In writing workshop we entered the most exciting part of writing our literary essay, developing our thesis statement! We looked long and hard at the entries we had already written about our short stories and drafted a list of possible theses. We chose the one that really stuck out to us, and made sure that we could support it with reasons, ways, times, and evidence. After we chose our thesis we had to prove it to our partner. Some partnerships worked together to revise their thesis to make sure there would be reasons or evidence to support it. We also began to collect evidence and write micro stories that really zoom in on the part of the text shows our reason well!
In reading workshop we are in our second week of book clubs. We continued reading or re-reading the books by our chosen author to notice techniques that they use across their stories. We studied plot structure and together in groups, the fourth graders had to decide what kind of structure their author was using. Some authors favor flashbacks, some noticed symbolism, dialogue, or first person narrator. Each club is working on a chart to record what they notice about their authors.
In math we finished up Topic 11, fraction equivalence and ordering. Overall, this was a challenging topic and the students did very well on their test! Next week we will move into Topic 12, adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators. We will also take an interim assessment next week. These assessments are given three times a year. It's nothing to be worried about, the score is not reflected on your child's report card. It will be a very good indicator of what concepts need to be reviewed prior to the New York State math test in April.
We met with our buddies this week and discussed Innovation Day which is coming up in a couple weeks. These are very similar to the book clubs at Glenmont that were held the last couple of years. We decided to change things up this year and give students the chance to let their creativity show. There are about 15-20 different activities ranging from marble run, legos, strawbees, checkers, and PE equipment, and many more! The fourth graders discussed the activities with their second grade buddies and helped them fill out their list. This will be a very exciting day and our students are looking forward to it!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
In math we finished up Topic 11, fraction equivalence and ordering. Overall, this was a challenging topic and the students did very well on their test! Next week we will move into Topic 12, adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators. We will also take an interim assessment next week. These assessments are given three times a year. It's nothing to be worried about, the score is not reflected on your child's report card. It will be a very good indicator of what concepts need to be reviewed prior to the New York State math test in April.
We met with our buddies this week and discussed Innovation Day which is coming up in a couple weeks. These are very similar to the book clubs at Glenmont that were held the last couple of years. We decided to change things up this year and give students the chance to let their creativity show. There are about 15-20 different activities ranging from marble run, legos, strawbees, checkers, and PE equipment, and many more! The fourth graders discussed the activities with their second grade buddies and helped them fill out their list. This will be a very exciting day and our students are looking forward to it!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
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