Benson/Cave News
News from the 4th Grade
February 12, 2016
Math News
We finished topic 10 today--long division. We have worked very hard this week to master long division. There are several videos in Google Classroom that will help your child with long division. One strategy that I used in teaching this concept was peer tutoring. It was wonderful seeing so many students come out of their shell helping their classmates. If your child is still struggling with this concept, please try and work with them over the weekend. We have been teaching the standard algorithm (the same method you and learned when we were in school.) I did show some students who were struggling a different method today in hopes that it might help them. It was called “chunking.” You can watch the following video if you want to see what it is about. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=eF4h76R99_Q
We will review again on Monday and plan to test on Topic 10 on Tuesday. Wednesday we will skip to topic 16--Lines, Angles, and Shapes.
On Tuesday, I will assign a math project for students to complete. This is not an extra 100, I do expect all students to complete the project. It is a Division Project in which students will be “opening” their own movie theater and solving problems that are related to their new business. It will involve their multiplication and division skills. You may want to check over this work so that their answers are correct. It will be due on Wednesday, February 24th.
Don’t forget that you can access your child’s text book at www.pearsonsuccessnet.com Their username is their school number id and the password is richland2.
Zearn username: student number Zearn password: benson
Aleks username: (ask your child) Aleks password: aleksmat
Science News
We continued talking this week about the traits that animals have--inherited and learned behaviors. We also learned about other behaviors. We will start discussing ecosystems next week.
If your child wants to do the extra credit for Science which I emailed about the other week, make sure they have gotten the forms from me and it will be due no later than February 25th.
Language Arts News
In ELA we finished reading “Snowflake Bentley,” and took a cold read on the skills for this story on Thursday following a review activity where students worked with partners. I look forward to doing more cooperative learning activities where students are working with partners in the next few weeks. Next week students learn about jazz as we read “Jazz Greats.” Students will also have an opportunity to hear some jazz greats that we are learning about.
Reading logs are due on Wednesday. Students are also learning how to determine the genre of the book that they are reading based on the details in the book. Students cannot write just fiction or nonfiction as the genre.
Social Studies News
In Social Studies students are comparing the Articles of Confederation to the United States. They will also learn about the three branches of government and balance of power.by completing a scavenger hunt to identify key peole who had an impact on the development of our nation using their notes and the textbook.
Fourth Grade News
We will be having school on Monday, February 15th. This is a make-up day from one of our “flooding” days.
Interims will be coming home next week, Thursday, February 18th. They will come along with our weekly signed papers.
The Zumba Glow Party has been rescheduled for Friday, February 19th. It is not too late to sign up for your family to come and raise money for our school. A flier came home this week with your child.
PLEASE, PLEASE! We need your child to have headphones or earbuds in class everyday. We use them every day. They also need them every time we go to the computer lab. Please make sure your child brings them to school everyday.
Starting next week, Student Council will be selling “Hearts for Art” grams. All money collected will be donated to the Peake family in memory of our beloved art teacher, Mrs. Elise Peake. You can purchase as many as you would like or just make a donation.
The Book Fair is coming soon! It will be here February 22-26th.
Ending Thoughts
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