February 22-26

This week the fourth grade: 

• Began a research project about volcanoes in the United States
• Took a test over volcanoes on Thursday
• Formed contractions with pronouns and verbs
• Distinguish between using I and me in sentences
• Began our next novel, The Cricket in Times Square
• Created a vocabulary book for The Cricket in Times Square to identify unknown words, find definitions, and write sentences using those words
• Compared and ordered Fractions
• Researched the history of our state and began the rough draft of our presentation. Our introductions and conclusions are really coming along!
• Note: This year, students may choose to turn their research into a traditional speech, a poem, or a commercial script. No matter what they choose, all presentations will be about 1 minute long at the 50 States Fair.
• Viewed a presentation about technology safety by guest pediatricians from Pediatric Associates

Next week we will:

• Finish volcano power points and share with the class
• Review different types of pronouns
• Identify pronouns and homophones including their, they're, there, your, and you're
• Continue reading The Cricket in Times Square and identifying vocabulary from daily reading passages
• Wrap up Topic 11 in math and spend time reviewing how to locate fractions on a number line, find equivalent fractions, compare and order fractions
• Complete a wpponline.com lesson on word choice to help us choose the right word for the job as we draft our 50 States Fair presentations
• Write the landmarks OR economy section of our 50 States Fair presentation
• Take a field trip to the Coterie to see a presentation of Tomas and the Library Lady
• Have a special guest in reading when Ms. Johnson presents a lesson on diversity and Tomas and the Library Lady

Upcoming dates:

• Thursday, 3/3 and Friday 3/4:  Parent Teacher Conferences
• Wednesday, 3/9:  Science Club, 7:30 am in Mrs. Van Maren's classroom
• Friday, 3/11:  End of Quarter 3
• Monday, 3/14-Friday, 3/18: Spring Break
• Tuesday, 3/22: Math Club, 7:30 A.M.
• Friday, 3/25: No School, 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.

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

Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Van Maren