Happy Friday!  I can't believe it's already November.  Thanksgiving will be here before we know it!

We finished up a number of things this week and next week will be filled with many new units and exciting learning!

In writing, we worked long and hard on publishing the final copies of our stories.  A lot of time and effort was put into these realistic fiction stories, and the students worked really hard to make their stories great! We are looking forward to our fourth grade writing celebration on Monday.

In reading we wrapped up our unit on characters.  Many strategies for character study were reinforced over the last couple months, and many new strategies were taught as well.  The students have really become experts on studying the characters in their books.

We finished up Topic 4 in math and will begin Topic 5 next week.  Topic 5 explores multiplication. Daily practice of facts on xtramath is really helpful for fact fluency.  Please make sure your child is practicing every night!

In science, we finished up our unit on rocks and minerals.  In social studies we began studying the Iroquois. We learned about the Haudenosaunee Tribe and the Five Nations, specifically about recreation, where they lived, and tribal organization.  This is a fascinating topic and I can tell the fourth graders really enjoy learning about the Natives!

I spent my lunch period yesterday with the "Sparkle Pugz", the October table of the month.  I love getting to know them outside of the classroom!

Friday is one of my favorite days! No, not because it's the end of the week...but I know that Mrs. Seebode always has a performance in store for me when I pick the students up from music class.  I love starting my day hearing these young musicians!  Here's a little sneak peak...

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!