Week at a Glance-November 9th-13th

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue practicing strategies for long division through hands-on activities and guided math stations! We will continue to practice how to divide with remainders.

Reading-We will finish reading Wonder as our mentor text for our Choose Kind PBL as we focus on story elements in Wonder and within guided reading stations. We will test on vocabulary from Wonder this week.

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be having mini-lessons on how to write with infographics. In a writing station, we will finish writing letters to R.J. Palacio, the author of Wonder.

Social Studies- We will continue learning about slavery v indentured servants and the Triangular Trade through hands-on activities. We will test on Slavery/Indentured Servants next Tuesday.

Science- REACH FOR THE STARS! We will continue our unit on Astronomy this week as we learn about how the Sun affects the Earth and wonder about what causes seasons.

Anchor Down for Upcoming Tests:

·       Friday- Wonder Vocabulary Test (Study Wonder TIPS Chart #4 in Reading notebook and note cards made for HW)

·       Friday- Math 4 Today #17 Test (Review Math 4 Today #17 Daily Practice checked in class)

·       Next Tuesday-Test on Slavery/Indentured Servants (*Study notes on Triangular Trade, Slavery, Ind. Servants in SS NB)

Homework for the Week:

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

·       **Graded papers signed/returned by Tuesday!!**

·       Monday-Make Wonder vocab. cards due Wednesday

·       Division HW-due Tuesday

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

·       Study Multiplication flashcards (missed fast facts) or practice facts on Multiplication Times Table App 10 minutes *every night* & sign log

AHOY…Announcements Ahead!

·       This Thursday, November 12^th Brattonsville Field Trip. **Make sure that you do not have any outstanding lunch or ABA fees to attend. **Please return lunch choice for the Field Trip and check the weather!

·       Wednesday, November 11^th- Veteran’s Day Program @ 9:00 AM

·       November 18^th-Thanksgiving Lunch (12:40-1:10) *Return envelope with enclosed $$ to attend

100 BC Goals

Good-260

Better-300

Crew Member of the Week
Check out El’s tweets! @mrsburns19girls

El is our star student this week for showing the character traits of KINDNESS, COOPERATION, and PERSEVERANCE in the classroom this week!! El is a mighty girl model because she loves giving up her time to help others and always works her hardest in group projects or independent work!! J

OES KINDNESS BLOG

CHECK OUT 4TH GRADE'S KINDNESS BLOG!!
http://spreadkindnessoes.blogspot.com/?view=snapshot 

Way to go to our class actresses Chrissa, Emma, and Hannah Snyder for performing in the skit, "The Butterfly Effect," featured on the website to educate others!

You will be learning more from your child this week about the CCA and how we are spreading kindness this week :)

Layers of the Atmosphere

To be a true mighty girl, sometimes you have to get your hands a little dirty to learn...

We "created" and labeled the layers of the atmosphere this week in science using ingredients that separate. We looked at a picture as a guide and then got to work!

During this experiment, the girls made their own drawings with labels from the bottom to the top of the container

Exosphere-Vegetable Oil

Thermosphere-Water

Mesosphere-Soap

Stratosphere-Corn Syrup

Troposphere-Honey

Earth-Soil

Red Ribbon Week/Career Day

We had Red Ribbon Week this week with many exciting events!

On Monday, we had a Boiling Springs High School football player come and speak to us about being "Drug F.R.E.E." (Friends, Rest, Exercise, Eat Healthy). Thank you for answering our questions!

This Thursday, we had guest speakers come in for Career Day! 

 We had teachers, nurses, lawyers, and more dressed for success!

We got to hear from...

Dr. Haguewood (El's Dad)-Optomologist

Mr. Mathis-Wofford College Sports Communication

Dr. Dardeau-Mary Black Hospital 

Mr. Moore-Lawyer

Bailey was in trial!

In the words of Mr. Moore, Ally has "...what it takes to be a great lawyer. She summarized the argument better than any student I've seen while doing it with a sassy hair flip."

Way to go, Ally!! You might have found your future calling :)

Mr. Snyder (Hannah's Dad)- Lucena Group (International Intelligence and Security Company)

THANK YOU to all of our guest speakers for coming in and inspiring us to prepare for our futures!!

Mighty Girls/Parents, if you post a comment by *this Wednesday, Nov. 4th* sharing what you learned during career day, you will receive a HW pass! :)

Week at a Glance-November 2nd-6th

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue practicing strategies for dividing smaller numbers through guided math stations! We will practice how to divide with remainders and introduce long division.  

Reading-We will continue reading Wonder as our mentor text for our Choose Kind PBL as we focus on skills such as character traits, summarizing, and inferences within guided reading stations. We will be filming our script to spread the word about the CCA organization that was inspired by Wonder to raise money for children with facial deformities and their families!! We will test on vocabulary from Wonder this week.

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be having mini-lessons on how to use commas. In a writing station, we will be writing letters to R.J. Palacio, the author of Wonder.

Social Studies- We will review and test on the original 13 English Colonies (NE, Middle, and Southern). We will also introduce slavery v indentured servants and the Triangular Trade through hands-on activities.

Science- REACH FOR THE STARS! We will introduce our new unit on Astronomy this week through inquiry-based, hands-on activities such as making a “Cereal Solar System,” meteorite drops *how it relates to kindness to integrate with our PBL*, and MORE!

