Week of October 14th Update

I look forward to meeting with everyone from my homeroom this week during conferences. Mrs. Muhlbauer will be returning on Thursday, October 24! The students are very excited!

What are we learning?

Reading: Students will be learning about the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first and third person.  We will have a quiz on Friday.

Word Work: Students will receive new vocabulary words on Monday. These ten words will be glued into their word work journal. Students should bring their journal home every night to study their words. We will have a vocabulary test on Friday, October 25th. 

Writing: We will use this week to review the R.A.C.E . strategy (Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite the source, and Explain).  

What about homework? All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

Thanks, 

Megan Hall

Week of October 7th Update

Don't forget to sign up for a conference via the link I sent in my email last Monday. I look forward to meeting with you next week!

This Thursday, October 10th is an early release day. 

What are we learning?

Reading:  Students will be learning how to explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, bases on explicit information from the text.  We will have a quiz on Friday.

Word Work: Students received new vocabulary words last Monday.  These ten words were glued into their word work journal.  Students should bring their journal home every night to study their words.  We will have a vocabulary test on Friday, October 11th.  We will be learning about the proper order of adjectives.  We will have a quiz on Wednesday, October 9th.

Writing:  We will continue to focus on writing narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique and descriptive details.  Students are working on revising and editing.

What about homework?  All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

Thanks, 

Megan Hall

Week of September 9th Update

Please return the performing arts permission slip if you have not already done so.

Remember to check your child's grades online on a regular basis. 

  

What are we learning? 

Reading: We will continue working on building reading stamina. Our CAFE strategy is Recognize Literacy Elements (genre, plot, character, setting, problem/solution, theme). Students will be learning to describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text. We will have a quiz on Friday.

Word Work: Students will receive new vocabulary words on Monday. These ten words will be glued into their word work journal. Students should be bringing their journal home every night to study their words. We will have a vocabulary test on Friday, September 20th. We will have a quiz on synonyms and antonyms this week. Next, we will focus on nouns (common, proper, singular and plural).  

Writing: We have been learning how to use the RACE (Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite the source, and Explain) strategy. We will use the RACE strategy throughout the year. We will continue to focus on writing narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique and descriptive details.

What about homework? All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Thank you,

Megan Hall

Week of September 3rd Update

What are we learning?

Reading:  We will continue working on building reading stamina.  Our CAFE strategy is Use Prior Knowledge and Content to Predict and Confirm Meaning.  Students will be learning to determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases as they are used in a text (context clues).  

Word Work: Students received their vocabulary words last Monday.  These ten words are glued into their word work journal.  Students should be bringing their journal home every night to study their words.  We will have a vocabulary test on Friday, September 6th. We will have a quiz on sentence fragments and run-ons on Wednesday, September 4th.  Next we will be focusing on synonyms and antonyms.

Writing:  We have been learning how to use the RACE (Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite the source, and Explain) strategy.  We will use the RACE strategy throughout the year.  We will continue to focus on writing narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique and descriptive details.

What about homework?  All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

Thanks!

Megan Hall

Week of August 26-30 Update

Wednesday is an Early Release Day!

What are we learning?

Reading:  We will continue working on building reading stamina.  Our CAFE strategy is Check for Understanding.  Students will also be learning to describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). 

Word Work: Students will receive their vocabulary words on Monday.  These ten words are glued into their word work journal.  Students should bring their journal home every night to study their words.  We will have a vocabulary test on Friday, September 6th. We will have a quiz on the four types of sentences on Tuesday, August 27^th (Target students will be given an opportunity to complete in the morning).  We will be studying fragments and run-ons. 

Writing:  We have been reviewing the essential parts of a paragraph.  We have also been learning how to use the RACE (Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite the source, and Explain) strategy.  We will use the RACE strategy throughout the year.  Now we will begin to focus on writing narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique and descriptive details.

What about homework?  All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

August 16, 2019

Hi Parents! We have had a wonderful start to 4^th Grade! We truly have a great group of students. If you are in Mrs. Muhlbauer/Hall’s homeroom ONLY, please make sure you complete the Student Information Survey, if you have not done so already. It can be found here:  Student Information Survey Please remember to check our blogs for weekly updates as well! Below you will find what we are learning next week.
What are we learning?Reading:  We will be working on building reading stamina.  We will be enjoying some great books together.  During each read aloud, we will learn how to use the text to make inferences. Our CAFE strategy is Infer and Support With Evidence.
Word Work: Students received their first set of vocabulary words last Monday.  We will have a vocabulary test this Friday, August 23rd. We will also be studying the four types of sentences. 
Writing:  We will continue to review the essential parts of a paragraph.  We will also begin learning how to use the RACE (Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite the source, and Explain) strategy.

What about homework?  All homework assignments should be written in the agenda daily. Each night students should read 20 minutes and study their vocabulary words.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks,Megan Hall

August 2, 2019

We did it!

Dear Parents,

Well, we made it through the first two days of school!  I know it's going to be a great year.  Next week we will complete some beginning of the year assessments such as the RI, and some writing prompts for narrative, opinion, and informational.  This will give us some baseline data to help us know how to proceed for the remainder of the year.

The students will also begin stamina reading while I pull students back with me for some one-on-one conferences.  This allows me to really get to know your child and determine what strategy group they will start in for our CAFE Reader's Workshop.

The job applications went home today, so please look over those with your child. Also, if you have not done so already, please complete the Student Information Survey.

I hope you have an amazing weekend.  I look forward to working with you this year!  If you haven't had a chance,  please e-mail me with the preferred e-mail you would like to use for communication.  

Thank you!

Mrs. Hall