October 7th - 11th

I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend enjoying the people and things you are grateful for! 

What did students do this week?

It was another busy week full of learning in grade four!

Students engaged in small reading groups this week. They applied different reading strategies to read accurately and fluently. They also answered and responded to comprehension questions. During our whole class read aloud, students focused on making connections. They first made text-to-self connections and then text-to-text connections. As your child reads this weekend, please have them share some connections they make. 

In their writing, students focused on narrowing down their topics for their paragraphs. Then, they worked to ensure their topic sentence was directly connected to their narrow topic. They also worked to ensure their supporting details flowed together. Lastly, they made sure their concluding sentence used a transition word and directly connected back to their topic sentence and narrow topic. 

In math, students reviewed place value of whole numbers. They also practiced how to build and draw whole numbers using base ten blocks. The students were asked to apply this understanding to a problem-solving task.

English Language Arts and Literature Learning Outcomes  (I can...)

Reading

• I can read texts accurately and with expression.
• I can apply comprehension strategies when reading.
• I can make connections to help my comprehension, including text-to-self and text-to-text.

Writing

• I can write paragraphs that include a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.
• I can write a topic sentence that describes what the paragraph is about.
• I can write a concluding sentence that brings closure to a paragraph without adding new information.
• I can write fluently so it is easy, smooth, and natural to read aloud. 

Mathematics Learning Outcomes  (I can...)

• I can identify the place value of each digit in a number.
• I can determine the value of each digit in a number.
• I can express different ways to create a number. 

Possible Questions to Ask Your Child:

• What text did you read in your reading group this week?
• What text-to-self connections can you make to A Wolf Called Wander?
• What was your narrow topic for your paragraph? What was your topic sentence?
• How many hundreds are in the number 5 893? What value does the 6 have in the number 8 463?

Reading Responses

Thanksgiving Paragraph

Base Ten Math Problem