Anchor Down for Upcoming Tests:

·       Thursday- Wonder Vocabulary Test (Study Wonder TIPS Chart #3 in Reading notebook and note cards made for HW)

·       Friday- Social Studies Test on 13 Original English Colonies *Study NE, Middle, Southern notes and picture chart in SS notebook

·       **Due to a short week, we will not have Math 4 Today. M4T will pick back up *next* week!

Homework for the Week:

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

·       **Graded papers signed/returned by Wednesday (We are out Tuesday)!!**

·       Monday-Make Wonder vocab. cards due Wednesday

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

·       Study Multiplication flashcards (missed fast facts) or practice facts on Multiplication Times Table App 10 minutes *every night* & sign log

AHOY…Announcements Ahead!

·       November 12^th Brattonsville Field Trip. **Please return field trip forms and $$ by this Friday, Nov. 6^th Look for information letters going home soon.

·       Tuesday, Nov. 3^rd-ELECTION DAY!! NO SCHOOL

·       THANK YOU for all the wonderful Halloween goodies that you brought in for the girls to enjoy! J

Crew Member of the Week Check out Autumn’s tweets! @mrsburns19girls

Autumn is our star student this week for showing the character traits of GENEROSITY, ENCOURAGEMENT, and CREATIVITY in the classroom this week!! Autumn is a mighty girl model because she always helps others, uses kind words, and has creative ideas!! 

                                                         100 BC Goals

Good-240

Better-280

Mighty Girl Engineer Challenge-Wind-Powered Wheels

The girls became MIGHTY GIRL ENGINEERS as they accepted a STEM challenge to build a *wind-powered* car with limited time, materials, and a budget!

The Story: A German car company, Speedy Spinners, designs and builds race cars. The engineers at Speedy Spinners are STUCK! They want to create a safe air-powered car so that it is better for the environment, but they still want it to travel far and fast! 

The Challenge: YOU ARE AN ENGINEER! Your challenge is to use a limited amount of materials, time, and money to design and build a wind-powered car that will travel the farthest distance. Use what you have learned about severe weather and the power of wind!

Limitations: 

•  It must carry 2 passengers (washers)
• You may use tape and scissors for FREE
• A fan on medium speed will provide the car’s wind
•   It is powered by air/air-pressure
•  It must travel in a straight line
•  It must cost $20 or less to make.

In collaborative groups, the girls brainstormed by drawing and labeling their car design with the materials they wanted to use. The girls had to plan a shopping list of materials according to their $20 budget. 

They made a claim/prediction about how far their car would travel and which materials would work the best. 

After careful planning and building, it was time to test!! Most of the original designs only traveled a couple of inches if anything. 

Guess what that means?? We "FAILED" but it was great because we could learn from our mistakes and redesign our cars using what we learned-just like real engineers do! The girls then compared their prediction to their test results and came back to the room to reflect on the STEM process (challenges, successes, etc.)  

One very important skill that this activity taught was PERSEVERANCE and not giving up when things get hard so that we can learn. 

"If I had given up, then I would not learn from this mistake." -Hannah Dunn

Week at a Glance-October 26th-30th

Welcome back from the long weekend, mighty girls!!

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will continue practicing strategies for multiplying larger numbers through guided math stations! We will practice and test 2 x 2 and 3 x 1 digit multiplication. We will also introduce division.

Reading-We will continue reading Wonder as our mentor text for our Choose Kind PBL as we focus on skills such as character traits, summarizing, and inferences within guided reading stations. We will be practicing our script to spread the word about the CCA organization that was inspired by Wonder to raise money for children with facial deformities and their families!!

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be having mini-lessons and writing activities on how to write scripts to go along with our PBL. We will also be learning about how to use commas.

Social Studies- We will continue learning about early settlement and colonies the New World!

Science- We will finish our unit on weather as we do stations on climate v weather, have a hands-on activity with layers of the atmosphere, and test on severe weather.

 Anchor Down for Upcoming Tests:

·       Thursday- Math Test on 2 x 2 and 3 x 1 Multiplication *Study Math notes on multiplying larger numbers and be able to use the traditional method, box method, and lattice method.  

·       Friday- Science Test on Severe Weather *Study severe weather notes on thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes

·       Friday- WONDER Test *Be able to identify character traits with evidence, summarize with “tweet tags” (as practiced during the week), and answer comprehension questions on reading

Homework for the Week:

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

·       **Graded papers signed/returned by Tuesday!!**

·       Monday-Math HW on 2 x 2 multiplication *using the color check strategy*

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

·       Study Multiplication flashcards (missed fast facts) or practice facts on Multiplication Times Table App 10 minutes *every night* & sign log

AHOY…Announcements Ahead!

·       October 26^th- Report cards sent home for those who do not attend conferences  ACT Aspire results from third grade will also be sent home on Monday.

·       RED RIBBON WEEK (Monday – Bulldog Spirit Day (wear red & black; Tuesday – Dress for Success (dress in your best); Wednesday – College, University, & Military Day (wear a favorite college/university/military shirt); Thursday – Career Dream Day from 8:30-10:30am (dress in clothing that matches future career); Friday – OES Spirit Day (wear an OES shirt or school colors)

·       Thursday, Oct. 29^th- FALL FESTIVAL 5:00-8:00

·       November 12^th Brattonsville Field Trip. **Please return field trip forms and $$ ASAP J

 Crew Member of the Week

Check out Taila’s tweets! @mrsburns19girls

Taila is our star student this week for showing the character traits of PERSEVERANCE, HUMILITY, and KINDNESS in the classroom this week!! Taila is a mighty girl because she never gives up, always helps others, and is kind in her words and actions!! J

100 BC Goals

Good-220

Better-250