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
Monday, October 31, 2011
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
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