Science, Social Studies and Spelling Update

Science- We have concluded our studies of Earth Science focusing on soil, weathering and landforms with a creative opportunity to come up with some solutions to rapid changes in landforms. Each student made a booklet in BookCreator to show their new ideas to help deal with problems caused by floods, volcanoes and earthquakes.  Ask your child to share theirs with you.

Social Studies- Maps and globes have been our focus these last few weeks.  We are learning how to use latitude and longitude to locate places on our Earth.  We shared our Travel projects using technology to travel anywhere in the world. Today was a summative assessment. Tomorrow we will begin work on a summative project.

Spelling- Tomorrow we will have a posttest on week 10 words. We continue to work on different spelling patterns each week. We sort the various words by patterns, share our understanding of their meanings through pictures, definitions and sentences. Each week children can use the Spelling City app or website to practice the weekly words with tests, practice and games.

Writing- After completing a personal narrative, we are now working on a new narrative based on a circle story format, to show our understanding of the skills we've been studying. These fun stories are patterned after the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie... series. Watch for soon to be published books!

Family Information- As teachers we appreciate the support from home that our students receive. We realize that there is quite a bit of new technology that is involved for those attempting to do this! Besides keeping an eye on assignments and grades posted in Infinite Campus, please use the BlackBoard district site to stay updated on your child's activities.  Our 4th grade assignment notebook is posted here daily.  If you click on Word Work you can find Spelling weekly lists.  The Social Studies button will link you to projects, assignments and many practice opportunities including videos and games. The Science button will show vocabulary words, focus questions, and links to audio recordings of the science book. To see some of the work your son or daughter hands in that is not in paper form, you can have them show you their Showbie account.  We use this format to distribute and collect some electronic assignments. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance with any of this.

Last week Friday we had a great time sharing Reading time with our First Grade Buddies.

Thanks,

Mrs. Johnson