Benson/Bodrick News
News from the 4th Grade
March 16, 2018
Math News
We have been working hard this week on review for MAP and beginning a new topic. We started topic 13 in our textbook on multiplying fractions by whole numbers. Next week we will work on comparing fractions to decimals. Ms. Bodrick’s homeroom will take the Math portion of MAP on Wednesday. (Mrs. Benson’s homeroom is taking the Reading portion on Wednesday.) Please make sure to complete homework for that spiral review of all math concepts we have covered this year.
Congratulations to Brooke, Princess, Courtney, Austin, Jordan M., Kaleb, Heather, Emerson, Eddie, and Aiden! They all mastered at least 10 topics each of the 3 weeks of our ALEKS Challenge! They earned a popcorn party which was held today! Collectively, the 10 of them mastered 559 topics over the last 3 weeks!!!!! Three of them earned over 80 topics each during the three weeks. Two of them even advanced to 6th grade ALEKS where the topics are a lot tougher. I am so proud of everyone giving their best efforts in this challenge!
Please have your child practice their multiplication facts. There are many games on www.multiplication.com that they would love to play that will help them. Some of our classmates are competing in Mr. Saxon’s March Madness Multiplication Game. Congratulations to the Multiplication Tug Strikers for moving on to the semi-finals. Good luck to The Fast and Furious 4 who will compete early next week to see if they make it to the semi-finals also. Keep practicing facts on Tug Team!
Science News
This week we talked about how our senses help us to survive. We talked about how plants and animals react to different stimuli--for example, a turtle reacts to touch by retracting into their shells. We will finish up our animal unit next week by completing an animal project. Details will be given to students on Monday. This project will be due on Friday and will count as a major test grade. Students will also be completing a Study Island activity that will count as a test grade to finish up our animal unit. 
We candled our eggs today and we have many, many baby chicks growing. We hope to see them hatching on Monday, March 26th.
ELA News
After reading Dr. Seuss’ “Oh the Places You’ll Go” for Read Across America Day, and in light of Career Day at BHE on March 20th, students were told to visualize where they see themselves 10 years from now - whether in college studying for a specific occupation, military, or already in a career - and do research on the careers of their dreams! Students did presentations Wednesday-Friday and they could dress the part if they wanted. It was evident over the course of the week that they had so much fun and were excited to share with their peers what they had learned!!!! AND the work was really good!!! Here are some pictures!!!!
Next week MAP Testing will continue!!!! Benson’s Homeroom will test in Reading on Wednesday, March 21st. We will go over MAP goals Monday and review test-taking tips! Please make sure your child is at school on time as testing will being at 8:30am.
After MAP testing, students will go CAMPING as we continue to learn about/explore informational text structures! (My apologies that this did not happen this week - career presentations took up a vast majority of class time that I didn’t factor into plans)
Special shout out the following Lexia Core 5 Completers!- Emily Lancaster
- Thomas Bozard
The following students are almost there! Keep pushing:
Otis Barlow, Daija Caldwell, Liana Adams, Caroline Goff, Jake Gonzales, Emerson Ramsdale, Darius Gatewood-White and Libby Lee
Social Studies News
Next Week: A New Nation - students learn about the Articles of Confederation and its apparent weaknesses and the document that replaced it - the U.S. Constitution. Students may use the following resources to learn/explore more about this topic.
Excellent Resource to Review with your Child:
- https://www.congressforkids.net/index.htm (LOVE THIS RESOURCE)
Fourth Grade News
Related Arts Schedule for next week
MAP Testing
MAP testing will be taking place next week on Wednesday, March 21st. Please make sure your child is in attendance and on time. We will be starting around 8:50. They have each been given their goals that they should be able to meet and pass. Rewards will be given to those students who meet their goals.
Fundraiser Time
Fundraiser money and order forms are due by Tuesday, March 20th. Thanks to all those who have participated! We are so grateful that PTO gives us money to spend in our classroom each year and know that we couldn’t do it without the participation in our fundraisers.,
Field Study to Charleston
Our field trip will be on Wednesday, April 11th. This is the week after Spring Break. We will be leaving BHE that morning at 6:30am. Students need to report to school starting at 6:10am. Please be on time so that we can leave on time. We will check in at Liberty Square by 9am and taking the boat over to Ft. Sumter. We do not want to miss our boat. After our tour of Ft. Sumter is over, we will have a picnic lunch on the aquarium lawn. (Make sure you bring your lunch from home.) We will tour the aquarium until 2:00 and then board the buses to head home. Our arrival time is set to be about 4:15pm. 
Field Day Help
If you would like to volunteer to help with Field Day on Thursday, May 29th, please use this link. You can also sign up online at: http://signup.com/go/QpbQbmd.
Ending Thoughts
Thank you for sharing your children with us! Please feel free to email us with any questions. For those who signed up for Remind 101 with Ms. Bodrick, feel free to shoot a text if necessary. Click on our name below for a direct link to our email.
Thanks for sharing your children with us each day!
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