Week of September 7, 2025
Week of September 7, 2025
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Last week, we agreed on how we want to feel when we come into the classroom every day. We all agreed that we want to feel welcome, respected, and safe. We brainstormed behaviors that will help everyone feel those things.
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Thank you, thank you…for the amazing support with at-home reading minutes! Please remember to have your student read at home as often as possible!
If you are interested, check out the FREE NATIONAL PARK PASS and the Michigan FREE SKI PASS available to 4th graders!
This week:
Math: Prime and composite numbers
Students are working hard to memorize multiplication facts. Timestables.com is a reat practice site. Memorizing these facts builds foundational math skills for years to come. Thank you for your support!
Reading: Interpreting characters
*We have library every TUESDAY, starting this week 🙂
Writing: Publishing a realistic fiction graphic novel
Drafting a realistic fiction narrative story
Science: Big Blue Marble
Week of September 1, 2025
Week of September 1, 2025
We have had a great start to the year! Our class is full of so many kind, hard-working students!
Last week, our class listed ways we want to feel when we are in our classroom. This week, we will brainstorm actions that will help us feel that way (i.e., including others so people feel welcome). We will then agree, sign, and post these expectations on our wall as a class charter.
This week:
Math: Multiplication strategies and introducing Number Corner. Number Corner is part of our Bridges Math curriculum. It is a fun, engaging way to get students thinking about math in a new way. It also preteaches skills for upcoming units.
*Each Friday, I will send home math Home Connections pages that match the lessons we completed throughout the week. I encourage you to have your student work on the pages over the weekend and return them to me (so I can score them). Especially if your student is one who benefits from math support and reteaching. This week, pages 1-6 will go home.
Reading: Throughout September, I will do a basic reading skills assessment on each student. Each student will learn their current reading level and should choose books as close to their reading level as possible. If students are unsure of a book’s reading level, they can check on Scholastic Book Wizard. Our first reading unit focuses on interpreting characters. We start the read aloud The Tiger Rising tomorrow.
Writing: Developing a Realistic Fiction narrative story.
Spelling: Each week we will focus on a different spelling pattern/skill.
We will begin spelling next week with a focus on the long a spelled a_e or a. Spelling tests are on Fridays.
Science: Big Blue Marble Unit
Homework this week: Reading 20+ minutes/day at home, recording the minutes, and having a parent/guardian sign or initial the reading log.
Have a great week!
Week of August 24, 2025
Week of August 24, 2025
This week will continue to build our classroom culture by brainstorming ideas for our Charter, playing games, and reviewing AES and classroom procedures and expectations.
This week:
Math - Students will take a STAR Math assessment. THIS letter details our first math unit.
Writing - Graphic novel writing: Students will write a quick realistic fiction graphic novel story that reviews the writing process.
Reading - Students will take a STAR Reading assessment. This week we are launching our reading workshop and we will start to build a 4th-grade reading life … we will look at our class library, review how to choose good-fit books, and practice building reading stamina.
Homework this week:
Read 15 +/- minutes as often as possible, record minutes on reading log (will receive on Monday).
*No school on Friday, August 29, or Monday, September 1.
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