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
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)