Good Afternoon,
We have made it to December and can't complain to much about the weather! The students have been working very hard this quarter on many different activities. The next few weeks will be very busy in the 4th grade. The students will continue working on their literature circles with the 5th graders and begin researching their author to develop a powerpoint presentation. This past week we began reading Mr. Popper's Penguins in class. The students are enjoying this book along with the activities that come with it! Friday I sent home a Reader's Theater Script for the students that we will present the last week before Christmas break. We are continuing our normal studies focusing on Kids At Work this week in reading. This unit relates to students doing their part to see our environment continues to stay clean. The students will continue working on the SE Region brochures as well. Each week during December we will work on different Christmas related activities to prepare for the holiday!! Just a reminder to make sure your child is bringing proper clothing for the cooler weather. Also, the Christmas concert is slated for this coming Thursday at 7pm!
Happy Holidays!!
Ms. Knudson
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
November 14th
Good Morning,
Well, it has been another 2 weeks since my last blog and the 4th grade class continues to amaze me and make me proud! Our Veteran's Day Activity went off without a hitch and there were numerous compliments for the outstanding work the 4th graders and 8th graders did. The students also created a couple projects that were done at home and WOW!! The Inventions and Ecosystems the students created were SPECTACULAR! Thank you so much for all the additional help at home! We are now moving to more exciting things coming up in 4th grade! This week we will start literature circles with the 5th grade. The studetns will be expected to read a certain amount of pages/chapters each week for regular group discussions. The students will need to be thinking about a Final Project that will be due before Christmas. This project will be with the 5th grade class. We will do some Thanksgiving activities this week and next and also create something for our adopted residents at the nursing home. We will begin Unit 3 in reading primarily discussing verbs. We also move on to the Southeast Region of the United States. There is a lot going on so make sure you are checking those Fridge Facts to be aware of exciting things happening in the classroom! Enjoy this beautiful weather we have!! Until next time.....
Ms. Knudson
Well, it has been another 2 weeks since my last blog and the 4th grade class continues to amaze me and make me proud! Our Veteran's Day Activity went off without a hitch and there were numerous compliments for the outstanding work the 4th graders and 8th graders did. The students also created a couple projects that were done at home and WOW!! The Inventions and Ecosystems the students created were SPECTACULAR! Thank you so much for all the additional help at home! We are now moving to more exciting things coming up in 4th grade! This week we will start literature circles with the 5th grade. The studetns will be expected to read a certain amount of pages/chapters each week for regular group discussions. The students will need to be thinking about a Final Project that will be due before Christmas. This project will be with the 5th grade class. We will do some Thanksgiving activities this week and next and also create something for our adopted residents at the nursing home. We will begin Unit 3 in reading primarily discussing verbs. We also move on to the Southeast Region of the United States. There is a lot going on so make sure you are checking those Fridge Facts to be aware of exciting things happening in the classroom! Enjoy this beautiful weather we have!! Until next time.....
Ms. Knudson
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday October 31st
Good Morning and Happy Halloween!!
Wow! It is hard to believe it has been 2 weeks since I've last posted on this blog!! Sorry for the delay, myself and the 4th graders have been quite busy these past few weeks!! Last week was the beginning of the 2nd Quarter and as of today we have been in school for 50 days! Hard to believe!!! The kids sure have been working hard and we had a very successful 1st quarter of school! Last week we talked about great inventors of the past and the students were to come up with their own invention. We took Chapter 6 Math test and all the students did very well! Still working on getting better at science and social studies tests! Please be sure your child is studying when a study guide is sent home. We made a very neat pop-up card for the residents at the nursing home in Woonsocket that will be sent to them today! We are also making progress on our Veteran activities and have a lot of neat ideas prepared! Today we will be celebrating Halloween with several activities throughout the day including a Costume Party in the afternoon! This week we will be finishing up Unit 2 with our theme being SNAKES!! Today we also wrap up our first month of Book-It!! Lots of things going on in the 4th grade classroom! Be sure you are staying up to date and ask your child what is going on!! We are having a great time!
Have a great week!!
