Week of December 12, 2022

 

Happy Monday Everyone,

     It's hard to believe but this is our last week of school before Winter Break!! We had a very different kind of school day on last Thursday and Friday. I would like to say again how well the students handled themselves while we were having our "Big Adventure" is how one of the kids described it and another said "That was a very different kind of fire drill." Mrs. Lomblo and I are very proud of them!! Ms. Mattingly even gave every class a large golden starfish for everyone's excellent behavior. 

    We will have our Winter Festival this Friday. Be on the look out for information from our Class Parents. The festivities will begin at 10:15 and the parents usually get here at about 9:30 to begin setting everything up. In addition to the fun activities that the parents are planning for us, Friday will also be pajama day. Students may wear their pajamas if they wish. Please make sure that your child wears regular shoes so that they can participate in recess. 

12/15 Thursday

Unit 8 Math Quiz

12/16 Friday

Last Day of 2nd Quarter

12/16 Friday

Winter Festival

12/16 Friday

Pajama Day

12/19-1/2

Winter Break

1/3 Tuesday

No School Teacher Planning Day

1/4 Wednesday

Students Return to School

     This week in math, we will be finishing up Unit 8. We will learn more strategies for comparing fractions and strategies for ordering fractions. The strategies that students we will learn include giving the fractions like numerators or like denominators. Students will take an assessment on Thursday. 

     This week in science, we will begin learning about force and motion. This will be our last unit on physical science. When we finish this unit we will move to our earth/space science standards. This week we will begin learning that objects have a position. If the position changes the object is in motion. Objects can move in different ways: in a straight line, curved lines, or back and forth. Students will learn that speed tells you how the position of an object changes during a certain amount of time. Students will also learn how to calculate speed by dividing how far an object goes by the time it takes to get there. Students will also learn the difference between speed and velocity. Velocity is the speed and direction of an object. So for example, That she is walking at a speed of 3o meters per second. She is walking at a velocity of 30 meters per second south. And finally we will learn about acceleration. Acceleration is any change in velocity. An objects velocity changes if the object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction. 

Monday: Math: Freckle Facts Practice

Science: Florida Science: What Is Motion?

Tuesday: Math: Complete assigned problems on math study guide.

Wednesday: Math: Complete Unit 8 Performance Task

Thursday: No Homework

Have a Wonderful Week,

Ms. Johnson

 

Week of December 5, 2022

 

Happy Monday Everyone,

     We have two more weeks of school before Winter Break!!! That also means that there are only two weeks left in the second quarter. Since the our class white board was removed to prepare for the installation of our new white board/technology wall, I had to erase our list of which students had make up work to complete. I will be sending out emails to let you know if your child has work that needs to be completed. To complete make up work students can come to my room before school, after school or during one of their resource classes in order to complete the assignments. 

     With so many of the students have colds right now, we are going through our supply of tissue very quickly. Any students that donates a box of tissue to the class will earn 4 tickets.

12/1 - 12/2

District ELA PMA Testing

12/7 - 12/8

District Math PMA Testing

12/9 Friday

Units 7 & 8 Science Test

12/15 Thursday

Unit 8 Math Quiz

12/16 Friday

Last Day of 2nd Quarter

12/16 Friday

Winter Festival

12/16 Friday

Pajama Day

12/19-1/2

Winter Break

1/3 Tuesday

No School Teacher Planning Day

1/4 Wednesday

Students Return to School

    This week in math, we will be working on our fraction standards. This week we will cover, generating equivalent fractions using models, number lines, and multiplication and division facts. We will also cover comparing, ordering and plotting fractions on number lines. 

     On Wednesday and Thursday, students will take the District's PMA 2 for math. This test will cover all of the 4th grade standards. When I receive the data I will be focused on just those topics that we have studied so far this year. The test is broken into two sessions and students will get 60 minutes for each session. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and has a filling breakfast. 

