Happy Spring Break!

The girls were enjoying their class compliment party on the Friday afternoon before spring break! These sweet girls have my heart :)

Week of March 30th

Happy almost Spring Break!! Check out what is happening in room 402 this week!

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue using the U.S. customary system of measurement to make conversions in problem solving this week!

Reading-We will continue our BOOK CLUBS and mini-lessons through the novel Shiloh as we look at character traits, story elements, foreshadowing, predictions, and inferences. Book club reading will count as 100 BC. Book Clubs have been a hit, and check your 
assigned Friday for snacks. Thanks so much to parents for providing book club snacks!!

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will continue looking at “on-demand” writing through different strategies to best prepare for the upcoming ACT Inspire Writing Test.

Social Studies-We are finishing our unit on government this week as we review and test on early leaders and political parties. We will begin learning about Westward Expansion!

Science- We are continuing our unit on weather as we review and test on clouds, the water cycle, and weather conditions/tools. We will begin researching and learning about severe weather this week!

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Tuesday- Science Test on Clouds, Water Cycle, Weather conditions/tools

·       Thursday-SS Test on Early Leaders and Political Parties

·       Friday-Math Test on Math 4 Today and Converting Measurements Test

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 (Have book club reading count)

·       Study Math 4 Today, SS notes, and Science notes

·       Book Club Activity Sheet-due Friday (work on at home and in book club meetings)

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

·       Tuesday March 31^st-3^rd Quarter Awards Day at 8:30 AM in the cafeteria

·       Next Week (April 6^th-10^th) SPRING BREAK!!!

·       April 14^th-Spring Pictures due

·       April 14^th- Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

·       April 16^th-PTA/Fine Arts Night at 6:30

·       April 24^th- School Spirit Day

·       April 28^th- Interim Reports go home

Super Surfer of the Week

Kaitlyn Wall is our star student this week for showing the character traits of PROBLEM-SOLVING, KINDNESS, and GENEROSITY in the classroom this week!! Kaitlyn is such a hard working girl, she never gives up, and she always shows kindness with her words no matter what! Way to go Kaitlyn!! 

 100 BC Goals

Good-460

Better-620

Fun Week-PE Club, Orchestra Field Trip, and More!

We had an exciting week in and out of room 402 this week!

On Tuesday night, our very talented PE club performed! Great job boys and girls!!

Zion

Carolyn

Kaitlyn

Madison

On Wednesday, we took a field trip to Converse College to hear the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra perform and play along with our recorders. Our class sure loves singing and playing music!

On Thursday, we had "Tacky Tourist" dress up day!

Reagan, Hallie, and Emma are dressed up and matching in their purple!

I Wonder...How do you measure the WEATHER?

In our science unit all about the WEATHER, we explored and created our very own weather tools! The girls were given specific materials, and they brainstormed and planned with their group which materials would be best to use for their specific weather tool! They read a weather scenario and used an example picture as the model. After creating it (and learning about what worked well and what didn't), the girls created their own infographics about how and why the weather tool works, what it measures, and how the building process worked.

Here the girls are building their weather tools (anemometers-measures wind speed, rain gauges-measures amount of rainfall, and wind vanes-measures wind direction) and working on infographics!

Check out their info-graphics below. The girls will teach the class about their group's weather tool using their infographic, and the class will take notes on how it works and what it measures. Way to go girls!

Week of March 23rd

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will be using the U.S. customary system of measurement to make conversions this week, and we have MAP testing on Monday!

Reading-We will continue our BOOK CLUBS and mini-lessons through the novel Shiloh as we look at character traits, story elements, foreshadowing, predictions, and inferences. Look for a letter going home about book club snack assignments! Book club reading will count as 100 BC.

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will continue 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.

Social Studies-We are continuing our unit on government this week as we continue learning how the Constitution affected African Americans, who the early leaders were, and what started political parties!

Science- We are continuing our unit on weather as we finish up our stations on the water cycle and introduce weather conditions and build our own weather tools!

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Friday-Math 4 Today Test

·       Friday-Reading Vocabulary Test on Story Elements

·       Next Tuesday- Science Test on Clouds, Water Cycle, Weather conditions/tools

·       Next Thursday-SS Test on Early Leaders and Political Parties

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 (Have book club reading count)

·       Lunar Log nightly (Mon-Thurs)

·       Study Math 4 Today, Reading Vocabulary, SS notes, and Science notes

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

·       Monday, March 23^rd Math MAP Testing

·       Wednesday, March 25^th- Orchestra Field Trip

·       Thursday, March 26^th-Report Cards sent home

·       Next Tuesday, March 31^st-3^rd Quarter Awards Day at 8:30 AM in the cafeteria

Super Surfer of the Week

Carolyn Dulske is our star student this week for showing the character traits of KINDNESS, PROBLEM-SOLVING, and COOPERATION in the classroom this week!! She has improved so much at being able to make mistakes and learn from them to teach others! She is always smiling and kind to everyone around her!! Way to go Carolyn!!

100 BC Goals: 

Good-440

Better-600

I Wonder...What Would Life be Like as a Water Droplet??

The girls took a trip to the Wonder Room to go through a water cycle simulation where they pretended to be a water droplet who was traveling through different steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, accumulation, and transpiration). They had a blast discovering what happens to water droplets!

After their journey, they wrote either narratives or comics from the point of view of a water droplet! Check out their creative writing and impressive vocabulary on the 4th grade hall!!

Week of March 16th

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue looking at mean, median, and mode and units of measurement. We will also be practicing geometry and circles. Study MAP study guide *every night!*

Reading-The girls did an AMAZING job on their Reading MAP last week!! They worked their hardest and took their time to do their very, very best!! We have an exciting week in Reading starting BOOK CLUBS and the new novel Shiloh. Look for a letter going home about book clubs and snacks! Book club reading will count as 100 BC

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will continue 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 begin writing our own tall tales! 

Social Studies-We are continuing our unit on government this week as we continue learning about the Bill of Rights and citizenship and introduce how the Constitution affected African Americans and what started political parties! We will test on Bill of Rights and Citizenship this week!

Science- We are kicking off our new unit all about the WEATHER as we learn about the water cycle through stations!

 Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Thursday-Bill of Rights/Citizenship Test

·       Friday-Mean, Median Mode Quiz (*Study foldable in MAP packet*)

·       Friday-Math Vocab. Test (*Study Math Vocab. sheet and note cards)

·       STUDY MATH MAP STUDY GUIDE!!!

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 (Have book club reading count as 100 BC)

·       Study 15 minutes each every night for Math MAP study guide and sign log!

·       Lunar Log nightly (Mon-Thurs)

·       No other written HW to leave time to STUDY (*especially Math MAP)

News from the Beach:

Upcoming Events:  

·       March 19^th-Chick-fil-A Spirit Night

·       Monday, March 23^rd Math MAP Testing

·       Tuesday, March 31^st-3^rd Quarter Awards Day at 8:30 AM in the cafeteria

**There is no written HW this week to give your child plenty of time to focus on studying for upcoming tests (*especially MAP), so make sure that she takes advantage of this time to study each night and gets plenty of rest to do her best and ACE that Math test and work as hard as she did on Reading!! 

Super Surfer of the Week

Katherine Vykohavents is our star student this week for showing the character traits of RESPECT, PERSEVERANCE, and COOPERATION in the classroom this week!! She always works her hardest and has a contagious excitement for learning that is an example for the other students! Way to go Katherine!!

 100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 420 steps

  Better: 600 steps