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...

Plays of Week #30

Reminders for the Week

Monday 3/30 - Class Pictures

   Individual pictures (with pre-paid packets)

   Look for New Spelling Words

   Field Trip Permission Slip being sent home

   Last Day for Fundraiser

Tuesday 3/31 - Library Check-out

Thursday 4/2 - Data Walk from 5-6:30pm

Friday 4/3 - Spelling Test

Reading = This week, we will be continuing our story Our Family Outing and thinking about Identifying the Main Idea.  We will also begin the strategy of Sequencing Events after reading a story.  This will help us when looking back into the text and comprehending what we read.

Writing = On Friday, we began our new writing unit of Informational/Explanatory Writing.  We looked at the differences between the Narrative writing we have been doing and the pieces we are transitioning to.  This week, we will organize our ideas, use a planning sheet, and begin drafting our writing pieces.  

Math = This week, we will be switching from Customary Units of measure to Metric Units of measure.  We will begin with length, capacity, and mass.  Finally, we will look at converting all the units of the Metric systems to help us with real world situations.

Spelling = Look for New Spelling Words being sent home on Monday.  We will be testing over them at the end of the week.

Content = Health: Last week, Mrs. Eaton taught both fourth grade teams so much about dental health!  We are very lucky to get to hear that great knowledge from an expert!  This week we will continue to look at the aspects of preventing dental health problems.  Also, be sure to look for permission slips being sent home for our Science field trip to the Nature Center next week.

Highlights from the Week...

Plays of Week #29

Reminders for the Week

Monday 3/23 = Look for 3rd Quarter Report Cards being sent home and New Spelling words 

**First day to send in the Money for the "Major Saver" Cards

Tuesday 3/24 = 4th and 5th grade Music Performance at 6:00pm in the multi-purpose room and Library Check-out

Friday 3/27 = Last Day to apply for the 5th grade programs - must complete by 5pm

Reading = Last week, we worked on the strategy of "Understanding Words."  This week we will look at ways to "Find Important Information" in the text as well as "Identifying the Main Idea" of what we read.  We will be looking at the stories entitled My Birthday and Our Family Outing.

Writing = Please think about where you are in the writing process (pictured below).  This week we will finish editing our pieces as well as prepare for publishing our Imagined Narrative/Adventure Fiction pieces.

Math = Last week, we began our Customary Unit of Measure chapter.  We looked at length and how to convert from each unit.  Check out our measurement booklet below which helped us think about our units.  This week, we will continue with customary units within capacity and weight.  By the end of the week, we will look at Time and how to convert it within its unit.

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

Content = This week we will look at Dental Health.  Mrs. Eaton use to be a Dental Hygienist and she is going to share her knowledge with both fourth grades.  We have some exciting information planned and even some donations from local dentist offices for everyone.

Highlights of the Week...

Plays of Week #28

Reminders for the Week

Monday 3/16 = No School 

Tuesday 3/17 =  4th Quarter begins, 

Library Check-Out, and look for New Spelling Words

Friday 3/20 = Spelling Test

Reading = We will continue to infer, visualize, and analyze text structure while we read.  This week, we will be looking at shorter passages and thinking about proving our answers with support from the text.

Writing = Last Friday, we finished drafting our Imagined Narrative/Adventure Fiction writing piece.  This week we will revise, edit, and begin to put the final touches on our pieces before publishing.

Math = This week we will wrap up Chapter 10 with thinking about comparing and ordering decimals.  At the end of the week, we will begin Chapter 11 which covers measurement.  We will be looking at Customary Units first within length and capacity.  Please be sure you are practicing your Multiplication for our facts tests on Tuesday and Friday.

Spelling =  Look for new spelling words to be coming home on Tuesday and we will be testing on Friday.

Content = This week we are wrapping up our Famous Missourian unit.  We are looking more in depth at George Washington Carver as a class.  Please take a look at the pictures below of our final Famous Missourian display.  I will be uploading the videos soon to the blog and we can't wait for you to enjoy them and the hallway museum display.

Highlights from the Week...

Attention: Team Meyer

Plays of Week #27

Reminders for the Week

Monday 3/2 = Look for New Spelling Words

Tuesday 3/3 = Library Check-out

Thursday 3/5 = 5th grade is selling "Lucky Grams" at lunch for 25 cents and will deliver on St. Patrick's Day (more details pictured below)

4th and 5th Grade Music Performance at 6:00 pm in the All Purpose Room at Portland Students should arrive no earlier than 5:45 pm and report to their classrooms (more details pictured below)

Friday 3/6 = Panther Pride Assembly at 9:05 am

Big Event at 1:30 pm

End of 3rd Quarter

Spelling Test

Monday 3/9-Friday 3/13 = Spring Break - No School

Monday 3/16 = No School

Reading = Team Meyer has been working with poetry from the book My Man Blue.  I have been very impressed with how positive they have been and how willing to share their thinking they are.  We have been using our five senses to visualize and clues from the text to infer.  This week we will continue with more poems from this book to explore the relationship more between Blue and Damon.

Writing = This week, we are back to our Imagined/Adventure Fiction.  We will be planning/pre-writing, drafting and beginning to revise and edit at the end of the week.  I am excited to see all the creative ideas come to life through Team Meyer's drafts.

Spelling = Look for new spelling words to come home on Monday.  We will be testing on Friday.

Math = This week, we will be working within Chapter 10 which works with both fractions and decimals.  We will look at what decimals look like, how to say and model them, and focus on the tenths and hundredths place.  Later in the week, we will compare and order decimals.

Content = Social Studies = Last week we had a wonderful time dressing up as our Famous Missourians.  This week, we will complete our biography projects.  Please be sure to look for our upcoming display as we allow you to take a walk through our museum.  Everyone will get an opportunity to hear and see the biographies this Thursday when you join us for our Musical Performance.  Team Meyer should be very proud of all the hard work they have put into this project and research.

Highlights of the Week...