Week of March 2nd

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue our unit on fractions this week as we practice converting fractions to decimals.  We will also be reviewing and preparing for the upcoming MAP Math test coming up, and students need to be studying their study guide *every night!*

Reading-We will continue exploring different genres of literature including tall tales and fables as we discuss the main idea, author’s purpose, and morals. We will also be reviewing and preparing for the upcoming MAP Reading test next week, and students need to be studying their study guide *every night!*

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be looking at “on-demand” writing through different strategies to best prepare for the upcoming ACT Inspire Writing Test. We will also practice using verb tenses and review tricky homophones. 

Social Studies-We are continuing our unit on government this week as we learn in detail about the 3 branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) and discussing checks and balances. We will test branches of government this week!

Science- 3-2-1…BLAST OFF! We are continuing our Astronomy unit as we wonder and learn about what causes moon phases?? What causes tides?? What causes shadows??

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Thursday-Branches of Government S.S. Test

·       STUDY MAP STUDY GUIDES! (15 minutes for Math and 15 minutes for Reading *every* night)

Homework for the Week:

(please refer to your child's agenda daily for more details-this is only an OUTLINE of what to expect):

·       Read 2 steps (30 minutes) for 100 BC and sign Reading Log *every* night and complete Lunar Log HW

·       Study 15 minutes every night for MAP study guides and sign log!

·       Return signed papers *sent home Monday*

·       There will be very little if any written HW to focus on MAP study guides and other studying!

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

-Week of March 2^nd-Read Across America Week

-Monday, March 2nd Boosterthon Fun Run at 1:10 in the gym

-Tuesday, March 3rd Author's Visit

-Wednesday, March 4th Character Walk at 1:15 outside

-March 10th- School Class Pictures

-Week of March 9th-13th MAP Reading Test

-Week of March 16th-20th MAP Math Test

**Make sure that your child turns in her class picture money this week!

Super Surfer of the Week

Emma Moroz is our star student this week for showing the character traits of COOPERATION, RESPECT, and ORGANIZATION in the classroom!! She will be our “tweeter” of the week, posting about what is happening in our classroom! You can follow our class on twitter.com @mrsburns19girls

*Note-We are still having technology issues with Twitter at school, so hopefully this will be up and running very soon!

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 340 steps

  Better: 540 steps

Watershed-What's with the Weather?

We took a visit to the Wonder Room to explore all about WEATHER! This was an exciting introduction to our upcoming science unit. 

Check out the wonders that we asked and what we learned...

What is the water cycle?

What is the difference between weather and climate?

What causes warm fronts and cold fronts?

What causes tornadoes?

What does a meteorologist do? 

What are example of weather tools? How do we use them?

How do we use what we learned about weather, maps, weather tools, and weather symbols to make our own weather forecasts?

The girls are creating their own weather forecasts everywhere from Hawaii to Australia and Antarctica!

Emma is exploring "tornado avenue" on her map.

Girls and Parents, 

Post a comment below or write in your agenda answering any of the above questions or what you learned about weather from our Watershed visit for a one night HW pass! :)

Boosterthon!

BOOSTERTHON is a fundraiser that teaches fitness and character skills to help raise money for our school’s technology!! Make sure that your child shows you her pledgebook of how to get others to make pledges either online or with the pledgebook!! Use our class code: 3770 and help our class beat the boys class!!

10% of all donations also go straight to the classroom! I plan to use these donations for classroom supplies that we have been getting low on towards the end of the year (glue sticks, scissors, etc) and on thesauruses for the girls to improve their writing!

You can also check out my teacher page to make pledges!

You have until the Fun Run this Friday, February 27th, to spread the word about making pledges to support OES and our classroom!!

Week of February 23rd

Due to the ice and delays last week, some of the tests and assignments have been postponed. Check out what is happening this week in room 402!!

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue our unit on fractions this week as we practice multiplying fractions and fractions with area models and converting fractions to decimals.  

Reading-We will continue exploring different genres of literature including tall tales and fables as we discuss the main idea, author’s purpose, and morals. We will also be reviewing and preparing for the upcoming MAP Reading test next week, and students need to be studying their study guide *every night!*

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be looking at “on-demand” writing through different strategies to best prepare for the upcoming ACT Inspire Writing Test. We will also practice using verb tenses and review tricky homophones. 

