Week 12: Nov. 6

Wow! What an incredible week in 4th grade! The beautiful weather was such a motivator. We read outside, drew with chalk during a Bible lesson, and packed up for an afternoon at Hemlock Crossing!

Take a peek at the MANY pictures from our brief time in God's Creation.

First, we took pictures of the map and specifically the trail we would walk during our time there.

 

Second, we headed off into the woods with our backpacks.

 

Third, we found three different spots on the trail. We use the map to trace where we had walked. We used a compass to figure out where we were. Then the students used their "relative location" vocabulary from social studies and wrote multiple statements about our location.

"We are north of the trail head."

"We are west of the valley and stream." 

"We are underneath the red pines."

 

During our walk, the students were able to guess and match the smell of this small plant. It smells like maple syrup and butterscotch. I have search the depths of Google and cannot identify the name. 

 

 

 

 

Finally, we stopped and played in the woods. The students had one job. They had to build a habitat for a small rabbit. I have never seen them work so quickly and efficiently before!

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our time was so short! We will be back! Your kids were so respectful towards God's creation. They were great listeners and eager to learn. 

 

 

 

Now to the details...

MATH - We are still practicing 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication. After this upcoming week we look forward to completing our current math unit on multiplication with a test.  Then we will move on to long division!  

READING - We will also be finishing our current read aloud, The Wishtree.  The class has LOVED this book.  Be sure to ask your child what the book is about.  Encourage them to tell you about how the characters have developed and our understanding of them grew as we got to know them more.  We'll wrap up that book with a celebration project.  

WRITING - We will continue to draft our realistic fiction stories.  I've encouraged the students to tell their story to their family for some extra practice rehearsing the story they plan to write.  Ask them questions that help them add more detail and direction to their story.  We're trying create scenes that show things about our characters rather than tell about our characters.

BIBLE - We're looking at the obedience and disobedience of King Saul and King David.

SOCIAL STUDIES - We're enjoying studying the geography of the United States.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Nov. 25, 26, 27 - NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving break

 

Praying to our great KING of KINGS on Tuesday morning!

Thank you for your continued support at home with our daily reading and math minutes.  Those are the foundations for your child's success at school as we continue to build on those basic skills each and everyday in the classroom.

Ms. Snoeyink and the WHOLE 4th grade played some soccer during recess!