Week of 11-6

Dear Parents,

                                       

     I would like to start by saying Happy Veteran's Day to all of our military members. Thank you so very much for your service!

     This week in honor of Veteran's Day we will have a special Flag Raising Ceremony on Thursday morning beginning a 9:00. Students are asked to wear red, white and blue. We will also not have school on Friday.

 Please remember to send in $5 cash for our Colonial Kids Festival. The Festival will take place on Thursday November 16th. Thank to Mrs. Stone for volunteering to help facilitate our activity. We are still in need at least one more parent volunteer.

     In math this week we will take a test on factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, multiplication strategies and area and perimeter on Wednesday. Students will bring home their checked study guide on Tuesday. Please have them review their notes. I have also created an assignment in Prodigy to help them review these concepts. 
     After the test on Wednesday we will move on to division. In our division section we will learn four different strategies; multiplying up, area models, distributive property, and partial quotients. The division algorithm is not introduced until 6th grade. 
     Beginning next week the i-Ready requirement will be increased from 15 minutes to 30 minutes per week. Please help your child meet this requirement. Students are allowed to begin their new week of technology on Friday afternoons. And they can spread out their minutes throughout the week to meet this requirement. Students just need to fill out their log each time they go on to the computer.

     This week in science, students will complete two labs. In the first lab we will learn how to calculate the volume of solids using water. The second lab will teach us about the Law of Conservation of Mass. This law states that the parts of an object will have the same total mass as the whole object. We will complete chapter 4 this week. Students will take the test and turn in the vocabulary on Wednesday November 15th. Students have been working on a choice board project for science it will will due on Friday November 17th. 

     This week in social studies we will learn about reading and following directions to plot on a map. Students will also learn about the first colonies in Florida. Did you know that France set up Fort Caroline right here in Jacksonville? Fort Caroline is listed as a National Park and is open to visitors. Follow the link https://www.nps.gov/timu/learn/historyculture/foca.htm for more information. We also read about how the Spanish set up a colony in St. Augustine https://www.nps.gov/casa/index.htm

Have a Wonderful week,
Aesha

Week of 10/30

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

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.

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” 

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. 

https://4thgraderocksatjbe.shutterfly.com/

     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. 

partial products

distributive property

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 

     

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

    

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:

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. 

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