4th Grade Fun at JBE: Week of 11/30

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. It was wonderful being off and spending time with family. We have three weeks until Winter Vacation. These three weeks will be very busy. Please take note of the assessments on the calendar.

12/2 Wednesday

Module 4 Quiz

12/7 and 12/8

Math PMA #2

12/15 Tuesday

Module 4 Math Test

12/17 Thursday

Unit 7 Science Test

12/18 Friday

Last Day of 2nd Quarter

12/21 - 1/1

Winter Break

1/4 Monday

Teacher Planning Day - No School

School-To-Home Folder

*Module 3 Math Test

*Unit 7 Lessons 1 and 2 Science Quiz

This week in math we will continue working on our geometry unit. So far we have reviewed basic geometric shapes; points, lines, line segments, rays and angles. Within lines we have worked on parallel and perpendicular lines. With in angles we have learned about acute, right, obtuse, and straight angles. Before Thanksgiving Break students learned how to measure angles using a protractor. This week we will learn how to construct angles of specified degree, use the measure of adjacent angles to solve problems using a variable for the unknown angle measure (see example below), we will end the week working on recognizing symmetry in two dimensional figures.

This week in science we will continue our work on energy. This week we will focus on thermal (heat) energy. The important take aways for students for thermal energy are:

*Heat moves from warmer places/objects to colder places/objects until both are the same temperature.

*Heat can be transferred in 3 ways; conduction, convection, and radiation.

*The movement of heat can be made easier or harder with the presence of conductors and insulators.

We will begin using Flipgrid this week. Flipgrid is a site that will allow us to have discussions for math, science, and general topics and current events. Students can access the site on a cell phone or computer with a web cam. If you using a computer please use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browser. Students are receiving their join code and username today at school. Our first topic is just a simple introduction. Students will get 2 minutes to introduce themselves. Once students have uploaded their videos I will view and approve them. Students can then go on to the site to watch the videos of their classmates. Please click on the link below to watch informative video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMqlEnmVA-8

How to Access Flip Grid

1 Go www.flipgrid.com Or download the App from your cell phones store.

2 Click in the box