Parents,
This is a reminder to please send your child to school with a gift to exchange with another student. A note went home about this a few weeks ago and it was described in earlier posts. The gift should be something silly or an object that your child doesn't use anymore. If you must buy something, please don't spend more than $5.
Thank you and have a great holiday break!
charles.utter@am.dodea.edu mindy.thompson@am.dodea.edu
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Update 12/13/2016
Parents,
Students have to complete math pg.413 on adding and subtracting fractions. It was a similar lesson to last night but the focus was on subtraction of fractions. Again, if they remember to subtract the numerators and leave the denominator the same, they will get the right answer.
Just a friendly reminder to bring in a gift to exchange for Friday.
Thank you parents who helped out bringing in items for the gingerbread house and to those who helped the students build it today.
Have a good night.
charles.utter@am.dodea.edu mindy.thompson@am.dodea.edu
Students have to complete math pg.413 on adding and subtracting fractions. It was a similar lesson to last night but the focus was on subtraction of fractions. Again, if they remember to subtract the numerators and leave the denominator the same, they will get the right answer.
Just a friendly reminder to bring in a gift to exchange for Friday.
Thank you parents who helped out bringing in items for the gingerbread house and to those who helped the students build it today.
Have a good night.
charles.utter@am.dodea.edu mindy.thompson@am.dodea.edu
Monday, December 12, 2016
Update 12/12/2016
Parents,
Tonight students have math homework on pg. 401 on adding fractions. It is very basic as long as the students remember to add the numerators and leave the denominator the same.
In math this week we will also be subtracting fractions with like denominators and then decomposing them on Thursday.
In social studies, we are finishing up the project that includes some math review skills on perimeter and area along with mapping concepts on making a compass rose and map key.
In writing we are determined to finish up the persuasive writing pieces before the holiday break.
We will be building the gingerbread houses tomorrow morning from 8:45 to about 10:45.
Reminder that we will do the silly gift exchange this Friday so a present needs to be brought in by then. If you need information on this, please look at our posts last week about this.
Have a good week.
charles.utter@am.dodea.edu mindy.thompson@am.dodea.edu
Tonight students have math homework on pg. 401 on adding fractions. It is very basic as long as the students remember to add the numerators and leave the denominator the same.
In math this week we will also be subtracting fractions with like denominators and then decomposing them on Thursday.
In social studies, we are finishing up the project that includes some math review skills on perimeter and area along with mapping concepts on making a compass rose and map key.
In writing we are determined to finish up the persuasive writing pieces before the holiday break.
We will be building the gingerbread houses tomorrow morning from 8:45 to about 10:45.
Reminder that we will do the silly gift exchange this Friday so a present needs to be brought in by then. If you need information on this, please look at our posts last week about this.
Have a good week.
charles.utter@am.dodea.edu mindy.thompson@am.dodea.edu
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Update 12/8
Hi Parents!
Tonight's homework is page 377 in the text, excluding problems 6, 9, 10, and 17. This is in preparation for the Chapter 6 test tomorrow. Please look over this practice test and, if your child seems to be struggling, refer them back to the lesson videos, previous homework assignments, etc. We will be going over the homework before the test, as well, so students will be able to ask questions and get help if they need it.
Also, please don't forget the activites we have planned for next week. We still need a few awesome parents to make icing for us, so if you're willing, please let us know ASAP. We could also use some helping hands on Tuesday for the actual gingerbread house construction, so please consider joining us. It's going to be fun (we promise!). Also, keep in mind the silly gift exchange next Friday. Students may bring a wrapped gift at any time next week.
Thanks in advance for all your support, and we hope you have a great evening!
Tonight's homework is page 377 in the text, excluding problems 6, 9, 10, and 17. This is in preparation for the Chapter 6 test tomorrow. Please look over this practice test and, if your child seems to be struggling, refer them back to the lesson videos, previous homework assignments, etc. We will be going over the homework before the test, as well, so students will be able to ask questions and get help if they need it.
Also, please don't forget the activites we have planned for next week. We still need a few awesome parents to make icing for us, so if you're willing, please let us know ASAP. We could also use some helping hands on Tuesday for the actual gingerbread house construction, so please consider joining us. It's going to be fun (we promise!). Also, keep in mind the silly gift exchange next Friday. Students may bring a wrapped gift at any time next week.
Thanks in advance for all your support, and we hope you have a great evening!
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Update 12/6/2016
Parents,
The students have to complete pg. 375 in their math book on ordering fractions. We taught them three different strategies for ordering them. The first strategy had them comparing each fraction on a number line with 1/2. They will classify them as either larger or smaller than 1/2 and then go from there. The second strategy had them comparing fractions using the fraction strips. The third strategy had them using cross multiplication for the different fractions so they could compare which fraction was the largest, second largest, and smallest.
