Mystery Novel Projects

Hello fourth graders! I hope you are enjoying your break! I just wanted to let you know that I will be giving an extension on the mystery novel projects. I know that many of you didn't bring home your projects or books because of the snow day. The projects will be due January 12th, which gives you a whole extra week once we return from break.

Enjoy the holidays, the snow, and the time off! See you next year!! :)

Love,
Mrs. Bagnall

Wednesday, December 17

MORNING WORK: DWP
WRITING: Cursive
READING:
1. Weekly Assessment is tomorrow
2. Work on your reading contract
3. 3 Mystery novel projects are due January 5
SPELLING: Test is tomorrow
GRAMMAR: Test is tomorrow
SCIENCE: Project presentations are tomorrow
OTHER: Return library books

Tuesday, December 16

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive

READING: 

1. Work on your reading contract

2. Mystery Novel Project

SCIENCE:

1.  Rocks & Minerals test is tomorrow

2.  P.S. on your study guide is due tomorrow

3.  Project presentations are on Thursday

4.  Field trip is on Friday

MATH: 

1.  Study Link 5.1

2.  Practice your multiplication facts

Poetry for Kids!

Click here to explore the Poetry for Kids website that we looked at this afternoon!

Monday, December 15

WRITING: Cursive

READING: Work on your reading contract and mystery novel project

SCIENCE: 

1. Project Proposal is due tomorrow

2. Rocks & Minerals Test is Wednesday

3. Ask a parent to sign your study guide

4.  Next 3 SIJ questions are *officially* due the Monday after break

MATH: Study Link 5.2

OTHER: If you are interested in participating in this year's CELEBRATE WRITING, ask Mrs. Bagnall for an application!

Wednesday, December 10

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive

MATH: Study...Unit 4 test is tomorrow!

READING: Work on your reading contract

SCIENCE: SIJ is due Monday

OTHER: 

1.  Library books should be returned tomorrow.

2.  Picture retake day is tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 9

MORNING WORK: Daily Writing Prompt
WRITING: Tuesday's Cursive
READING: Work on your reading contract
SCIENCE:
1. Scratch Test Sheet (Odyssey only)
2. Home/ School Connection: Birthstones
3. Science Inquiry Journal: Next 3 questions are due Monday
MATH: Ask a parent to sign your Unit 4 study guide. The Unit 4 Test will be Thursday 12/ 11

Monday, December 8

WRITING: Monday's Cursive

READING: Work on your reading contract.

MATH: Study Link 4.10, Practice your facts!

SCIENCE: Next 3 SIJ questions are due on Monday, December 15

OTHER REMINDERS: 

1. Book orders are due tomorrow!  

2. Please return field trip permission slips.

3.  Picture retake day is the 12th.

Upcoming Field Trip

On Friday, December 19th, we will explore the beautiful world of lapidary art.  Please be on the lookout for the permission slip with more information!

Great Job 4th Graders!

Today in Science, you learned how to do the scratch test to identify minerals.  The property that we are testing is hardness.  You learned that the hardest mineral in our set couldn't be scratched with a fingernail, penny, OR a paperclip.  We identified that mineral as quartz. 

The softest mineral in our set could be scratched by even your fingernail!  We identified that mineral as gypsum.

  

Great job.....You are truly little geologists!!

Thursday, December 4

WRITING: 

1.Cursive 

2.Final copy of your persuasive essay is due tomorrow.

READING: 

1. Use the gold review sheet to review. 

2. Unit 2 Test is tomorrow, including grammar and spelling.

3. Work towards your reading contract.

MATH: 

1.  Study Link 4.9---Use the examples we did in class and SRB p. 129 for help

2.  Keep practicing your facts!

SCIENCE: 

1.  SIJ is due on Monday (First 3 questions)

Wednesday, December 3

WRITING: Cursive

READING: Work on your reading contract and review for your Unit 2 test on Friday!