Ms. Knudson
Wow! It is hard to believe it has been 2 weeks since I've last posted on this blog!! Sorry for the delay, myself and the 4th graders have been quite busy these past few weeks!! Last week was the beginning of the 2nd Quarter and as of today we have been in school for 50 days! Hard to believe!!! The kids sure have been working hard and we had a very successful 1st quarter of school! Last week we talked about great inventors of the past and the students were to come up with their own invention. We took Chapter 6 Math test and all the students did very well! Still working on getting better at science and social studies tests! Please be sure your child is studying when a study guide is sent home. We made a very neat pop-up card for the residents at the nursing home in Woonsocket that will be sent to them today! We are also making progress on our Veteran activities and have a lot of neat ideas prepared! Today we will be celebrating Halloween with several activities throughout the day including a Costume Party in the afternoon! This week we will be finishing up Unit 2 with our theme being SNAKES!! Today we also wrap up our first month of Book-It!! Lots of things going on in the 4th grade classroom! Be sure you are staying up to date and ask your child what is going on!! We are having a great time!
Have a great week!!
Ms. Knudson
Sunday, October 16, 2011
October 16th
Good Evening,
What a beautiful weekend! I hope you all have enjoyed the weather and had success with your hunting endeavors! We had a great homecoming week! The kids worked really hard considering the distractions of what comes along with homecoming. This last week our reading unit was "New Places New Faces". We discussed some great vocabulary words that coincide with social studies. Words like boycott, strikes, and unions are things we will talk about in the future! We started working with multiplication and the kids are doing great! I introduced the Northeast region and we are learning the states and capitals in this area. There will be a quiz Tuesday!! We are still talking about animals and how they adapt to survive.
This week our reading is unit is "Focus on China". We will be talking about the culture in China and reading a couple different selections related to China. We will continue talking about nouns becoming a bit more specific with irregular nouns. In math we'll be working with squares and square roots, working with word problems, and more multiplication facts! The students will take their states/capitals quiz Tuesday and we will continue discussing the Northeast Region in more detail. We will have another lesson in science and then do some review for a test the following week!
Hope you are enjoying the fall weather!! Remember to keep your children on the ball with homework! The 1st quarter ends Friday!!
Ms. Knudson
What a beautiful weekend! I hope you all have enjoyed the weather and had success with your hunting endeavors! We had a great homecoming week! The kids worked really hard considering the distractions of what comes along with homecoming. This last week our reading unit was "New Places New Faces". We discussed some great vocabulary words that coincide with social studies. Words like boycott, strikes, and unions are things we will talk about in the future! We started working with multiplication and the kids are doing great! I introduced the Northeast region and we are learning the states and capitals in this area. There will be a quiz Tuesday!! We are still talking about animals and how they adapt to survive.
This week our reading is unit is "Focus on China". We will be talking about the culture in China and reading a couple different selections related to China. We will continue talking about nouns becoming a bit more specific with irregular nouns. In math we'll be working with squares and square roots, working with word problems, and more multiplication facts! The students will take their states/capitals quiz Tuesday and we will continue discussing the Northeast Region in more detail. We will have another lesson in science and then do some review for a test the following week!
Hope you are enjoying the fall weather!! Remember to keep your children on the ball with homework! The 1st quarter ends Friday!!
Ms. Knudson
Sunday, October 9, 2011
October 9th
Good Morning,
I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend and adjusting to the more "fall-like" temperatures:) We had another great week in the 4th grade! Our theme this past week was "Baseball" which was fitting because of the playoffs currently in full swing! We talked about some of our favorite baseball legends such as Babe Ruth, Barry Lou Gehrig, etc. In grammar we are talking about nouns, more specifically common and proper nouns! We finished up Unit 1 in our Social Studies books with a Open Book/Partner Test. In science we discussed how bodies of animals help them meet their needs! We also began looking at multiplication! Friday afternoon we reviewed missing numbers with our handheld devices and worked with the Pre-School on the IPADS. There are a lot of fun new apps on the IPADS great for 4th grade!!
This next week is homecoming week! Take a look at the fridge facts so your child can dress accordingly. It is also a short week which means we will be working extra hard to get everything in in just 3 days so we can relax and enjoy homecoming festivities on Friday! In reading we will be exploring "New Places, New Faces" focusing on children in other countries. We will dig deeper into nouns discussing singular and plural nouns this week. In math we will continue to dive into more multiplication and end the week with a Chapter 5 test! This week finds us in the Northeast Region in social studies. The students will locate and label the states and capitals in the Northeast Region. Eventually they will be expected to know this by memory!!! This week will be a great, short week!!!
Happy Homecoming!!!
