Welcome to 4th Grade!

Today was such a wonderful 1st day of 4th grade!  The class and I had a great time getting to know each other and learning about their new class!
Welcome back!  :)

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Our focus of study for MARE this year is on the Kelp Forest.  Lucky for us, the adorable sea otter makes it's home in the Kelp Forest.
If you would like to see sea otters, live on your computer, check them out at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  They feed and train them every few hours.  You can log on anytime from 7am to 7pm when cameras are rolling and they feed them at 1:30pm, 4:30pm and 6:30pm (EST)
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/efc_otter/otter_cam.aspx

ENJOY!

The week of May 20-24

There is so much happening in our classroom and in our school as we wind down our school year!

Please remember, the concert is this Wednesday (5/22) evening.  The show begins at 6:00pm and students may come to our classroom starting at 5:30pm.

Thursday (5/23) is our long-awaited class trip.  As a reminder, the students need to be at school by the regular time (please be on time!) and will return at around 3:45pm. Please check their folders for more information regarding our trip, this will be going home tonight!

This week's Spelling focuses on words that have vowels with no sound clues.

1.   machine
2.   especially
3.   usually
4.   probably
5.   giant
6.   buffalo
7.   Canada
8.   canoe
9.   relatives
10. stomach
11. moment
12. cement
13. yesterday
14. animals
15. iron
16. favorite
17. welcome
18. support
19. suppose
20. August

We are also reading "Into the Sea" in Language Arts.  There will be a selection test on this short story on Wednesday (5/22).

Have a great week!

NJASK!

The students have been preparing for the NJASK this week.  Testing for 4th grade does last for all five school days, as there is a day of Science testing included! 
In addition to focusing work on comprehension, writing and math, we have discussed the importance of having a healthy breakfast, getting a good night's rest, and being prompt to school in the morning!

For an interesting read about helping your child deal with test anxiety, click the link for the article!
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Helping_Overcome/

This week's spelling words focus on the prefixes dis-, in-, mis-, re-

1.  dislike
2.  disappear
3.  distrust
4.  dishonest
5.  disagree
6.  incomplete
7.  independent
8.  incorrect
9.  invisible
10. inactive
11. misplace
12. misspell
13. misled
14. mistreat
15. misbehave
16. rebuild
17. reuse
18. react
19. replace
20. recall

April 15-19

Just a friendly reminder....
There will be a quiz on Wednesday on our Science vocabulary, students created cards to study over a week ago in class.  These will help them prepare for the vocabulary quiz.
**The Math test that was scheduled for this Thursday will be moved to Friday.  The topics on the test will be: partial quotient division, measuring angles and coordinate grids.**

Have a great week!

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone has been able to enjoy this beautiful weather this week!

In our Math class, we are learning to measure angles!  Currently, the students are measuring using a full-circle protractor and later this week, they will learn to measure with a half-circle protractor.

In Language Arts, the students are working with a reading partner instead of in a literature circle.  Currently, they are reading (and enjoying!) Dear Mr. Henshaw  by Beverly Cleary.
To read more about our author, learn more about Leigh and other characters that Ms. Cleary has written, take a look at her website: Beverly Cleary Website

Enjoy the rest of the week and read this coming Friday's weekly update for more happenings in our class!