Friday, February 2, 2018
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Weekly News--January 26th
Benson/Bodrick News
News from the 4th Grade
January 26, 2018
Math News
Students have been working hard this week on constructing geometric shapes. We have also learned how to use a protractor correctly not only to measure an angle, but to construct an angle with a given measurement. We will be taking this test on Tuesday, January 30th. Students will need to be able to do the following:
- Identify (in a geometric shape) and construct a ray, line, line segment, angle (acute, right, and obtuse), perpendicular lines, parallel lines, and intersecting lines.
- Construct an angle using a protractor with a given measurement.
- Measure an angle properly (with a few degrees) using a protractor.
- Understand the relationship of an angle measurement to a circle. (For example, if a circle is divided into 6 equal wedges, each wedge’s angle measurement is 60 degrees because 360 degrees divided by 6 equal wedges equals 60 degrees.)
- Solve addition and subtraction problems to find unknown angles. They need to know that a line or straight angle is 180 degrees. (diagram below with an example.
There will be a homework packet sent home next week. Students will also need to make sure they are completing at least 5 topics each week in ALEKS. They should be able to master a topic in 10-15 minutes. If they are working longer on a topic, they need to ask for help so they can master that topic. 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.
Science News
We have been learning about the different groups of organisms and how they are sorted according to their structures and physical characteristics. We began to creating a dichotomous key showing organisms being divided into plants and animals. We then divided our plants into flowering and nonflowering plants and our animals into vertebrates and invertebrates. Your child will be uploading their work into Seesaw for you to see their understanding of this organization of organisms.
I am implementing a new policy in my classroom about late work. Students will be given a set time to complete an assignment. If it is not completed by that given time, points will be deducted. For example, the above work should be completed by the end of the day on Monday. If it is not completed by Monday afternoon, it will be considered late and they will have points deducted for each day it is late. We will not have much time in class on Monday. They will have to use their time wisely in order to complete it. They may work on it over the weekend if they wish.
ELA News
This week, we focused our attention on informational text features that help make navigating through informational text easier. Over the course of the week, students created mini books and their own scavenger hunts for peers to complete. They completed an assessment Friday which I am very excited to score and see how well they did.
Next week, we will continue to use informational text features as we divulge more into informational text selections to determine main idea. We will also focus our attention on the writing of complete sentences - simple, compound, and complex; as well as declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory.
Reading logs will be on paper again next week - NO submissions online as I am trying to get students back into the habit of writing (structurally and grammatically correct) well thought out responses. This shift comes with the news that students will test at the end of the using paper and pencil for the Reading/Writing portion.
Special shout out to the newest completer who finished Lexia Core 5 after only a few months of hard work (both at school and home):
- LaLonnie Mitchum
The following students are almost there! Keep pushing: Lily Calhoun, Thomas Bozard, Daija Caldwell, Liana Adams, Caroline Goff, Jake Gonzales, Jeremy Harris, Emily Lancaster, and Libby Lee
What you can do at home to help your child be successful:
- Discuss What Your Child is Reading and help them complete weekly Reading Responses
- Find Reasons to Write outside of the Classroom
- Play Educational Games/Watch Educational Videos - LEXIA and STUDY ISLAND can be used at home and is strongly encouraged for students who are pulled out during class time/not meeting weekly requirement.
Social Studies News
Next Week: Cooperation and Conflict between Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans and its influence on life in America - students will learn through note-taking about the three groups of people and how initial cooperation that turned to conflict helped shape American life during this time period. Please refer to Google Classroom by Wednesday for uploaded presentation and additional resources. By the end of the week, students should begin thinking about these relationships in order to create their very own memes!!!
Remember:
- Students (and now parents) can access Google Classroom at home. All presentations and special links are posted there as references. Students may use these references when studying and completing weekly RAP questions. Some links are interactive games and videos!
- RAP Questions are assigned every Thursday and it is highly encouraged that students use notes to complete. Social Studies journals will come home on Thursday.
- A parent study guide has been issued for your personal use (so you can help your child if for some reason they are missing information or you aren’t exactly abreast on your history!)
Fourth Grade News
Related Arts Schedule for next week
We are going to the Koger Center on Tuesday, February 13th to see a performance of “Freedom Train.” Information was sent home. The cost is $13 per student and the money and permission forms are due by Friday, February 2nd.