Ms. Knudson
I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend and adjusting to the more "fall-like" temperatures:) We had another great week in the 4th grade! Our theme this past week was "Baseball" which was fitting because of the playoffs currently in full swing! We talked about some of our favorite baseball legends such as Babe Ruth, Barry Lou Gehrig, etc. In grammar we are talking about nouns, more specifically common and proper nouns! We finished up Unit 1 in our Social Studies books with a Open Book/Partner Test. In science we discussed how bodies of animals help them meet their needs! We also began looking at multiplication! Friday afternoon we reviewed missing numbers with our handheld devices and worked with the Pre-School on the IPADS. There are a lot of fun new apps on the IPADS great for 4th grade!!
This next week is homecoming week! Take a look at the fridge facts so your child can dress accordingly. It is also a short week which means we will be working extra hard to get everything in in just 3 days so we can relax and enjoy homecoming festivities on Friday! In reading we will be exploring "New Places, New Faces" focusing on children in other countries. We will dig deeper into nouns discussing singular and plural nouns this week. In math we will continue to dive into more multiplication and end the week with a Chapter 5 test! This week finds us in the Northeast Region in social studies. The students will locate and label the states and capitals in the Northeast Region. Eventually they will be expected to know this by memory!!! This week will be a great, short week!!!
Happy Homecoming!!!
Ms. Knudson
Sunday, October 2, 2011
October 2nd
Good Afternoon,
This last week was as great week in the 4th grade class. Our week was spent reviewing the 1st 5 weeks in our reading, grammar, and spelling units. The weather was great and the students worked hard. Some highlights from our week includes interviewing our Veteran's from the community. Thursday afternoon several Veterans from the area came to Sanborn Central and the 4th graders along with their 8th grade buddy interviewd them. The students were so excited, but the work isn't done yet!! We will now compile the information and begin preparing a presentation for the Veterans!! Another highlight from the week was Friday. In art we made greeting cards for the Adopt-A-Resident Program we will be doing with the Prairie View Care Center Residents. The 4th and 5th grade students made Happy Autumn cards which will be sent to the residents. We wrapped up the week working with the Pre-School students on the IPads. There are new apps on the IPADS so it was a lot of fun for both groups of kids! This week we will begin Unit 2 in our Reading series beginning with Baseball as our theme! Perfect time for this unit as the playoffs are underway!! Be sure your child is getting their homework done at night and staying caught up! We have lots of fun and exciting things to look forward to these next few weeks including 4-H Week, Homecoming Week, and of course our trip to pick out pumpkins! I hope you are all enjoying these beautiful fall weather!!
Ms. Knudson
This last week was as great week in the 4th grade class. Our week was spent reviewing the 1st 5 weeks in our reading, grammar, and spelling units. The weather was great and the students worked hard. Some highlights from our week includes interviewing our Veteran's from the community. Thursday afternoon several Veterans from the area came to Sanborn Central and the 4th graders along with their 8th grade buddy interviewd them. The students were so excited, but the work isn't done yet!! We will now compile the information and begin preparing a presentation for the Veterans!! Another highlight from the week was Friday. In art we made greeting cards for the Adopt-A-Resident Program we will be doing with the Prairie View Care Center Residents. The 4th and 5th grade students made Happy Autumn cards which will be sent to the residents. We wrapped up the week working with the Pre-School students on the IPads. There are new apps on the IPADS so it was a lot of fun for both groups of kids! This week we will begin Unit 2 in our Reading series beginning with Baseball as our theme! Perfect time for this unit as the playoffs are underway!! Be sure your child is getting their homework done at night and staying caught up! We have lots of fun and exciting things to look forward to these next few weeks including 4-H Week, Homecoming Week, and of course our trip to pick out pumpkins! I hope you are all enjoying these beautiful fall weather!!
Ms. Knudson
Friday, September 23, 2011
Friday September 23rd
Happy Autumn!!
Well, it is official! Today marks the first day of Autumn! Another great week in the 4th grade. The kids have been working so hard this week! Our reading unit this week was on Wildlife and our main reading selection was "The Raft" so to incoporate this into some creative thinking, the students created their own rafts and we tested them out today!! So far, all the students rafts float! This week wraps up our first Unit in our reading series so next week we will be doing several review activities!! This afternoon the students worked on an art project with Mrs. Moody and the 5th grade. Next week we can look forward to our interviews with our Veterans in the community and creating notes or cards for the residents at the Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket! Thanks for all you are doing at home!! We are having a great 1st quarter and the kids are all doing wonderful!!
Have a great weekend!!!
