Happy Read Aloud Week! We celebrated Franklin Read Aloud Week in many ways, including reading to our Kindergarten buddies (see post earlier this week) and reading aloud poetry with our 3rd grade buddies (check out the photos below!) We also created comic strips in response to a whole school read aloud, Boot and Shoe by Marla Frazee.
Our study of nonfiction continued this week in both reading and writing. We completed our second nonfiction at-home reading bookmarks. In writing, we learned about 4 different nonfiction chapter structures (topic/description, pros/cons, compare/contrast, and sequence) and we began to draft our nonfiction chapters, trying to include quotes from research, comparisons to help our readers understand the material better, and text features like charts and Venn diagrams. Next week we'll finish drafting and start to type our final copies!
In science, we began thinking about nature vs. nurture with a fun computer game from the American Museum of Natural History. It got us thinking about inherited and non-inherited traits and we'll be doing more with that next week.
In math, we've been continuing our work with measurement and have now learned all of the Customary and Metric units for distance, liquid capacity, and weight. We solved some super tough word problems involving measurement on Friday, but we were up for the challenge! Our measurement quiz will be Friday, 3/14 - keep an eye out for the pink study guide!
In other news, Jack was a celebrity singer this week (Go Jack!!) and we created clay finger puppets in art. Looking forward to warmer weather (everybody except the snowman on Kileigh's roof - see below!!) and new challenges next week!
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| What a welcome! |
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| Winter's been cold and snowy, but also fun - especially for Kileigh's family! |
- On Wednesday, 3/12 Danielle Niles, meteorologist from WBZ, will be visiting 4th grade! We can't wait to hear all about her job, ask her our toughest weather questions, and meet a real life scientist. A good idea may be to check out her weather forecast this weekend to get some good questions ready!
- On Friday, 3/14, fourth graders will be celebrating Pi Day! Feel free (but not obligated) to bring in a circle shaped snack for that day. Also, please remember that students should wear sneakers to participate in the Pi Day Relay! It should be lots of fun.
- March Speeches are due Monday, 3/17. Please remember that the speeches should be about a minute long, will be graded based on the attached rubric, and should be practiced at home before that day. Students are graded on their speaking, including pace, clarity, eye contact, and posture. Be in touch with any questions!
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