Social Studies-We are continuing our unit on government this week as we learn in detail about the 3 branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) and discussing checks and balances. We will test branches of government next week!

Science- 3-2-1…BLAST OFF! We are continuing our Astronomy unit as we wonder and learn about what causes moon phases?? We will have Astronomy test #1 this week (*postponed from last week’s icy weather*).

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Wednesday-Astronomy Test #1 (*Study Earth, Sun, and Moon notes, Seasons notes, and Day/Night notes)

·       Next Wednesday-Branches of Government S.S. Test

·       STUDY MAP STUDY GUIDES!

Homework for the Week:

(please refer to your child's agenda daily for more details-this is only an OUTLINE of what to expect):

·       Read 2 steps (30 minutes) for 100 BC and sign Reading Log *every* night

·       Study 15 minutes every night for MAP study guides and sign log!

·       Return Interims *sent home Friday*

·       There will be very little if any written HW to focus on MAP study guides and other studying!

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

·       This Friday, February 27^th at OES-Boosterthon Fun Run!

·       Week of March 2^nd-Read Across America Week

**Make sure that your child turns in her class picture money this week!

Super Surfer of the Week

Emma Moroz is our star student this week for showing the character traits of COOPERATION, RESPECT, and ORGANIZATION in the classroom!! She will be our “tweeter” of the week, posting about what is happening in our classroom! You can follow our class on twitter.com @mrsburns19girls

*Note-We are still having technology issues with Twitter at school, so hopefully this will be up and running very soon!

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 320 steps

  Better: 520 steps

OES Performs at Wofford

OES 3rd and 4th graders got the honor of taking the "stage" (or in this case the basketball court) by singing the National Anthem at the beginning of the Wofford v. UNCG basketball game! These boys and girls did an amazing job!! 

For the halftime show, 4th grade PE club members impressed the audience with their juggling, jump roping, and pogo stick jumping skills! Way to go!! 

Kaitlyn juggling scarves

Let's go Zion!

Ready to perform!

These girls are excited to keep performing!

Check out the videos below!

JAM Day 2015 World Record!

Kids everywhere choose to get fit, and OES participates!! Here's the girls exercising! 

Learn more about JAM Day 2015  http://www.jamschoolprogram.com/jamday 

Week of February 16th

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue our unit on fractions this week as we practice multiplying fractions by fractions and using fractions in problem solving!

Reading-We will begin a new unit by learning about finding and proving the author’s purpose within a text and studying fables! We are looking specifically at finding morals and proverbs within a fable, such as, “A friend in need is a friend in deed!”

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be looking at “on-demand” writing through different strategies to best prepare for the upcoming ACT Inspire Writing Test. We will also practice using verb tenses and review tricky homophones.  

Social Studies-We are continuing our unit on government this week as we learn in detail about the 3 branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial). We are also practicing and memorizing the Preamble to the Constitution! Practice at home every night!!

Science- 3-2-1…BLAST OFF! We are continuing our Astronomy unit as we wonder and learn about what causes moon phases?? We will have Astronomy test #1 this week.

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Wednesday-Astronomy Test #1 (*Study Earth, Sun, and Moon notes, Seasons notes, and Day/Night notes)

·       Friday-Have the preamble memorized!! Practice at home every night!

Homework for the Week:

(please refer to your child's agenda daily for more details-this is only an OUTLINE of what to expect):

·       Read 2 steps (30 minutes) for 100 BC and sign Reading Log *every* night

·       Study Science notes

·       Return Interims *sent home Friday*

·       STUDY Preamble every night

·       Multiplying Fractions by Fractions Practice in Math wkbk.

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

·       February 17^th- Booster-thon Kick-Off

·       February 18^th- 2 hour delay for students!!

·       February 19^th-PE Club Performance at Wofford

**Make sure that your child turns in her class picture money this week!

Super Surfer of the Week

Emma Moroz is our star student this week for showing the character traits of COOPERATION, RESPECT, and ORGANIZATION in the classroom!! She will be our “tweeter” of the week, posting about what is happening in our classroom! You can follow our class on twitter.com @mrsburns19girls

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 310 steps

  Better: 500 steps