iMovie of My Mabelline!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

OTHER: Be on time tomorrow morning, as we will leave right away! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Cursive

GRAMMAR: p. 73

READING: Small group book; complete an author's purpose chart in your spiral---go beyond just saying that the author's purpose is "to inform." (Think: "What is the author giving us information about? BE SPECIFIC!)

SCIENCE: Next 2 SIJ questions due tomorrow

MATH: Study Link 5.3 & Multiplication Races are due tomorrow

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: p. 74

GRAMMAR: p. 72

READING: Treasures Comprehension Check, Practice p. 83 & 87 (if you didn't finish in class)

SCIENCE: Next 2 SIJ questions due Thursday

MATH: Study Link 5.2, Multiplication Race Packet is due Thursday!

You did a nice job with our WEX lesson today! You are really learning how to FOCUS on one MOMENT!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Cursive

SPELLING: p. 73

GRAMMAR: p. 71

SCIENCE: Birthstone Worksheet & SIJ (First 4 questions)

MATH: SL 5.1 and Multiplication Races!

CHINESE: Character sheet due tomorrow

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SCIENCE: Next 2 SIJ questions due Tuesday 12/15

CHINESE: Character sheet due Tuesday

LIBRARY: Book return Monday

READING: Read at home every night to meet your December reading goal!

MATH: Multiplication Races due Thursday, 12/17

Friday Packet

Click here to see this week's online Friday packet.

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

GRAMMAR: p. 67

SPELLING: p. 68 (top only)

SCIENCE: Rock Riddle: Write a riddle & bring in 2 rocks. REMEMBER: Email me if you are having trouble finding rocks! mbagnall@sd25.org

MATH:

-Unit 4 Test is Friday: Play review games online

-Ask a parent to sign your study guide

-Complete the Unit 4 Review Packet

Unit 4 Math Links

• Compare decimals

• Factors

• Multiples

• Measure line segments to the nearest centimeter

• Measure line segments to the nearest 1/2 centimeter

• Addition of decimals

• Subtraction of decimals

Mystery Star Student!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

GRAMMAR: p. 66

SPELLING: p. 68

MATH: Multiplication Races

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Cursive

SPELLING: p. 66 & 67

GRAMMAR: p. 65

MATH: Finish SL 4.9 and do 4.10

OTHER: Chinese research

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Finish your November cursive packet!

READING: Reading contract

MATH: Multiplication Races

CHINESE: Research a place in China

SCIENCE: First 2 questions of SIJ due Monday

OTHER: Library Books

Mabel!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP

GRAMMAR: p. 50, 56 & 62

SPELLING: Unit 2 Test tomorrow! Use your list of unit 2 words as well as suggestions to study. Also, finish the online games that you started this afternoon.

MATH: Study Link. 4.8. Only do the part "a"s and the "practice" problems.

Start your Multiplication Race packet!

SCIENCE: Tell your family about your mock rock! What did you name it? How would you describe its properties?

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Week 12 Cursive (Mon & Tues)

GRAMMAR: p. 38 and 44, Unit 2 Grammar test is Friday

SPELLING: Practice Unit 2 words, Unit 2 Spelling test is Thursday

READING:

-November Reading Contract & Activity due tomorrow

-Ask a parent to sign your Unit 2 Study Guide

-Unit 2 Assessment is Friday

MATH: Study Link 4.7

Great job with the yellow card game this morning! You beat your old time by about 1 minute 30 seconds! I'm excited to start the Rocks & Minerals unit with you!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING:

-Rewrite any misspelled words from last week's test 5 times each.

-Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow; play possessive game online!

READING: Weekly assessment tomorrow: Review your practice packet

SOCIAL STUDIES:

-Finish your Chapter 3 Practice Test

-Chapter 3 Test is tomorrow: Scroll down to read the "silly" ways to remember the cultural regions.

MATH: Study Link 4.5- Remember to show your work!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study your ISN and flashcards. Test is Friday!

MATH: SL 4.4 and play decimals game!

OTHER: Picture retakes are tomorrow. Return the package you ordered if you plan on retaking your photo.

Decimal Practice!

Need help comparing decimals?

Click here.