Ms. Knudson
Well, it is official! Today marks the first day of Autumn! Another great week in the 4th grade. The kids have been working so hard this week! Our reading unit this week was on Wildlife and our main reading selection was "The Raft" so to incoporate this into some creative thinking, the students created their own rafts and we tested them out today!! So far, all the students rafts float! This week wraps up our first Unit in our reading series so next week we will be doing several review activities!! This afternoon the students worked on an art project with Mrs. Moody and the 5th grade. Next week we can look forward to our interviews with our Veterans in the community and creating notes or cards for the residents at the Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket! Thanks for all you are doing at home!! We are having a great 1st quarter and the kids are all doing wonderful!!
Have a great weekend!!!
Ms. Knudson
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tuesday September 20th
Good Morning,
Time flies when you are having fun!! We've been very busy in the 4th grade. Hence the reason we haven't had time to post some of the things we've been doing. We are doing a variety of different activities. The students are finishing up their first art project which is on display in the hallway!! They are also finishing up their first pen pal letter to students in Willow Lake!! Finally, we are working on an All About Me Gazzette which is similar to a newspaper article. Last week we dove into our Veteran's Activity with the 8th graders and will work on a time that they can come in a present their interviews to the vets. Something else I introduced to the students was an "Adopt - a - Resident" activity. Basically once a month the students will create something as simple as a note to send to the residents at the Prairie View Care Center. These are all the extras I've incorporated into our classroom. This week we are discussing Wildlife. In teams the students will create their own raft to test on Friday to see if it will float or sink!!! This is the last Week in Unit 1 so next week will be a review week!! The students did very well on their last math test. They will have another one this Friday. Students will have their FIRST science test next week! We are having a great time in 4th grad and I'm so excited for all the opportunities we have going on!!
Have a great day!
Ms. Knudson
Time flies when you are having fun!! We've been very busy in the 4th grade. Hence the reason we haven't had time to post some of the things we've been doing. We are doing a variety of different activities. The students are finishing up their first art project which is on display in the hallway!! They are also finishing up their first pen pal letter to students in Willow Lake!! Finally, we are working on an All About Me Gazzette which is similar to a newspaper article. Last week we dove into our Veteran's Activity with the 8th graders and will work on a time that they can come in a present their interviews to the vets. Something else I introduced to the students was an "Adopt - a - Resident" activity. Basically once a month the students will create something as simple as a note to send to the residents at the Prairie View Care Center. These are all the extras I've incorporated into our classroom. This week we are discussing Wildlife. In teams the students will create their own raft to test on Friday to see if it will float or sink!!! This is the last Week in Unit 1 so next week will be a review week!! The students did very well on their last math test. They will have another one this Friday. Students will have their FIRST science test next week! We are having a great time in 4th grad and I'm so excited for all the opportunities we have going on!!
Have a great day!
Ms. Knudson
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday September 14th
Hello,
Wow, a tad bit cooler then what we've been experiencing:) Make sure your child is bringing a light jacket or sweatshirt for recess it is a little chilly in the morning! Yesterday we read "The Astronaut and the Onion" in our reading text book and discussed realistic fiction stories. In grammar we discussed complex sentences and reviewed how to use a conjunction in longer sentences. We reviewed some math functions using our handheld devices and subtracted 2-digit numbers with regrouping in math! After music we discussed "The American People" in our social studies book. We had a great day!
Today we re-read our main selection and answered some comprehension questions. After that we discussed our solar system and learned how to use a diagram. We did some editing in our grammar and spelling workbooks today! After lunch we met with the 8th grade students to begin our Veteran activity. I think the activity we have planned for our collaboration is going to be great! The students are now busy taking their 2nd Math Test of the school year! They will be off to PE shortly and will finish up their test when they return. The rest of the afternoon we will be discussing Heredity and family trees in Science!
Have a great evening and stay warm:)
Wow, a tad bit cooler then what we've been experiencing:) Make sure your child is bringing a light jacket or sweatshirt for recess it is a little chilly in the morning! Yesterday we read "The Astronaut and the Onion" in our reading text book and discussed realistic fiction stories. In grammar we discussed complex sentences and reviewed how to use a conjunction in longer sentences. We reviewed some math functions using our handheld devices and subtracted 2-digit numbers with regrouping in math! After music we discussed "The American People" in our social studies book. We had a great day!
Today we re-read our main selection and answered some comprehension questions. After that we discussed our solar system and learned how to use a diagram. We did some editing in our grammar and spelling workbooks today! After lunch we met with the 8th grade students to begin our Veteran activity. I think the activity we have planned for our collaboration is going to be great! The students are now busy taking their 2nd Math Test of the school year! They will be off to PE shortly and will finish up their test when they return. The rest of the afternoon we will be discussing Heredity and family trees in Science!
