Felt more like a week in January, than March, but we'll take it! I'm all for a little unexpected beauty! Here is a recap of our week in 4W... MATH:We are deep into work with fractions. This week we looked at fractions and their decimal equivalents. We learned strategies for comparing fractions with like and unlike denominators. We also used different strategies for finding the ONE when a fractional part is given. Our test over Unit 7 is slated for next Friday. Students will receive a study guide on Monday in class and we will review on Thursday. MATH MANIA:Students reviewed and practiced data concepts this week. The focus was finding the median, finding the mean, and constructing a table. LANGUAGE:We continued work on drafting our narratives this week. It has been fun to see students experiment with characters and dialogue. We also learned three strategies for revising our writing so that we can improve our stories for our readers. Ask your child to share these with you! Finally, we wrote letters to our pen pals. We are really enjoying getting to know these 4th graders from Indiana while practicing our letter writing skills. SOCIAL STUDIESI introduced the Famous Ohioan project to students on Monday. Hopefully the information came home to you and is in your hands. If not, I have extra student packets and parent packets in the classroom. If you need another, just let me know! Students were given time on Thursday afternoon to research for this project and will be given two additional sessions in class next week for research. Refer to the "Back to Business" post on this blog for a list of important dates and resources for this project! SCIENCE:Students worked in small groups this week and rotated through four different inquiry centers to answer these guiding questions:
What are the forces that build landforms? What are the forces that break down landforms? What is the relationship between air, water, and land? Centers included hands-on explorations, short videos, non-fiction leveled reading, and photograph/caption explorations. I am hoping to get our next Place Project trip planned soon, so be on the lookout for the permission slip to come home. This will be a great to tie our learning from the last couple weeks to our special spots at Elizabeth Gardens.
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