4B - Class Blog

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Homework for the Week of March 5-9

Students should choose at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section. They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days. It is very important for students to know their math facts. If your child does not have access to xtramath then they can practice with flashcards or with a game if you have one that practices the facts.

Field trip permission slips for the Lowell Mills were passed out before vacation.

Reminder: STA food drive is happening March 5-29.

Monday (Day 2):
Read for 15 min
Math - Fraction Review Sheet (Test Thurs)
Spelling - Cut words and Regular Sort
SS - Review Northeast states and capitals (map and flashcards are in your binder) - quiz Friday - You will need to be able to locate and label the states with the capitals. You will be given a list of the capitals. Spelling for capitals counts and states need to be close enough that I can understand which state you are naming.

Tuesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Decimal Review Sheet (Test Thurs)
Spelling - Regular Sort and Record
SS - Review Northeast states and capitals (map and flashcards are in your binder) - quiz Friday

Wednesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Practice anything on ixl that you still need to work on - test tomorrow
Spelling - Spelling City
SS - Review Northeast states and capitals (map and flashcards are in your binder) - quiz Friday

Thursday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - xtramath
Spelling - Blind Sort
SS - practice quiz on Northeast (quiz tomorrow)

Friday (Day 6):

Read for 30 min

Math: xtramath

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

STA Food Drive is Coming Up

Industrial Revolution Debate

The students did a fabulous job yesterday and today with their debates on whether the Industrial Revolution was a positive or negative time period. They included so much research in their arguments and questions. I was very impressed how well they each spoke and pushed others to think deeper.

Here are some pictures of the debates:

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Homework for Week of February 19-23

Preparing for Debate

We worked last week in reading on gathering all our evidence of we believe the Industrial Revolution was a positive or negative time in the US history. Students are working in groups of four or five to debate another team this week. They practiced on Friday with a partner sharing their thoughts and answering questions from the opposing side.