Last week was a shortened week, but we made the most of it!  It was great seeing some of you last week at parent-teacher conferences, and I look forward to seeing more of you this coming week!

We finished our second topic in math and moved onto Topic 3.  This unit is about place value and understanding multi-digit whole numbers.  Practicing math facts is important, please be sure you are going on xtra math and/or practicing facts in other ways (flashcards, math apps, etc.) at home.

This week in writing we continued working on our drafts. We have reached the revision stage, and these fourth graders have been working so hard to make their stories better and better!  They love reading their stories to each other and conferencing to help make each others stories the best they can be.

                           

 We even found a great way to hang our checklists and mentor leads on the back of the train seats!

This week we had a visit from Mr. Steele.  He showed us all about how the Native Americans used different parts of the deer in their everyday life.  The students loved seeing all the different deer parts, and Mr. Steele even played a tune for us on a flute-like instrument that came from the bone of a deer. 

In Social Studies we continue to learn about New York State, specifically focusing on landforms, lakes, and rivers specific to our state.  This week we will begin learning about the Native Americans!

We enjoyed time with our buddies this week, doing a craft project that will soon be displayed in the classroom!  We love our time with them and it's great seeing the fourth graders being such good role models and leaders around the second graders. 

Have a great week!