Math Homework

During class today we worked on addition.  We used the traditional method when adding.  The directions for tonights homework have been crossed out and changed.  The new directions are to add using the traditional method.

5 Minute Review

In science, we started our 5 Minute Review.  Students take the first 5 minutes of class to jot down their thinking from the previous day's lesson. Their thinking can be in pictures or words. After they write on wipe off sheets, they walk around and silently read other's responses.   After the 5 minutes is up, or everyone is in their seat, I ask the students to share what stood out as a WOW!  The students told me they liked this activity because they were moving around, they saw their friend's thinking, and they were corrected if their thinking was a little off.  For instance, today someone wrote "We did a sweet potato experiment" while another wrote "We studied about plants."  This allowed me to see there were a few who understood and a few who didn't.  We cleared up the objective of yesterday's lesson. It was to learn about simple experiments, where sweet potatoes were one of the controlled variables.  Everyone responded with an "Ohhh, that's right."  I can't wait to see tomorrow's responses, my guess is they will be great!

Week of September 12, 2011

Welcome to week 2 of school. 

Monday we introduce Reading Street.  This week in Reading Street, we will be doing a Teacher Model of assessments.  This will get the students familiar with my expectations.  I will give students a spelling test this week that is not teacher modeled though. As part of this week, we will also be doing important reading assessments during our Skills Group.  This will allow us to give differentiation to your child when needed.  During Skills Group we will focus on a program called REWARDS.  This program should last the first quarter.

In Math, we will review addition and subtraction methods as well as place value.  Look for math homework every night.

In Science, the key will be observation.  We will be doing many observations this week.  Hopefully our scientist will enjoy the activities.

HOMEWORK

Welcome to Open House

Welcome to Mrs. Marcotte's Fourth Grade Class! 

Please feel free to walk around. Names will be on the desks come Tuesday.  If you have any questions, please ask.

Blog posts will be made at least once a week.  Please look for HW assignments on the blog and any updates needed for the class.  Also, I encourage parents to subscribe to the blog so that you can get update when they are made available. Please note that descriptions of each subject are tabbed above.  I will be posting the schedule within the next few days. 

If you need to contact me, please feel free to email, call or write a note.

Remember that school has a new start time.  Students can start coming into the building at 8:45.

I look forward to seeing everyone Tuesday, September 6, 2011