Have a good night.
charles.utter@am.dodea.edu mindy.thompson@am.dodea.edu
Monday, December 5, 2016
Update 12/5/2016
Parents,
The students were comparing fractions in math today for lesson 6.7. They were taught three different strategies to find the answer when comparing fractions. The one strategy will be tough to accomplish unless you have fraction strips at home. There are two other good strategies students may do. They can find an equivalent fraction with one fraction so that the numerator or denominator matches the other fraction so they can compare them easily. You can see this in the lesson. Or they can cross-multiply to see which fraction is larger. For example, if you are comparing 1/3 and 2/5, you can multiply the numerator of the first fraction by the denominator of the second fraction to get 5. Then multiply the denominator of the first fraction by the numerator of the second fraction to get 6. So 2/5 would be larger than 1/3. The homework is on pg. 369 in their math book.
We will work on ordering fractions tomorrow and they will have a review of chapter 6 on Thursday with the test on Friday.
In science, we are still gathering information on our animal project.
In reading we are looking at building reading skills in making predictions.
For grammar, they are still learning about possessives.
Students are still working on their rough draft for their persuasive writing piece.
A few things went home last Friday. Students can buy a full size candy cane for friends/family for only $0.25 each. They will be distributed on December 15th. If you choose to buy some, the due date is this Friday.
We also sent home a note that has the following information. ( I copy and pasted it below if you didn't see this come home.)
The students were comparing fractions in math today for lesson 6.7. They were taught three different strategies to find the answer when comparing fractions. The one strategy will be tough to accomplish unless you have fraction strips at home. There are two other good strategies students may do. They can find an equivalent fraction with one fraction so that the numerator or denominator matches the other fraction so they can compare them easily. You can see this in the lesson. Or they can cross-multiply to see which fraction is larger. For example, if you are comparing 1/3 and 2/5, you can multiply the numerator of the first fraction by the denominator of the second fraction to get 5. Then multiply the denominator of the first fraction by the numerator of the second fraction to get 6. So 2/5 would be larger than 1/3. The homework is on pg. 369 in their math book.
We will work on ordering fractions tomorrow and they will have a review of chapter 6 on Thursday with the test on Friday.
In science, we are still gathering information on our animal project.
In reading we are looking at building reading skills in making predictions.
For grammar, they are still learning about possessives.
Students are still working on their rough draft for their persuasive writing piece.
A few things went home last Friday. Students can buy a full size candy cane for friends/family for only $0.25 each. They will be distributed on December 15th. If you choose to buy some, the due date is this Friday.
We also sent home a note that has the following information. ( I copy and pasted it below if you didn't see this come home.)
Parents,
During the week of December 12th, there are a few special activities that fourth grade would like to do.
- Gift Exchange: This is an activity that is meant to be silly and fun, so gifts don’t need to be special or valuable. Your child can just wrap a toy or item that they already own and that they don’t use or play with anymore. Please don’t feel like you need to go out and buy a gift! (If you really can’t think of anything and plan on buying something, please don’t spend more than $5.) We will do the gift exchange on Friday December 16th, which is the last day before the break. Please bring the wrapped gift anytime that week.
- Gingerbread House STEM Project: We will also be doing a STEM project that involves building a gingerbread house. We begin the planning for our structure on Monday December 12th, and we will be building it Tuesday December 13th from 8:45 to 11:00.
For this project, we need:
**Volunteers! Our student groups always benefit from having an adult assistant :-)(Remember, in order to volunteer, you must have a completed background check form and Anti-terrorism training completed. Check with the office if you need to have this done.)
**Supplies! In order to construct the houses, we need a lot of materials. We are asking you to bring in one or some of the following items.
Graham crackers
Marshmallows
Pretzel sticks
Lifesavers
Vanilla wafers
Twizzlers
Candy canes (small)
Gumdrops
Jelly beans
M & M’s
Skittles
Smarties
Red Hots
Gallon sized freezer bags
Plastic bowls
We are also asking for some confident parents to put together some icing. We will need about 8-10 bags. Please let us know if you’re willing to help out with this and we will send you the stiff icing recipe.
Thank you so much for your support and for making these activities successful and fun for the students. If you have questions, please let us know.
The 4th grade team
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Update 12/1/2016
Parents,
The students learned about writing a fraction as an equivalent fraction in simplest form. Their homework is pg.343 in their math book. They simply need to find a factor that goes into both the numerator and denominator and divide to get the smallest equivalent fraction. For example, if their fration was 6/10, they would divide the numerator by 2 and the denominator by 2 to get 3/5.
Have a good night.
charles.utter@am.dodea.edu mindy.thompson@am.dodea.edu
The students learned about writing a fraction as an equivalent fraction in simplest form. Their homework is pg.343 in their math book. They simply need to find a factor that goes into both the numerator and denominator and divide to get the smallest equivalent fraction. For example, if their fration was 6/10, they would divide the numerator by 2 and the denominator by 2 to get 3/5.
Have a good night.
charles.utter@am.dodea.edu mindy.thompson@am.dodea.edu
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