Lots has been happening in fourth grade!

Reading: Together we read, "my brother Martin", "Barbara Jordan, A Powerful Speaker "and" It Took Courage" and learned about Thurgood Marshall and Ruby Bridges.  Identifying clues that led to the author's purpose was our target as well as comparing and contrasting the lives of these honorable Americans. Ask your author to share.

Another testing window has come and gone for readers. Ask about the most recent results for your reader's rate and accuracy.

Working with many prefixes meaning not such as dis, un, im, il, in, and ir was a target and we also "reviewed" the use of the prefix re. Be sure to ask your expert for some examples. It's been fun working with figurative language, too.

Math: Work with prime and composite numbers continues and long division to the hundreds place has been our "prime" target.

Mr. Utley was the teacher helper!

Writing: Authors have been hard at work going through the writing process. They have written an informational piece on snow.  It's typed and ready to share!

Science: Ask your scientist about the 5 different types of human body cells we've studied. You should hear some facts that make your skin crawl. (We've been exploring figuaritive language.)  

Ticket trade!

Cones are going up!

Tayla shared her trip to Costa Rica!

Another fun-filled week of learning has come to an end!

Math

Ask your mathematician about what it means to be a Factor Ninja. Be sure they tell you about prime and composite factors.  Have your mathematician solve some long division problems for you. They should be pretty comfortable with that target! Be sure they check their work.

Scientists creating cell models!

Reading

More rewards for moving on up with reading! Way to go, Bo and Ben!

In reading we focused on author's purpose.  Ask your reader to tell you the 3 reasons we discussed. Together we read, "my brother Martin, a sister remembers," "It Took Courage," and "Barbara Jordan." Have your reader share what we learned. We also watched an excerpt from Dr. MLK Jr.'s  "I Have a Dream" speech. 

We had  a special treat this week! Braxton read, The Pfeffernusse Goose , which his uncle wrote and illustrated, to us. Have your reader tell you about the story and the literary element he used to tell it. 

From the music room!

Miss Martin's Music News

  The month of January is rhythm and percussion month and students are having a blast!

  This week completes our hand drum section where kids learned how to play the djembe, conga, bongo and tubano drums.

  They learned music and rhythm notation in a 4 beat measure and participated in drum circle activities. Next week

  we begin bucket drumming! This is unique to Prairie View and expands on what students have already been learning. 

  There will be a final written test at the end of the month! I hope your child has enjoyed drumming!

Best hats ever!

Writing

We will be finishing up our informative piece on snow next week.