4th Grade News
January 25h, 2015
Things to know about this week...
Acuity - Round C
We will be taking our last round of Acuity this Thursday and Friday morning. We will take Language Arts on Thursday and Math on Friday.
ISTEP Readiness Test
Due to weather, this has been moved to this Friday, the 29th. Remember, the purpose of this is mostly to test for glitches, online success, practice working with different screens, icons, and answering a variety of question types.
Drama Club Auditions
If your child plans to audition, please contact Mr. Kohne. Auditions will be held after school on Thursday from 3:15 - 4:30.
Goals this week:
Math: I CAN review adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators.
I CAN use pictures and multiplication to learn how to make equivalent fractions.
I CAN relate fractions to decimals.
I CAN compare and order fractions.
ELA: I CAN identify cause and effect relationships in expository text!
I CAN tell whether a statement is fact or opinion!
I CAN properly use possessive pronouns!
Fractions and Decimals
Click on the image to see examples and sizes to help you see and compare them.
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
We will learn how to do this when denominators are the same and different.
Equivalent Fractions
You can see this visually. You can also find them by multiplying your numerator and denominator by the same number.
Cause and Effect
Cause - her shoelaces were untied
Effect - she tripped and dropped her food
Fact and Opinion
Fact - can prove that it's true or false
Opinion - judgement, feeling, "I believe", "I feel"
Possessive Pronouns
Taking ownership over something. Click image to see examples.
Universal Design for Learning - Guideline 8 on Engagement
Students show how they can collaborate to solve problems. This week they completed their Friday reading assessment. Instead of submitting it right away, students chose to go through and review the test in small groups. It was nice to hear them read together and share answers. Most importantly, I loved seeing them justify their answers by using text evidence. They rated this activity as very helpful.
Engagement - Collaboration
Engagement - Collaboration
Engagement - Collaboration
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Enrollment Form 2016-2017
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Ms. Clarissa Cook
4th Grade Teacher
UDL Facilitator
CSA Lincoln
Email: cookc@bcsc.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.bcsc.k12.in.us/Domain/788
Location: 750 5th Street, Columbus, IN, United States
Phone: 812-376-4447