     This week in science we will finish our discussion of heat energy. Heat (thermal) energy is the energy that moves between objects of different temperatures. Heat moves from warmer objects/places to cooler objects/places until both are the same temperature. Heat moves in three different ways; conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction is when heat moves between objects that touch. Convection is heat movement through a liquid or a gas. Radiation is the transfer of heat without matter to carry it. Heat simply leaves one object and goes directly to another. Suppose you're standing near a campfire. You can feel the heat from the fire because it warms the air. But you can also feel the heat because it warms you directly through radiation. The test will be on this Friday.

Monday: Math: Freckle Facts Practice and Equivalent Fractions

Science: Study Island lesson on Energy.

Tuesday: Math: Complete assigned problems from lesson 8-1.

Wednesday: Math: Complete assigned problems from lessons 8-2, 8-3, and 8-4.

Thursday: Science: Study for units 7 and 8 test.

Have a Wonderful Week,

Ms. Johnson

     

Week of November 28, 2022

 

Happy Monday Everyone,

     I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. The good news is that we have 15 days until Winter Break!! We will be packing a lot into these days. We have District PMA testing along with our usual tests and quizzes. Along with finishing out the 2nd quarter. 

11/30 Wednesday

Picture Retakes

11/30 Wednesday

Early Release

11/30 Wednesday

Unit 7 Math Test

12/1 - 12/2

District ELA PMA Testing

12/6 Tuesday

Units 7 & 8 Science Test

12/7 - 12/8

District Math PMA Testing

12/15 Thursday

Unit 8 Math Quiz

12/16 Friday

Last Day of 2nd Quarter

12/19-1/2

Winter Break

1/3 Tuesday

No School Teacher Planning Day

1/4 Wednesday

Students Return to School

     This week in math, we will finish our work with division strategies. Our test is on Wednesday 12/30. Then later in the week we will begin our work on fractions. 

     This week in science we will continue discussing heat energy. Heat (thermal) energy is the energy that moves between objects of different temperatures. Heat moves from warmer objects/places to cooler objects/places until both are the same temperature. Heat moves in three different ways; conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction is when heat moves between objects that touch. Convection is heat movement through a liquid or a gas. Radiation is the transfer of heat without matter to carry it. Heat simply leaves one object and goes directly to another. Suppose you're standing near a campfire. You can feel the heat from the fire because it warms the air. But you can also feel the heat because it warms you directly through radiation. 

Monday: Math: Freckle Facts Practice and Division with Remainders

Science: Digital Lesson Unit 8 Lesson 3 What are conductors and insulators?

Tuesday: Science: Complete pages 363-366 in science book. Due on Thursday.

Wednesday: Science: Complete pages 45-48 in the pink book.

Thursday: Science: Complete pages 49-52 in the pink book.

Have a Wonderful Week,

Ms. Johnson

Week of November 21, 2022

 

Happy Thanksgiving Week Everyone,

     We only have two days of school this week, so students will not have homework this week. We will resume our regular schedule next week. I am going to go ahead and put up the digital assignments that students will have next week.

     I would like to thank our chaperones for helping out on our field trip to St. Augustine on Wednesday. The kids at so much fun. Students should have brought home a pass for free admission to the Castillo de San Marcos. Fourth graders actually get free admission to any National Park for the entire year that they are in 4th Grade. Visit https://everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm for more information.

11/22 Tuesday

PTO Thanksgiving Luncheon @ 12:25

11/23-11/25

No School--Thanksgiving Holiday

11/28-11/29

District PMA Testing

11/30 Wednesday

Early Release

12/1 Thursday

Unit 7 Math Test

12/15 Thursday

Unit 8 Math Quiz

12/16 Friday

Last Day of 2nd Quarter

12/19-1/2

Winter Break

1/3 Tuesday

No School Teacher Planning Day

1/4 Wednesday

Students Return to School

     This week in math, we will continue our work with division and remainders. This week we will interpret remainders. Sometimes when answering a question the remainder should be ignored. And sometimes when answering a question you have to round the quotient up. There are times when the remainder is your answer. 

     On Tuesday we will work on multi-step word problems where students will have to decide which operation (multiplication or division) to use.

