September 23-27

This week the fourth grade: 

• Continued our study on the Northeast Region, working on our scrapbook pages
• The Northeast States and Capitals Test will be Thursday October 3rd. 
• Took a test over Topic 2 in Math, Patterns and Number Relationships
• Reviewed place values of numbers
• Wrote numbers in standard, expanded, and word form
• Read Stone Fox as a class to model our book club reading process
• Practiced daily journal writing for reading assignments
• Discussed physical and behavioral adaptations animals have to help them survive in their environments
• Took a quiz over ecosystems
• Took a quiz over subjects and predicates 
• Reviewed rules for capitalization

Next week we will:

• Identify place value relationships by comparing and ordering numbers
• Practice rounding numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand
• Review abbreviations and capitalization rules
• Begin learning appropriate uses for commas in sentences
• Investigate how changes in an ecosystem affect the organisms living there
• Learn how energy flows in an ecosystem
• Differentiate between producers and three types of consumers
• Begin reading for book clubs and use daily journal writing about what students read in their book
• Participate in our first book club meeting!
• Finish their final draft for the Grown Up Rule paper
• Complete our unit on the Northeast Region and take a test
• Students will be required to locate the state on a blank map, identify the capital city and Postal code.
• Introduce the unit on the Southeast Region

Upcoming dates:

• Thursday 10/3: Social Studies Test - The Northeast Region states and capitals
• Friday 10/4:  Buddy Run, 9:00 am, First Book Club meeting for students!
• Thursday 10/10:  First Science Club Meeting, 7:25 am in Mrs. Van Maren's classroom
• Students must arrive on time to be able to participate in activities
• Thursday 10/10:  Topic 3 Test, Math
• Friday 10/11:  Book Club meeting 12:30-1:00
• Monday 10/14:  NO SCHOOL, Professional Development
• Thursday 10/17:  First Math Club Meeting, 7:20 am in Mrs. Van Maren's classroom
• This first meeting is hosted by Mrs. Van Maren since Mrs. Cowan has not yet returned from her maternity leave.
• Friday 10/18:  End of Quarter 1, Spirit Day, Final Book Club meeting
• Wednesday 10/23:  Topic 4 Test, Math
• Thursday 10/24:  Conferences, 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
• Friday 10/25:  Conferences, 8:00 am-12:00 pm

Other important information:

Book Club Dates for the school year

Quarter 1:  October 4, 11, 18

Quarter 2:  December 6, 13, 20

Quarter 3:  February 7, 14, 21

Quarter 4:  April 4, 11, and 21.  (Note the last meeting in this group will have to meet on a  Monday instead of Friday due to Good Friday)

You can order books for your child through Scholastic Book Clubs!   

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: HFWTD 

Every online order earns three free books for our classrooms!  We use these free books for classroom libraries and as a punch card reward.

Post a comment on this week's blog and your child will receive an extra punch in their punch card!

Here's to a great week in the fourth grade!

Mrs. Van Maren and Mrs. Field