NWEA TESTING

Most of fourth grade began NWEA testing this morning. We kicked off the testing window with READING and will start MATH testing on Wednesday. Ms. Walters Language Arts group will not begin testing until tomorrow morning. The schedule is as follows:

FRIDAY TRIP to CENTRAL NINE

On Friday morning, December 4th, fourth grade will be traveling to the Central Nine Career Center

Common Sense Media

So many times I find that I am faced with the challenge of finding books that are appropriate for this age group.  Many of our students are ready to read books with higher lexiles, but they are not ready for the content of

Language Arts Update from Mrs. Taylor

Throughout Unit 4, we've been focused on: summarizing,
fixing up/monitoring our understanding as we read, writing persuasive pieces, and analyzing the genre of realistic fiction. We will begin Unit 5 in our Benchmark Literacy Series after Thanksgiving break.

WORD STUDY ALERT:

Ms. Walters' Reading

We are wrapping up our BFG activities this week.  Your child should be working on their dodecahedron project for The BFG.  This project is due on Wednesday, November 18.  We are hanging these up in the room and look amazing.

We will be

Ms. Walters' Reading

We have been a busy bunch these last couple of weeks.  This week we are wrapping up our BFG reading.  Children are expected to have finished and quizzed on the

Ms. Walters' Math

We have begun working on Unit 5.  This week we are working on finding the fraction of a number.  For instance, what is the 3/5 of 100.  They have also learned the term

Thank-You!

A very special thank-you to all the parents who helped with the Fall parties.  Whether you donated craft items, supplied some yummy treats, or were able to be hands-on at the party, your time and contributions were much appreciated.  The children left with full tummies and Halloween anticipation and excitement!  Fourth Grade Parents Rock!

Unit 3 Historical Fiction vs Nonfiction

We have been exploring the genre of historical fiction this week. Analyzing, comparing, and contrasting the features of historical fiction to those of nonfiction (informational text) has been a major part of our whole group and small group discussions.  Mrs. Bartram and I have been leading students in small groups through both nonfiction and historical fiction texts about the sinking

Math Update:

On Monday, we recorded our Unit 3 pre and post-tests.  Although the scores skyrocketed from the pretest to the post-test, most scores were in the 70% or C range.  I gave the children who scored either a

Walters Reading Secret Garden Wrap up

On Friday we will have our first vocabulary quiz for the 2nd 9 weeks.  If you haven't joined our class yet on Quizlet, please do so!  It is a great way for kids to practice their

Language Arts- Mrs. Taylor's Unit 2 Wrap Up and Unit 3 Launch

This week we are wrapping up Unit 2 of our Benchmark Reading Series with a week of fluency practice.  We are rehearsing our scripts

Walters Math Unit 3 Wrap Up

We are wrapping up Unit 3 in Math this week.  The children are bringing home a unit study guide tonight.  We will be taking

Parent (Student-Led) Teacher Conferences

Next Thursday, October 8th, we will be hosting student-led parent/student/teacher conferences.  Please let us know, via form sent home or email, a time slot that works for you. We are looking forward to seeing you all next Thursday!

PowerSchool

Parents- the online gradebook (PowerSchool) has been down for several weeks, at least at the elementary level. We are hoping to have grades re-entered and up to date by mid to late next week.  Please be patient as we update grades and add additional information. The system will see a lot of activity as we get it rolling again. Please email if you have any questions.   Thanks! 

Language Arts- Unit 1 Wrap-Up

 This is our third, and final, week of Unit 1 in our Benchmark Reading Series.  We have been focusing on main idea and supporting ideas/details, asking and answering questions (before,

Math:
Today was an exciting day in Math.   I have declared us the new math wizards of Webb!  We learned a new algorithm called the Partial Difference Method.  This algorithm involves

Math:

We are rocking and rolling in math.  Here are some of the high-lights:

• Unit 1 pretest and post-test are recorded in our data binders.  Reminder: Pretests are taken BEFORE we start the unit.  Pretests help to show what skills we know and what skills we need to work on.  Post-tests are AFTER we have

Language Arts, Unit 1

In language arts, we spent the first few weeks of school working on building routines, clearing those summer brain "cobwebs", and reviewing the 6+1 traits of writing.  Ask your child to share with you some of the routines we've been working to establish.  This past week

September 2, 2015

Welcome to Webb Elementary's TEAM FOURTH!  This is going to be an AMAZING year and we are looking forward to some epic fourth grade adventures.  This blog will be used to post