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