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Long division was all the rage this week and we are making great progress! Low stress division is nothing like the method of division that parents learned when they were in school, but is a great way to learn how to divide.  The traditional method of division will be learned in 5th grade.  

We  have started a new unit in science on weather and a unit in social studies on Canada.  There is so much to learn and it is all exciting!  Ask your child to tell you what they have learned this past week and what they hope to learn in the upcoming weeks.

We are writing fiction stories in writer's workshop in addition to studying Robert Louis Stevenson in poetry workshop.  We are still reading Little Dog, Lost by Marion Dane Bauer but we are almost done.  It is such a fun and exciting book!

If the next few weeks go as quickly as this past week, we will be on winter vacation before you know it!

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Williams

T-shirt of the day

May the force be with you!

T-shirt of the day

Oh, yes. You know it!

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Michael Shoulders, author!

Bussers!

Crafting

Little Red Reading Hood, Relaxing Hood, Retail Hood, Running Hood, Royal Hood and Radiant Rock Star Hood!

T-Shirt of the day-love the messages!

Tara Lazar, author of Little Red Gliding Hood, had a Skype visit with the 4th graders.

T-Shirt of the day!

Picture book selections from last week

Skyping with authors!

Speeches!! Videos are on the way.

WOW!! It has been a very exciting and FUN week and a half in room 23.  We finished a unit on multiplication in math and will start division next week.  In science, we are done with the life cycles unit and will begin  a unit on weather soon.  Our study of Mexico is done and we will begin a journey to Canada next week.  In addition, we will be staring fiction writing in writer's workshop.  In reader's workshop, we have started a new interactive read aloud, Little Dog, Lost by Marion Dane Bauer.  We are studying point of view, author's craft, fact/opinion and theme in this book and are making connections with our independent reading books.  To wrap up #NovemberPictureBookMonth, we were able to Skype with two different picture book authors, Tara Lazar and Michael Shoulders.  It was very exciting and we learned so much! Ask your student to tell you how many pages there are in a picture book, you will be fascinated by the answer! 

The quote of the week belongs to Michael Shoulders, "I never said it would be easy, I said it would be worth it."  Words to live by for sure!

The speeches were great and everyone survived!  Only two more speeches to go this year. :)

This holiday, I am thankful to be a part of the JFK community with such wonderful and supportive parents and students who are kind and caring citizens who give their best everyday!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, enjoy time with family and friends.

Mrs. Williams

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Thankful wreaths and centerpieces for your holiday table!  Enjoy!

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Multi Step multiplication

Mrs. Merten reads Interrupting Chicken!

Our selections for week 2 of #PictureBookMonth

Families are participating in #PictureBookMonth at home!! I love this book!

We have been learning many new skills this week like multi step multiplication in math, all about Mexico in social studies and inherited and non inherited traits in science.  There were some very interesting pictures of ancestors shared with the class and we had fun looking for similarities between the ancestors and their descendants.  We saw relatives with similar smiles, eyes, chins and hair color to name a few.  In reading we have focused on using text features to improve comprehension when reading non fiction.  We are continuing to write poetry and have completed a quick write on a favorite noise.  Mrs. Merten is keeping us busy in Tech workshop by teaching us how to make videos!  Everyone has chosen to make a book trailer as their video project.  It is hard to believe that we only have seven days of school before the Thanksgiving break.  Make sure you check out the important dates gadget for information about upcoming tests and projects.  Students, please leave a comment about your favorite picture book from this past week!

Have a great weekend, stay warm!

Mrs. Williams