Thursday, February 3, 2011

We're busy!



Students play the $20,000 Pyramid Game (based on our read aloud book)  where someone acts out the word

Riley tries to guess while Margaux and Pasquale give clues

Students created Land Adverstisement posters --soon "families" will travel West



Working on book report projects
We've been busy reading non-fiction, creating posters, working on book report projects and having a class meeting.  Some issues that come up at class meeting was a heated discussion about whether we should change buddies or not, the possibility of a class pet and if we could paint the classroom and if so what color.  Lots of people volunteered to help out for craft afternoon; here's another related request--we'd like to have a "class decorating afternoon".  Students have also been working hard reading social studies reading on the West.  Click here for pictures.


fourth grade math parents: We are beginning a new math unit, Landmarks and Large Numbers.  The unit focuses on adding and subtracting larger numbers. After practice, students gain lots of fluency to be able to add and subtract large mentally.  To the right (or click here) is the parent letter that lists benchmarks and how it is taught so that you can help your can better help your child with homework if necessary.


Homework for tonight is to:
1.  Read for 30 minutes
2.  Spelling