Possessive Noun Practice

Need more practice with possessive nouns? Here's a game to help you!

Click here to play.

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: p. 60

GRAMMAR: p. 58

SOCIAL STUDIES:

• As a parent to sign your study guide

• Review your flashcards & ISN p. 12 and 13

• Study the silly ways to remember the cultural regions (on blog & study guide)

• Do the online internet tutorial

MATH: Study Link 4.3 (THAT side only!)

Native American Cultural 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 cedarbark fish traps, and live in wooden houses with cool cedartotem poles.

• California Intermountain Region: The Pretty Pomo, wearpretty 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 wigwamswearing 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'tsweat!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SPELLING: p. 58 & 59

GRAMMAR : p. 57

MATH: Lesson 3.3- BOTH sides!

OTHER: Read 20 minutes

Picture retakes are Thrursday, November 19!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive (Wed. & Thurs.)

GRAMMAR: p. 53- Test tomorrow

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

READING: Weekly Assessment is tomorrow

-Make sure you're reading 20 minutes every night!

MATH: Study Links 4.1 & 4.2

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SPELLING: p. 53

GRAMMAR: p. 51

Possessive Noun Game

SOCIAL STUDIES: Finish your brown bag essay

MATH: Study for tomorrow's Unit 3 test*---If you have not received a parent signature on your study guide, please bring it in tomorrow.

*Remember to play the "What's My Rule" game for practice!

HOMEWORK & NEWS! : )

MORNING WORK: Cursive

MATH: Ask a parent to sign your Unit 3 study guide. Also, ask them to help you review for Tuesday's test!

LIBRARY: Books due Monday.

OTHER: Share my news with your family! : )

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

MATH: Study Link 3.11

SPELLING: Test tomorrow-practice this week's words.

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow- review this week's packet.

READING: Weekly Assessment is tomorrow- Review your practice packet.

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

MATH: Practice your multiplication or division facts

OTHER: Great job with the show this afternoon!! I had so much fun watching you all perform, and I can't wait to see it again tomorrow morning! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: p. 48

GRAMMAR: p. 46

READING: Begin your November reading contract!

SOCIAL STUDIES: Brown Bag Activity

MATH: Study Link 3.10

OTHER: Fourth grade show is tomorrow! I can't wait to see all you've been working on!!!

Pandas!

Click here to learn more about the Giant Panda of China

Click here to see a LIVE Panda Cam!

More Halloween!

Halloween!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: p. 47

GRAMMAR: p. 45

SOCIAL STUDIES: Brown Bag Activity: due Wednesday

MATH:

-Study Link 3.9

-Ask a parent to sign your fact test (if you need a PS) and your grade report

-Practice your multiplication facts!

OTHER:

Fourth Grade Show Days & Times:

Wednesday, November 4 2:30pm

Thursday, November 5 10:00am

Thank You & Homework!

Thank you to our room reps for making this afternoon so spooktacular!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a fun time trick-or-treating!

Here's what you need to remember for Monday:

1. October cursive packet is due Monday.

2. October reading contract needs to be FILLED OUT and returned on Monday morning.

3. Practice your multiplication facts.

4. Library books.

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 2 Test is tomorrow. Review your study guide and practice the internet tutorial!

MATH: Study Link. 3.8 & Practice your facts!

OTHER: October cursive packet is due Monday.

Filled-in October reading contract is due Monday.

Halloween parade & party are tomorrow afternoon! I've missed you the last two days! See you tomorrow! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: p. 42 Test will be THURSDAY this week!

GRAMMAR: p. 40 Test will be THURSDAY this week!

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ask a parent to sign your study guide. Test is Friday.

MATH: Study Link. 3.5, Practice your multiplication facts!

OTHER: If you have not recorded yet, continue to practice reading your Ethiopia Reads book!

HALLOWEEN: We will have our Halloween parade and party on Friday afternoon. Please do not wear your costume to school in the morning. You may either go home to change at lunch or bring your costume to school and change at lunch time. :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Cursive

SPELLING: p. 41

GRAMMAR: p. 39

MATH: Study Links 3.3 and 3.4

READING: October Reading Contract needs to be filled in by Monday, November 2

OTHER: Practice Reading Your Ethiopia Reads Book! We will record you this week! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SOCIAL STUDIES: Use your History Alive book, your study guide, and the Internet Tutorial to review for tomorrow's chapter 1 test!

