We love to read in Grade 4. This year, we will be working on our silent reading stamina. 🙂 Everyone did exceptionally well last week, for our first silent reading session. Some even had some fluffy, reading buddies with them.
The Incredible, Edible Cell
Well, hopefully by now, you’ve heard about the edible cells that we made in class last week. Please be sure to ask your child which food materials were used for each cell part.
Objectives and Homework for September 7 – 11, 2015
Yay! Cheers to our first, full week of school!
StoryTown: – Analyze character traits and motivations.
– Make inferences regarding character traits, motivations and actions.
– Recognize distinguishing features of realistic fiction.
– Write a character description.
Spelling: – Study for our Spelling Test this Friday. (Words were handed out today and should be in your child’s homework folder.)
Math: Today, we started working in groups. These are tentative groups for now, until I can observe how everyone is working. Please ask your child which group he or she was assigned to: Lions, Dragons or Dolphins.
– Read and write whole numbers to millions.
– Solve problems using the 4-step plan.
– Compare whole numbers.
– Mid-Chapter Check
Science: – Identify and describe structures that make up plant/animal cells.
– Describe the characteristics of 1-celled organisms.
Social Studies: – Identify the Greater and Lesser Antilles on a map of the Caribbean.
– Identify the Bahamas, Belize and Guyana on a map.
Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.
– Recognize that God is Truth and is relevant to our life.
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel. Galatians 1:6
HOMEWORK:
Monday
MATH: Reteach Book page 4
Tuesday
MATH: Homework Practice Book – Dolphins and Dragons – page 3 All
Lions: page 3: 1-2, 5-8
SPELLING:Â page 4
Wednesday
SPELLING:Â page 5
Thursday
MATH: Homework Practice Book – Dolphins and Dragons – page 4: 1-10, 18-21
Lions: page 4: 1-10, 19-20
SPELLING:Â Study for Spelling Test
Happy Birthday, Jade!
 
Can You Save Fred?
Poor Fred, the gummy worm, was out boating in the South Sound yesterday morning in the middle of a storm. Silly Fred chose not to bring a friend with him, knowing full well that he couldn’t swim and to top that off, he was not even wearing his life preserver! Unfortunately, it became too windy and his boat capsized. Poor old Fred was stuck, with no one to help him and with his life preserver caught under the boat. That is, until a group of fourth graders came along and saved him.
Take a look into this Stem Exercise, where groups of fourth grades worked tirelessly to save Fred using only 4 paper clips and their brains.
M and M’s and 7Up
M&M’s and 7Up might sound like a strange concept to begin with, but I promise you, we learned a lot and had quite a few laughs.
The main focus of this activity was not only to help me learn a bit more about each student, but also to remind everyone that more is expected of them in Grade 4. We learned that in the fourth grade, everyone should be writing sentences with 7 or more detailed words.
Be sure to ask your child how M&M’s fit into this activity.
Welcome to Grade 4!
Welcome to Grade 4! I am Tessa Suckoo and I will be your child’s Grade 4 teacher this year! I am so excited! We will be learning so many new concepts and building on ones already learned while having tons of fun doing so! I can’t wait for all of the successes that will come this year with your child. I look forward to having a great year of educational excellence centered on Jesus.