In math this week we worked on solving double-digit multiplication problems, multiplication and division fact families, and division fact fluency. It is important for students to know their math facts with automaticity. This will help prepare them to solve more complicated problems in the future. In literacy this week we worked with non-fiction selections. We discussed the structure of non-fiction text and the way information is presented to the reader. We also revisited fact and opinion, this time focusing on the clues in the text that helped to determine wether it was a fact or an opinion. Yesterday students were given the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA). All students did well and showed progress from their last DRA in the spring. Your child's DRA score will be on their report cards which go home next week. If you have any questions about your child's score or the assessment in general we can discuss them at conferences. In social Studies this week students worked with maps online to reinforce map skills taught in class. Check it out here: Student Assignments Blog
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We have several field trips coming up in the near future. On Wednesday November 6th we will be going on a field trip to EMPOWER Leadership Sports & Adventure Center in Middletown, CT. This trip will teach both fourth grade classes valuable teambuilding skills and positive problem-solving strategies. Permission slips and waivers went home earlier this week. Please note that the activities we are participating in are GOUND-based and we will NOT be zip-lining, rappelling, or tree-climbing. Every activity we partake in will be on the GROUND.
I have been working my way through the student's "Winn-Dixie" projects and I am impressed with their creativity! I hope to finish grading them over the long weekend and will send them home next week. Interactive Notebooking!This week we began creating interactive notebooks! Each student has a composition book that they use to take notes during lessons. Our notes have now become interactive as students create cards, flaps, and folds to creatively organize information. This week we focused on using the ACE strategy to write responses to text: A= Answer the question by restating the question, C= Cite text evidence that clearly supports your answer (be a "text-talker"), E= Explain how the text evidence supports your answer. Students used ACE frames to answer questions about "The Raft" by Jim LaMarche. The ACE strategy helps students support their answers with details and examples from the text, which is an essential Common Core skill. As a result, I saw a big improvement in the quality of student responses this week!
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