MATH: Cut out fact triangles and put in the baggie I gave you in class this morning.

OTHER: Open House is tomorrow evening

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Tuesday Cursive

SPELLING: p. 36

GRAMMAR: p. 34

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ask a parent to sign your study guide, and receive a bonus point on Thursday's test!

MATH:

• Study Link 3.1 (Only that side!)

• Math Box 2.10 and the Green Self Assessment

• Remember to try out the "What's My Rule?" game under the math links on our blog!

OTHER: Open House is this Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30pm. I hope you can make it!!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SPELLING: p. 35

GRAMMAR: p. 33

MATH: Family Letter

OTHER: Pictures are at 1:40 tomorrow!!! Wear your best smile!! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Mon, Tues, Wed Cursive

READING: Ask a parent to sign your Unit 1 Study Guide- Test is Friday!

SPELLING: Unit Test Friday

GRAMMAR: Unit Test Friday

MATH: Study Link 2.9- Use ANY method to subtract

LMC: Parent Interview is due Friday!!

OTHER: Picture Day is next week....If you want to order pictures, make sure to bring in your form!

PARENT INTERVIEW

Remember to ask your parents the list of questions about your name! I can't wait to hear what you find out!!

(Go to the LMC area on the right-hand side of our class blog to find the name research links that Mrs. Polito shared with you today.)

3 & 3

Activities we especially enjoyed today:

1. Chinese

2. The Wish Tests

3. Music Practice

Hopes we have for tomorrow:

1. Be an independent thinker.

2. Be ACTIVE while in PE or at recess.

3. Study and do well on tomorrow's tests.

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow

READING: Weekly Assessment is tomorrow

SCIENCE: 2nd Volcano Test is tomorrow. Ask a parent to sign your study guide for a bonus point towards the test!

Our Tree!

Thanks to this week's Teacher's Assistant for taking this great photograph of the beautiful tree outside of our classroom!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Cursive

SPELLING: p. 29- Top only

GRAMMAR: p. 27

READING: Practice p. 34

MATH: Study Link 2.8

OTHER:

• October 12 & 13 - NO SCHOOL

• October 14 - Monday Schedule

• October 15 - Fire Prevention House - 10:40am

• October 20 - Picture Day - 1:40pm

• October 22 - Open House - 6:30-7:30pm

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & First Cursive Prompt in packet

SPELLING: p. 28

GRAMMAR: p. 26

SCIENCE: Worksheet 2.2

MATH: Study Link 2.7 (Use ANY method to find the sum!!)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SPELLING: p. 27

GRAMMAR: p. 25

READING: Practice p. 29 & 30

MATH: Study Link 2.7 (Use ANY METHOD to find the sum. Just show your work and remember the BALLPARK ESTIMATE!)

Plate Tectonics Song

Room 258 Plate Tectonics Song

(Sing to the tune of BINGO)

There is a theory, Plate Tectonics.

It explains Pangaea.

P-L-A-T-E!

P-L-A-T-E!

P-L-A-T-E!

It’s Plate Tectonics Theory!

There is convergent- it collides.

Crash-Crash-Crash-Crash-Crash-Crash!

C-R-A-S-H!

C-R-A-S-H!

C-R-A-S-H!

It is convergent movement!

Divergent plates- they pull away.

It leaves a spot for magma!

Divergent- AWAY!

Divergent- AWAY!

Divergent- AWAY!

That’s how divergent plates work!

When one plate moves under another

It is called subduction!

Sub-Sub-Subduction!

Sub-Sub-Subduction!

Sub-Sub-Subduction!

And that explains subduction!

There is a movement called transforming.

It causes some friction.

S-L-I-D-E!

S-L-I-D-E!

S-L-I-D-E!

They slide horizontally!

There is a theory, Plate Tectonics.

It explains Pangaea.

P-L-A-T-E!

P-L-A-T-E!

P-L-A-T-E!

It’s Plate Tectonics Theory!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

MATH: Show your parents the pink sheet so they know how to access Everyday Math Online from home!