MATH: Study Link 4.8

OTHER: Golden Rule project is due tomorrow

Return library books tomorrow! : )

Tuesday, December 2

WRITING: Tuesday's Cursive & First draft of your persuasive essay

READING: Work on your reading contract & Ask a parent to sign your grammar & practice review.....Unit 2 Test is Friday!!

SCIENCE: SIJ is due Monday, Dec 8

MATH: Study Link 4.7

Thank You Parents!

Room 258 Parents,

Thank you for sharing your expectations, your hopes, and your questions with me at last week's parent- teacher conferences.  I appreciate all your support!  

Sincerely,

Mrs. Bagnall

Monday, December 1

WRITING: Cursive---Remember to only do MONDAY'S cursive!

Choose your side for your persuasive letter:  Year-Round School vs. Traditional School!

READING: Work on your NEW December Reading Contract!

MATH: Study Link 4.6 (Use the grid paper on the back to show your work please.)

SCIENCE: Science Inquiry Journal...First 3 questions are due next Monday, 12/8

OTHER: The Unit 2 Reading, Grammar, & Spelling Assessment are at the end of the week.  Remember to review the strategies and pay close attention during this week's lessons!

Have a nice break!

gobble. gobble.

Thursday, November 20

WRITING: Cursive is due tomorrow, Finish your "Letter of Complaint."

READING: Practice p. 70, Review all materials...weekly assessment is tomorrow!

Your November Reading Contract & the attached green sheet (Visualize it!) is due Monday, December 1...the Monday we return from break.

SPELLING & GRAMMAR: Tests tomorrow; Review materials

MATH: Study Link 4.5 and Multiplication packet is due tomorrow!

Wednesday, November 19

MORNING WORK: DWP

SPELLING: p. 60

WRITING: Cursive is due Friday!

READING: Read---November Reading Contract is due December 1.  (This includes the activity page attached to your reading contract!)

MATH: Study Link 4.4

SCIENCE:  Think about the mock rock "dust" that we put in the tubes this morning...What do you think it will look like tomorrow?  What do you think we should do next to try to separate the materials???

Tuesday, November 18

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive (Packet due Friday)

SPELLING: Practice Spelling Words

READING: Read

MATH: Study Link 4.3, Multiplication Packet is due Friday!

I added two new sites to our math websites listed to the right.  Go to the "Compare Decimals" links to practice today's lesson!

LMC Voicethread Projects

Nice job recording your alphabet book in LMC this morning.  I am so excited that you are creating a voicethread where you can view each other's work.  Remember that you are welcome to change your icon, but it should not be a picture of you. If you have any questions, just ask!  Enjoy!

Monday, November 17

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive

READING: Read

MATH: Study Link 4.2 and Multiplication Packet.  Remember that your multiplication packet is due on Friday!

Nice job observing your mock rocks this afternoon!  You were being excellent geologists using different properties to describe your rocks.  We've only just begun investigating, so there is lots more to come!

Thursday, November 13

MORNING WORK: DWP

READING: Review practice packet, including vocabulary words---Weekly assessment tomorrow.  Click here to review for vocabulary.

SPELLING & GRAMMAR: Tests tomorrow---Review! Click here to review for Spelling.

WRITING: Cursive 

MATH: Study Link 4.1

Wednesday, November 12

READING: Practice p. 59 and 60
WRITING: Cursive
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 3 Test tomorrow---study your flash cards, practice the Internet Tutorial, and use the tricks on the blog to help!
OTHER: Library books are due tomorrow, LMC Native American Region page is due Monday

Native American Cultural Regions

Thank you, Mrs. Cheek for being so clever with your tricks to remember our regions!!

Silly Ways to Remember a ton of information:

• Northwest Coast: The Cool Kwakiutl live on the Coast. They wear waterproof cedar bark capes, trap salmon with cedar bark fish traps, and live in wooden houses with cool cedar totem poles.

