This week we will implement our new schedule. We are anticipating some mistakes -- our brains keep growing!
It's important at this point to sit down together and look for any unsubmitted work. Teachers have given feedback and left comments. Take a look at the right column in Blend at all assignments and make sure there is something turned in. Teachers are using these assignments to design lessons based on kids' understanding or need for more instruction. Be aware that completion is a part of 9 weeks grading. Readers and writers will be exploring how to determine importance in text. Discerning the main idea from detail will help them summarize and write with a focused purpose. Fourth grade is a pivotal time in interacting and understanding this concept in all genres, but especially expository nonfiction. We will be working with vocabulary and spelling using the words from last week's lists. In social studies, we will continue to focus on critical thinking and reading. We learned last week that a nonfiction piece is a VERSION of the facts...it is not a complete rendering of a situation and will have writer slant. Questioning the source and using multiple sources is key to a more accurate picture of an event or person! We are expanding our understanding of place value and moving into the tenths and hundredths! TEAM 4th will explore decimals and fractions of numbers. We will use decimals and money first, and begin moving into adding decimals. TEAM 4th will be examining metacognition -- thinking about our thinking. How well do we understand this? What do I need to know more deeply? What are my next steps to gain that understanding? This is a crucial piece in becoming an active, autonomous learner. Looking forward to a fabulous week together!
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