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.  

T-Shirts of the Day

We continue to share our positive messages!  Thank you to our Room 24 ladybugs for their positivity and kindness.

She is!

 Strong at heart, Brave and Unique! 

YES!  And she will!

Our Week In Review

We began our week with our fourth grade meeting. We received a mysterious package from A.Drake, Antarctica!  Inside the package were some penguins and our next Interactive Read Aloud, Mr.Popper's Penguins.  We will begin reading this book on Monday. During reading this week we continued to share the books we love through book talks.  We have continued to practice our reading routines (both at school and at home) this week, and will continue to focus on these routines next week.

On Wednesday we had our Puff Mobile Race!  During this project, we learned a lot about the engineering process, as well as team work and collaboration. We enjoyed this engineering project!

We have been working on editing strategies in writing, and each writer created his/her own "COPS" card.  This is a great strategy for students to use when completing any type of writing.

Today we had our first Virtual Field Trip. We traveled to the Arctic Circle and Antarctica!  It was many students' "High of the Week". 

We have wrapped up our new learning for our Maps and Globes unit.  We worked to find exact location today. We will work on this more on Monday in preparation for our assessment on Tuesday.  Students have a study guide, and can use the Quizlet for vocabulary studying.

In math, we have been working on basic multiplication and division strategies, along with the properties of multiplication.  There will be a math test on Thursday.  A study guide was sent home on Thursday.  Keep studying those math facts! 

We have finished writing paragraphs about how we got our name, and will be starting to write fiction stories in writer's workshop.  We have finished list poems and will be starting Haiku poetry during Poetry workshop.

In PBL workshop with Mrs. E, the students are working on treasure maps.  Creative Arts Friday continues to be a favorite among fourth graders.