End of September Update

It's hard to believe September is almost over! On Monday we will be welcoming a student teacher from MCLA into our classroom on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings. I am looking forward to collaborating with her!

We are learning how to form ideas about characters in our stories, how to plot our own stories using a story arc (story mountain), how to identify, extend and create patterns using shapes and numbers and the difference between a parallel circuit and a series circuit.

Important Dates
September 28 - PTO Game Night (6:00 - 7:30)
October 4 - School Pictures
October 6 -No School (Teacher In-service)
October 9 - No School (Columbus Day)
October 13 - PTO Fall Festival

Read the whole update here!

Mrs. Finnerty

What A Great Few Weeks!

We have had such a great start to our school year! We are still learning routines and expectations but I am so impressed with the work 4th grade is doing! We are stretching our thinking, building our stamina and working together improve our learning. I am so thankful I get to spend my days learning with these awesome 4th graders!

Mrs. Finnerty

The Art of Questioning

We are so thankful for Rona for stopping by 4th grade and teaching us the Art of Questioning! We worked on I notice, I wonder statements and envisioning the details of a story. I was so impressed with the ideas, thoughts and questions the 4th grade shared!

We can't wait to try some of these strategies in our reading and writing!

Mrs. Finnerty

Half Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow is a half day! Dismissal is at 11:25.

Also, I am working on fixing the images that do not load in some of my posts!

Mrs. Finnerty

Four 4's

At Open House tonight I shared the Four 4's activity we have been working on! We will keep working on finding equations at school but you can also work with your child at home! We really stretched our brains working with factorials, square roots, parenthesis and order of operations! This is a great activity to support growth mindset!

Mrs. Finnerty

Family Resources to Help Your Child At Home

My number one recommendation to help your child is to read. The more you can encourage independent reading at their "just right" level, the better! Reading to them or alternating pages is a great way to engage them in a book! Asking questions while reading with them will help elevate their learning even more! 

Here are links to websites I shared at open house...

Table Talk Math

Estimation 180

Epic Reads

Bedtime Math

Mrs. Finnerty

Weekend Assignment

Weekend Assignment

1. Look for a rock. It needs to be oval and smooth (if only one side is smooth, that’s ok!). It should fit in the palm of an adult’s hand. Bring in your rock on Tuesday. You may bring in more than one rock if you would like to share with the class. No more than 3 rocks please :)

If you are unable to find a rock that fits this description, I will provide one for you!

2. Remind your family to complete the parent paper and information that was sent home on Wednesday if they have not already done so.

3. Remind your families to sign up for Remind!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Finnerty

Open House - Tuesday, September 12 (6:00 - 7:30). Time of 4th Grade Presentation is TBD.