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| Fall time at Kennedy School is here! |
In math, we're working hard on practicing our addition and subtraction skills, including showing and explaining our mathematical thinking! We worked in teams to show our best thinking with some challenging addition and subtraction problems. Some of them even included algebra! Algebra is when we figure out a mystery value in an equation. We haven't quite gotten the hang of algebra YET, but we'll keep revisiting it this year! Our Topic 4 quiz is Tuesday and then we'll be heading onto multiplication, so be sure to keep practicing those facts at home!!
In writing, we planned our first personal narratives! They are true stories about ourselves that have heart. We'll be drafting this week and working hard to make them amazing! We also wrote "I Am..." biographical poems about ourselves to share at Open House. They are funny, honest, and as unique as we are! They are also our first Google Doc in 4th grade. More writing coming soon - stay tuned!
In reading, we are working hard being active readers who notice, wonder, ask questions, and make predictions! We noticed a lot about characters this week, both in The Sisters Grimm and in our own independent reading books. We worked on choosing important details to create a summary of Ch. 3 and can't wait to read more next week after the cliffhanger we read on Friday!
In science, we are watching Hurricane Joaquin! We are observing our terrariums and noticing the water cycle happening in our very own jars. We'll be continuing to learn about weather and the water cycle in the coming weeks! We're also working hard on our first engineering project - our puff mobiles! Our job is to BUILD, TEST, and REDESIGN! We are getting excited for the puff mobile race on Friday!
Can't wait to update you after our next awesome week of fourth grade fun!
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