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8/3/2019 2nd Quarter Update 4th Grd
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Second Quarter Update
December 2, 2011
Reading: We continue to work on using strategies to help us understand
the texts we are reading. We most recently completed a study
of fictional text. We examined the elements of character,
setting, problem (conflict) and solution, as well as the important
events that led up to the solution, in sequence.
We continue to practice our fluency and strategies for figuring
out unknown words, including inferring the meaning of words
based on the surrounding text.
We also revisited metacognition (our thinking about our thinking)
and practiced rereading when something doesnt make sense or
when our minds are not engaged in the text.
Writing:
While examining the elements of fictional text in reading, we are
using fictional texts as exemplars for our own narrative writing.
We have improved our leads in order to hook the reader andrated how engaging our story events are and revised them based
on our readers feedback.
We have also practiced a variety of revision techniques.
We continue to study and apply the conventions of capitalization,
punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
While our families were enjoying an extended Thanksgiving break, we
had the opportunity to explore our global studies focus. We are very
excited to be beginning our journey toward increasing our focus in
o Leadership
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o Citizenship
o Technology
oHuman connectedness (relationships)
oMulticultural awareness (cultural proficiency).
Math:
We will continue our understanding of Graphs and Data. We can
interpret, analyze and examine 2 sets of data. We can also
develop and revise relevant questions to collect a wide range ofdata. We can find the range, mean, median and mode within a
given set of data. We also worked with probability, bar graphs,
pie charts, line plots and likelihood lines.
We are working with a number of different multiplication
strategies within our Multiple Towers and Division Stories Unit.
We are working with multiplying 2 digit & 3 digit numbers and
larger. Some of the Strategies we are using include box method,
lattice, tradition algorithm and the break-apart method. We are
also exploring division with remainders within story problems.
Science:
During our Magnetism and Electricity Unit we explored open and
closed circuits while supporting and gathering evidence of non-
fiction text features in non-fiction writing. Visit our class blog at
kidblog.org to view our visuals and experiments. This was a greatplatform to showcase evidence of our learning.
We will be investigating the Land of Colorado, Geology, Rocks and
Minerals and the Science of the Earth during the month of
December
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Social Studies:
We have reviewed and focused on the following skills: Latitude,
Longitude, Compass Rose and Map Mastery.
We have begun a very exciting project Celebrations Around the
World. We will be examining the holidays of Ramadan, Chinese New
Year, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas in Germany, Russia and
Mexico. We will be showcasing our research in a digital interactive
poster called Glogster. During this unit, we will be learning about the
concept of cause/effect, determining the important elements of the
holiday, comparing/contrasting these celebrations with holidays in our
own culture, all while defining the elements of culture. We look
forward to sharing our work with our parents during our Winter
Celebration (invitation to come).
After studying the elements of culture, we will be examining
through literature and discussion, the traits of a global citizen. We
will be using our inferring skills and applying our understanding in a
visual representation of global citizenship.
We want to personally thank our families for the support for our
school food drive. We gathered over 300 cans in 4C and feel very good
about sharing with those in our community in need.
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