Mmmm.....Chilli!

Hello, Fourth Graders and Parents!

Chilli Cookoff is just around the bend on September 11th at lunch time! I'll be notifying the room moms about our class participation.  In the meantime, here's a bit of history about chilli...

Do you believe that this is truly the history of chilli?  Why or why not?  Tell me in your journal!  Tomorrow, be ready to research the history of chilli yourselves!

Tables, Authors, and iPads

Hello, Fourth Grade!

Above is an EXCELLENT recap of what we learned in math today. (Instead of a monster though, this teacher refers to the function tables as "machines!")

I was so appreciative of your enthusiasm to voluntarily research more information for your historical fiction pieces.  Props to you!  Margriet Ruurs is going to be blow away when she comes to visit us!
Speaking of Ruurs, click here to visit her website!  She comes in just one week.  WOOHOO!

I'm so glad we have the iPads in our classroom now, and look forward to viewing your creations with them throughout the year.  The sky is the limit, so long as you remember our favorite word!

Thanks for a fantastic 21st day of school!

Cheers,

Miss H.

Thursday Folders Replacement

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please look for a new folder and a notice in your child's backpack today!

The elementary team is excited to announce that we are implementing daily communication with you via a daily folder, as we believe this will be much more conducive to student success and parent-teacher communication.

Each night, please check your child's daily folder.  Then, initial their planner at the bottom of each day's column to signify that you have checked their planner and folder for daily homework, teacher notes, and returned work.

Please feel free to send any notes to teachers through the planner and folder as well!

Thanks so much in your flexibility and support in this change,

Miss Hodges and Miss Jezabel

Day 19 of 4th grade!

Hello!

By now, the fourth graders should be responsible enough to have recorded their homework in their planners and have taken all materials home.  Parents, please double-check that their homework was recorded this evening, and that either my or Miss Jezabel have signed off that the assignments were written down correctly.

Today we continued writing our historical fiction pieces, and conducted research for our Venezuelan timeline.

We also began a math unit on math patterns.  Check out this video for extra support at home!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjrbgGAZYjM

Day 18

Hi All,

Today we continued planning historical fiction pieces, and I am SO excited to see how they turn out!  The kids are planning their own original stories considering the Wright brothers, MLK, ancestors, and  more!

Homework:

Spelling: pg. 20
Writing:  Look up the answers to more two questions about a historical fact or figure
Matah:  100s chart multiples of 6-9

Day 17!

Hello Students and Parents,

There is some sort of bug going around, so please be sure to keep yourselves healthy by washing your hands, keeping your hands away from your face, and getting plenty of rest!

Today we broke into groups to determine what we would study for Venezuelan history, took a math test, and began reading a new chapter book by our upcoming visiting author, Margriet Ruurs.  The book is titled Me and Martha Black, and is a historical fiction piece.  Soon, we will be writing our own historical fiction stories!

Today's Homework:
Spelling: pg. 19
Math:  100s chart, multiples of 6-9
Writing:  List three facts about a historical topic or person.

Welcome to Week 4!

Dear Students and Parents,

Welcome back from the weekend!

Today was exciting because we began talking about Venezuelan history.

What do YOU know about Venezuela?!

Homework:
Spelling: pg. 18
Math:  1-10 worksheet (both sides)