The Bissinger Beacon
November 4, 2016
Writer's Workshop
STEAM Hour
Math
Mathematicians reviewed rectangular arrays and explored patterns in square numbers. We distinguished between area and perimeter while developing a formula to find the area of rectangles!
Resources to Help with Multiplication Facts:
- Mobymax.com "Fact Fluency" section
- Everydaymathonline.com games including Baseball Multiplication, multiplication Top It, Factor Bingo, Multiplication Wrestling
Thank you to Mayor Kasko and all the chaperones who helped out on our trip to Borough Hall!
Reader's Workshop
Science
Biologists studied the differences between weathering, erosion and deposition. Partners also went on a scavenger hunt of N.J. to map the Pinelands and various other ecological features of the Garden State.
Writing Harvest!
4B welcomes parents, grandparents and friends to come celebrate our writing on Wednesday, November 23th from 12:10-12:30. Authors are eager to showcase realistic fiction stories, descriptive haunted house real estate advertisements, and historically accurate Mayflower diary entries. Student desks will be arranged in a horseshoe formation so our guests can circulate with ease.
Upon entering our writing celebration, all guests will receive a selection of questions to ask our published writers such as:
Can you share a scene in which you used dialogue?
Can you share a descriptive adjective?
Can you share a paragraph which shows what life was like on the Mayflower?
Please be sure to RSVP to 4B's writing celebration on 11/23 from 12:10-12:30. We look forward to seeing you! :)
Up & Coming
11/7-11/9 Teacher Professional Development
11/16, 11/17, 11/18 Community Nights for Kenny and the Dragon
11/18 Field Trip to Cedar Run
11/23 Writing Harvest 12:10-12:30