Have a great evening and stay warm:)
Monday, September 12, 2011
Monday September 12th, 2011
Good Afternoon,
Well, I think the students survived the last warm day of this year anyway!!! There were even any complaints:) Another short week, so make sure your students are studying those spelling words each night! Today we started reading about astronauts in our Reading Unit. The students learned 7 new vocabulary words... ask them what they are and what they mean!! In grammar we are still discussing complex sentences and how to combine sentences together. We are also discussing independent and dependent clauses. In math we are keep building our addition and subtraction skills with 2 and 3 digit numbers. Finally, in science today we started looking at our vocabulary words in Chapter 2 which is about Life Cycles. Make sure your child is bringing a sweatshirt or light coat... It looks like the rest of the week may be a bit cooler.
Ms. Knudson and the 4th grade!!
Well, I think the students survived the last warm day of this year anyway!!! There were even any complaints:) Another short week, so make sure your students are studying those spelling words each night! Today we started reading about astronauts in our Reading Unit. The students learned 7 new vocabulary words... ask them what they are and what they mean!! In grammar we are still discussing complex sentences and how to combine sentences together. We are also discussing independent and dependent clauses. In math we are keep building our addition and subtraction skills with 2 and 3 digit numbers. Finally, in science today we started looking at our vocabulary words in Chapter 2 which is about Life Cycles. Make sure your child is bringing a sweatshirt or light coat... It looks like the rest of the week may be a bit cooler.
Ms. Knudson and the 4th grade!!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday September 7 and Thursday September 8
Good Morning,
Yesterday we kept ourselves very busy moving through our reading unit this week discussing Our National Parks. We talked about the food chain and how it affects the National Parks and what we can do to save our National Parks. The students were responsible for finding the Main Ideas and Details in our story we read. We discussed the three conjunction words used to join compound sentences together... Ask your child if they can remember these:) We did some math review using our handheld devices and then began Chapter 2 discussing missing addends in story problems. We finished up Chapter 1 Lesson 3 in science classifying animals.
Today we will read "Saving a National Park" and design a campaign for saving National Parks in our area. We will hopefully get a chance to work at stations this morning depending on what we get done in grammar and spelling. This afternoon the students have computers and PE. After those activities we will work with missing numbers in subtraction and finish Chapter 1 Lesson 4 in social studies: Natural Resources in America. Tomorrow is Friday which means a spelling test... be sure your child is studying tonight. We will also work with the Pre-School tomorrow and help them get acquainted with the IPads.
Have a great day!
Ms. Knudson and the 4th grade!
Yesterday we kept ourselves very busy moving through our reading unit this week discussing Our National Parks. We talked about the food chain and how it affects the National Parks and what we can do to save our National Parks. The students were responsible for finding the Main Ideas and Details in our story we read. We discussed the three conjunction words used to join compound sentences together... Ask your child if they can remember these:) We did some math review using our handheld devices and then began Chapter 2 discussing missing addends in story problems. We finished up Chapter 1 Lesson 3 in science classifying animals.
Today we will read "Saving a National Park" and design a campaign for saving National Parks in our area. We will hopefully get a chance to work at stations this morning depending on what we get done in grammar and spelling. This afternoon the students have computers and PE. After those activities we will work with missing numbers in subtraction and finish Chapter 1 Lesson 4 in social studies: Natural Resources in America. Tomorrow is Friday which means a spelling test... be sure your child is studying tonight. We will also work with the Pre-School tomorrow and help them get acquainted with the IPads.
Have a great day!
Ms. Knudson and the 4th grade!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tuesday September 6th
Hello,
I hope you all had a fabulous long weekend! I sure enjoyed the beautiful weather! My apologies the fridge facts didn't get sent home on Thursday for the students to review the new spelling words. I had someone fill-in for the last 10 minutes so I could get to practice... we'll be sure to work extra hard this week to make up for that! We got back into the swing of things this morning with a spelling pre-test and an introduction to Our National Parks. The students finished up describing their mystery picture in computer class and played mat ball in PE. This afternoon we did an investigation in math looking at number lines. We finished up the day talking about different climates in the United States! Another short week this week so make sure your child is studying those spelling words!!!
Have a great night!
Ms. Knudson
I hope you all had a fabulous long weekend! I sure enjoyed the beautiful weather! My apologies the fridge facts didn't get sent home on Thursday for the students to review the new spelling words. I had someone fill-in for the last 10 minutes so I could get to practice... we'll be sure to work extra hard this week to make up for that! We got back into the swing of things this morning with a spelling pre-test and an introduction to Our National Parks. The students finished up describing their mystery picture in computer class and played mat ball in PE. This afternoon we did an investigation in math looking at number lines. We finished up the day talking about different climates in the United States! Another short week this week so make sure your child is studying those spelling words!!!
