Month: November 2016

We have been working hard on unit 3 in math for 2 weeks! We will have our unit test on Monday 11/21. 

Students received the study guide on 11/7. I passed out a second copy to those who needed one today.

Here is the PDF file if you are in need of a copy: grade4pretestunit3-with-study-hints

Here are the answers we went over in class:

Remember: the questions will be SIMILAR, NOT the SAME 🙂

Remember: The study hints (lightening bolts) will NOT be on the test.

(Click images to make them larger)

Completed West Region flipbooks are due tomorrow, 11/18 for Mrs. Shupe and Mrs. Brady’s classes.

1. Cover colored 1 point 
2. States of the West should be colored, each state 1 color: 1 point. (+1 extra point if you draw & color don’t label the land forms & bodies of water)
3. Bottom map should have land forms labeled and colored. Do not color the states, only the land forms: 2 points
4. States labeled (spelled correctly with capitals) 1 point
5. Animals & Vegetation should be colored and label with the labels printed out. If you lost the labels, use a pencil. You do not need to write about the animals & vegetation. 2 points
6. Climate should be filled out: 1 point
7. All land & water forms should be filled out according to the slides in Google Classroom. 15 points (1 point each)
8. On time: 1 point
9. Neatness & overall quality: 1 point 

Total: 25 points

Use the Google Slides to help complete your work. <– I opened the document to anyone with the link. Click the link to get to the West Region Slides.

Bottom Map:

Extra Credit Top Map:

Regular Points top map:

West Cover example:

This week we have been working on writing about what we are thankful for in class. We started our thought organizer yesterday, 11/15.  Today, 11/16, we worked to fill in 3-5 sentences in the boxes for paragraph 1, 2, and 3. We also worked to write 3-5 sentences in the introduction box.

Here are our ideas from class: 

Due by tomorrow are 3-5 sentences in each paragraph box (boxes 1-3) and 3-5 sentences in the introduction box. We haven’t discussed conclusion, please DO NOT do the conclusion yet.

Get all the details here: https://dearbornschools.org/district/news/134-25th-annual-empty-bowls-event-helps-those-in-need-on-nov-21

First of all, I apologize that this has taken so long to post. Teachers & staff members were in training meetings all day today. I’m just getting home and finished up dinner with my family. Again, I apologize for the lateness of the posting.

Available conference times:

Thursday 11/10

4 PM

4:15 PM

5:15 PM

Wednesday 11/16

4:15 PM

4:45 PM

5 PM

5:15 PM

Thursday 11/17

4 PM

4:15 PM

4:45 PM

5:45 PM

You are welcome (and encouraged) to email me at bradye@dearbornschools.org and request a time slot, or you may request a time in your child’s planner. If no time is requested, I will assign a conference time and share it via your child’s planner.

I look forward to meeting with you about your child’s progress and what we can do to help them prepare for 5th grade!

-Mrs. Brady

bradye@dearbornschools.org

Tomorrow, 11/4 is the end of the card marking! This semester has flown by!

A few reminders:

• Even though tomorrow is “just a half day” there will be a lot going on! It is very important that your child attends school tomorrow.
• Students will not be able to make up work missed tomorrow on Monday.
• Tomorrow is the last day of the marking period. Grades & report cards will be entered started at 12 PM tomorrow (after the students leave).
• Science test on the states of matter is tomorrow. Study guide sent home Wednesday. 
• Math test on Unit 2, place value & line plots is tomorrow. Study guide sent home week of 10/17 and again tonight. 
• Writing notebooks with 16 pages of writing are due tomorrow. (Students have been working for 2.5 hours per week in class on their writing. This should be done already and only those who haven’t been on task will need to finish their 16 pages tonight). 
• Spelling test on Long e. 
• Regular spelling word word is due tomorrow.

I know it seems like “a lot,” but we’ve been working day by day to accomplish all of these items. I have every confidence that students are going to do well if they try their best!

We’d love to have some special treats to celebrate the end of the card marking. If you’d like to donate or bring a snack for the class, please comment below! Fruits & Veggies are always a hit! We all love hummus too!

Mrs. Brady