A Big Bite

 

Good afternoon!

This has been a great week for Spring weather!  WOW!  Let’s hope that it continues. Don’t forget to move your clocks AHEAD this weekend; less sleep = daylight!

We even got outside for some extra recess.

 The students did a great job on the math test on Monday and this will help them as we continue with fractions and introduce decimals this week.  The Mythology unit is done but the fire has been lit and many students will continue to pursue this genre on their own.  We will be starting a new interactive read aloud next week so stay tuned for our next title! We will be writing about heroes in writer’s workshop and have continued word work with more  Latin Roots.  We are learning about the history of the Northeast and what makes this such a great place to live.

We made a line plot of our favorite myths.  This class LOVES the monsters in Greek Mythology.

March Madness reading is in its second week and the students listened to Corduroy by Don Freeman , read by Mrs. Merten, and The Little Engine that Could, read by Mrs. Mrs. MacMurray.  

Mrs. A won a golden ticket this week for preordering a book about Mary Gold Ross, a Cherokee Engineer and leader in STEM for Women.  So exciting!

Check out Mrs. A's Teacher Tips on Youtube!  Here is a link to her channel or you can find the videos on our grade level Facebook Page. 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. A’s Schedule

A Big Bite

 

Good afternoon!

March came in like a lamb and quickly turned into a lion and then back again; you have to love New England weather!

We have been learning about mixed numbers and improper fractions in math as well as adding and subtracting fractions.  These are two of the most challenging skills in fourth grade and will take some time for the students to master.  We will have a quiz on these skills on Monday.  We have started  a new unit on Mythology in reading and the students are very excited about this genre!  Students are working with a partner to retell either Goldilocks or Little Red Riding Hood from a different point of view.  This has been a fun writing project so far.  In addition, we have done some word work with Greek and Latin Roots and affixes.  Students will be completing homework assignments based on the words that we are learning in school. Our Earth Science is complete and we have resumed our studies of the northeast region.  Ms. Keating, the children’s librarian at the Franklin Public Library has emailed us to let us know that many students have been taking advantage of the online programs and services that the library offers; way to go!!!! 

March Madness reading has begun at Kennedy and students listened to The Couch Potato, by Jory John and Pete Oswald, read by Mr. Banks, and Octopus Stew by Eriq Velasquez, read by Mrs. Jacobs.  It was CLOSE in room 23, we will have to see what the results of the whole school vote is on Friday!

It was "Read Across America," week and in addition to some exciting Greek myths, we also read these picture books. We LOVED them all. Check it out!

Check out Mrs. A's Teacher Tips on Youtube!  Here is a link to her channel or you can find the videos on our grade level Facebook Page.  This week is all about Greek Mythology

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. A,

Mrs. A’s Schedule

A Big Bite

 

Good afternoon!

The warm weather has given us a taste of spring and we are looking forward to it! Was it just February vacation last week?  Time is flying by!

We have been learning about mixed numbers and improper fractions in math as well as adding and subtracting fractions.  These are two of the most challenging skills in fourth grade and will take some time for the students to master.  The fraction poster will be due in early March.  We participated in a debate about whether or not farm animals should be allowed to live in town. It was a lively debate with opinions split right down the middle. We have finished Saving Winslow and will begin a new unit on Mythology next week!  This is always one of the most popular reading genres in fourth grade. We enjoyed a program from the children’s librarian at the Franklin Public Library on Thursday.  The students learned all about the many opportunities the library has to offer.  If you haven’t signed your child up for a library card, please do so! Our Earth Science unit will be complete next week and we will resume our studies of the northeast region.  Creative Arts Wednesday continues to be a very popular day for students as they engage in different curriculum activities with each of the teachers.  The students are making great progress!

Check out my Teacher Tips on YouTube!  Here is a link to my channel or you can find the videos on our grade level Facebook Page. 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. A

Teacher Tips

 

Teacher Tips

Tips on how to keep reading during vacation.

 

Teacher Tips

Hi there!

Here are the first two videos in my new video series called, "Two Minute Tips with Mrs. A."  Thanks to Tammy Mulligan for the great idea!

 

 

Good afternoon!

We started the week with snow, followed by a snow day and now some warmer weather.  You just have to love winter in New England.   We continue to learn about fractions in math and this unit will last several weeks.   The fraction poster will be due at the beginning of March, stay tuned for more specific dates. Our earth science unit was put on hold at the beginning of the week but we are back at it, learning about erosion and weathering. When the earth science unit is finished, we will continue our travels around the northeast.  Saving Winslow continues to be popular with students and Sharon Creech, the author, replied to one of our tweets.  Check it out.  We are writing essays about dogs, rap poems and focusing on the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning format in content area writing. We read and listen to picture books by African American authors and illustrators all year long, but we are focusing more specifically on these books in February  to celebrate Black History month and World Read Aloud Day which was this past Wednesday.  

Have a great weekend!  One more week until vacation!  Bonus points if you know the movie reference in Mrs. A’s Bitmoji!