Happy Monday Everyone,
I would like to thank Mrs. DiGaetani for providing us with another art enrichment lesson. We learned about Piet Mondrian. We used his work Broadway Boogie Woogie to inspirt our own spider web art.
I would also like to thank Mrs. Stone for providing us with a fun lesson on how to make sure we include everyone in our activities especially on the play ground and at lunch.
A BIG thank you to everyone that helped with our Fall Festival. Thank you to Mrs. Cauley and Mrs. Anthony for organizing a fun event. Thank you to Mrs. Palakamshetty for taking so many pictures and uploading them to Shutterfly. If you would like to view the pictures please visit:
https://4thgraderocksatjbe.shutterfly.com/
We will be going on our field trip to the Pablo Creek Public Library on this Thursday. We are scheduled to leave JBE at 11:00. We are asking students to bring a heavy snack which we will eat before we leave and a lunch that we will have when we return at 1:15. Students will be able to purchase lunch from the cafeteria or may bring a bag lunch. If you are planning to chaperone please make sure that your volunteer status is up to date. You may either follow the bus or meet us at the library.
Students will be bringing home information about our next field trip. Our next field trip will be an in school field trip to colonial times. Our Colonial Kids field trip will be on Thursday November 16th. We will learn about what kids did during colonial times. We will make palm frond napkin holders, a colonial toy, and bead jewelry. We will also learn how to weave fabric, grind corn for meal and write with a quill and liquid ink. We are in need of at least two parents to facilitate the activity that will be in our classroom. Parents that want to volunteer will need to be at school by 8 A.M. the day of the event to be trained. If you are interested please let your child's homeroom teacher know as soon as possible.
This week in math we will learn how to multiply 2 digit by 2 digit problems using various strategies. Students will also learn how to apply the formulas for area and perimeter to solve real world problems. Talk to your child about a time that you had to order flooring (area) or fencing (perimeter) for example. Discuss the steps you used to calculate how much materials to order.
Students will also turn in their first round of math choices. Students work will be evaluated based on completeness, accuracy with answers and information and neatness.
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 mass as the whole object. Students will also learn two ways to calculate the volume of solid objects.
In social studies we will begin learning about when Europeans first arrived in Florida.
Have a Wonderful Week,
Ms. Johnson
Monday, October 30, 2017
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Week of 10/23
Happy Monday Everyone,
Welcome to Red Ribbon Week. This is the week that we say that we make the pledge to be drug free. See the schedule below for our week of fun activities.
Welcome to Red Ribbon Week. This is the week that we say that we make the pledge to be drug free. See the schedule below for our week of fun activities.
RED RIBBON WEEK 2017
“YOUR FUTURE IS KEY, SO STAY DRUG FREE”
October 23rd – 27th
Monday, October 23rd “Your Future is Key”
Make key wind chimes to be placed around campus!
(All students are asked to bring a key from home for this activity.)
Tuesday, October 24th
“Put a Cap On Drugs”
Wear your favorite hat to school!
Wednesday, October 25th
“Tips from Officer Friendly”
In-school assembly held with Jax Beach PD!
Thursday, October 26th
“Turn Your Back On Drugs”
Wear your clothes backwards!
Friday, October 27th
“Peace Out to Drugs”
“Peace Out to Drugs”
Wear 70’s inspired clothing for the PTA Photo Booth!
On Wednesday we will have picture retakes and it is also early release. On Friday we will have our fall festival beginning at 1:45. Thank you to Mrs. Cauley and Mrs. Anthony for making all of the arrangements for what is sure to be a fun filled afternoon.
I have added some pictures to our Shutterfly page. Right now there are only pictures of the my homeroom, but more will be added soon. If you would like to join our Shutterfly page, please click on the link below.
This week in math we will learn how to use the partial products strategy, the distributive property and the standard algorithm to solve multiplication problems. Please examples below.
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| distributive property |
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| standard algorithm |
This week we will take our first timed quizzes for the second nine weeks. This nine weeks students will get 2 minutes and 30 seconds for each quiz. Also this nine weeks division quizzes will count for a grade. Please have students practice. The more they practice the easier they become. Timed quizzes will count for a classwork grade.
Students should be completing at least 15 minutes of Prodigy. I have noticed that students are not completing very many questions. Some students are spending the majority of their time on the program roaming through the villages and forests. In order to practice the assigned math students must engage in battles. In 15 minutes students should be able to complete 10-15 questions. If students are not completing a satisfactory number of questions they will not get full credit for their homework. Please make sure that students are writing down when they work on their technology logs. Students must turn in their logs each Friday.