OTHER: Library books due Monday

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

MATH: Study Link 2.6

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow

READING: Weekly Assessment tomorrow

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Wednesday Cursive

MATH: Study Link 2.5

SCIENCE: Check out the Mount St. Helens Live Webcam!

SPELLING: Top half of p. 23

READING: Practice p. 27

READING CONTRACTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DONE THE BOOK REVIEW TOO!

Character Education

Note:

Starting the second week in October, we will begin character education once a week.

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Tuesday Cursive

Remember: September Cursive Packet is due tomorrow!

SPELLING: p. 22

GRAMMAR: p. 20

READING: Practice p. 23

-Reading Contract is due on Thursday. Make sure you have done a book review!

MATH: Show your parents the purple sheet

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Cursive

-September Cursive is due on Wednesday!

SPELLING: p. 20 & 21

GRAMMAR: p. 19

SCIENCE: Volcano Test is tomorrow! Ask someone at home to quiz you by using your study guide or Erupting With Knowledge page.

MATH: Study Link 2.4

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Friday Cursive

SCIENCE: Ask a parent to sign your study guide for a bonus point toward Tuesday's test!

OTHER: Return library books Monday

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Thursday Cursive

GRAMMAR: p. 16, Test tomorrow

SPELLING: Test is tomorrow

READING:

-Practice p. 19

-Think & Compare Questions, p. 77

-Weekly Assessment is tomorrow

SCIENCE: Finish the Erupting with Knowledge Study Guide

MATH: Study Link 2.2

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Daily Writing Prompt & Wednesday Cursive

GRAMMAR: p. 15

SPELLING: p. 17

READING: Practice p. 20

-Reread Treasures p. 74-77

-Answer the questions (using complete sentences) on p. 77

-The answers to page 77 are due on Friday

MATH: Study Link 2.1

-Give your parents the Unit 2 Family Letter

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Tuesday Cursive

GRAMMAR: p. 14

SPELLING: p. 16

OTHER: Remember to wear your gym shoes to school tomorrow!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Monday Cursive

GRAMMAR: Finish p. 13

SPELLING: Finish p. 15

READING: Finish Practice p. 15 & 16

MATH: Review for tomorrow's test!

VOLCANO PROJECT

Remember that your volcano project is due on Monday!

I'm excited to see what you've been working on for the last week and a half! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Thursday Cursive

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: Subject & Predicate Test tomorrow

READING: Weekly Assessment tomorrow

• You are at the half-way point of your reading contract for the month of September.  Keep reading every night so you can meet your goal!

MATH: Ask a parent to sign your Unit 1 study guide- Test is Tuesday!

• Math Journal p. 26

OTHER: Reading MAP test is tomorrow at 9:15am- Try to go to bed early and eat a healthy breakfast!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Tuesday Cursive

MATH: Study Link 1.7

SPELLING: p. 10

SCIENCE: Volcano Extension Project is due Monday, September 21!

OTHER: Remember to teach your family what you learned in Chinese class today!

Effort Grading

+    = 100%

√ + = 90%

√     =  85%

√-    = 70%  (same as a •)

-     = 60%

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Monday Cursive

SPELLING: p. 8 & 9

GRAMMAR: p. 7

MATH: Study Link 1.6

MAP SCHEDULE

Here is our classroom MAP Schedule:

Friday 9/18: Reading MAP at 9:15

Tuesday 9/15: Miss Lee's Math Class MAP at 10:45

Monday 9/21: Mrs. Bagnall's Math Class MAP at 10:45

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Friday Cursive

MATH: Finish SL 1.5

HOMEWORK

Great job with science this morning fourth graders!  You showed me that you have learned a lot about the layers of the earth & the parts of a volcano! And great job also to my math class!  Your brains worked extra hard today! :)

MORNING WORK: DWP & Thursday Cursive

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow-study your packet

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

READING: Weekly Assessment tomorrow-review your practice packet

MATH: Study Link 1.4 - Use your SRB for help

SCIENCE: Study for the volcano quiz: layers of the earth, parts of a volcano, & "Story of a Volcano" definitions

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Wed. Cursive & DWP

GRAMMAR: p. 2 - DO NOT rewrite the sentence; just add the correct punctuation at the end.

