Sept. 23-27
Welcome to the first day of fall! The cooler weather is fantastic for recess and the forecast looks great for our field trip to the Great Salt Lake. Speaking of our upcoming field trip, I have 100% of your Permission Click forms returned. Thank you!! If you did not respond by last Wednesday to order a school sack lunch, please send your child with a lunch from home and some water. You should also make sure that your child is properly dressed. They will be getting very wet/dirty feet, so if you have some closed toe water shoes, it will be best. Language Arts: We are starting a story called “Letters from Yosemite”. It’s an expository text that gives very interesting information about Yosemite National Park. We will be working on finding the main ideas and supporting details. We will also be working on visualizing and creating imagery as we read. Finally, your student will be learning about onomatopoeia. Please note that I have assigned Term 1’s book report. All the directions can be found on this website under the curriculum tab. Please note that I have included a copy of some worksheets that the students will be utilizing. I will be giving copies of these worksheets the 1st week of October. The book report is due 10/28/19. This is the end of the term 1, so no late reports. Math: We will be finishing up with chapter 2, which has been addition and subtraction strategies. For the most part I am pleased, but I have noticed that students are hurrying through work and making careless errors (as we all do). The remedy to this is to check subtraction problems by adding the difference to the subtrahend, which should result in the minuend (believe it or not, your students know what that means!). With addition problems, it is best to round, and then check the answer to see if it is reasonable. The test will be toward the end of the week. On Wednesday, your student will be coming home with a 3 page chapter review page. Please go over it to make sure that your student has checked answers and understands all the concepts for the test. Thanks!! Science: The Utah Dept. of Education has introduced a few new science standards they would like the state’s 4th graders to learn. I’m excited about these additions, and will be implementing them right away. As such, we will be moving into Newton’s Laws, electricity, and different types of waves over the next few months. Utah History: We have been studying about the rugged and varied geography of Utah. This week, we will be learning about the 3 Regions of Utah: The Great Basin, The Rocky Mountain, and The Colorado Plateau. Soon, we will be making salt dough maps of Utah, which is one of my favorite Utah History projects to do! In the next few weeks, I will be asking you to provide your student an 8x10 piece of strong cardboard in the shape of Utah, and some salt dough. I’ll let you know when that is. Last, Fall Student-Led Conferences are coming up. Please click on the link below to sign up for a spot. I’m really looking forward to seeing you all again! FALL CONFERENCES SIGN UP SHEET Thanks for reading!! Mary Anne Fowler
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