Well, as many of you know I am still waiting for my bundle of joy! Since we have been back from Winter Break, Ms. Elliott has been working half days to get settled in. We have begun our unit on the Colonization of America in Social Studies, our fraction unit in math, and we will continue with our weekly spelling and Wordly Wise. I hope you all had a restful break!
It's hard to believe that we are almost half way through the year! November 30th marked the end of our social studies unit on "Explorers of the New World." The students had a great time working on group projects and really were engaged in learned as they worked together. The projects turned out great and I think they were all very proud of them. The students also finished our novel study on the book Sign of the Beaver about how 2 cultures come together. For their final project, they had to create a book jacket and write a summary, a book review, and recommendations about the book. These projects are hanging in our hallway.
In math we have been working on Geometry and will finish that up this week. For the next three weeks, we will revisit multiplication and division. Please continue to work on this at home.
In science, we will be working on sound and light. Our High Touch in-school field trip last week covered a lot of what the children need to know about sound, so it was a great introduction. We will have frequent quizzes throughout these two units instead of one big test at the end. All of the information is in the science text book.
Can you believe it's the end of October?
Well, we're wrapping up our unit on Weather. Our test is Thursday, October 25th. We also are moving from multiplication and division to our unit on geometry. Please continue to work on those facts. Thank you to everyone who came to the Fall Festival.
Great job everyone on their first Wordly Wise Test! We have also finished our unit on Maps and Globes and will now move on to the Region of the US! Please make sure that you finish all of your work on Fire Safety. This is a health grade and only those who complete the work will get the certificate. 
As we look ahead...
Math...Please continue to practice those facts every night. So far only 2 people have passed all timed tests and will be participating in the pixxa party on Friday.
Reading..We will comtunie our review of the reading strategies laid out by Stephanie Harvey in her book Strategies that Work.
Spelling...Unit 6 Don't forget the to visit http://school.elps.k12.mi.us/donley/classrooms/berry/sitton_spelling_activities/4thgrade_spelling/core_word_units.htm
Social Studies...We will be finishing up our unit on Maps and Globes and continue onto Regions of the United States.
REMINDERS......
T-shirt order forms are due in by Friday, September 21st
Performing Arts Permission Forms
Well, I hope everyone is at home studying their Wordly Wise Words! We will have our first test on Tuesday. I also hope you are enjoying the unit on Fire Safety. Firefighter Dana and James have been wonderful.
As we look ahead...
Math...We will QUICKLY review addition and subtraction. As for multiplication and division, as I stated at Curriculum Night, we will only review this briefly and then move on to 2 and 3 digits. Please review at home!
Reading..We will begin our review of the reading strategies laid out by Stephanie Harvey in her book Strategies that Work.
Spelling...Unit 5 Don't forget the to visit http://school.elps.k12.mi.us/donley/classrooms/berry/sitton_spelling_activities/4thgrade_spelling/core_word_units.htm
Social Studies...We will be finishing up our unit on Maps and Globes and continue onto Regions of the United States.
REMINDERS......
T-shirt order forms are due in by Friday, September 21st
Performing Arts Permission Forms
Welcome to the 2007-2008 School Year!
The students are beginning to settle in to the new school year. We have been working on routines, rules, and expectations. Thank you so much to all the parents who came to Curriculum Night last Thursday. Please send in the bottom portion of your form.
This week we will be working on...
Math - Reviewing Place Value, Rounding to thousandths and Introducing Decimals
Grammar - Subjects and Predicates
Spelling - We are on unit 4. Many parents have asked about what they can do to help their child with spelling at home. There is a great website with activities your child can do at home that involve the words for that week. Go to http://school.elps.k12.mi.us/donley/classrooms/berry/sitton_spelling_activities/4thgrade_spelling/core_word_units.htm
Language Arts - Reading response journals/ Non Fiction Reading Comprehension/ Cursive Handwriting. We will also began our new Wordly Wise Vocabulary Lesson 1 this week.
Social Studies - Map Skills/ Different Types of Maps/ Index - Scale - Coordinates
EARN $$$
What is the picture of on the website for Unit 4 Sitton Spelling?
As the year winds down, we will be spending a lot of time on our "End of the Year" assessments. We will be reviewing what we have learned over the past 30 weeks and preparing for the 4th grade.
The CRCT is here!
Remember to get a lot of sleep and a good breakfast. Our wonderful room mom has organized a "Test Snack" each morning for the class. We will be taking it easy and just focusing on the test this week. No homework!
Well, the "Living Museum" is finally here!
Please join us Thursday, March 8th at 8:30 am for breakfast with a famous person. The "Living Museum" will start immediatly following the breakfast.
Thank you to all the 3rd grade teachers for putting this group of tests together for us!
The CRCT is coming faster, closer, and more pressing each day. To prepare for this important assessment, the third grade team has divided and conquered the practice tests, setting each classroom up so that all students may take all practice tests individually, each test containing between 20 and 30 questions.
To login and take these repeatable practice tests, follow these simple directions and/or follow this LINK to get a downloadable parent guide to help with login:
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