• California Intermountain Region: The Pretty Pomo, wear pretty shell necklaces, and make pretty baskets decorated with shells and beads. The Pretty Pomo live in a pretty cone shaped redwood house.

• Southwest: The Hot Hopi live in the Southwest and have to stay cool by wearing cotton dresses. The Hot Hopi are thirsty from being so hot and from climbing the ladders up to their adobe apartments. They are so thirsty that they store water to drink in clay pots.

• Plateau: (This is the gross one.:)) This region is shaped like a foot and it is green! This region is the Plateau (Pla- TOE) Yuk. The Yakima lived there and ate roots to survive. Roots are at your toes (Pla-TOE). The Yakima lived in underground winter houses--think roots are underground, too. You can remember that they put baskets on their heads because everything else is already at their feet.

• Great Plains: Think PLAIN and simple. The Sioux lived here. (Think: Sue is a simple name.) They used buffalo for everything! Buffalo and teepees are PLAIN and simple to remember when you are studying Native Americans.

• Eastern Woodlands: Think tongue twister! The Algonquian (Al-gon-kwee-an) in the Eastern Woodlands lived in wigwams wearing wild turkey-feather ceremonial capes. The turkey is a bird and you can link that to a turkey bird birch canoe. :)

• Southeast: The Southern Seminole used cypress canoes. To keep safe from the sharp saw grass they wore deerskin leggings. They lived in palm leaf chickees so they wouldn't sweat!

Monday, November 10

MORNING WORK: DWP

MATH: Study, Parent Signature on your unit 3 study guide, Test is Wednesday!

WRITING: Cursive
SOCIAL STUDIES: Study your flashcards and do the Internet Tutorial. The Chapter 3 test is Thursday!

Friday, November 7

WRITING: Cursive packet is due Monday

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study Flash Cards

MATH: Unit 3 Test is Wednesday, November 12

Giant Panda

Click here to learn more about the Giant Panda of China.

Thursday, November 6

MORNING WORK: DWP

GRAMMAR & SPELLING: Tests tomorrow---study packets

READING: Review practice packet, Weekly Assessment tomorrow

WRITING: Cursive

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study your flash cards---remember the tricks I taught you today!

MATH: Study Link 3.11...Show your work for the practice problems!

Keep practicing your multiplication facts daily!

Wednesday, November 5

MORNING WORK: DWP

MATH: Study Link 3.10

WRITING: Cursive

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study your flash cards

OTHER: Library Books

Today's Reading Lesson

We had such a neat reading lesson this morning.  We started our discussion by talking about China, which is our Treasures theme this week.  As  we were locating China on a map, we found out that Mrs. Polito was on Skype...LIVE FROM CHINA!!! We asked her questions and heard about her experiences so far.  

Later, we continued to read about China, including the ancient dynasties, the famous inventions, and the extremely historical heritage.  We were amazed to compare the length of China's recorded history with that of the United States---The U.S. is just a baby compared to China!!  

It was a morning packed with learning and fascinating facts!

Monday, November 3

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive

MATH: Finish SL 3.9, Keep practicing your facts so you continue to improve!!

REMINDER: No School Tomorrow

Thursday, October 30

MORNING WORK: DWP

SPELLING & GRAMMAR: Tests tomorrow---Review weekly packets

WRITING: Cursive

READING: Weekly Assessment tomorrow---Review Practice Packet.

MATH: Study Link 3.8....Keep practicing those multiplication facts!  Almost all of you showed improvement on your fact test yesterday!!! :)

SOCIAL STUDIES: Remember to review your colored flashcards every day.  This chapter has a lot of information, and doing a little at a time is a great study skill!

Wednesday, October 29

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive

READING: Reading Contract is due on Monday, November 1

MATH: Practice 15 minutes with your fact triangles, Work on your multiplication practice packet.

OTHER: Library Books

Great job on the fourth grade show today!  Everyone said how talented you all are!  You each did a fabulous job!!

