Our Week In Review

This week, the fourth graders had a visit from Mrs.Silvia of the Haffenreffer Museum at Brown University.  She taught us about archaeology and how scientists can determine the age of artifacts found.  Then we participated in a real archaeological dig, right at JFK!  Thank you to the PCC for funding this awesome experience.

We continue to share the books we love through book talks!  Ask your child about this!

We have been learning about patterns in math.  We will begin learning about more multiplication strategies next week.

We were able to observe our terrariums this week. We all were excited to see the water cycle in action! We also began to look at the plants in our terrariums.  We discussed the parts of the plants and began to discuss why some plants are surviving, while others have died.

During Social Studies we began to learn about the country of Mexico.

Way to Go!

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Our Week In Review

We had a very busy week in room 24! On Monday morning we were treated to a visit from a member of the Harlem Wizards.  He was at JFK to share information about the basketball game on November 16th. Information can be found on the Franklin Education Foundation Facebook page.

This week we wrapped up our unit on Map Skills, and the students took their first assessment on Tuesday. It was evident that many of the students studied and it showed on their tests.  Students should be able to share their assessment with families via Google Classroom.

We practiced for our test by playing "Ring that Bell" with Mrs. A. Williams' class.  Mrs. Williams read many of the questions from the test, and students were able to hear the questions and respond.  Ask your child about this fun review.

During reading, we began our latest Interactive Read Aloud (IRA), Mr. Popper's Penguins.  We are already enjoying the adventures of Mr. Popper and his family!  Ask your child if he/she has given a Book Talk during reading.  This is a great way to practice public speaking and share the books we love! As a reminder, students should be reading for a minimum of 15 minutes nightly, and they should be reading the same book at school and at home.

We reviewed our math unit on Wednesday with various centers, and students took their math assessment on Thursday.  Grades will be returned early next week.  We began our next math unit on Patterning on Friday.