Weekly Wrap-Up (April 1st)

 Madison was so much fun yesterday! A very special thank you to Ms. Alvarado, Mr. Bothe, Mr. Hoppe, Mrs. Kreisman, Mrs. Lowe, Ms. Quinn, Mr. Larson, and Ms. Wendel for joining us for the day! It was so helpful to have so many extra adults! Also, THANK YOU to all the parents of all the students for allowing your student to go on this awesome field trip! It was my first time with NDLC visiting the Capitol, and I was so glad I was with this group. Here's some photos:

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, April 3rd: Summer School Registration Begins (I'll be teaching Scrapbooking if any of your kiddos want a little extra time with Ms. Burris this summer! 😁)

Tuesday, April 5th: Crazy Sock Day

Tuesday, April 5th: Forward Exam Begins TDA (Short / Long Written Response)

Wednesday, April 6th: Forward Exam (Reading)

Thursday, April 7th: Forward Exam (Listening/Writing/Language)

Monday, April 11th: Forward Exam (Math Session 1)

Tuesday, April 12th: Forward Exam (Math Session 2)

Tuesday, April 12th: Book Fair / Family Night

Wednesday, April 13th:  Easter / Pastel Wear Day

Thursday, April 14th - Monday April 18th: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, April 19th: Forward Exam (Social Studies)

Wednesday, April 20th: Forward Exam (Science Session 1)

Thursday, April 21st: Forward Exam (Science Session 2)

Friday, April 22nd: Forward Exam (Science Session 3)

Monday, April 25th - Friday, April 29th: Forward Exam Make-Up Days

Tuesday, April 26th: Class Colors Day (4th Grade wears BLUE)

Friday, April 29th: Ms. Burris out for the day

Curriculum Updates:

Reading: Forward, forward, forward. I have really been working hard with them to read a variety of passages and answer questions. Students have been putting in the hard work and I am confident that they will be successful on the reading portion of the Forward on Wednesday. We will make sure to get some more practice in on Monday and Tuesday, of course!

Math: We are continuing to work at understanding common denominators. It seems as if most students are really getting the hang of identifying the common denominator between two fractions. We've also spent quite a bit of time this week understanding money and how we can represent an amount of money in decimal and fraction form. Some of us are still struggling to identify what each coin is. Next time you go shopping, have your fourth grader identify the change you need!

Writing: I am blown away by how much these fourth graders have improved in their writing of short response and long response. They take their TDA (Text Dependent Analysis) on Tuesday. I feel extremely confident in these kiddos that as long as they apply what I've taught them and take their time, they will do AMAZING.

Enjoy your weekend. Hopefully we start having more consistent Spring weather soon! 🌷

Carly Burris