Week 2

I hope you all have had a wonderful week! We have been rockin’ and rollin’ in class this week! I am SO proud of the kids and all of their hard work. They have done such a wonderful job with all of the routines and procedures (they even keep me in line if I have forgotten something!).

This week in…

Reading- We continued with our CAFÉ strategies and we continued to build our reading stamina. We went to the library and checked out books as well.

Writing- We talked more about narrative writing and will continue to talk about and write narratives in the coming weeks.

Spelling- The kids had their first spelling sort this week. They did a great job with their spelling activities. The kids will always be required to do spelling activities each week (all due on Friday) and then we will have a spelling test every Friday (unless told otherwise).

Grammar- We talked about complete subjects and predicates.

Social Studies- We began our unit on economics! We talked about goods and services, opportunity cost, wants and needs (hearing their wants vs needs was funny!), and supply and demand. The kids have a TON of background knowledge about economics thanks to their fabulous 3^rd grade teachers and Market/ Economics Day! Please talk with your child about these different concepts and test them on their knowledge!

Math- We continued talking about place value which includes how to read numbers properly, how to compare numbers, and how to order numbers. Please continue the extra practice with your child by having them read numbers to you! All students should have their IXL usernames and passwords where they can go on and practice the math concepts we are currently working on!

Next week in…

Reading- We will continue learning more CAFÉ strategies and building our stamina!

Writing- The students will begin to compose their own narrative.

Spelling- We will begin with a new spelling sort and the kids will have a quiz on Friday (if they are with me for spelling).

Grammar- We will be talking about simple subjects.

Social Studies- We will wrap up our Economics unit by discussing different resources, international trade, specialization, and income. The students will be taking a test on August 23^rd over the Economic unit. I highly suggest that the kids start studying now! They will be given a study guide early next week.

Math- We will be talking about how to round numbers and solving different real-world problems involving place value! There will be a math assessment on Friday to go over these concepts. (There is a math assessment every Friday).

Open House is on Thursday at 5:00! Please plan on being there as I will be discussing many important topics about your child’s year in 4^th grade!

I hope you have a great weekend!

Thanks!