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Math ~ We will complete chapter 14 this week and take the test. The students will work on some more problem solving and application of the division process on Monday. On Tuesday, the class will work through a review of the division of decimal numbers. The test will be on Wednesday. The students will work on a review assignment on both Monday and Tuesday nights to prepare for the test. On Thursday, we will likely work on the first lesson of chapter 15, but that is as far as we will go with the chapter. With a week-long break coming up, it's not a great idea to be deep into new material and then stop. We will resume chapter 15 after the break.
We will continue to read Number
the Stars this week. The students will read chapters 5-8,
and will learn new vocabulary. There will be one comprehension
sheet to do this week. The class will also work on an essay response
to chapter five. This will be our second piece of work on that
skill. We will have some discussions this week that will be fun,
but also stretch the critical thinking aspect of literature analysis.
The students will also work on a discussion using the Habit of
Mind of Viewing the World with Wonderment and Awe. That will
be done in small groups, and a document will be created from
that discussion. One chapter in particular will be confusing
this week as it uses code. The author does a good job to set
that up and confuse the reader, just as code is designed to confuse
those reading it. We will not have a spelling
unit this week. We will continue with DOL, but there will not
be a quiz this week. The students will continue to take notes on coast redwoods as we work on our research report. The class seemed very interested in the topic last week, and we will continue that learning throughout the week.
Science ~ The students will examine the seedlings we have been growing for the final time. We will eventually transplant them into soil this week. The class will round up all the main ideas we have been developing the past week or so, and the students should have a sheet that contains all those thoughts. We will work on the concept of osmosis this week and see how water actually moves into the cells of plants. The students will create a diagram with notes, in class, to show the process.
The gold rush letter, assigned on February 6, is due on Friday. There will be three work sessions in class this week to assist students in developing the letter. As always, some students are making great progress with their class time while others are struggling to stay on task. Please check with your fourth grader on his or her progress on this long term assignment.
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