Just a couple more days and the holiday is upon us. 

This week's tidbits to think about come from kid reporter, 

Emmy Hill. 

This week on tech day in library, the class was told about code.org . Mrs.Peters told us that the student who has passed the most levels gets a $10 gift card. Remember, any level counts! Mrs.Peters did not mention when the winner will be announced so stay on the safe side and finish levels fast.

                        

In P.E my class started a floor hockey unit! Talk about fun!                                   

In music class it was a week of relaxation as a reward for our great performance during the Winter Extravaganza and we earned our 50 points. Next Tuesday we will vote on what our celebration will be. Last time we earned 50 points, we played a game called Mystery Dancer. I wonder what we are going to do this time? Are you?

This 21st we are having a gift exchange in honor of the upcoming holiday, CHRISTMAS! The money limit is $5.00 so that it is fair for everyone. Imagine if one person got an IPOD touch and another  person got a pair of socks. It would be so unfair so please spend $5.00 or less so that everyone is happy.

If it’s Thursday be on the lookout. For what? Weekly updates. Every week we get a report on our behavior and parents need to see it and sign it. If a student remembers to get it signed they get an extra recess so help your child remember to get it signed and make sure that it makes it back to school so they get a little extra fun.

Solving division problems using a place value chart, the standard algorithm, and always checking work with multiplication. Have your mathematician choose a division expression to solve for you.

The countdown begins! Only 8 more school days! 

Check out the plans for our 4th grade holiday party!

Love it when they come all dressed up! The show was amazing!

Rehearsal

Readers are rockin it right now and reaping the sweet rewards! 

Math: Recently, we wrapped up working on multiplication and assessed our knowledge. Standards we've covered are using area and perimeter in real world mathematical problems, learning how to multiply a single digit number by a whole number up to the thousands place using a variety of strategies, and solving word problems that led us to discern which operation was needed to find the answer. Mathematicians evaluated their understanding of each standard and gave themselves a 1, 2, 3, or 4 based on how they did on the assessment and their daily work.  Your mathematician can tell you about their decisions. This week's one to answer: 4,327 x 9 = ______.

Reading/Writing: Ask your reader what they know about snow. You should get a lot of information. Much of what was learned is being put into an informational piece of writing.  Have your writer tell you about their work.

Social Studies: Washington is a great state to live in! Fourth graders are learning about the 5 regions. Be sure to find out what they know.

Music Bingo

Blog blurb 

by Maddie Sletten

Dear Families,

Please remind your children to bring jackets, gloves, hats, and other warm clothing on shivery days. Also, to bring their tennis shoes on Tuesdays and Fridays for PE. 

Indoor Recess Fun

 I hope you had a wonderful holiday! I'm so thankful to be a Prairie View teacher. Working with your children is truly a blessing. They fill my days with joy!

Math: We've been working on double digit multiplication with numbers that are multiples of 10 to get us started. Strategies we've practiced are using disks and the place value chart as well as an area model. This week's one to answer: 40 x 20.

Reading/Social Studies: Our reading has been centered around learning about the state of Washington. Have your fourth grader share what they know about the world, our country, and our state as we are just beginning to look at the five regions of Washington.

                                                              Congratulations readers!

Writing: Using editing symbols was the last bit of work done on our opinion pieces. Your author can show you the piece on Google Classroom. A final printed copy will go in their keepsake journal after it goes through one more editing session with Mr. Taylor.

Happy Veteran's Day!

Thanks to all who have served to protect America and its many freedoms!

We are so very grateful. Fourth graders participated in the "Millions of Thanks Campaign" to honor veterans. We wrote letters of thanks to be sent to those who have served or are serving in the United States armed forces. Ask your letter writer to share. 

Thanks to all who donated money to support the Ellefsen family! The pizza was yummy and the family felt the love!

Math: We went back and took a look at the metric system assessment to see if we could figure out why answers were incorrect. Moving onto the multiplication and division module now so we took the pretest to see what standards, if any, we may be familiar with as we are beginning. 

Reading/Science: Saying goodbye to our living organisms was difficult. Our investigations have concluded. Ask your scientist about the nonliving factor of salinity and how it affects the hatching of brine shrimp eggs. Inquire about the Mono Lake ecosystem. Science selections provided us with lots of information for the opinion piece we're working on. We read and took notes to gather evidence to support our opinion. 

Writing: The introduction is done and work on the body paragraph is under way. Ask your writer how it's going. 

This week's one to answer: Write the checklist symbols we use and what they represent.