Thank you for an amazing year with your amazing children!
I hope you all have a wonderful summer.
I will be heading to Eagle next year... be sure to drop in and say hi if you are in the building!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Wrapping Things Up
I can not believe that we are wrapping things up in fourth grade!!!
This week we are completing Ecosystems (test Friday), Hands on Equations (test Friday), Book Buddie Projects (presentations on Tuesday), and our Friendship Books.
We have had an amazing year and I am so grateful for the hard work of Team Jones!
This week we are completing Ecosystems (test Friday), Hands on Equations (test Friday), Book Buddie Projects (presentations on Tuesday), and our Friendship Books.
We have had an amazing year and I am so grateful for the hard work of Team Jones!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Poetry
We have just completed our 18 poetry centers, read poetry, and published 2-3 poems. All of this hard work can be found in your child's Writer's Notebook and their Writing Portfolio. Way to go Team Jones!
Center 1 – Feeling Poem Center
Center 2 – Read to Me Center
Center 3 – Bio Poem Center
Center 4 – Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia Center
Center 5 – Building Blocks Center
Center 6 – List Poem Center
Center 7 – Missing Titles Center
Center 8 – Visualizing Center
Center 9 – Window Center
Center 10 – If I Poem
Center 11 – Bookmark Center
Center 12 – Portrait of a Poem Center
Center 13- Crack Open a Word Center
Center 14 – Line Break Center
Center 15 – Poetry Story Center
Center 16 – Analyze Center
Center 17 – Free Write Center
Center 18 – Where I’m From Center
Our next writing piece is a Friendship Book. It will be introduced today!
Center 1 – Feeling Poem Center
Center 2 – Read to Me Center
Center 3 – Bio Poem Center
Center 4 – Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia Center
Center 5 – Building Blocks Center
Center 6 – List Poem Center
Center 7 – Missing Titles Center
Center 8 – Visualizing Center
Center 9 – Window Center
Center 10 – If I Poem
Center 11 – Bookmark Center
Center 12 – Portrait of a Poem Center
Center 13- Crack Open a Word Center
Center 14 – Line Break Center
Center 15 – Poetry Story Center
Center 16 – Analyze Center
Center 17 – Free Write Center
Center 18 – Where I’m From Center
Our next writing piece is a Friendship Book. It will be introduced today!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday update 5/27
I am happy to report that we are in the final stretch of school. I am sending home a paper newsletter to make sure I hit all families with the information. Please continue to check our Blog for all up to date info! I wanted to give you an update on the curriculum for the remainder of the year!
In Reading Workshop we are starting buddy reading and projects on Friday. Students will be reading the same book with one or two partners. They will share, discuss, and question each other as they read. In addition, they will complete an in-school project together when they complete the book. In addition, I will begin reading with each student to document his or her growth through this year. It is amazing how far some of my readers have come!
In Writing Workshop, we are currently in the midst of Poetry Centers. Each poet will complete 18 centers teaching skills from word choice to visualization. At the conclusion, we will have a book of published poems to share. We will also complete a Friendship Book in June.
In math, we have been working on probability with M&M’s (they came home yesterday!). We will have a test on Friday on these concepts. Beginning next week we will be working on Hands on Equations. This is the introduction to algebra for your students. It begins with “hands on” concrete representations. It is a great week or two of math! Following Hands on Equations, we will be working on real life word problems (grocery shopping, traveling across the US, etc). It is exciting and educational.
Our SS presentations began today. The handouts and posters look fabulous. It is clear that a lot of time went into these. We spent three weeks in class and in library researching and learning about our topics. We will do 2-3 presentations per day working in chronological order.
We still have a unit of science to complete as well. Ecosystems is a fun unit that we will begin right after the NYS Science Test. We have begun our review for the test and will continue brushing up on our science before Monday June 6th.
Everyone seems to be looking forward to their trips to Eagle and Slingerlands. I will accompany them for lunch, recess, and an activity. It should be great fun!