This week in science we will take a test on chapter 4 lessons 1, 2, and 4. Students will get a study guide in class on Tuesday to do for homework. We will check the guide on Wednesday and the test will be on Thursday. Since this test only covers a portion of the chapter vocabulary will not be due.
This week in social studies we will take the test on chapter 2. Students are allowed to use their books for social studies test, so please make sure students bring them to school on Friday. Social studies vocabulary is due on Friday.
Have a GREAT week,
Aesha
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Art Enrichment
A big thank you to Mrs. Digaetani for volunteering to be our Art Enrichment Parent this school year. For our first lesson we learned about the artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. We learned about her flower paintings. Students were then invited to create their own flower portraits.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Week of 10/16
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to the first week of the second nine weeks. On Wednesday students will go to their Enrichment Labs. On Wednesday students will also get to participate in the first ticket cash in of the school year. Students will have the following options:
Treats/Snack 10 Tickets
Homework Pass 15 Tickets
Extra Recess 25 Tickets
Computer Time 25 Tickets
If students do not have enough tickets to purchase an item or they decide to not buy anything this time, they will automatically go to study hall. At 1:30 students that purchase extra recess will go outside with either me or Mrs. Pavlinek.. Those that purchase extra computer time will get a laptop to work on Prodigy. All other students will go to Study Hall. In study hall students can work on any assignment that they wish. They may work on their independent reading, ELA Rotations, math or science choice board, math rotation project, or science/social studies vocabulary. Students that buy a treat/snack or homework pass will also go to study hall.
I am asking that students come to school on Wednesday morning already knowing how many tickets they have and what they wish to purchase.
This week in math we will continue working on multiples/factors and prime/composite numbers. At the end of the week we will begin learning different multiplication strategies. This week will learn the array model and the area model.
| works better with smaller factors |
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| works better for larger factors |
Math Choice Projects will be due on October 31st. Be on the look out for direction sheets for each project to come to your email. Students are required to select two projects for completion. Students will be bringing home their work to have peer reviews with you. This is your time to see what they have been working in class. This is also a time for you to help them make corrections to their work. Their work will be evaluated based on accuracy, neatness and completion. Spelling and punctuation do count.
This week in science we will continue to explore the states of matter. We will finish up our exploration of magnetism. We will then begin to focus on how the molecules behave during each state of matter. Students will also learn about water in each of the three states.We will take a test on lessons 1, 2, and 4 next week. The vocabulary for these lessons will not be due until we complete chapter 4.
This week in social studies we will complete chapter 2 with our study of lesson 3. In lesson 3 students will continue to learn about the first Floridians. We will take the test for chapter 2 on next Friday. The vocabulary for chapter 2 will also be due at that time.
Have A GREAT week,
Aesha
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Student Council Elections
Hi Everyone,
We have completed our student council classroom representative elections. We had some brave students decide to take on the challenge of giving a speech to the entire class. The following students ran for office:
We have completed our student council classroom representative elections. We had some brave students decide to take on the challenge of giving a speech to the entire class. The following students ran for office:
And the winners are...
Ella and Oscar will represent our class at student council this year. Congratulations to everyone that was brave enough to run.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Week of October 9th
Hi Everyone,
We have entered the last week of the first nine weeks. That went fast!! Students will be out of school on Monday October 16 for a teacher's planning day.
Since we are at the end of the nine weeks you may want to do a supply check with your child. Believe it or not many are already out of pencils and pens and some have lost their scissors and glue sticks.
This week in math we will finish our unit on measurement units and conversions. We will continue to revisit these standards as the year goes on so please encourage your child to keep up with their reference sheet. When ever there is a question on classwork, assessments or homework students are allowed to use their reference sheet. One sheet has already been provided to each student. If your child misplaces their copy, you may print one by going to http://www.pantherrun.com/FSAMathematicsReferenceSheets.pdf
Our next unit for math will begin with learning the difference between factors and multiples. Students will also learn strategies for finding all of the factors of a given number. We will learn about prime numbers and composite numbers.
In science we will learn more about the property of magnetism. Did you know that magnetism is considered a non-contact force. This is because a magnet can make something move without touching the object. We will complete a lab to learn what magnets do.
In social studies we will begin learning about the some of the tribes that called Florida home. After the Ice Age people began to live in permanent villages rather than the nomadic lifestyle that they used before the Ice Age. We will learn specifically about the Ais, Tequesta, Tocobaga and the Calusa, but there were tribes living in every part of our state. As you read the lesson with your child you will see references made to B.C.E. and C.E. These are time period references. B.C.E. stands for Before Common Era you may know it as BC (Before Christ). C.E. stands for Common Era which you may know as A.D. (in the year of our Lord).