Have a great night!
Ms. Knudson
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Wednesday August 31st and Thursday September 1
Hello,
Sorry we missed you yesterday! We were very busy and very HOT!!!! Still very hot today! We are anxiously waiting to get out of school to have some fun at the fair this weekend, but before that happens we have work to be done!! Yesterday we moved on in our reading unit learning about cinquain poetry, assonances, and metaphors!! We continued discussing subjects and predicates. We had computers and continued typing up our mystery pictures! Our day ended discussing the plant kingdom. We now know there are two types of plants... vascular and nonvascular!! Ask your child the difference.
Today we've been busy also. We have taken a spelling test, reading and grammar quiz, and are currently working on our first math test of the year!! This afternoon it is rather steamy in our room so we'll spend the remainder of the day using the ipad 2's.
Have a great, safe holiday weekend!
Ms. Knudson
Sorry we missed you yesterday! We were very busy and very HOT!!!! Still very hot today! We are anxiously waiting to get out of school to have some fun at the fair this weekend, but before that happens we have work to be done!! Yesterday we moved on in our reading unit learning about cinquain poetry, assonances, and metaphors!! We continued discussing subjects and predicates. We had computers and continued typing up our mystery pictures! Our day ended discussing the plant kingdom. We now know there are two types of plants... vascular and nonvascular!! Ask your child the difference.
Today we've been busy also. We have taken a spelling test, reading and grammar quiz, and are currently working on our first math test of the year!! This afternoon it is rather steamy in our room so we'll spend the remainder of the day using the ipad 2's.
Have a great, safe holiday weekend!
Ms. Knudson
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday August 30
Good Afternoon,
We had another great day in the 4th grade! Today we listend to "A Walk in the Desert" and talked about main ideas and details of stories. We continued discussing subjects and predicates adding compound subjects and predicates into the mix! We played Around the World to review with math and took a facts practice test to see how fast we are answering quick math facts!!! After music we talked about regrouping in math and got a short worksheet assignment. We finished January in our reading series and are wondering if Cal is going to make it out of the oil tank alive..... In social studies we talked about the different landforms throughout the United States from the Eastern Coast to the Western Coast... Challenge your child :) Only two days left this week.... make sure your child is studying those spelling words! First volleyball match tonight @ Hanson!! Go Lady Blackhawks!!!
Have a great night!
Ms. Knudson
We had another great day in the 4th grade! Today we listend to "A Walk in the Desert" and talked about main ideas and details of stories. We continued discussing subjects and predicates adding compound subjects and predicates into the mix! We played Around the World to review with math and took a facts practice test to see how fast we are answering quick math facts!!! After music we talked about regrouping in math and got a short worksheet assignment. We finished January in our reading series and are wondering if Cal is going to make it out of the oil tank alive..... In social studies we talked about the different landforms throughout the United States from the Eastern Coast to the Western Coast... Challenge your child :) Only two days left this week.... make sure your child is studying those spelling words! First volleyball match tonight @ Hanson!! Go Lady Blackhawks!!!
Have a great night!
Ms. Knudson
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday August 29th
Good Evening,
Another great day in the 4th grade classroom! The students got to walk for the first time this year with Mrs. Vermeulen. Following their walk they visited with our school intern counselor. We began our Adapting to Survival Unit and began focusing on subjects and predicates in our grammar. We took a spelling pre-test, and it looks as though we need to study the next couple days for our test on THURSDAY!! It is a short week this week, so we will be squeezing in our work that is normally for a five-day week! The students had computers and PE today as well. In math we discussed adding money. We wrapped up our afternoon learning about how living things are classified in science!
Have a great night!!
Ms. Knudson and the 4th grade!
Another great day in the 4th grade classroom! The students got to walk for the first time this year with Mrs. Vermeulen. Following their walk they visited with our school intern counselor. We began our Adapting to Survival Unit and began focusing on subjects and predicates in our grammar. We took a spelling pre-test, and it looks as though we need to study the next couple days for our test on THURSDAY!! It is a short week this week, so we will be squeezing in our work that is normally for a five-day week! The students had computers and PE today as well. In math we discussed adding money. We wrapped up our afternoon learning about how living things are classified in science!
Have a great night!!
