Homework for week of March 30- April 3

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.  They should be going on extra if still on addition, subtraction, or multiplication.  

Monday (Day 1):

Read for 15 minutes
Math -Sheet 12-6 and street map project - due tomorrow
No Spelling

Tuesday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Review Sheet for Unit 12 math - test  moved to Friday

No Spelling

Wednesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes 

Math - Finish Review Sheet - test  moved to Friday

No Spelling 

Thursday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math-  IXL.com for at least 10 minutes from Geometry section

No Spelling

Friday (Day 5):
Read for 30 minutes
Math- Go on xtramath if you still need to finish and ixl.com 

Concord fIeld trip Monday- dress nice, comfortable shoes, and bring bag lunch with your name on it

Lowell Mills Field Trip

Wow, we had such a great day today at the Lowell Mills.  It was a great wrap up for our Industrial Revolution unit and we even lucked out with beautiful weather.  Our guide was very impressed with how much the kids knew and the questions they asked.  I was impressed too!

We started the day by visiting one of the mills which still produces some cloth.  There was only 10 machines on in the room and it was still so loud we couldn't hear someone standing right next to us.  

Then some students became scientists and looked at different water wheels to discover which wheel would be the best for the mills to use.

The other students worked on teams to build a canal system and then tested it to see if they needed to make adjustments.

 

Then we went for a trolley ride to another mill and saw canals and turbines which powered the mills.

It is hard to believe these canals were dug by hand.

At the end of the day we did a quick tour of the boarding house.

I hope your children share what they learned with you during the day.  Thank you to our chaperones who helped make the day a great success.

Celebrating Dr. Seuss with Read Across America

Each day this week will have a different theme to celebrate Dr. Seuss                       and Read Across America week.

Monday: "Fox in Socks Day" - wear a crazy pair of socks
Tuesday:  "Cat in the Hat Day" - wear your favorite hat
Wednesday:  "Wacky Wednesday" - wear mismatching clothes
Thursday:  We will be on our field trip, so students can dress like their favorite book character on Friday.
Friday:  "Drop Everything and Read"- You can bring in a small pillow or stuffed animal to read with.

Geometry Street Map Project

The students started working on a rough draft of their Street Maps.  They have a list of geometry terms which are required to be on their map.  We will work on them again on Monday and then they will be coming home to finish.  I have included project description and rubric below in case they forget to bring it home.  They should use the piece of large construction paper I will be giving them on Monday.  This project is due Tuesday, March 31st.

Homework for the Week of March 23-27

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.  They should be going on extra if still on addition, subtraction, or multiplication.  

Check book group calendars.  You must bring notes and questions in your blue notebook.

Field Trip Thursday! Students need to bring comfortable shoes to walk around in.  Also, students should be bringing a totally disposable bag lunch if they did not order one from the cafeteria with their name on the bag.  Students need to be at school by 8:00 on Thursday.  

Monday (Day 2):

Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math -Sheet 12-4 and street map project - due 3/31
Spelling- cut out words and do a regular sort (You don't need to write down.)

Tuesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - Sheet 12-5 and street map project - due 3/31

Spelling - regular sort and record on lined paper

Wednesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)

Math - Sheet 12-6 and street map project - due 3/31

Spelling - speed sort (record two times in your assignment book)

Thursday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math-  Street map project - due 3/31

Spelling- Story Sort

Friday (Day 6):
Read for 30 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math- Go on xtramath if you still need to finish and ixl.com - anything in 3rd or 4th grade Geometry and street map project - due Tuesday

Homework for Week of March 16-20

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.  They should be going on extra if still on addition, subtraction, or multiplication.  

Check book group calendars.  You must bring notes and questions in your blue notebook.

Book orders due Tuesday and Math-a-thon sponsor envelopes are due Thurs.

Monday (Day 3):

Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - Review Sheet - #1-9 due tomorrow and #10-17 due Wednesday - Test Wed
S.S - Industrial Revolution quiz is on Tomorrow - Look over review sheet and packet

Spelling- cut out words and do a regular sort (You don't need to write down.)

Tuesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - Review Sheet - #10-17 due Wednesday - Test tomorrow

Spelling - regular sort and record on lined paper

Wednesday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)

Math - ixl.com - grade 3 or 4 geometry for at least 15 minutes

Spelling - speed sort (record two times in your assignment book)

Thursday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math- Sheet 12-1

Spelling- Word hunt- find at least 10 words in your reading book that follow this week's patterns

Friday (Day 1):
Read for 30 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math- Go on xtramath if you still need to finish and ixl.com - anything in 3rd or 4th grade Geometry

4B News

SMS is collecting jars of peanut butter for the End 68 hours of Hunger program.  Please have your child bring in the peanut butter this week if you would like to donate a jar.

Important Dates:
March 13 - No school for students
March 19 - St. Jude Math-a-thon Sponsor envelopes are due
March 26 - Lowell Field Trip
March 30-April 10 - 4th grade Smarter Balance Testing  (We will be looking at practice tests over the  next few weeks.)
April 6 - Field Trip to Concord
April 8 and 15 - Early Release days for Parent/Teacher Conferences

The class is very excited to track their mushers in the Iditarod.  If your child would like to check on their musher from home there is a link under Social Studies on our blog.

Homework for Week of March 9-13 Updated

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.  They should be going on extra if still on addition, subtraction, or multiplication.  

Check book group calendars.  You must bring notes and questions in your blue notebook.

Monday (Day 5):

Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - Sheet 8-8

Tuesday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - Sheet 8-9

Wednesday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)

Math - sheet 8-10

Thursday (Day 2):
Read for 30 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math- Go on xtramath if you still need to finish
          ixl.com - anything in 4th grade  R section, J8, Q21, or S5
(You could start math review sheet if you want to.  #1-9 - due Tuesday and 11-17 is due Wednesday.  Test is on Wednesday)

Industrial Revolution quiz is on Tuesday - Look over review sheet

Friday (Day ):
No School for students - Teacher Day

Following the Mushers - Iditarod

We started reading the book Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell this week for our next class read aloud.  It is a great story about a brave girl who ends up competing in the Iditarod in Alaska. The kids are really interested in learning about the Iditarod and the Togo book group will be learning about how this race was created in their book.

The real Iditarod race begins on Saturday and today the students each chose a musher to follow during the race.  We are having a class competition to see which students' musher will finish first.  We will be doing some other activities with the Iditarod over the next few weeks.

Students can check their mushers and learn more about the Iditarod on http://iditarod.com .  Here are a list of the mushers the students chose with their student numbers.

1. Seth Barnes

2. John Baker

3. Laura Allaway

4. Kristy Berington

5. Linwood Fiedler

6. Mitch Seavey

7. Aliy Zirkle

8. Rick Casillo

9. Aaron Burmeister

10. Travis Beals

11. Martin Buser

12. Ken Anderson

13. Scott Smith

14. Jeff King

15. Lance Mackey

16. Soya DeNure

17. Trent Herbst

18. Steve Watkins

19. Richie Diehl

20. Lisbet Norris