Week of April 25th

 

Happy Monday Everyone,

     We have reached the end of April. So that means that we have only one more month of school before Summer Vacation!! However, our Underwater Exploration is not over yet. I need everyone to hold on a few more weeks so that we have a successful testing season. Stay in those school time routines of getting enough sleep and completing assignments. That way we can end the year on a successful note. 

4/25 Monday

Math Quiz on Customary Measurement

4/29 Friday

Math Test on Measurement

5/3 - 5/4

FSA Reading Test

5/9 - 5/10

FSA Math Test

5/18 Wednesday

Early Release

5/23 Monday

Play Day

5/25 Wednesday

End of Year Party

5/27 Friday

Last Day of 4th Grade

     This week in math we will begin working on our end of the year project based learning activity called Dream House. In this project students will work with classmates to design their very own dream house using many of the math skills that they have perfected this school year. Students will use multiplication, of both whole numbers and fractions/mixed numbers, adding/subtracting decimal numbers, area and perimeter and geometry. Students will use graph paper to create a blue print plan of their dream home. Students will be given a list of rules (building codes) that must be used to the house of their dreams. They will work with classmates to decide the number of rooms, the types of rooms and the layout of the rooms. Students have parameters such as a $500,000.00 price limit. Which hopefully after this project they will gain an understanding of the actual prices of things. 

     Before we begin the work students will need to gain a better understanding of how homes are laid out. And how to make a blue print plan with gives an overhead view of a home.

 

In order to do this students have a preliminary homework assignment to complete this week. For their Dream House homework I am asking that they do a simple blue print sketch of their home. Students will be given graph paper for this work. It does not have to show great detail. They also have some questions to answer about their home. 

     This week in science we will continue our work on the reproduction of plants. This week students will have the opportunity to plant seeds and grow their own plant. 

Monday: Math: Freckle: Fact Practice and NF.2.3c Adding/Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Science: Study Island: Reproduction of Plants

Tuesday: Dream House Preplanning Homework (due on Friday 4/29)

Wednesday: Science: Complete pages 57-60 in pink book. 

Thursday: Math: Measurement Homework

Week of April 18, 2022

 

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

     We have another short week since we were off on Monday and have a field trip on Friday. We will be going to the zoo on this Friday. Please read the Field Trip section for all of the info. 

      

     We will travel to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens this Friday. We are asking students wear their class shirts and comfortable walking shoes. If your child ordered a lunch they won't need to bring a lunch box. If your child did not order a lunch please make sure they bring a bag lunch with a drink. Students may want to bring a snack to school to have when we get back. Students may also bring water bottles, sunglasses, a camera, and a hat or visor. We will be outside all day, so you may also want to apply sun screen before coming to school. What ever they bring they will be responsible for carrying. I suggest a light weight draw string backpack that will hold their items. With your permission students may bring a cell phone as a camera. Students are strictly prohibited from making/receiving calls or text messages. They may not play games or use the phone for anything other than taking pictures. We did not purchase the animal feeding program and we won't be visiting gift shops or concessions, so students will not need money for the field trip. 

     While at the zoo students will have an assignment to complete that go along with our Life Science standards. The activity will count as a lab activity and go in the gradebook as a quiz grade. 

4/22 Friday

Zoo Field Trip

5/3 - 5/4

FSA Reading Test

5/9 - 5/10

FSA Math Test

5/18 Wednesday

Early Release

5/23 Monday

Play Day

5/25 Wednesday

End of Year Party

5/27 Friday

Last Day of 4th Grade

     This week in math we will circle back to complete the second half of our measurement standards. Earlier in the year we covered the metric system. Students learned how to convert from larger to smaller metric units for length, mass, and capacity. We will now complete the same for customary units. Please view the reference sheet below to see the specific units that students will be asked to use. Fun fact students do not have to memorize the conversions on the reference sheet. They will receive a copy to use during both sessions of our FSA Math Testing. During this unit we will also cover time conversions, elapsed time and calculating start and stop times. 

     This week in science, we will begin working on our life science standards. This include both units 10 and 11 in our book. We will start out learning how plants reproduce. Students will learn the reproductive parts of flowers include both male and female parts. Students will also learn the process by which a flowering plant is pollinated and becomes fertilized and ready to make new seeds.  

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Math: Freckle: Fact Practice, MD.1.3 Area and Perimeter and HMH Growth Measure Math Diagnostic

Science: HMH Unit 10 Lesson 1: How Do Plants Reproduce?

Wednesday: Science: Pink Book pages 61-64

Thursday: Math FSA Practice pages 17-18

Friday: Science: Moon Calendars due today. Zoo Field Trip Today

Have a wonderful week,

Week of 4/11/2022

 

Happy Monday Everyone,

     Since we have this Friday and next Monday off, we will have two four day weeks in a row!! That's like having a second spring break. 