Have a Great Week,
💚
Aesha
We have entered the last week of the first nine weeks. That went fast!! Students will be out of school on Monday October 16 for a teacher's planning day.
Since we are at the end of the nine weeks you may want to do a supply check with your child. Believe it or not many are already out of pencils and pens and some have lost their scissors and glue sticks.
This week in math we will finish our unit on measurement units and conversions. We will continue to revisit these standards as the year goes on so please encourage your child to keep up with their reference sheet. When ever there is a question on classwork, assessments or homework students are allowed to use their reference sheet. One sheet has already been provided to each student. If your child misplaces their copy, you may print one by going to http://www.pantherrun.com/FSAMathematicsReferenceSheets.pdf
Our next unit for math will begin with learning the difference between factors and multiples. Students will also learn strategies for finding all of the factors of a given number. We will learn about prime numbers and composite numbers.
In science we will learn more about the property of magnetism. Did you know that magnetism is considered a non-contact force. This is because a magnet can make something move without touching the object. We will complete a lab to learn what magnets do.
In social studies we will begin learning about the some of the tribes that called Florida home. After the Ice Age people began to live in permanent villages rather than the nomadic lifestyle that they used before the Ice Age. We will learn specifically about the Ais, Tequesta, Tocobaga and the Calusa, but there were tribes living in every part of our state. As you read the lesson with your child you will see references made to B.C.E. and C.E. These are time period references. B.C.E. stands for Before Common Era you may know it as BC (Before Christ). C.E. stands for Common Era which you may know as A.D. (in the year of our Lord).
Have a Great Week,
💚
Aesha
Monday, October 2, 2017
Week of October 2nd
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to another fabulous week at JBE!!
4th grade is a year of change for a lot of students. We have already discussed the amount of responsibilities that we are giving to students this year. It is now time that we discuss the changes that our 4th grade bodies will go through this year. Many students start to develop issues with their vision in fourth grade. Only students that were new to JBE went through vision screening this year. So if your child has not had their eyes checked this year it may be time.
Some of the other changes that kids go through in fourth grade is a change in body chemistry. With puberty right around the corner, it may be time for some students to begin to wear deodorant. It is important that students begin to become aware of the importance of daily hygiene, when it may not have been that big of a concern in years past.
When I take the students to the computer lab on Wednesday we will begin learning how to make a power point presentation. Making power points is a choice project that students enjoy completing. If your child does not yet have a flash drive please get one for them so that they can participate in this fun activity. Students will learn how to make a presentation, how to include pictures and photo's and how to add a link to a video.
This week in math we will work on units of customary measurement. Just like with the metric system students need to be able to choose the most appropriate unit for different measurement tasks. In fourth grade students will learn how to use and convert:
Length: inch, foot, yard, mile
Capacity: fluid ounce, cup, pint, quart gallon
Weight: ounce, pound, ton
The good news is that students do not have to memorize the conversions. They were given a reference sheet last week in class. I am asking them to keep the sheet in their trapper so that they have it at home and at school. You may obtain additional copies by visiting http://www.pantherrun.com/FSAMathematicsReferenceSheets.pdf .
Don't forget to check out the games on the Math Sites page for some additional fun practice.
This week in science we will begin working on matter. This week we will learn about the properties of matter. Did you know that matter is classified according to it's properties. Things such as color, texture, size, shape, mass, attraction to magnets and state are all considered.
This week in social studies we will begin the real history of state. We will read about when the first prehistoric peoples arrived in our state. Did you know that prehistoric Florida was twice the size that it is today. After the ice age sea levels rose and left us with the Florida that we know today. For homework this week students need to read and annotate chapter 2 lesson. Students should take their notes on pages 14 and 15 in their journals.
Have a GREAT week,
Aesha
Welcome to another fabulous week at JBE!!
4th grade is a year of change for a lot of students. We have already discussed the amount of responsibilities that we are giving to students this year. It is now time that we discuss the changes that our 4th grade bodies will go through this year. Many students start to develop issues with their vision in fourth grade. Only students that were new to JBE went through vision screening this year. So if your child has not had their eyes checked this year it may be time.
Some of the other changes that kids go through in fourth grade is a change in body chemistry. With puberty right around the corner, it may be time for some students to begin to wear deodorant. It is important that students begin to become aware of the importance of daily hygiene, when it may not have been that big of a concern in years past.
When I take the students to the computer lab on Wednesday we will begin learning how to make a power point presentation. Making power points is a choice project that students enjoy completing. If your child does not yet have a flash drive please get one for them so that they can participate in this fun activity. Students will learn how to make a presentation, how to include pictures and photo's and how to add a link to a video.