Ms. Knudson and the 4th grade!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday August 26th
Good Afternoon,
Wow!! We have completed our very first full week of school already and a great week it was!! Today we took our very first spelling test and the whole class did great!! We finished up our Mystery unit in reading and look forward to next week's "Adapting to Survival" unit! Today was our first time using the IPAD's and we had so much fun experimenting with our new technology! We plan on teaching the pre-school how to use them after we become experts!! We started talking about the United States and learned about latitude and longitude. Next week is a short week, so we have a lot to get done in a short amount of time! Have a great weekend and enjoy the weather! All of your children are doing great and soooo enjoyable!!
Ms. Knudson
Wow!! We have completed our very first full week of school already and a great week it was!! Today we took our very first spelling test and the whole class did great!! We finished up our Mystery unit in reading and look forward to next week's "Adapting to Survival" unit! Today was our first time using the IPAD's and we had so much fun experimenting with our new technology! We plan on teaching the pre-school how to use them after we become experts!! We started talking about the United States and learned about latitude and longitude. Next week is a short week, so we have a lot to get done in a short amount of time! Have a great weekend and enjoy the weather! All of your children are doing great and soooo enjoyable!!
Ms. Knudson
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thursday August 25th
Good Afternoon,
Another great day!! Hard to believe we've already been in school for a whole week!!!! The students are doing great and I think it is safe to say we are off to a great start!! Tomorrow will be our first spelling and reading test!! No worries at home as we have been practicing our words all week!! Just review a few times and your child should be good to go! The reading test is just a comprehension test where the students need to read a short story and answer questions that go with it!! Tomorrow we will be testing out the IPAD's for the first time in class... can't wait to share that experience with you! The students got to try out a different station today and worked on fact families and subtraction in math. Those students who participated in the summer reading program got a Rootbeer Float and possibly an extra recess. Tomorrow is Friday and we'll have our first full week of school complete:)
Have a good evening,
Ms. Knudson and class!!
Another great day!! Hard to believe we've already been in school for a whole week!!!! The students are doing great and I think it is safe to say we are off to a great start!! Tomorrow will be our first spelling and reading test!! No worries at home as we have been practicing our words all week!! Just review a few times and your child should be good to go! The reading test is just a comprehension test where the students need to read a short story and answer questions that go with it!! Tomorrow we will be testing out the IPAD's for the first time in class... can't wait to share that experience with you! The students got to try out a different station today and worked on fact families and subtraction in math. Those students who participated in the summer reading program got a Rootbeer Float and possibly an extra recess. Tomorrow is Friday and we'll have our first full week of school complete:)
Have a good evening,
Ms. Knudson and class!!
Wednesday August 24th
Good Morning,
Yesterday was a great day!! We kept busy moving from one thing to the next! We choral read our main selection this week and discussed some comprehension questions! Once we were finished with that we reviewed the four different types of sentences we use in grammar!! For the first time we got to work at stations. Some of us played ixl, some used the Kindles and read a mystery, a couple of us worked at the writer's workshop station and finally a couple of us went exploring researching some interesting social studies information. After recess we practice our spelling words and learned some new meanings!! We had pizza for lunch... one of our classroom favorites so far this year! After lunch Ms. Knudson read some more in our book and then we reviewed Lessons 1-4 using our handheld devices! It was then time for music with Ms. Senska! After music we learned about ordinal numbers and months of the year... some of it was review from previous years:) We also started reading some in our Science books. We looked at tools that scientists might use to explore! We had a great day!!
Ms. Knudson and class!!!
Yesterday was a great day!! We kept busy moving from one thing to the next! We choral read our main selection this week and discussed some comprehension questions! Once we were finished with that we reviewed the four different types of sentences we use in grammar!! For the first time we got to work at stations. Some of us played ixl, some used the Kindles and read a mystery, a couple of us worked at the writer's workshop station and finally a couple of us went exploring researching some interesting social studies information. After recess we practice our spelling words and learned some new meanings!! We had pizza for lunch... one of our classroom favorites so far this year! After lunch Ms. Knudson read some more in our book and then we reviewed Lessons 1-4 using our handheld devices! It was then time for music with Ms. Senska! After music we learned about ordinal numbers and months of the year... some of it was review from previous years:) We also started reading some in our Science books. We looked at tools that scientists might use to explore! We had a great day!!
