Our boxes outside our classroom were FULL!
Please send your child a mouse and headphones to keep here at school if you have not done so already.
Upcoming Events:
Friday, October 1st: Unit 1 Math Test
Tuesday, October 5th: Wordy Study test for Unit 1
Wednesday, October 6th: Picture Retake Day
Friday, October 8th: Fourth Grade Field Trip to Kettle Moraine! (Please dress for the weather)
Tuesday, October 12th - Family Night: Show & Go Open House (Please check for the pink flyer coming home with your fourth grader tonight!)
Curriculum Updates:
Reading: Students have really been motivated to grow their ideas about characters and read more intensely! It's awesome! They've really taken it upon themselves to reference the learning progression and aim to prove they can think deeply. We have also been working on talking and sharing more about our reading. Students are currently grouped in partnerships where they are reading short stories/picture books. This will hopefully support them when they are in partnerships and book clubs reading chapter books. We've also been working on expanding our vocabulary. There has been new vocabulary in our books that we are working to define, understand, and maybe even use in our own writing!
Writing: We are working hard at writing our realistic fiction series. The students are doing amazing at finding parts in their stories where they can really bring their characters to life! We are also working through understanding the major components of writing: trouble begins, trouble gets worse, and end/change/resolution.
Word Study: Our first unit will finish up on Monday! Tuesday will be our first Word Study test! I am confident the students will do GREAT!
Math: We finished Unit 1! Woohoo! This week we will be starting unit 2 which focuses on multiplication. Some of us don't feel 100% comfortable just yet with subtraction. Don't worry parents - we will continue to work on this skill together in small groups as well as on Xtramath.
Enjoy your weekend! Please reach out with any questions or concerns! 🎃
Carly Burris
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