Making Change

Making Change is a great game to practice...wait for it...yes, making change! We are working with money and other decimals as well as practicing rounding and estimation in math. There will be a chapter one math assessment next week.

Rounding Numbers

We are reviewing the rounding, comparing and ordering of numbers in math. For some rounding practice, click here for rounding games. For comparing numbers, click here for practice comparing or click here for other comparing games. Ordering numbers practice can be found here.

For the next 2 weeks, we will be reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Written in 1972, this realistic fiction novel is still relevant to the lives of 2011 fourth graders. Who doesn't know an annoying 2 1/2 year old or hasn't been misunderstood by parents?
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing fun trivia

Picture Day is TOMORROW!

Back to School

When the summer smells like apples
and shadows feel cool
and falling leaves make dapples
of color on the pool
and wind is in the maples
and sweaters are the rule
and hazy days spell lazy ways,
it's hard to go to school.

But I go!

Aileen Fisher

On the first day of each week, we will copy a poem using cursive writing into our writing journals.

Scientist Projects

Students presented their scientist projects today. Some created power points, some made brochures and a few others dressed up as scientists.

This week's reading selection is Letters Home from Yosemite.

Practice this week's spelling words here at Spelling City.
Review the four types of sentences here at The Sentence Trail.
Practice finding the main idea at Reading Skills Rocket.
Need some help identifying fact or opinion? Click here.
Know your multiplication facts yet? Play The Ants Go Marching to see how fast you are!