Ms. Knudson and class!!!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tuesday August 23rd
Wow!!! Today was warm!! We jumped into our Mystery unit and listened to "The Case of the Missing Lunch". We talked about finding a problem and solution in fiction books. Today we also learned what genres are. Challenge your child to come up with a few!! We reviewed our vocabulary words and discussed the four different types of sentences we can use!! We journaled after recess writing about what our favorite mysteries are. After lunch (Chicken Nuggets) we read more of our class book. We went outside for PE... still very warm!! We got to watch Bill Nye the Sience Guy who talked about Germs!! We ended the day looking through our social studies book and locating different topics!! Hopefully tomorrow is a bit cooler!!
Have a great evening,
Ms. Knudson
Have a great evening,
Ms. Knudson
Monday, August 22, 2011
Monday August 22nd
Hello,
I hope you had a great weekend!! We started a Mystery Unit in reading and learned some new vocabulary words. We also took a spelling pre-test... so be sure you are studying this week for the test on Friday. We started talking about complete sentences and sentence fragments. We had tacos for lunch today...mmmmm good!!! After lunch we read some more of our book and started math. We got to go to music today with Ms. Senska. After music we finished up learning about sequencing in math. We also finished our Getting to Know Our Science book worksheet!!
Have a great night!!
Ms.Knudson
I hope you had a great weekend!! We started a Mystery Unit in reading and learned some new vocabulary words. We also took a spelling pre-test... so be sure you are studying this week for the test on Friday. We started talking about complete sentences and sentence fragments. We had tacos for lunch today...mmmmm good!!! After lunch we read some more of our book and started math. We got to go to music today with Ms. Senska. After music we finished up learning about sequencing in math. We also finished our Getting to Know Our Science book worksheet!!
Have a great night!!
Ms.Knudson
Friday, August 19, 2011
Friday August 19th, 2011
Hello,
Today was a great day!! This morning we learned in our "Wonder of the Day" that jockeys are not just those who ride horses, but also run music... better known as "disc jockeys:) This morning we worked on technical stuff for Ms. Knudson testing our reading levels and filling out DRA's. We all designed a puzzle piece displaying some characteristics that best describe our personalities. That is hanging in our hallway!! After lunch we got to learn how to use the handheld devices in Ms. Knudson's class. They are awesome!! We reviewed some math concepts from yesterday using our new tool!! In math we reviewed some missing addends and had a short assignment. We wrapped up the week getting to know our science book with a brief overview of some important points!! We had a great few days of school and look forward to a great full week of school next week!! Have a great weekend and enjoy the weather!!!
Ms. Knudson and class!!!
Today was a great day!! This morning we learned in our "Wonder of the Day" that jockeys are not just those who ride horses, but also run music... better known as "disc jockeys:) This morning we worked on technical stuff for Ms. Knudson testing our reading levels and filling out DRA's. We all designed a puzzle piece displaying some characteristics that best describe our personalities. That is hanging in our hallway!! After lunch we got to learn how to use the handheld devices in Ms. Knudson's class. They are awesome!! We reviewed some math concepts from yesterday using our new tool!! In math we reviewed some missing addends and had a short assignment. We wrapped up the week getting to know our science book with a brief overview of some important points!! We had a great few days of school and look forward to a great full week of school next week!! Have a great weekend and enjoy the weather!!!
Ms. Knudson and class!!!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thursday August 18th, 2011
Today we learned some interesting math. We learned about the commutative property and the identity property of addition. We also learned what an addend and sum are. Today we had donuts for breakfast and corndogs for lunch. We got to learn more about each other by sharing some things we brought from home. We created Time Capsules to open at the end of the school year!! Everyone got to get their height measurement to see if we grow throughout the school year!! We also read more in our Conspiracy 365 series. This book is awesome!!!
Ms. Knudson
Ms. Knudson
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
1st Day of School :)
Today was a great 1/2 day of school!!! The kids anxiously unpacked their book bags and organized their desks. We got to know each other a little bit better by playing a "Silly Name Game". I introduced myself, classroom rules/expectations, incentives, and our classroom book!! The students were challenged to bring at least 3 things from home that will describe them a bit more!! I hope they had a great first day of school and are looking forward to a great year as I know I sure am!!! Don't forget... pictures on Friday!!!
Ms. Knudson
Ms. Knudson
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
1st Day of School Tomorrow!!
Hello,
In just a few short hours we will be entering the doors of Sanborn Central once again to begin another wonderful school year. I hope you all rest up and are as excited as I am to begin 4th grade!! See all of your bright smiles in the morning!!
Ms. Knudson
In just a few short hours we will be entering the doors of Sanborn Central once again to begin another wonderful school year. I hope you all rest up and are as excited as I am to begin 4th grade!! See all of your bright smiles in the morning!!
Ms. Knudson
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