I hope everyone has been enjoying all of this snow. It sure is piling up out there!
Valentine's Day...
On Tuesday we will exchange Valentine's Day cards. I sent home a list of the students in our class with your child last week. Please make sure that if your child does choose to participate, he/she needs to include each child in our class. Also, some of the kids asked about decorating Valentine boxes. Since we won't have time to do this in school, if your child would like to decorate a Valentine box or bag at home, that would be fine to bring in on Tuesday as well.
Math Workshop
The students took the Module 4 Assessment last week. Students paired up with partners last week to discuss their answers. Students were able to teach each other how to solve the trickier problems that might have been incorrect. The kids were also given the opportunity to fix their original answers using pen or colored pencil to show that they used the Effective Effort strategies of using feedback and commitment. The assessment will come home on Tuesday. As with our previous math assessments, please take a look at the assessment and then send it back with your child on Wednesday. There will be a place for you to check off if you would like to receive review work for your child.
Farley Fox Boot Camp!
Last week we had many recruits report for duty at Farley Fox Boot Camp! The recruits learned about answering open response questions. We had fun learning about the parts of answering an open response question based on a story. We also found many connections between open response questions and our previous writing unit of literary essay! The students also participated in many exercises as part of their boot camp experience. Among the groans, the kids put in a lot of effort. Ask your child to share the Boot Camp chant for you so that you can hear the parts of answering an open response question.
Writing Workshop
Last week we finished up our first realistic fiction story. Using that story and a 4th Grade Narrative Writing Checklist, the students created goals for themselves as they get ready to write another fictional narrative. These goals will help students have a focus as they write another story. As students go through the writing process through this story they will reflect on how they are doing towards meeting their writing goal. These goals are posted in our classroom so that we can hold each other accountable for our goals. Ask your child what his/her goal is for this new story. They could also share with you why they felt like that should be their focus.
I hope everyone enjoys the snow day tomorrow. Have a great week!
~Jen
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