BHE is having a Salsarita’s Night on Thursday, February 1st. A portion of all sales between 4 and 8 pm will be donated back to BHE. Fore more information, click here.
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!
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Math and Science News--Week of January 19th
January 19, 2018
Math News
We began our new unit this week--Geometry. This unit will involve learning the difference between points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles. They will need to know the difference between an obtuse, acute, and right angle. It will also involve learning how to measure an angle with a protractor. We have plenty of protractors here at school and I will send a paper copy home next week. We should finish this unit up by the end of next week and test on it the following Tuesday, January 30th.
There will be a homework packet sent home next week. Students will also need to make sure they are completing at least 5 topics each week in ALEKS. They should be able to master a topic in 10-15 minutes. If they are working longer on a topic, they need to ask for help so they can master that topic. 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.
Science News
We finished our astronomy unit! Tests were given today online and students were able to immediately see their score. This test was worth 200 points. I am very pleased with scores for most students.
We will begin the next unit on plants and animals next week. This is always a fun unit! As it gets a little warmer, we will be hatching chickens. If you or someone you know has chickens that have fertilized eggs, please let me know. We will need at least 2 dozen eggs at that time. Whoever we get them from can have any chicks hatched as well. ; )
Fourth Grade News
Related Arts Schedule for next week
We are going to the Koger Center on Tuesday, February 13th to see a performance of “Freedom Train.” Information was sent home. The cost is $13 per student and the money and permission forms are due by Friday, February 2nd.Friday, January 12, 2018
Weekly News--January 12th
Benson/Bodrick News
News from the 4th Grade
January 12, 2018
Math News
Today we took our Unit 7 division test. There were a lot of word problems on the test. I will have it graded soon and the grades put into PowerSchool. I will send it home next week also so you can see how your child did on these problems.
Next week we will start our Geometry unit. We will be describing and drawing lines, angles, and rays. We will also practice using a protractor and measuring angles. You do not have to provide a protractor--I have plenty to use in class and I will provide a paper protractor for everyone to take home with them.
There will be one more ALEKS grade for this nine weeks also. I will be counting all topics mastered between January 3rd and January 18th. I have encouraged students to master as many as they can so that they can get some extra credit points for extra topics. I’m not telling them a number, but they should master at least 10-15 topics and any over than amount will count as extra points.
No homework packet will be sent home next week. 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. The better they know their facts, the easier this unit will be for them to complete.
Science News
This week we focused on the moon and its phases. Fun fact: Did you know we never see the backside of the moon? Next week we will review for our big astronomy unit test. Tuesday I will give each student a study guide. I will post the correct answers in Google classroom that afternoon so that they can check their study guides and study the correct information. The test will be on Thursday.
ELA News
This week, we focused our attention on informational text features and visual aids that help make navigating through informational text easier. Students received a colorful note-page with all features and their purpose. Please make sure they study it because they will need to be familiar with when they TEST at the end of next week! Students will also conduct research to create their own informational magazines. They will have all week to work on both at school and at home. Guidelines will be sent Monday and finished product will be due on Monday, January 22, 2018.
Additionally, I would like to continue to shine a light on my Lexia completers so special shout out to the following students who finished Lexia Core 5:- Jack Dalrymple
- Aiden Grant
- Brooke Blanding
- Aaron Fonce
- Austin Jeffcoat
- Harris McLean
The following students are almost there! Keep pushing: Lily Calhoun, Thomas Bozard, Daija Caldwell, Liana Adams, Caroline Goff, Jake Gonzales, Jeremy Harris, Emily Lancaster LaLonnie Mitchum, and Libby Lee
What you can do at home to help your child be successful:
- Discuss What Your Child is Reading and help them complete weekly Reading Responses which will now be checked as they are submitted via Seesaw
- Find Reasons to Write outside of the Classroom
- Play Educational Games/Watch Educational Videos - LEXIA and STUDY ISLAND can be used at home and is strongly encouraged for students who are pulled out during class time/not meeting weekly requirement.
Social Studies News
Next Week: The Triangular Trade and Early Slavery in the Colonies - TEST Wednesday
This week students made a Paper bag Book on the Triangular Trade. Please ask them about it and have a conversation with them about what they learned to prepare for test. They also have a map that they completed in class today that shows what was exported and imported along the three routes. (Some students left at school which was not supposed to happen!)
Remember:
- Students (and now parents) can access Google Classroom at home. All presentations and special links are posted there as references. Students may use these references when studying and completing weekly RAP questions. Some links are interactive games and videos!
