Mrs. DePlaunty's 4th Grade

Math:  We began our first chapter in math this week.  We are working on reading and writing numbers to 100,000 in standard, word and expanded form.  This week we also reviewed even and odd numbers and how to use the number in the ones place value position to determine if a large number is even or odd.  Next week we will continue our study of large numbers.  We will compare and order numbers to 100,000 and add and subtract numbers using standard algorithm.   

Questions you can ask your child:  

What numbers are even and odd and how can you determine if a large number is even or odd?

Using all the numbers 8, 6, 4, 3 and 1, make the largest number you can make, make an odd number, make an even number, make the smallest number possible.

Reading:  We worked hard this week to build good reading habits.  We set reading goals for ourselves this week, set up our Readers' Notebooks, began our 40 Book Reading Challenge, and took our reading NWEA test.  The students are now reading for stamina as a class and are able to read 23 minutes without losing focus as an entire group!  We are finding some great books and are sharing our findings and opinions about the books we read with others.  

Scholastic Book orders are due Thursday, Sept. 24th.

Questions you can ask your child:  

What books are you currently reading?

Have you completed reading any books and what were they?

What was a reading goal you set for yourself and what were some ideas you have for reaching your goal by the end of fourth grade?

Social Studies/Team Building:  We spent a day learning how our textbook is arranged.  For Constitution Day, students created an accordion booklet and learned about what the Constitution is and what it does for our government and all American citizens.  Last week, students performed and experiment called Saving Fred.  They worked as partners and discussed the scientific process.  The children had to develop a plan and and test it out to help rescue poor Fred.  It was a lot of fun!

Questions you can ask your child:

Why was the Constitution written?

Do you think the United States of American needs a Constitution?  Explain why or why not?

How did you and your partner rescue Fred?  What was your plan?  What worked best and what did not work?

Writing: We are working on writing and collecting short paragraphs about personal small moments that have happened to us in our own lives.  We created a heart map with some emotional and meaningful moments from our own lives to help plan for our writing.  Next week, students will revisit the structure of a paragraph and complete a special writing activity about themselves.  

Spelling Words (Homophones):  allowed, aloud, hair, hare, route, root, bear, bare, paws, pause, board, bored, fur, fir, hoarse, horse, course, coarse, chews, choose

Spelling packet is due Thursday, Sept. 24th.

Spelling assessment is Thursday, Sept. 24th.

Important Dates/Reminders:

9/22 Tuesday - NWEA Math Assessment 9:30 a.m - 11:00 a.m.

9/24 Thursday - Spelling packet due

9/24 Thursday - Spelling Assessment 

9/25 Popcorn Friday 

Have a great weekend!  

Mrs. DePlaunty