This week in math we will work on units of customary measurement. Just like with the metric system students need to be able to choose the most appropriate unit for different measurement tasks. In fourth grade students will learn how to use and convert:
Length: inch, foot, yard, mile
Capacity: fluid ounce, cup, pint, quart gallon
Weight: ounce, pound, ton
The good news is that students do not have to memorize the conversions. They were given a reference sheet last week in class. I am asking them to keep the sheet in their trapper so that they have it at home and at school. You may obtain additional copies by visiting http://www.pantherrun.com/FSAMathematicsReferenceSheets.pdf .
Don't forget to check out the games on the Math Sites page for some additional fun practice.
This week in science we will begin working on matter. This week we will learn about the properties of matter. Did you know that matter is classified according to it's properties. Things such as color, texture, size, shape, mass, attraction to magnets and state are all considered.
This week in social studies we will begin the real history of state. We will read about when the first prehistoric peoples arrived in our state. Did you know that prehistoric Florida was twice the size that it is today. After the ice age sea levels rose and left us with the Florida that we know today. For homework this week students need to read and annotate chapter 2 lesson. Students should take their notes on pages 14 and 15 in their journals.
Have a GREAT week,
Aesha
Week of September 25th
Hi Everyone,
I would like to first say a big THANK YOU to everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes and gifts. It was more appreciated than you can possibly know.
We are half way through the first nine weeks! Progress Reports are coming home this week. Please review the grades sign the bottom and return the form to school no later than Friday.
This Friday is JBE Day!! On 9/29/15, the USDOE officially recognized JBE as one of only 335 schools across the nation that year to receive the coveted National Blue Ribbon School Award for exemplary academic excellence. Because of this, the Jacksonville Beach Mayor, Mr. Charlie Latham, proclaimed September 29th, as Jacksonville Beach Elementary School Day! All faculty/staff members and students are asked to wear a Jax Beach shirt next Friday, 9/29/17, to show their school pride!
This week in math we will learn about the metric system. The metric system is a s system of measurement that uses units of 10. In fourth grade students have to know measurement units within one system. Students also have to be able to convert units within one system. We will work on both metric and customary units. Our work will focus on:
I would like to first say a big THANK YOU to everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes and gifts. It was more appreciated than you can possibly know.
We are half way through the first nine weeks! Progress Reports are coming home this week. Please review the grades sign the bottom and return the form to school no later than Friday.
This Friday is JBE Day!! On 9/29/15, the USDOE officially recognized JBE as one of only 335 schools across the nation that year to receive the coveted National Blue Ribbon School Award for exemplary academic excellence. Because of this, the Jacksonville Beach Mayor, Mr. Charlie Latham, proclaimed September 29th, as Jacksonville Beach Elementary School Day! All faculty/staff members and students are asked to wear a Jax Beach shirt next Friday, 9/29/17, to show their school pride!
This week in math we will learn about the metric system. The metric system is a s system of measurement that uses units of 10. In fourth grade students have to know measurement units within one system. Students also have to be able to convert units within one system. We will work on both metric and customary units. Our work will focus on:
Metric
Length: kilometers, meters, centimeters, millimeters
Mass: kilograms, grams, milligram
Capacity: liters, milliliters
Customary
Length: inches, feet, yards, miles
Weight: ounces, pounds, tons
Capacity: fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, gallons
Time: seconds, minutes, hours
In science this week we will finally get to find out if soap floats!! We are using this lab to help us practice the scientific method. From asking a question: Does soap float? Forming a hypothesis: If I put bars of soap in water then they will sink, because soap is heavy. I know that heavy items will sink in water. Performing an experiment where we control the variables and collect data.
Dial:Sink
Zest:Sink
Lever:Sink
Ivory:Float
Writing a conclusion:
My data partially supports my data. Three of the bars of soap sank in water. The ivory soap floated in water.
The next part of the scientific method is to ask more questions.
*Why does the ivory soap float but not the others? We discovered from an article, Ivory Soap Comes Clean on Floating, that ivory soap floats because they whip air into it when they are making the soap.
*How can we make the other bars of soap float too? If we can put more air into the soap by heating it maybe it will float. Ask your child what happened next.
We will take our test on chapter 1 on Thursday. The vocabulary for chapter 1 and the vocabulary for science tools is also due on Thursday. The vocabulary for chapter 1 should be completed in their journal on pages 6 and 8. The vocabulary for science tools should be completed on page 12. Both lists can be found on the Science Tab on this page.
In social studies we will take the test for chapter 1 on Friday. Social studies vocabulary is also due on Friday. The vocabulary for the social studies vocab. should be completed on pages 2 and 4 of the social studies journal. We do not complete a study guide for social studies tests because social studies tests are open book.
Have a great week,
Aesha
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