Tuesday, October 28

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive, Personal Narrative final copy is due tomorrow

SPELLING: p. 42

READING: First read of your leveled reader and green vocabulary activity

MATH: Study Link 3.7, Multiplication Practice Packet

OTHER: 4th Grade Show is tomorrow! :)

3 & 3

Activities we especially enjoyed today:

1.  LMC

2.  The History Alive! Internet Tutorial

3.  Using our minute bank

Hopes we have for tomorrow:

1.  Have fun in PE/ Music

2.  Do awesome on the social studies test

3.  Have a great 4th grade show rehearsal

Monday, October 27

MORNING WORK: DWP, Personal Narrative Final Copy is due Wednesday

WRITING: Cursive

SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 2 test tomorrow---Ask a parent to sign your study guide.

MATH: SL 3.4 & 3.5, Multiplication practice packet!

3 & 3

Activities we especially enjoyed today:

1.  The processing activity in social studies.

2.  The Act-It-Out of the Inuit people.

3.  Having music and PE, and not running the mile.

Hopes we have for next week:

1.  Good grades on Tuesday's social studies test.

2.  Do well at our show! :)

3.  See our new social studies unit.

Friday, October 24

WRITING: Cursive packet due Monday

MATH: Work on the facts packet

SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 2 test is Tuesday.  Ask a parent to sign your study guide.

3 & 3

Activities we especially enjoyed today:

1.  Social Studies (We read about 4 different environments that the Native Americans chose to settle in, and we also studied a photograph of 3 Inuit people in the Arctic.)

2.  Taking pictures for picture day.

3.  Library.

Hopes we have for tomorrow:

1.  Finish our personal narratives.

2.  Music/ PE

3.  Do well on all our language arts tests!

Thursday, October 23

MORNING WORK: DWP

READING: (Odyssey Students) Read p. 170-173 in Treasures Book, Weekly Assessment is tomorrow---Review your practice packet!

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow

MATH: Study Link 3.3.  Multiplication Race should be done daily.  Finished packet is due November 21.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Make sure your ISN shows your very best work!

Wednesday, October22

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive

SPELLING: p. 36

GRAMMAR: p. 35

READING: Read 20 minutes and complete Practice p. 43

MATH: Study Link 3.2---We will have our first multiplication facts test tomorrow! See the new links I've posted on the right-hand side of our blog.

OTHER: Return Library Books!  Picture Day is tomorrow at 10:50am.

Tuesday, October 21

MORNING WORK: DWP

WRITING: Cursive

READING: Read at least 20 minutes

MATH: Study Link 3.1 (Only do the side that says, "Study Link 3.1!!!")

Remember to try the new math game that I posted on our blog!

REMINDER: PICTURE DAY IS THURSDAY!

Monday, October 20

MORNING WORK: Daily Writing Prompt

WRITING: Cursive

READING: Finish your questions and predictions for your leveled reader

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for your Chapter 1 Test, Ask a parent to sign your study guide

OTHER: Picture day is Thursday...Please return your picture day envelopes if you wish to order pictures.

3 & 3

Activities we especially enjoyed today:

1.  The Internet Tutorial

2.  LMC

3.  Taking the math test

Hopes we have for tomorrow:

1.  It will be sunny

2.  Do well on the social studies test

3.  Have fun at gym and music.

Friday, October 17

MATH: Study for your Unit 2 Test on Monday and ask a parent to sign your study guide

WRITING: Cursive

SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 1 Test on Tuesday

Open House : )

Dear fourth graders, parents, grandparents, and brothers & sisters,

Thank you so much for coming to last night's open house. I was so happy to see my students so excited about their classroom and all their hard work!

Thanks again!! :)

Wednesday, October 15

READING: Vocabulary Review--Use your Treasures Book to find the unit vocabulary words (Check the table of contents on p.4 & 5!)

WRITING: Cursive

MATH: Study Link 2.9 (Finish the other side---use any method you find success with!)