SPELLING: p. 3

MATH: SL 1.2

OTHER: Bring in your 3 "Me Bag" items tomorrow!

Remember: Weekly Assessment (Reading), Grammar, & Spelling tests

are all Friday!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Finish DWP & Tuesday Cursive

LANGUAGE ARTS: (Students had time to work on these in class, so they should just have a small amount to finish for homework.)

• Spelling p. 2

• Grammar p. 1

• Practice p. 1 & 2

MATH: Study Link 1.3- Remember to use a straight edge! 

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Friday Cursive

OTHER: Mystery Star Student Pages are due Tuesday

NO SCHOOL TUESDAY!

Homework

MORNING WORK: Thursday Cursive

OTHER: Mystery Star Student Pages are due Tuesday

Thank you!

Dear Parents,

Thank you for coming to Curriculum Night last night! Please remember to look through the packet you received because it contains important information about the fourth grade expectations and procedures. I look forward to working with you throughout the year!

Thanks again!

-Mrs. Bagnall

Homework

MATH: Show your parents Unit 1 family letter and the letter from me

OTHER: Show your parents the invitation for tomorrow night's Parent Night

Welcome to fourth grade!

I loved finally meeting all of you this morning,

and I look forward to spending the whole day with you tomorrow!

This is going to be a great year! :)

Snake!!

My friend and I did a race last weekend called "City Chase." One of the challenges was to play with a snake!

Animoto Video of Mabel!

Click here to see a video I made using pictures of Mabelline!

Happy Summer!!

Hi there! I hope you all are enjoying your summer! My husband and I returned from Italy on June 30, and we had a WONDERFUL time! I am currently at a summer workshop, but I will try to post some pictures when I'm home.

I miss you all!!

:)

Finding Nemo Tomorrow!

To celebrate the conclusion of our Oceans unit, we are watching Finding Nemo tomorrow morning.  It’s amazing how accurate this movie is!  The classes will be doing a quiz to see how well they know different varieties of tropical fish that are present in the movie. 

         Additionally, students will have the opportunity to have a snack provided by our room reps. The snack includes the following items:

                  • O-KE-DOKE Buttery of Cheese Popcorn

                  • ROLD GOLD Pretzel Rod

                  • Hi-C Fruit Punch Drink

 If you DO NOT want your child receiving these snacks, please return the signed page that your child is bringing home today.

Wednesday, May 27

Great job with the science experiments today!  

Remember, the denser the liquid, 

the better objects will float in it.  

MORNING WORK: Cursive

READING: Scholastic Book Order is due tomorrow

MATH: MJ 272, Parent Signature on Study Guide, and Unit 9 Self Assessment.  Unit 9 Test is Friday.

OTHER: Return library books, permission slips

Tuesday, May 26

MORNING WORK: Cursive

MATH: Study Link 9.9.  (Lesson 9.9, on the other side, can be completed for 1 extra credit point towards the Unit 9 Test.)

-Unit 9 Test is Friday 5/29

MORNING WORK: DWP, Cursive

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow

READING: Weekly Assessment tomorrow

SCIENCE: Check out these sites:

• The Living Sea Aquarium

Did you know that you can visit the aquarium and watch them feed the sharks or stingrays?  

Free shark and stingray feedings every Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Free stingray feedings every Monday - Friday at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.

• Under the Sea-3D

Narrated by Jim Carray

• Whale Net

Find many sites about whales

Tuesday, May 19

MORNING WORK: Cursive, DWP

MATH: MJ 268 & 269- stop after you finish #8

OTHER: Voyage of the Mimi--Click here to view the New England Aquarium website, which was discussed in today's episode.

Monday, May 18

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: 169

GRAMMAR: 167

READING: Practice p. 193 & 194

MATH: SL 9.6

OTHER: 

• Return green band sheets

• Return Living Sea Aquarium permission slip

• Return safety patrol application

Welcome to our unit on Oceans! 

Here are some activities to look forward to:

• studying the properties of ocean water through evaporation experiments

• making a simple hydrometer and using it to measure the density of salt water samples

• making a 3-D model of the ocean floor from depth profiles

• build a closed system that simulates the water cycle

• plus much more!