The first full week of school was full of getting to know each other, our classroom and our fourth grade routine. It was so fun to learn about everyone's hobbies, interests and talents as students shared their Me Bags. We have many martial artists, fine artists, travelers, soccer players, musicians and many students with unique talents and interests. It was a busy week, and I wouldn't be surprised if your fourth grader slept well this past weekend.
Important News for this Week
This week we continue to practice our new reading routines including: individual reading, gathering for reading, talking about reading and writing about reading. Students will also learn about our vocabulary study routine. Writing This week students explore examples from authors who wrote about their own life (particularly Allen Say). We will continue to practice our writing time routine this week, as students build writing stamina and begin collecting ideas for writing in their journal. Science In science this week we continue to explore our brains, and how having a growth mindset improves our brains natural neuroplasticity. Later this week we will move onto exploring other key body systems, beginning with the muscular system. Social Studies We will learn about our last tool this week. Our courage tool. Spelling Words for This Week This weeks words focus on open syllables, particularly the rule "when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking".
I hope to see you all at curriculum night and that you have a fantastic week.
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