Plays of Week #30

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Tuesday 3/29= Library Check out

Picture Day

Symphony Field Trip (lunch time change)

Thursday 3/31 = Field Trip to the Springfield Nature Center

(lunch will be at the Nature Center)

Friday 4/1 = Spelling Test and Guest Speaker

4th Grade Musical Performance = April 14th

Sign Up for Explore  = June and July

MAP Testing 4th Grade = starting April 18

Reading  = This week we will continue working on making inferences to understand casual relationships in nonfiction.  We will continue to use our mentor text=  A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman. 

Writing = This week we will be integrating technology with our Famous Missourian project.  We will have many options for creating a QR code: Powtoon, Google Slides, and Voki.

Math = We will be wrapping up Chapter 11 on Customary Measurement this week.  We are converting time and looking at line plots.  At the end of the week, we will be starting Chapter 12 which works with Metric Units.

Spelling = Team Meyer will receive new words on Monday.  We will work with these words throughout the week and Test on Friday.  

PBL: Ecosystems= Please check out the pictures below to see the guest speakers we had last week.  This week we will continue our exploration and wrap up the week with our Field trip to the Nature Center and Guest Speaker Conservationist Jay Barber.

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #29

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Monday 3/21= Famous MO dress up

Tuesday 3/22= Library Check out

Make up dress to Dress Up

Wednesday 3/23 = Parkview Field Trip to their Science Fair

Thursday 3/24 = Guest Speakers coming for PBL

Friday 3/25 = Spelling Test

4th Grade Musical Performance = April 14th

Sign Up for Explore  = June and July

MAP Testing 4th Grade = starting April 18

Picture Day = March 29

Reading  = This week we will continue working on making inferences to understand casual relationships in nonfiction.  Our mentor text will be A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman.  At the end of the week, Miss Horrell will be teaching her lesson incorporating Art with another great mentor text.

Writing = This week we will be wrapping up several writing pieces we have been working on.  We will complete our Comic Writing, Famous Missourian Biographies, and look ahead to more information writing.

Math = Chapter 11 begins this week and we are working with Measurement.  We will explore many different units which describe length, weight, converting time, and line plotting data.  Chapter 10 quizzes will be going home early this week so please be looking for them in your child's red folder.  Please sign and return to school.

Spelling = Team Meyer will receive new words on Monday.  We will work with these words throughout the week and Test on Friday.  

Social Studies= At the end of last week, we began our next PBL unit.  It involves our Nature Unleashed curriculum from the Conservation Department.  Please be sure to check Twitter for the most up to date info and pictures throughout this week.

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #28

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Monday 3/7 - Monday 3/14 = Spring Break

Tuesday 3/15= Back to School

Field Trip to the News Station

Wednesday 3/16 = Library Check-out

Friday 3/18 = Major Saver Fundraiser begins

Reading  = This week we will be working with looking at relationships in nonfiction.  Our mentor text will be Coming to America.  It deals with immigration so the students may be thinking about their culture and here their family came from.

Writing = We will be wrapping up our Lego writing when we return from Spring Break.  I have been very impressed with the comics I have been seeing so far.  Our goal is to prepare them for publishing and share with our classmates.

Math = Chapter 10 focuses on Decimals.  We will compare decimals and fractions, use place value to add, and compare and order fractions.

Spelling = Team Meyer will receive new words on Tuesday.  We will work with these words throughout the week and Test on Friday.  

Social Studies= This week we will continue to explore our Famous Missourians.  This year we are thrilled to have more tech, around to help the students with things they need more guidance with.  Please be thinking of how your child will choose to dress up like their Famous Missourian (more details to come with that).

Highlights from the Week...