Mrs. Hull's 4th grade

News 9-15-19

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Hi Parents!

Reminder: Picture Day notes and envelopes have been sent home. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Here is a look at our week:

ELA/ Writing: We are continuing to build stamina during our Daily 5 stations. Reading groups will be formed soon after NWEA testing is finished and I have an accurate DRA score for this school year- more news on that coming soon! We are discussing setting and continuing character traits this week. In writing, all students have chosen their topic for their personal narratives and we are starting our rough drafts!

Spelling: We will be having our tests on Friday (unless there is a short week or time off of school!) Use SpellingCity at home to practice beyond what we do in school or just have students practice writing their words, using flash cards, etc.

1. person
2. interest
3. district
4. trim
5. adopt
6. strong
7. common
8. timber
9. grin
10. blog
11. question
12. solution
13. energy
14. experiment
15. release

Math: ** We took a short quiz last week to check for understanding on how the first few lessons of math are going. I wrote one word at the top to show you their progress thus far (there is not a grade or percentage on the quiz) The word will either say: exceeding, meeting, progressing, or concern. Exceeding means they are preforming beyond the expectations right now, meeting means they are meeting the standards and understanding the concept at a 4th grade level, progressing means that students are moving towards understanding the concept and needs additional practice and re-teaching at both school/home, and concern means that there is a concern right now on how a student is preforming and a discussion between you and I is highly recommended. Take a look and please let me know if you have any questions! We are also recording these in our data binders. I want to foster independence in 4th grade and have students self-reflect on where they are at and where they want to be!**
Our goal is to complete Lessons 6-8 this week! I have attached the homework copies and tutorials to go along with the lessons.

Science/ Social Studies: In science, we have tested out our Twist-O-Matic models and are continuing our discussions on energy. We will be taking a quiz at the end of the week. There is not need for a study guide to go home for this quiz- we get most of our information from Mystery Science videos and explorations. We will be watching the videos at least 3 times and reviewing in school before taking the quiz. In Social Studies, we are continuing to learn about physical characteristics found in the United States. We are creating powerpoints to showcase what we know!