Plays of Week #34

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

***Turn in Permission Slips and $2 for Admission as soon as possible**

Monday 4/27 = New Spelling Words 

Tuesday 4/28 = Last Library Check-out of the Year

Friday 5/1 = All Library books need to be returned

Spelling Test

Field Trip to Mansfield

Panther Pride Assembly

Reading = At the end of the week, we used Summarizing as our focus.  Team Meyer used the non-fiction piece called Seahorses to state the most important aspects of what they read.  This week we will also move into an Inferencing focus using The Story of King Midas which some may be familiar with.

Writing = Last week, we worked on reflecting on our last writing unit as well as an Earth Day writing piece.  This week, we will practice some editing strategies, rejuvenate our idea banks, and work towards one of our final writing units together. 

Spelling = After two weeks off with MAP testing, we are ready to hit our spelling for another couple of weeks.  New words will be sent home on Monday and we will test on Friday.

Math = Last week, we reviewed for and completed the Mathematics section of the MAP test.  Team Meyer worked very hard while working  through the problems, showing their work, and checking over answers.  This week we will begin to review concepts we have touched on earlier in the year.  One topic that we began to recall was two digit multiplication and the most efficient ways to solve those problems.  We will mix these in with geometry aspects as well.

Content = We will be reviewing and exploring more about the Famous Missourian = Laura Ingalls Wilder.  Please feel free to check out the links below which we will be looking at this week while reading Little House on the Prairie.  On Friday, we have our Field Trip to Mansfield for more hands-on exploration.  Please remember to send in the permission slip signed and $2 for admission.  Thank you all for your support as always!

http://shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/name/w/wilder/index.html

http://www.lauraingallswilderhome.com/

Highlights of the Week...

Plays of Week #33

Reminders for this Week

**Turn in Field Trip Permission Slip and $2 for Field Trip  = on May 1st as soon as possible**

**Send in Donation Drive for Castaway Animal Rescue Effort** - for Big Event this Friday

Monday 4/20 = No Spelling for this Week

Tuesday 4/21 = Library Check-out *All books due 5/1

Wednesday 4/22 = Administrative Professional's Day

**Team Meyer Testing**

Thursday 4/23 = **Team Meyer Testing**

Friday 4/24 = Big Event at 1:30 pm

Reading = Team Meyer worked very hard last week throughout the English Language Arts Section of the testing.  This week within the classroom, we will begin to look at Summarizing and Making Inferences from what we read.  Two stories we will work through together as a class are entitled "Seahorses" and "The Story of King Midas."

Writing = We will be finishing up and publishing our Informational/Explanatory writing piece.  Some students have already published and have began the reflection process on how to improve their next writing piece that we will begin later this week.

Math = This week, we will be MAP testing over the Mathematics section on Wednesday and Thursday.  Before then, we will be reviewing some concepts to gain more confidence before testing.  Later this week, we will be continuing with our Geometry chapter and thinking about Symmetry.

Spelling = There will be no new Spelling words this week due to MAP Testing.  We will receive new words starting next week.  Be sure to get some extra rest this week to prepare for testing.

Content = Please send in your permission slips and $2 for admission for our Field Trip to Mansfield on May 1st.

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #32

Reminders for the upcoming week

** Send in Yearbook forms as soon as possible **

Monday 4/13 = No Spelling Words

Tuesday 4/14 = Library Check-out

Wednesday 4/15 = Team Meyer MAP Testing at 9:00 am

Thursday 4/16 = Team Meyer MAP Testing at 9:00 am

Friday 4/17 = No School

Wednesday 4/22 = Team Meyer MAP Math Testing at 9:00 am

Thursday 4/23 = Team Meyer MAP Math Testing at 9:00 am

Friday 4/24 = Big Event

Friday 5/1 = Mansfield Field Trip

Panther Pride Assembly @ 2:30 pm

Reading = This week we will be wrapping up Unit 2 of our strategies: Sequencing, Finding Similarities and Differences, and Predicting.  We have been reading some great stories that Team Meyer has been very excited about!  We will use the story "The Foster's Family Camping Trip" as an assessment.  On Wednesday and Thursday this week we will be MAP Testing over the Communication Arts/English Language Assessment.

Writing = On Friday, we began to edit our Informational/Explanatory Writing Pieces using our check-lists.  We will continue this at the beginning of this week.  Then we will publish and share our pieces.  Please be sure to ask your child where their "Special Place" is and why they chose it.

Spelling = We will not have any new words this week due to the short week and MAP testing.  Be sure to get some extra rest. 

Math = On Friday, we began Chapter 14 of Geometry.  This week, we will continue to explore the Geometry terms: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines and learn how to Classify and Draw Angles.  Next week, we will be testing over the MAP Math section on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

Content = Please check-out our recent Nature Unleashed Field Trip to the Springfield Nature Center.  We learned so much from our Missouri Department of Conservation friends.  It was a great learning experience and we had beautiful weather.

Highlights of the Week...

Plays of Week #31

Reminders for this Week

***Turn in Permission Slips 

(Field Trip Wed.)

***Turn in Summer School Form 

(whether your child will be attending or not)

Monday 4/6 = Look for New Spelling Words

Tuesday 4/7 = Library Check-out

Wednesday 4/8 = Nature Center Field Trip

Friday 4/10 = Spelling Test

Other Important Dates

Team Meyer will be Testing Wed. and Thurs. April 15th and 16th then April 22nd and 23rd

No School April 17th

Big Event April 24th

Mansfield Field Trip = May 1st

Panther Pride Assembly = May 1st at 2:30 pm

Tentative LAST DAY = May 20th dismissal at 1:35 pm

Reading = This week we are looking at several strategies for looking back into the text and comprehending what we have read.  We will begin with "Finding Similarities and Differences" between story elements and main ideas throughout the passages.  At the end of the week, we will be reviewing the best techniques to "Predict" especially when answering questions and thinking deeper within the text.

Writing = We will continue working on our "Special Places" within our Informational/Explanatory writing pieces.  At the end of last week, we worked a lot on our graphic organizer and color coding our ideas in order to create the best five paragraph writing pieces.  This week, our focus will be on revising for better leads and dialogue as well as similes and sensory details.

Spelling = Please look for new spelling words coming home on Monday.  We will be testing on Friday.

Math = We have begun Chapter 13 where we explore both Area and Perimeter.  We will be using models to find the perimeter and area of squares and rectangles.  These are the definitions we will be thinking about = Perimeter: the distance around a shape or region. Area: the number of square units needed to cover the inside of a region or plane figure.  Please look at real-world objects at home and ask your 4th grader to outline the perimeter or point to the area of the object.  The more we can use the vocabulary the better.

Content = Science = On Friday, we talked about Arbor Day which takes place in late April.  We also took home our Red bud trees.  A huge thanks to the Conservation Department for the great trees!  This week we will be going on our field trip to the Nature Center for our Science Exploration.

Highlights of the Week...