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

Week of 3/28

Happy New Week Everyone,

     

     Report cards are coming home today. Please take out and review any paper work on the inside of the envelope. The papers are yours to keep for your records. Sign the outside of the envelope and return it to school as soon as possible. 

     We have Early Release this Wednesday. Please make sure your child knows their dismissal plans. 

                                  The Best Part of Me

     As part of our social emotional unit, students will be writing a poem about the best part of themselves. I am also asking you to write a poem about the best part of your child. I am hoping that through this activity students will develop positive perspectives about themselves. 

     Your child will be brought home a letter with the directions and an example poem that I wrote about my niece, and an envelope before spring break. Once you have completed your poem place it in the envelope and seal it. Please do not share your poem with child. I would like for them to read it for the first time in class. 

     Due to the demands of testing, I was unable to have students begin their poems. We will begin working on them this week. Please try to have your poem turned in by Friday April 1st. Thank you to everyone that has already sent in their poems. 

Class Book

     Our classes will be writing a book!! In conjunction with Studentreasures Publishing company, each student will have two pages in their classes book. One page will feature original text and the second will showcase the students' illustration that goes along with their text.

      Our book will be titled Science Is...A Collection of Acrostic Poems. Students will be completing their pages in class. Coming home today is an order form for you to order your child a copy of the book. Please look over the order form. If you are interested in ordering follow the directions on the form. There are directions for paying online and by sending in cash or check. Please write your child's name on the form where it indicates. At the bottom of the form their is a place for you to sign. By signing the form you are giving your permission for your child's work to included in the book. There is also a place for you to check that you are not interested in ordering at this time. If I get back all of the forms. I will get a free copy of the book that will be on display in our classroom. 

3/28 Monday

Report Cards

3/29 Tuesday

Math Quiz

3/30 Wednesday

Early Release

4/7 Thursday

State Writing Test

4/8 Friday

Pajama Day and Lunch Outside

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 to work on decimals. This week students will take a quiz that covers the work that we have done since returning from spring break. 

     On Wednesday we will begin working on our next standard, comparing decimals. Students will learn how to compare decimals through the hundredths place using the symbols; <, >, and =.

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

Math Clips and Websites

*Comparing Decimals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwgESLxWrQw

*Decimal Game https://mrnussbaum.com/place-value-pirates-online-game

     This week in science we will continue to focus on how the rotation of the Earth causes the sun and other stars to appear to move across the daytime and nighttime sky. We will also discuss why we see different constellations at different times of the year due to the Earth revolution around the Sun. Our orbit around the sun is also why we have seasons. 

      Make sure your child is working on their Moon Calendar. Projects are due on April 22nd. Please use the web site below to help keep an accurate calendar. 

Science Clips and Websites

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

*Moon Phases https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon

*The Next Time You See a Sunset https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi10Vd_BZ1g

*Space Station Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkM_04Ch76E

Monday: Math: Freckle: Fact Practice and MD.3.5b.

Science: HMH Unit 3 Lesson 2 How Does Earth Move In Space? Study Island Earth's Place in Space

Tuesday: FSA Practice pages 13-14

Wednesday: Math: Lesson 10 Homework

Thursday: Math: Lesson 11 Homework

Have a GREAT week,

Aesha

     

Week of March 21, 2022

 

Happy Spring Everyone,

     I hope everyone had a wonderful, fun, and restful Spring Break. In just a few short months we will be at the end of this school year. 

     In preparation for 5th Grade, Late work will not be accepted this quarter. All homework is due at the end of the week in which is was assigned. This applies to both paper pencil and digital homework assignments. 

                                  The Best Part of Me

     As part of our social emotional unit, students will be writing a poem about the best part of themselves. I am also asking you to write a poem about the best part of your child. I am hoping that through this activity students will develop positive perspectives about themselves. 

     Your child will be brought home a letter with the directions and an example poem that I wrote about my niece, and an envelope before spring break. Once you have completed your poem place it in the envelope and seal it. Please do not share your poem with child. I would like for them to read it for the first time in class. 

     Due to the demands of testing, I was unable to have students begin their poems. We will begin working on them this week. Please try to have your poem turned in by Friday April 1st. 

3/21 Monday

Beginning of 4th Quarter

3/30 Wednesday

Early Release

4/7 Thursday

State Writing 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

5/27 Friday

Last Day of 4th Grade

     This week in math, we will begin working on Module 6. In this module we will learn about decimal place value, decimal notation, how fractions and decimals are related, comparing fractions. Students will also learn how decimals are used in relation to measurement, 30.5 centimeters and money, one penny is 0.01 one one hundredth of a dollar. 

     This week our work will work will focus on how fractions and decimals are related and decimal notation. In 4th grade our standards only call for students to work with decimals in tenths and hundredths places. 

Videos for the Week

*Decimal Place Value https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG6ILNOiMgM

*Relating Fractions and Decimals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6qFgzv3ICU&t=34s

*Brain Pop Decimals 

https://www.brainpop.com/math/numbersandoperations/decimals/ 

     This week in science, we will begin Unit 3 Earth's Place in Space. In this unit we will study standards to help students understand:

* the differences between rotation and revolution

* why stars appear to move across the sky

* why the observable shape of the moon appears to change

* the effect the space industry has had on our lives and the economy of Florida

     This week we will focus on rotation and revolution. The Earth rotates or spins on its axis once every 24 hours. Earth also revolves once around the sun every 365 days. The movements of Earth is connected to why stars including the sun appear to move across the sky. The stars are stationary and we are the ones moving. We see the sun during daytime because of Earth's rotation. We see different constellations at different times of the year because of Earth's revolution around the sun. 

     This week students will also begin a month long project tied to our standard on the observable changes in the shape of the moon. Students will be given a moon calendar. They need to neatly color in the moon to show the parts of the moon that we can see. This project will be due on April 22nd. Students work will be graded on accuracy, neatness, and being turned in on time. 

Videos for the Week

*Rotation/Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l64YwNl1wr0

*Seasons https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/seasons/movie/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25g4nZTHvM

*Constellations https://www.brainpop.com/science/space/constellations/movie

Monday: Math: Freckle: Fact Practice and NF.2.4c Fraction Multiplication with Word Problems

Science: HMH Unit 3 Lesson 1 How Does Earth Rotate and Revolve in Space?

Tuesday: Science: Pages 12-16 In Pink Book

Wednesday: Math: Lesson 4 Homework Sheet

Thursday: Math: FSA Practice pages 11-12 and Lesson 5 Homework Sheet

Have a GREAT week, 

Aesha