- RAP Questions are assigned every Thursday and it is highly encouraged that students use notes to complete. Social Studies journals will come home on Thursday.
- A parent study guide has been issued for your personal use (so you can help your child if for some reason they are missing information or you aren’t exactly abreast on your history!)
Fourth Grade News
Related Arts Schedule for next week
We are going to the Koger Center on Tuesday, February 13th to see a performance of “Freedom Train.” Information was sent home last week. The cost is $13 per student and the money and permission forms are due by Friday, February 2nd.
We took class picture this week. You can still order pictures. The cost is $12 and the money is due no later than Wednesday, January 17th.
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!
Friday, January 5, 2018
Weekly News--January 5th
Benson/Bodrick News
News from the 4th Grade
January 5, 2018
Math News
We began the 2nd half of our division unit on Wednesday. Students should be completing their checklist daily in class. We are planning on taking a test on long division next Thursday. This will be the last major grade of the nine weeks. Please encourage your child to practice their long division every chance they get and check it to see if they are doing it correctly. If not, you can shoot me an email so I can make sure to sit down with them in a small group next week to work on their skills.
There will be one more ALEKS grade for this nine weeks also. I will be counting all topics mastered between January 3rd and January 18th. I have encouraged students to master as many as they can so that they can get some extra credit points for extra topics. I’m not telling them a number, but they should master at least 10-15 topics and any over than amount will count as extra points.
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. The better they know their facts, the easier this unit will be for them to complete.
Science News
This week we wrote our own constellation stories. Students were to draw their constellation and write a short story about how their constellation came to be. I gave an example in Seesaw and shared with them. They should have posted their constellations and stories in Seesaw by the end of class today. If you do not see theirs in Seesaw, please encourage them to finish them so that we can move on to the phases of the moon on Monday.
Next week we will discuss the phases of the moon and start reviewing for a unit test the following week. The unit test will be the last major grade of the nine weeks in science. I will make sure to give a study guide a couple of days before the test. We will plan on taking that test around January 18th.
ELA News
This week - although short - we began shifting our focus from literary (fictional) literature to informational (nonfiction) texts. To start our week, we had a discussion about the differences between fiction and nonfiction and then proceeded to talk about informational text features and visual aids. That help make navigating through informational text easier. Students received a colorful note-page with all features and their purpose. Please make sure they study it because they will need to be familiar with when they complete their very own text feature collages next week! Students will also complete informational text scavenger hunts which will require them to search through text and use features to answer questions.
Additionally, I would like to continue to shine a light on my Lexia completers so special shout out to the following students who finished Lexia Core 5:- Jack Dalrymple
- Aiden Grant
- Brooke Blanding
- Aaron Fonce
- Austin Jeffcoat
- Harris McLean
The following students are almost there! Keep pushing: Lily Calhoun, Thomas Bozard, Daija Caldwell, Liana Adams, Caroline Goff, Jake Gonzales, Jeremy Harris, Emily Lancaster LaLonnie Mitchum, and Libby Lee
What you can do at home to help your child be successful:
- Discuss What Your Child is Reading and help them complete weekly Reading Responses which will now be checked as they are submitted via Seesaw (WILL BEGIN BACK MONDAY, JAN. 8, 2018)
- Find Reasons to Write outside of the Classroom
- Play Educational Games/Watch Educational Videos - LEXIA and STUDY ISLAND can be used at home and is strongly encouraged for students who are pulled out during class time/not meeting weekly requirement.
Social Studies News
Next Week: The Triangular Trade and Early Slavery in the Colonies
Be on the lookout for a field trip permission form for our upcoming field study in February to see Freedom Train at the Koger Center.
Remember:
- Students (and now parents) can access Google Classroom at home. All presentations and special links are posted there as references. Students may use these references when studying and completing weekly RAP questions. Some links are interactive games and videos!
- RAP Questions are assigned every Thursday and it is highly encouraged that students use notes to complete. Social Studies journals will come home on Thursday.
- A parent study guide has been issued for your personal use (so you can help your child if for some reason they are missing information or you aren’t exactly abreast on your history!)
Fourth Grade News
Related Arts Schedule for next week
Fourth Grade is going on another field trip. We are going to the Koger Center on Tuesday, February 13th to see a performance of “Freedom Train.” Information was sent home this week. The cost is $13 per student and the money and permission forms are due by Friday, February 2nd.
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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