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!