     Our field trip to the zoo will be on Friday April 22nd. Permissions slips were sent home last week. Please make your payment using the online address on the permission slip and return the permission slip no later than 4/14. 

     Students are bringing home their reports from the PMA 3 Math test. Our classes did really well on the test, the overall average for both classes 86%.  Please review the report and sign it. In the next few weeks students will bring home information on how to use their report to help prepare for the FSA test. 

4/12 Tuesday

Decimals Test

4/14 Thursday

Zoo Permission Slips and Payment Due

4/14 Thursday

Unit 3 Science Test

4/15 Friday

No School 

4/18 Monday

No School

4/22 Friday

Zoo Field Trip

5/3 - 5/4

FSA Reading Test

5/9 - 5/10

FSA Math Test

5/18 Wednesday

Early Release

5/23 Monday

Play Day

5/25 Wednesday

End of Year Party

5/27 Friday

Last Day of 4th Grade

     This week in math, we will complete our decimals unit. Students will take the end of module test on Tuesday. For the rest of the week we will work on our end of year diagnostics. 

     This week in science, we will complete our last lesson in unit 3. This week we will learn about the effects the space program has had on our everyday lives and how it effects the economy of our state. The test on unit 3 will be on Thursday. 

     If your child is interested in further exploration of space consider downloading the SkyView application to your phone. I use it myself. It is very easy to use. Open it and point it towards the sky. It will identify objects in the sky. Here are a few pictures I took from Friday night. 

The Moon sitting in the Gemini Constellation 

Orion

Monday: Math: Study for Math Test Freckle: Facts Practice 

Science: HMH Unit 3 Lesson 4 How Does Technology Help Us Learn About Space?

 

Tuesday Math: HMH Growth Measure Math and Get your PMA 3 Test Report Signed.

Wednesday: Study for Science Test

Thursday: No School on Friday. All Homework due today. 

Have a great week,

Ms. Johnson

Week of 4/4

 

Happy Monday Everyone,

     On this Thursday students will take their FSA Writing Test. The test is 120 minutes with a short break in the middle. The break will only be long enough for students to have a short stretch break. Please make sure your child eats a filling breakfast. We will not have snack until after 11:00. 

     We will reward our Starfish Sprint Incentive of Pajama Day this Friday. Students are welcome to wear their favorite pjs. Please make sure that your child still wears their regular school shoes.

4/7 Thursday

State Writing Test

4/8 Friday

Pajama Day and Lunch Outside

4/12 Tuesday

Decimals Test

4/15 Friday

No School 

4/18 Monday

No School

4/22 Friday

Zoo Field Trip

5/3 - 5/4

FSA Reading Test

5/9 - 5/10

FSA Math Test

5/18 Wednesday

Early Release

5/25 Wednesday

End of Year Party

5/27 Friday

Last Day of 4th Grade

     This week in math, we will continue our work with decimals. This week we will learn how decimals and money are related. Students will also learn how to add, subtract and multiply decimal numbers. These skills will be applied when students solve word problems involving decimals. 

     We will also revisit area and perimeter problems. This time the dimensions of the shapes will include decimal numbers. 

     This week we will continue the Superintendents Freckle Math Challenge. Each week beginning the week of 3-28 through 4-29 I will assign standards based lessons through our Freckle platform. Each week Ms. Mattingly will announce the top classes and students in grades 3-5. 

Math Clips and Websites

*Representing Money in Decimal Form https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWCkNTkm6Qk

     This week in science we will begin learning about the phases of the moon. Please make sure your child is working on their Moon Calendar projects. Please use https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon to keep up with the phases of the moon. Students should use a pencil to shade out the part of the moon that we can not see. By the end of this week your child should be able to explain to you why the moon appears to change shape through out the month. 

Science Clips and Websites

*Earth Moon Viewer https://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/ 

*Moon Phases https://pbslm-contrib.s3.amazonaws.com/WGBH/buac19/buac19-int-earthsunmoon35model/index.html

*Lunar Phase Simulator https://ccnmtl.github.io/astro-simulations/lunar-phase-simulator/

*NASA Moon Site https://moon.nasa.gov/inside-and-out/overview/

*National Geographic Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AviDjR9mmo

Monday: Math: Freckle: Facts Practice and NF.1.2. 

Science: HMH Unit 3 Lesson 3 What Are Moon Phases

Tuesday Math: Lessons 15 and 16 Homework

Wednesday: Go outside and play. Do something active.

Thursday: FSA Practice Pages 15-16