This Week in Grade 4 at Discovery

Hello everyone!  We hope you had a happy and restful long weekend.  Thanks to all the parents who joined us for our measurement lesson and pancake breakfast last friday.  It was a lot of fun!  Here are the pictures to prove it.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

DISCOVERY ZONE SUMMER CAMP: If you're looking for something fun to do this summer, Discovery School’s Summer Camp this year will run from June 9 to June 29.  Ask a teacher or at the office for more details. 

FROM THE CAFETERIA – ELEMENTARY PARENT LUNCHEON - Take Your Parents to Lunch Day Friday May 11^th. Our school cafeteria will be hosting the second student and parent luncheon soon. Flyers with menus will be going home with your children this week.  Come and enjoy lunch with your child next week for a fun afternoon.

THIS WEEK'S CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES:

Math:  We will be completing our mini-unit on adding/subtracting fractions and unit of measurement this week.  There will be a quiz to follow early next week.

Reading:  We will begin our final class novel of the year, 'Because of Winn-Dixie'.  We will be making a character sketch of our new protagonist, India Opal.  We will also be finding out the winners to our, 'Million Dollar Contest', and replicating the Million Dollar Shot from our previous story.

Writing:  We will be editing our collection of rhyming and free-verse poetry into a class poetry book this week.  We will also reflect on the introduction to our new class novel.

Social Studies:  We will be reading and discussing the story 'Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt'.  Our students will learn what it was like to be a child in the time of slavery in America, and how important it 'The Underground Railroad' was to people back then.  We will also be practicing our reader's theatre play.  

Here's to a short but fun-filled week at Discovery!  Thanks for reading!

This Week in Grade 4 at Discovery

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone who attended had a great time at Family Night this past Friday.  By all accounts it was a fun night.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

This Wednesday will be an early release day for students as the Discovery School teachers have an afternoon of professional development.  

This Friday we will be having a pancake breakfast.  Students will practice their measurement skills by mixing up pancake batter for this yummy treat.  All parents are invited to join us.  Breakfast will start at around 8:45.

This Friday our grade 4 students will be going on their second of five PE field trips.  Last Friday they were doing gymnastics, this Friday will be Racquetball.  FUN!!!

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:

Reading:  We will be practicing reading rhyming poetry aloud.  Students will practice reading poems with fluency, rhythm, and tone.  We will also begin reading our next class novel, 'Because of Winn-Dixie'.  We will be using the 'thinkstrip' activities to help us summarize how we felt after reading the introduction of our new story.

Writing:  We will continue writing rhyming poetry this week, while paying attention to rhyme patterns and rhythm that we learned last week.  We will also be having a 'Million Dollar Contest' just like in our book.  Each class will have three winners and those three will take foul shots to see who will be our Million Dollar Champion.

Math:  This week in math lessons we will be learning to add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators.  We will also learn about standards units of measurement for length and capacity so that we can properly follow our pancake recipe Friday morning.

Social Studies:  We will learning more about the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad this week.  We will using a Reader's Theatre play about Ms. Tubman's life to gain perspective on what it was like as an African-American slave in the 1800's.

Thanks to whomever reads this post.  Here's to a great week!!