What a week! We started the week finishing our Reading MCAS! We continued to listen to Percy Jackson - The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan. We are loving it! We also continued our study of mythology by breaking into groups to work on different projects. These are the projects we've chosen:
*Writing a myth in graphic novel format
*Studying the goddesses of Greek Mythology
*Studying how the gods are related "Family"
*Creatures in mythology
We are writing books and making posters! Everyone will have a chance to create trading cards about their favorite gods, goddesses, or creatures later this week.
We also began National Poetry Month with the assignment of our Rock Poetry project. We have all chosen a song, and are really excited about sharing it with the class. Rock Poetry Day is 4/14 in our class. We can wear Rock and Roll t-shirts that day too! It will be an exciting day :).
In writing we wrote some Limericks, and will begin writing poems about mythology next week.
We finished up our study of the Southeast, and will be taking our Southeast test on Tuesday. We are working on our National Parks booklets in class.
*Writing a myth in graphic novel format
*Studying the goddesses of Greek Mythology
*Studying how the gods are related "Family"
*Creatures in mythology
We are writing books and making posters! Everyone will have a chance to create trading cards about their favorite gods, goddesses, or creatures later this week.
We also began National Poetry Month with the assignment of our Rock Poetry project. We have all chosen a song, and are really excited about sharing it with the class. Rock Poetry Day is 4/14 in our class. We can wear Rock and Roll t-shirts that day too! It will be an exciting day :).
In writing we wrote some Limericks, and will begin writing poems about mythology next week.
We finished up our study of the Southeast, and will be taking our Southeast test on Tuesday. We are working on our National Parks booklets in class.
From the Teacher's Desk:
We made it through the ELA MCAS! The children should be proud of how hard they worked during this test. I know I am! The fourth graders will take the Math MCAS in May. I know that they will work just as hard.
I'm sure that you have noticed that the children are once again doing Daily Language every day. This has become quite difficult for some of the children. The students are given ample time in the morning when they arrive to complete this assignment. The skills addressed in the sentences are things that have been taught earlier in the year. I encourage the children to use a dictionary and to take their time, and some have really begun to do this. Others continue to need reminding to work more slowly, to think about the sentences, and to use a dictionary. If you notice your child having trouble with this, you can help by reminding him/her to slow down and double check with a dictionary. I know that once this sinks in, everyone will show great improvement!
I'm sure that you have noticed that the children are once again doing Daily Language every day. This has become quite difficult for some of the children. The students are given ample time in the morning when they arrive to complete this assignment. The skills addressed in the sentences are things that have been taught earlier in the year. I encourage the children to use a dictionary and to take their time, and some have really begun to do this. Others continue to need reminding to work more slowly, to think about the sentences, and to use a dictionary. If you notice your child having trouble with this, you can help by reminding him/her to slow down and double check with a dictionary. I know that once this sinks in, everyone will show great improvement!
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