Esprit de Corps in Four: Mrs. Ginn's Team201: August 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

First Friday

Congratulations, you finished your first week of fourth grade!

This weekend:
-Some students need to finish their SS flap books: term, definition and diagram
-Read and record it on your log. Get a signature.
-Complete your Owl Project
-Get your August Gold Card signed and bring it to school on Tuesday

There is no school on Monday!
Please bring in your emergency form and media consent form!\
We will go over the Superhero stories on Tuesday. Please keep them in your hw folder!
Have a fantastic weekend 201!
I may add some assignments to edmodo this weekend...

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Tooth and Mouth Thursday

Hello Team201!

Yes, today was marked by lost teeth, sore teeth, dental visits, a split lip, and some other random recess injuries. Oh, and some of us are suffering from allergy related issues. Health aside, we had a productive day in 201. We spent a great deal of time working on our superhero stories and developing our characters. In a few minutes, we will log on to ST Math. Hopefully this attempt will be successful!

Tonight at home.....

Complete the Math sheet
Read for 20 minute or more and fill the log.
Rewrite your Superhero Scene. Use your neatest handwriting and make sure to proofread and edit your work.
Emergency Forms and Media Consent Forms are coming home today! Please sing and return.
Some kids want to work on their Superhero posters at home. Have fun!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Wet Penny Wednesday

Today we spent some time in the Science lab, which is the inspiration for today's title.

We also....

met our Social Studies books and began our first project
created maps of a Castle
saw Ms. Ahern for music class
read The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man and talked about tomorrow's Superhero Project
took our "4" multiplication test

Tonight at home....

Read for 20 minutes or more
Record it on your Reading Log
Write a Reflection ( just like last night, but keeping in mind my "tips").
Prepare for "5"
Calculate the averages from your Penny Lab. You may use a calculator. Tip: Add each trial, then divide by 4

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Times-Table-Tuesday

Good Afternoon Team201!

Today we....

Took our 3s Multiplication test. Most kids are ready for the 4s tomorrow.
Discussed learning styles and the theory of multiple intelligence. We took a survey and will graph our results at home.
Created "name glyphs" and wrote paragraphs about the symbols we selected.
Completed our morning math problems and discussed strategies for problem solving.

Tomorrow we will....

go to the Science Lab
create double bar graphs
brainstorm about super powers
see Ms. Ahern for Music

Tonight at home, please.......

Use your Multiple Intelligence data to create a bar graph.
Read a book, or part of a book, of your choice for 20 minutes or more. Record it on your Gold Card.
Response to Reading: Write a paragraph that describe a favorite part, character, or event from your book. You do not need to write a summary! Focus on one single event or character, and provide details from the text. Here is an example:

Tonight I read____________________________________. This part ( or character) was especially ( funny, interesting, etc.). In the text/story...(give some details to support your idea). I think that/In my opinion/ ( write about your personal reaction). This shows me that/reminds me of/ make me wonder........

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR GOLD CARD SIGNED AND BRING IT TO SCHOOL!