Author: monzykcm

What’s Happening in
Ms. Harms’s
4th Grade

Date: 11/03/17

Dates to Know:
11/4. Black Light Skate Night - Skate Quest
11/5 Happy Birthday, Alyssa
Daylight Savings Time Ends
11/6 Happy Birthday, Mariah
11/7 Election Day
11/9 Happy Birthday, Gracie
11/10. LBD Test
Veteran’s Day Assembly
Author Visit - Michelle Spry
11/11 Veteran’s Day
11/12 Happy Birthday, Ariana
11/14 American Education Week 11/15 Math Test 11/17 Substitute Educator’s Day
Awards Assembly
Buddy Reading
11/20 School is in Session–
Wednesday Schedule
Quiz Bowl Competition
Hat Day - with donation
11/22 No School
Thanksgiving Break
11/23 No School
Thanksgiving Day
11/24 No School
"Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension." -Oliver Wendell Holmes

Math: Next week we will be working on multiplying two-digit numbers and solving word problems with two-digit by two-digit multiplying. We will also work on making table to help solve problems. It is extremely important that students are practicing their math facts! As we progress in fourth grade, we work more on the application of math facts rather than learning the facts, an if students don’t know their facts the steps get harder and harder.
Reading: We will finish our theme The Land Shapes the Peoples Lives. In this theme we are focusing on the comprehension strategy of synthesizing. When we synthesize, we bring together pieces of information in a text to form a new idea. We will also work on identifying the setting and plot of a story.
Writing: Our focus this quarter will be on persuasive paper. Students will pick a topic and try to convenience the reader to his or her opinion. We will also learn about verbs.
Science: We will be finishing our Project Lead the Way unit on Energy Conversions. Students will learn more about the different types of energy and how energy is converted or changed from one type to another.

What We Will Be Exploring!

“If you’re struggling, you are learning.”
–Albert Einstein

Parent Signature: Date: 11/3/17

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Word Study Focus: Verbs
aid
appear
argue
comfort
exercise
imagine
notice
practice
struggle
surround
continue
galloping
receive
succeed
Parliament
Congress

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In the News!

Reading Logs: Every student has a reading log each week that is due on Friday. The reading log has a comprehension part on the back. There has been a struggle with students completing their reading logs. This is homework and these missing assignment do count towards the first quarter incentive. Also, we are going to start Book It with Pizza Hut in October. Students will get their Book It coupon for the month from the minutes on their reading log.
Vocab Practice: Throughout the theme we are learning different vocabulary words. Students have created vocabulary flashcards that should be in their homework folder. Also, they can get on EdPuzzle to get their vocab definitions and to see the movements associated with each word. Practicing their vocab is part of their weekly homework on their reading log.
Please bring earbuds! Several students have lost or broken their earbuds. We use these on a daily basis. Please inquire if your child needs a new pair.

Theme Six Vocabulary Words:
farmland fertile
vast horizon
reflection access
surroundings port
recreation altitude
definite invertebrate

Fun Trivia:

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!.
The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur!.
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!.
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!.

Conversation Starters:
What are some types of energy?
Why is Alaska nicknamed “The Land of the Midnight Sun”?