4th Grade News
January 11th, 2015
Things to know about this week...
Accelerated Reader Goals
We took our STAR reading test last Friday. We will be starting our new 3rd quarter A.R. goals this week and tracking our progress!
Writing Prompts
We will be taking our 3rd quarter writing prompt this Friday morning.
Report Cards Due Back
Please take the card, sign the envelope, and return it to me by Friday, the 15th.
Enrollment Form 2016-2017
You can fill out the paper copy sent home, or the online form below, or find it in Mr. Findley's weekly email.
Goals this week:
Math: I can recognize fractional pieces as part of a whole. I can determine what the ONE whole is and then break it down into different fractions. I can find the "fraction of" with different wholes.
ELA: I can determine what makes a fantasy genre. I can determine the point of view in the story. I can recognize an idiom.
Parts of a Whole
Numerator = top number, parts
Denominator = bottom number, whole
Different ONE Wholes
Recognizing the parts when the whole is different
Fraction Of Problems
Let's say you wanted 2/3 of 18. First you divide your whole 18 by the denominator 3 and get 6. Then, you multiply 6 by your parts 2 and get 12. 12 is 2/3 of 18.
Genre - Fantasy
A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers.
Point of View
Who is telling the story? Who is talking?
Hints:
1st person - we, me, I
2nd person - you, your
3rd person - she, they, other names, he
Figurative Language - Idioms
This is an expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words.
Working on Some of our Goals:
Taking our STAR test
Let at that focus!
Taking our time understanding the questions
Taking our Acuity practice on Multiplication and Division
Showing every step of our work
Getting credit for working through the process
Project Update
We will be starting a science related project soon based around the idea of design.
Find the Newsletter and Homework below:
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