He Stood Out From the Beginning

 Imagine our surprise when our principal, Dr. Patterson, dropped by to read us one of his new favorite books.  (Not just surprised but flummoxed !)

This coming week we will continue turning in our Kindness slips.  If you ran out of slips, you can just write them on a blank sheet of paper.  Try to think of some kindnesses for your family, friends, and even those that you do not know. Monday we will, hopefully, make our Kindness Meter grow.

Watch this video clip about Sneeches, write me a paragraph summarizing the video, and you can earn extra credit in Language or Reading.

This week we will examine character traits from the 6 main characters in our book and find evidence to prove that trait.  Here is a peek at the 6 characters, so you can see what traits the rest of the 4th grade chose. See if you agree: 
(I put August first since that is the one we worked on: ) 

 

 

 

One of our favorite activities this week was PEOPLE Bingo.  We are still trying to get to know our classmates, so this helped!  We had 10 minutes to use non-verbal communication to find classmates that fit the description on our BINGO cards.  Some examples were...find a classmate who speaks 3 languages, loves to ride roller coasters, likes to eat fish, can cross their eyes, and has more than 3 children in their family.  Kara filled up her card first!



Does Nazarii have 5 kids in his family?




Can Jayden cross his eyes?

 



Can Chloe speak 3 languages?

Does Kaleb eat fish?

Does Brooklyn like to ride roller coasters?

 

Have you earned any FUNNY MONEY yet?  Here's a way you can!  Get a member of your family to comment on this week's blog and you will earn $5.  That $5=5 points on a test grade in any subject.  WOW!!  This offer will not be advertised in class.  A maximum of $5 can be earned in any week.

 

 

 

And now for the "Catch of the Week" :

Social Studies– We will continue studying early explorers by focusing on their motivations and accomplishments.  We will make 3 explorer trading cards and diary entries from the perspective of the explorer

Reading– Students will examine character traits from the 6 main characters in our novel, WONDER, finding evidence of traits

Language– Students will write friendly letters and continue studying quotation marks.

Math-We will be subtracting using regrouping strategies

Science– Students will practice classifying vertebrates and invertebrates