Continents and Oceans

Students will map quiz on Tuesday. They will be expected to label the continents and oceans. They will be bringing home two maps to study from but may also use this map as well.

There are resources under the Social Studies tab to help students study for our first vocabulary quiz. Vocabulary posters and memory/matching game were sent home today.

Mrs. Finnerty

School Store Tomorrow (Thursday)

PTO will open the school store tomorrow morning (Thursday). Please have your children put their money into a gallon sized zip lock bag. All items purchased along with change will be place in the zip lock bag. Thank you!

Mrs. Finnerty

Reading Workshop

Today we are using the organization strategy of box and bullets to identify the main idea and details of a text. Using Wonderopolis students recorded the main idea and details of an article in their reading notebooks.

How do QR codes work?

Today's Wonder of the Day on Wonderopolis is How do QR codes work? We thought this was an interesting article considering our use of QR codes in the classroom!

Learning Objectives Week of December 14th

4th Grade Learning Objectives

Week of December 14th

Students will be able to...

Reading

• summarize nonfiction writing by expressing the main idea and details in my own words
• decide who will do what, when and how as part of a research team
• read many text about a subtopic and ask “Does this add to what I have learned?” “Changed what I have learned?”
• understand how authors write nonfiction articles differently from nonfiction books.

Writing

• brainstorm ideas for their opinion writing
• develop a thesis in which they state their claim
• support their thesis with 3 pieces of evidence

Math

• solve 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems using the standard algorithm
• solve multiple step word problems

Social Studies

• identify and locate the 7 continents and 5 oceans
• identify and locate the 5 regions of the United States
• identify and locate the states (and capitals) in the Northeast Region

Winter Concert

The Winter Concert at Kittredge will be held Monday, January 11th at 1:30 in the school gym. All are welcome!

Remember

• Wear a white shirt
• Black or dark blue bottoms

No blue jeans please!

Mrs. Finnerty

Author Share

We have finished our first writing unit and published our realistic fiction stories! Students have a copy to bring home to you today. Student stories have also been posted outside our room to share with the Kittredge Community. A new rubric/learning progression will be sent home later this week!

Mrs. Finnerty

PARCC Results

Results from the Spring PARCC test were sent home today (Monday 12/7). If you  have questions or would like help understanding them, let me know! I can meet with you or talk with you over the phone to clarify any information.

Mrs. Finnerty

Scripts Fundraiser Extended

The PTO has extended the Scripts fundraiser until December 14th. Your child brought home a blue information sheet today. You can purchase gift cards by returning the paper to the school with cash or check or ordering them on-line and sending in cash or a check.

Mrs. Finnerty

Winter Concert

Our winter concert will take place in January this year. More information will follow shortly!

Mrs.Finnerty

Reminder...Friday is a Half Day

Just a reminder that students will be dismissed at noon on Friday so teachers can participate in professional development! No lunch will be served.

Mrs. Finnerty

Reading Workshop

I have added some new information under the reading tab. We have entered our second reading unit and I have included some information to help you understand what students need to be able to do to read nonfiction texts successfully. I will continue to update the information as we progress through our unit!

Mrs. Finnerty