Math: FASTT Math; multiplication assessment; multi-digit multiplication with partial products; assessment on Friday (watch yesterday's video to find out more); speed test for facts on Friday; study facts!

Social Studies: Map of room

Literacy Block: Adverb sentence patterns group work; rotations; strategy groups; Handwriting, Wednesday, Week 16 due tomorrow

Absent!

Hello!

I was unexpectedly absent today.  My apologies for my late posting.

Math: FASTT Math; students are working on using partial products for computing two-by-one digit multiplication; below is a video showing how we discussed this method in class; please keep studying basic facts!

Students practiced this today, and we will talk more about it tomorrow.

Social studies: Map worksheets

Literacy block: MLK text; rotations; strategy groups; Handwriting for Tuesday, Week 16 due tomorrow

The following went home for parent signatures this weekend:

• This week's mark chart
• Parent Conference Forms
• Report Card Signature Card

Math: FASTT Math; Analyzed CCR and Facts Assessment data for mode and range; study multiplication facts

Social Studies: Map of Classroom

Literacy block: Discussed targets we have hit in the first half of the year; added to class Word Collector; rotations; strategy groups; Handwriting, Friday, Week 15 is homework

Look what we got to do for Friday Fun!  You can't pass up 50 and sunny in January!  Almost every 4th grader earned Friday Fun this week.  Outstanding!

Math: FASTT Math; data analysis; multiplication facts assesment; study facts

Social Studies: map of room

Literacy block: Handwriting, Week 15, Thursday due tomorrow; rotations; strategy groups

Students who earned the 0-2 marks recognition brought home a permission slip to be returned.

Math: FASTT Math; multiplying by 10 and 100; break apart method for multiplying 2 by 1 digit numbers; STUDY FACTS!  It's critical to be fluent in them with this content.

Social Studies: discussed social scientists; watched introduction to map skills video

Literacy block: Freind Venns; rotations; stratgey groups; Handwriting, Tuesday, Week 15 due Thursday

I have a guest teacher tomorrow.

Welcome to 2013!

Welcome back!

Math: FASTT Math; Scoot Pad; multiplying by 10 and 100; practice facts!

Social studies: social science artifacts in our room

Literacy block: Friend Venns; rotations; strategy groups; Handwriting, Week 15, Monday for homework

Winter Break Question #6

Welcome to a new calendar year!  Glad you came back to visit.  Here is today's Question of the Day.