     This week in science we will continue discussing heat energy. Heat (thermal) energy is the energy that moves between objects of different temperatures. Heat moves from warmer objects/places to cooler objects/places until both are the same temperature. Heat moves in three different ways; conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction is when heat moves between objects that touch. Convection is heat movement through a liquid or a gas. Radiation is the transfer of heat without matter to carry it. Heat simply leaves one object and goes directly to another. Suppose you're standing near a campfire. You can feel the heat from the fire because it warms the air. But you can also feel the heat because it warms you directly through radiation. 

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving,

Ms. Johnson

     

Week of 11/14/2022

 

Happy Monday Everyone,

     I hope everyone made it through Nicole without too much damage. We are going to try our St. Augustine field trip again this Wednesday. We will be going on our field trip to St. Augustine on this Wednesday. Please have your child wear their class shirt. If your child does not have a class shirt any JBE shirt will work or a shirt that is the same color as their classes shirt (Johnson-Green, Lomblo-Blue). Your child should also wear comfortable shoes. They may also want to bring a light jacket or sweater. We will be outside for most of the day so if your child burns easily you may want to apply sunscreen before they leave for school. With parental permission students may also bring a camera or phone to take pictures. 

     Students will need a bag lunch with a drink. Please pack their lunch in a paper, plastic, or Ziplock bag with their name written on the outside of the bag. Students will not need money, because we will not be visiting any gift shops. 

     If you are chaperoning, please remember that due to space on the busses parents must provide their own transportation. You may follow the busses from school or meet us at the Visitor Center. We are scheduled to board the trolley at 10:30. Please meet at the Visitor Center at 10:15.

11/14 Monday

Veteran's Day Ceremony

11/16 Wednesday

St. Augustine Field Trip

11/15 Tuesday

Math Quiz on Division

11/17 Thursday

Ms. Johnson Out for Training

11/23-11/25

No School--Thanksgiving Holiday

11/28-11/29

District PMA Testing

11/30 Wednesday

Early Release

12/1 Thursday

Unit 7 Math Test

12/15 Thursday

Unit 8 Math Quiz

12/16 Friday

Last Day of 2nd Quarter

12/19-1/2

Winter Break

1/3 Tuesday

No School Teacher Planning Day

1/4 Wednesday

Students Return to School

    This week in math, we will continue our work on division. Students will see problems with 2, 3, or 4-digit dividends and 1-digit divisors. For this standard students are allowed to choose the division strategy that work best for them to solve problems. Students do need to be familiar with all strategies for problems that are solved in a specific way. I have also encouraged students to use multiplication as a way to check their work. 

     This week we will begin to work with remainders in division problems. In fourth grade students will have to show remainders in the form of a fraction. Your child will learn how to find and interpret remainders and represent remainders as fractional parts of the divisor. When splitting objects into equal groups, a remainder indicates that there are objects left over. A remainder can be interpreted in different ways based on the context of the problem. Sometimes a remainder means that another group is necessary. For example, if packing 51 objects into boxes that hold 6 items each, 9 boxes are required. The division problem is 51 ÷ 6 = 8 remainder 3, or 8 3/6  . So, 8 boxes will be full and one box will have 3 items.

     

     This week in science, we will learn how we use the energy of moving wind and water to move things. We will discuss that even though we often hear people say things like "wind energy" or "water energy", that wind and water are not forms of energy. Instead the kinetic energy that moving wind and water have can be transferred into other forms of energy.

     We will also begin discussing heat energy. Heat (thermal) energy is the energy that moves between objects of different temperatures. Heat moves from warmer objects/places to cooler objects/places until both are the same temperature. Heat moves in three different ways; conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction is when heat moves between objects that touch. Convection is heat movement through a liquid or a gas. Radiation is the transfer of heat without matter to carry it. Heat simply leaves one object and goes directly to another. Suppose you're standing near a campfire. You can feel the heat from the fire because it warms the air. But you can also feel the heat because it warms you directly through radiation. 

Monday: Math: Freckle Facts Practice and NSO.2.3 Multiply Using Various Strategies 

Science: Digital Lesson Unit 8 Lesson 1 What is Heat

Tuesday: Science: Complete pages 363-366 in science book. Due on Thursday.

Wednesday: Field Trip. 

Thursday: Math: Complete Sheet for Lesson 7-5

Have a Wonderful Week,

Ms. Johnson