SocialStudiesThisweekstudents“tea-stained”theirsailordiaryentriestomakethemlookoldandauthentictothetimeperiod.They

received/willbereceivingarubricthatgavetheminformationonhowwelltheydevelopedtheirideas,usedhistorical

information,wrotewithvoice,andemployedgoodsentencestructure,spelling,andconventions.AlloftheirGalleonGameworkwillcomehomeatonce,whenwecompletetheunit.

Studentsreallyenjoyedlearningaboutlatitudeandlongitude.Theyteameduptofindgridcoordinatesonrealworldmaps.WetalkedabouttheEquator,thePrimeMeridian,andallfourhemispheres.ThankyoutoLindsayBourkoffforsupplyingus

withthemaps!TheworldmaptestwillbethiscomingTuesday,November24th.StudentscanstudybyusingthepacketwesenthomeonMonday.Theyarebeingscoredonidentifyingthecontinentsandoceansaswellasontheir

properspellingandcapitalization.

MATH:

-CHAPTER3:WholeNumberMultiplicationandDivision

READING:-Wholeclassnovelstudyof

FrindleLANGUAGEARTS

-VocabularyCharadesandAroundtheWorld

-WordlyWiselesson4-Spellinglesson7SOCIALSTUDIES:

-GalleonGame/WorldMapactivities

Ms.Giss&Mrs.Daftari’sFabulous

4THGRADE!JNovember20,2015

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daftari-giss.weebly.comfornewphotos,information,andusefulstudy

tools.Weupdateitregularly.

UNIFORMREMINDER

Jacketsandsweatshirtswithoutlogoareokay

outside.Intheclassroom,theschoollogoisrequiredonallapprovedgarments.Thankyouinadvanceforyourattentionto

thismatter!

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UPCOMINGTESTS/IMPORTANTDATES:

WorldMapTest:TUESDAY

NOVEMBER24TH

NOSCHOOLTHURS/FRI:THANKSGIVINGBREAK

NOSPELLINGNEXTWEEK

MATHQUIZCHAPTER3:TBA

FORTHEWEEKAFTERTHANKSGIVING

MATHThisweekwecontinuedworkingthroughChapter3:WholenumberMultiplicationandDivision.Studentsarebecomingmorecomfortableusingthestandardalgorithmtosolvedouble-digitmultiplicationproblemsandlongdivisionproblemswithasingledigitdivisor.Wealsopracticedplacingthefirstdigitinthequotientandplacingazerointhequotientwhennecessary.Nextwewillbeusingbarmodelstosolverealworldproblemsusingmultiplicationanddivision.Thereareamyriadofwordproblemsandalgorithmicproblemsincludedintheextrapracticepagespostedonourwebsiteforadditionalpracticeandpreparationfortheupcomingchapterquiz.Pleaseutilizethem!YoucanalsofindpracticeonIXL:sectionsD.17,18,19,21,22,23(doubledigitmultiplication)E.8(longdivision)Finally,ifyourchildishavingtroublewithlongdivision,havethemwatchthesevideos:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LGqBQrUYua4 https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/cc-4th-mult-div-topic/cc-4th-division/v/dividing-3-digit-by-1-digit-without-remainder

READING

Wearejustabouttofinishourwholeclassnovel,Frindle!Thisweekstudentsdelvedmoredeeplyintpcharactertraits.Theyusedacomprehensivelist(seephotoonwebsite)andhighlightedtraitsthattheythemselvespossessandchosesometraitsthattheyfoundinourmaincharacter,NickAllen.Itwasgreattoseestudentsconnectingcharactertraitstoour“HeartSmart”vocabularyaswell!

VOCABULARY

Inpreparationforthisweek’sWordlyWisetest#4,weplayedcharades.Groupschoseawordandacteditoutasateamfortherestofustoguess.WealsoplayedAroundtheWorld.Weemphasizedtheimportanceofcominginpreparedforatest.

CURSIVE

Thisweekwegaveoutourcursivehandwritingworkbooks.Wewillworkthroughtheseinclasstohelpstudentsrememberandpracticecursivewriting.Studiesshowthatcursivewritingisalsogoodfortracking(whenreading).Forstudentswhostrugglewithprint,cursiveisoftenaloteasierandtheyenjoyseeingadifferenceintheirhandwriting.