In Reading Workshop we are starting buddy reading and projects on Friday. Students will be reading the same book with one or two partners. They will share, discuss, and question each other as they read. In addition, they will complete an in-school project together when they complete the book. In addition, I will begin reading with each student to document his or her growth through this year. It is amazing how far some of my readers have come!
In Writing Workshop, we are currently in the midst of Poetry Centers. Each poet will complete 18 centers teaching skills from word choice to visualization. At the conclusion, we will have a book of published poems to share. We will also complete a Friendship Book in June.
In math, we have been working on probability with M&M’s (they came home yesterday!). We will have a test on Friday on these concepts. Beginning next week we will be working on Hands on Equations. This is the introduction to algebra for your students. It begins with “hands on” concrete representations. It is a great week or two of math! Following Hands on Equations, we will be working on real life word problems (grocery shopping, traveling across the US, etc). It is exciting and educational.
Our SS presentations began today. The handouts and posters look fabulous. It is clear that a lot of time went into these. We spent three weeks in class and in library researching and learning about our topics. We will do 2-3 presentations per day working in chronological order.
We still have a unit of science to complete as well. Ecosystems is a fun unit that we will begin right after the NYS Science Test. We have begun our review for the test and will continue brushing up on our science before Monday June 6th.
Everyone seems to be looking forward to their trips to Eagle and Slingerlands. I will accompany them for lunch, recess, and an activity. It should be great fun!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Reminder!!
We still have 17 days of school left. That means that we still have hw! I know it is getting nice outside and there are extra curricular activities, but please make sure school stays a priority! We have had a huge dip in hw completed on time!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Math
This week we will focus our attention on math review, social studies, and writing (but that is not to say we won't be reading!).
We started this week with a great Scotia Glenville Presentation: Measuring! It was a fantastic hands on measurement review. Perfect timing for our math and science state testing that are coming up. We will continue to review math for our tests on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
We have completed revising and editing our Fractured Fairy Tales and we will begin to create our final copy and PodCasts during this week. I can't wait to send home such an entertaining project!
Social Studies is going to take a shift from teacher led to student led. Topics will be picked today! Each student will be responsible for researching and presenting a topic from NYS history post the American Revolution. There is a rubric attached to their direction sheet. This will be worked on both at school and at home.
Don't forget that good breakfast and good night sleep this week!!!
We started this week with a great Scotia Glenville Presentation: Measuring! It was a fantastic hands on measurement review. Perfect timing for our math and science state testing that are coming up. We will continue to review math for our tests on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
We have completed revising and editing our Fractured Fairy Tales and we will begin to create our final copy and PodCasts during this week. I can't wait to send home such an entertaining project!
Social Studies is going to take a shift from teacher led to student led. Topics will be picked today! Each student will be responsible for researching and presenting a topic from NYS history post the American Revolution. There is a rubric attached to their direction sheet. This will be worked on both at school and at home.
Don't forget that good breakfast and good night sleep this week!!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Yippie - Yahoo!!!
We have completed the ELA Testing for 4th grade! Fantastic work everyone!
We will continue to work on math review before the tests on WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY of next week.
In addition, we are completing our Fractured Fairy Tales and we will be creating pod casts and CD's as our published work.
Please mark your calendars for the following dates:
TUESDAY May 31st is Chili's Giveback Night for the Dorothy McDonald Scholarship Fund. 10% of sales from 5-8 at the Glenmont Chili's will go to the fund!
MONDAY June 13th is a Lasagna Dinner at school from 5-7 pm!!
We will continue to work on math review before the tests on WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY of next week.
In addition, we are completing our Fractured Fairy Tales and we will be creating pod casts and CD's as our published work.
Please mark your calendars for the following dates:
TUESDAY May 31st is Chili's Giveback Night for the Dorothy McDonald Scholarship Fund. 10% of sales from 5-8 at the Glenmont Chili's will go to the fund!
MONDAY June 13th is a Lasagna Dinner at school from 5-7 pm!!
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