Reading:
We are almost finished our
Nonfiction unit and will read to our fourth grade buddies. We practiced reading our books smoothly and sharing our knowledge of the information. We learned many features about nonfiction books. Ask you child about: the table of contents, glossary, index and structure of nonfiction books. The children learned they do not have to start at the beginning to read a nonfiction book. Many children are growing as readers. Make sure they are bringing books home to read that are "just-right."
Writing: We start our new unit:
Nonfiction Reports, All About The students will write all about a topic and include many features of nonfiction books. They will learn to include captions on pictures, a table of contents and/or a glossary. Everyday, students are sharing their writing with their partner to make sure it is readable. We have been working on spelling words that are "no-excuses". These are words must be spelled correctly. We continue to learn about spelling patterns and how words work. We have finished short vowels: a, o, u and just started short vowel i.
Math: We finished our Math Geometry Chapter and Ordinal Numbers and Position Words Chapter. Many children struggle with these vocabulary words and could use extra practice at home. Words that tend to be tricky for some students are: before, after, under, between, greater then, fewer then, next, to the left of, to the right of, and how many more, how many fewer/less. We will start the Math Chapter on Numbers to 20 on Monday, November 13th.
Science: We are studying the plant life cycle. We are measuring, observing and journaling about our Fast Plants. We have learned that all plants go through a life cycle. Also, we learning the parts of a plant and their functions: roots, stem, leaves, flowers, seeds. Last week we learned about pumpkins. We estimated, weighing and craving pumpkins with our Fourth Grade Buddies.
Social Studies: We will start Map and Globe skills next followed by Rules and Laws. We will take time to talk about elections in a free society. Before Thanksgiving we will learn why people immigrate to another country like the Pilgrims.
Looking Ahead:
No School thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, Nov. 22rd - Friday, Nov. 24
As always you may order from Scholastic.
Scholastic Book Orders will be coming home. Orders are due: Friday, November 17
If you order:
A. Online order with your credit card.
1. go to www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
2. use my class activation code: fmr3g
3. shop and pay.
