Week of October 24th

Hi Everyone,

     We have a very busy week this week. 

     On Monday my homeroom had a wonderful wellness visit from Anaiya's mom. We learned about bike helmet safety. We also learned about relaxation and deep breathing to help us to unwind when we are stressed. Here is the link that we used https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF52txZvUsA.  

     Today in the computer lab we began learning how to use the Power Point program. Students learned how to add an internet link to a presentation. Adding an internet link is a requirement for the power point choice board activity for math and science.

     We will have an early release this Wednesday. On Thursday we will take a field trip to the public library. We will leave the school at 9:30 and be back in time to eat lunch in the cafeteria. 

     We will have our Fall Festival on this Friday afternoon. An email was sent out with needed supplies. We will start our festivities at 1:00. Thanks in advance for helping out.

     This week in math we will continue to practice our multiplication strategies. Students need to know how to use a variety of strategies in their math work. In class we have learned about:
                   the area model

partial products

standard algorithm

and the distributive property

28 x 36

(20 x 36) + (8 x 36)

at this point I distribute a little more because I do not know automatically know 20 x 36 or 8 x 36

(20 x 36) becomes  (20 x 30) and (20 x 6) both I know automatically 600 + 120 =720

(8 x 36) becomes (8 x 30) and (8 x 6) 240 + 48= 288

Then I add 720+288 and get 1008

You will find that your child is having more difficulty with 2 digit numbers x 2 digit numbers. Just give them some practice problems and let them solve them using our different strategies. The more they practice the better they will get with them. At the end of the week, we will begin working division strategies.

     In science we will continue learning about the law of conservation of matter. We will also begin learning about physical and chemical changes.

     In social studies we will continue to learn about the election process. We will not spend time discussing the candidates in this years' election. We will learn about the requirements for running for president. How the primary process works, our political parties and the electoral college. Students will need to visit http://election.scholastic.com/election-central/vocabulary/ in order to complete their vocabulary for this unit.

Have a GREAT week,
Aesha 

Week of October 17th

Happy Monday,
     We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week this Week at JBE!

Monday, October 17th “Elect to Be Drug Free”

* Wear red, white and blue to school

* Election at lunch – cast ballot choosing to be drug free (PTA)

Tuesday, October 18th “We Are All On the Same Team”

* Wear your favorite team jersey to school

Wednesday, October 19th “Don’t Judge Me Day”

* Anti-bullying theme

* Wear wacky clothes/hair/etc to school

* Photo booth at lunch (PTA)

Thursday, October 20th “My Character Rocks”

* Character theme

* Dress up as your favorite character

     There is no school on Friday due to a Teacher's Planning Day. Because of this i-Ready and Math Superstars will be due on Thursday.

    This week in math we will be begin learning about multiplication strategies. Our benchmark states that students must be able to multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. We will be learning the area model:

partial products

standard multiplication algorithm

     This week in science we will learn about the Law of Conservation of Mass. This scientific law states that the parts of an object will have the same total mass as the whole object. We will also learn how to calculate the volume of cubes and rectangular prisms (V=length x width x height= cubic units). We will also learn how to calculate volume using water displacement. 

     This week in social studies students need to complete their Everytown Press Dispatch newspaper that tells about their presidency. In order to complete this students need to go to  http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp

If students have trouble printing their newspaper they can save it to their thumb drive bring it in and I will print it for them. Or they can save it to their home computer and email it to me and I will print it for them. 

     Students can also visit  www.scholastic.com/election for more information about the election presented in a kid friendly format. During our unit we will relay on the scholastic site for content information. Students will also take notes in their journals. This is where we will pull questions for the tests and quizzes that we take. 

Have a Wonderful Week,

Aesha
 

Week of 10/10

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

     I hope everyone made it safely through the Hurricane Matthew with minimal damage. I know that we still have a few people that still do not have electricity at their homes so we will try to make this week a light as possible. 

     We will visit the Book Fair on Thursday this week at 1:05. You are welcome to come in and shop with your child. 

     In math this week I am not requiring students to complete the 30 minute i-Ready homework assignment. Students will still have Math Superstars which will be due on Friday.  We will take the math test that was scheduled for last week on Thursday (homeroom) and Friday (Pavlinek) this week. Students math choices that were due last Friday will be due on Thursday this week.

     In science we will complete a lab that we started last where we are trying to answer the question, How does freezing water affect its mass and volume? Students will take the science test on chapter 4 lessons 1, 2, and 4 on this Thursday. 

     In social studies we will take the test on chapter 2 on Wednesday. The vocabulary for chapter 2 will be due on Friday.  

Week of October 3rd

Happy Monday Everyone,

     A special thank you to Mrs. Guss for coming in and teaching us about optical illusion art. It was a lot of fun!! 

     Our school schedule is pretty light this week. Our student council representatives will be campaigning for the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President. We will watch speeches on the morning announcements and vote on Friday. Good Luck to both Vivian and Sophia!

     PTA Reflections forms are due on Wednesday. So if your child is planning to enter a project they must turn in their participation sheet. 

     In math this week we will continue learning how to use the area and perimeter formulas to solve problems. In third grade students learned how to use the formulas. In fourth grade we will expand on the formulas by applying them to real world situations. We will also use the formulas to solve problems with multiplicative comparison.     

For example: 

*A narrow rectangular banner is 5 inches wide. It is 6 times as long as it is wide.

*Kevin is making a rectangular mural using colored tiles. He buys enough tiles to cover an area of 112 square feet. Kevin wants the width of the mural to be 8 feet. If he uses all of the tiles, what is the length of the mural?

     Students will take a Standards Mastery test on the computer that will cover factors, multiples, prime numbers, composite numbers, and area and perimeter. This test will count as a test grade. Due to computer lab scheduling my homeroom will take the test on Friday (10/7) and my Mrs. Pavlinek's homeroom will take the test on Monday (10/10). If any student needs to make up the test or complete the test that will happen on Tuesday (10/11). 

     Student's first round of math choices is due this Friday. Students can bring their projects home to finish them up and to have peer conferences with you. Please check your email for a list of directions for each project. Students are required to complete 2 choices. 

     In science we will continue our study of matter. This week students will learn about about the properties of water in each of its states. We will take a test on lessons 1, 2, and 4 next Tuesday. 

     In social studies students will take the test on chapter 2 on Friday. The vocabulary for chapter 2 is also due on Friday.