Friday, November 5, 2021

11.5.21

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  • Community Building
    • Thursday’s Fun Run Pep Rally
      • Class Prizes
    • Clothespin I-Spy
    • Mood and Mindfulness Journal
    • Finishing our 2nd Audiobook, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
  • Math
    • New Number Corner Calendar Pattern - Elapsed Time
    • New Number Corner Collection - Cups, Quarts, & Gallons
    • Roll & Compare Game - Place Value / Greater Than vs. Less Than Symbols Review
    • Multiplying Multidigit Numbers
      • Using Expanded Form to Break the Numbers Apart
      • Using the Area Model to Find the Partial Products
      • Using Base 10 Pieces to Model this
  • Literacy
    • Reading
      • Started Unit 2 on Informational Texts
      • Continued our 2nd Read Aloud, The Breadwinner
    • Writing
      • Started Unit 2 on Persuasive Essays
        • Boxes & Bullets Method (Thesis Statement with Reasons)
        • Analyzed a student sample and practiced through shared writing
        • Different strategies to generate opinions
  • Science
    • Types of Volcanoes
      • Shapes - cone vs. shield
      • Lava - thin vs. thick
      • Doing an experiment to answer the question: Why do some volcanoes explode? 
Important Information
  • Food Drive for The Collective Collaboration
    • Now until Thanksgiving break
    • 4th Grade is in charge of bringing in donations of tomato paste/sauce
      • You may donate other things as well if you wish ($, foil, utensils, salt/pepper, etc.)
  • No School Thursday, Nov. 11th for Students or Faculty
    • Veteran’s Day
  • FUN RUN Nov. 16th
    • Make sure your child is registered and trying their best to gather donations - see flyer attached below
    • Let us know if you have any questions!
  • Thanksgiving Break
    • Half Day Friday Nov. 19th for Students - 12:30pm dismissal marks the start of Thanksgiving break
      • Bring a hearty snack on this day since there is no lunch period
    • School Resumes on Monday Nov. 29th

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