This Week in Fourth Grade...

Math Workshop

Last week, your child completed the Module 1 Assessment. Early this week students will look at their assessment and discuss what they notice.  We will look at areas of strength and areas that we still need to work on.  After we look as a class, I will send home the packet for you to look at.  There will be a page to sign and return and an area to request practice work on a skill that your child needs more practice with.  I will also ask that you send back the assessment.

We are moving on to our second module on Metric Measurement.  We will look at converting larger metric measures to smaller measurements.  This is a great unit to look for patterns as students notice a very clear pattern when converting.

Writing Workshop

We went on three "field trips" last week during writing.  Hopefully your child told you about all of our excitement.  We took a trip outside in the field, to the beach, and to the famous LL Fun World amusement park!  While we were there, we spent a lot of time using our senses to describe what we observed.  After our field trips we spent some time putting our observations into paragraphs.  Your child can show you his/her paragraph on Google Classroom.  I am sure you will feel as though you are right there with us!  This week we will take our observations and use them to start a new realistic fiction story.  

Reader's Workshop


Students learned that they can grow ideas about more than just characters when they are reading fiction.  We noticed details about setting and noticed when the author was using symbolism, repetition and began to think about theme.  

This week we will learn more about theme and practice naming a number of different themes by watching various Pixar short films throughout the week.  We will also finish reading The Tiger Rising and celebrate the end of the book with a fun activity.  Stay tuned for pictures on Seesaw later this week!

Battle of the Books

Students narrowed our books down to nearly 4 finalists!  There is one tie for the last spot in the final four.  Students will debate which book should receive that coveted spot this week.