OTHER: Library books due tomorrow and book orders are due Friday

I hope you can make it to Thursday's Open House!  It's from 7-8pm!  

Tuesday, October 14

MORNING WORK: Daily Writing Prompt

WRITING: Cursive

SOCIAL STUDIES: (For Odyssey students only) Read p.11, 12 & 13 in your History Alive! text book.

MATH: Study Link 2.8 and Study Link 2.9 (p.64 only)

READING: Unit 1 Test will be on Thursday and Friday of this week.  Review your spelling, grammar, and practice materials.  Also, click on the "Let's Explore" Unit 1 Activities under the "Reading" section of our blog.  You will find many review activities to help you study.

3 & 3

Activities we especially enjoyed today:

1.  Playing Jeopardy in science

2.  Math Enrichment

3.  The PTA assembly

Hopes we have for tomorrow:

1.  Work on our pictures of animals in art.

2.  Finish "Me Bag" essays

3.  A sunny day.

Tuesday, October 7

MORNING WORK: DWP

GRAMMAR: p. 26

SPELLING: p. 27

SCIENCE: Test tomorrow---Remember to study and ask a parent to sign your study guide!

MATH: Study Link 2.7---only the page 57 side!!  Even though it says to use the partial sums method, feel free to use any method that works for you!

WRITING: Cursive

Math Terms

maximum: the LARGEST number of items 

minimum: the smallest number of items

range: the difference between the maximum and the minimum (maximum - minimum = range)

mode: the number of items that you see most often

median: when you rearrange the numbers in order, from smallest to largest, this is the number that is right in the middle!

numble:  the nonsense word that we accidentally invented in math today! :)

Monday, October 6

MORNING WORK: DWP

SPELLING: p. 26

GRAMMAR: p. 25

READING: Practice p. 29 & 30

WRITING: Cursive

SCIENCE: Parent Signature on your Chapter 2 Review due Wednesday...Test Wednesday

MATH: Study Link 2.6

Remember that the most frequently used websites are on the right-hand corner of our blog.  I hope you have a chance to check them out!

3 & 3

Activities we especially enjoyed today:

1. The volcano video
2. Learning about landmarks with raisins
3. Music and PE

Hopes we have for next week:

1. Win the raffle
2. Make the "Me Bag" drawings
3. Do well on the science test

Our Tree

This is the view of "our tree" from our classroom.  It has turned more red since the beginning of the week! :)

Wednesday, October 1

Happy first day of October!

MORNING WORK: (DWP) Pretend you are an astronaut. Write a letter to a family member or friend telling them of your adventures in outer space.
GRAMMAR: p. 22
SPELLING: p.23
WRITING: Cursive & 3 items in brown bag
READING: Practice p. 26
MATH: Study Link 2.3
OTHER: Library Books!

Tuesday, September 30

MORNING WORK: DWP

SPELLING: p. 21 & 22

GRAMMAR: p. 20 & 21

READING: Reading contract & Book review due tomorrow

WRITING: Cursive, Brown bag items due Thursday.  Come tomorrow with any questions!

OTHER: Photo for art

Monday, September 29

MORNING WORK: DWP
SPELLING: p 20
GRAMMAR: p. 19
READING: Practice p. 22, Reading goals due by Wednesday
WRITING: Cursive
SCIENCE: Worksheet 2.1 (Use your book, p. C25-27)

Thursday, September 25

MORNING WORK: DWP

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: p. 15 & 16

READING: Practice p. 19, Review for Weekly Assessment tomorrow, Read 15-20 minutes

WRITING: Cursive, Finish cinquain

SCIENCE: Extra Credit project is due Monday

Link to Mt. St. Helen's Volcano Cam

Wednesday, September 24

MORNING WORK: DWP
SPELLING: p. 16
WRITING: Cursive
READING: Practice p. 20, Read 15-20 minutes for your reading contract.
MATH: Study---TEST TOMORROW!
OTHER: Return library books.