4th grade Math/Writing Assignments

Math:  Students should have 3 of the 5 math boxes completed on page 247 and complete pages 249 & 250 in their math journals.  We worked on this in class today.  Any unfinished worked is homework.

Writing;  last week, we worked on an introductory paragraph.  It should include a hook, 2-3 sentences that tell about the body of the essay, and the  transition sentence.  Good hooks may be a question, surprising fact, or dialogue.

 

The outline of the body was due last week.  There will be a study time on Monday. If either is not done, it should be done as homework.   Both introductory and outline should be completed by Wednesday. 

There are several students who are into learning division.  If a student has met their individual multiplication goal, they may do the division homework rather than the multiplication homework.  Monday's homework was done during school yesterday. 

Writing:  Students are to outline using boxes and bullets the body of their essay about the science work they have done last week.  Some different topics that were brainstormed were:  comparing the dragonfly and damselfly nymphs, life cycle, pollution, our part of research, how to catch critters, filming, what made it fun, etc.  These topics would be the box.  The details about the topic would be the bullets.   

Math:  Some students have moved on to division.  Please check with your child which type of assignment is their homework. 

Writing:  Students should have completed a story map last week.  There are several who still need to do this.  Today, we had a mini lesson on using the graphic organizer to help us write a paragraph using short and long sentences.  Only one paragraph should be completed. This is due by tomorrow.

 

Tomorrow we will have a mini lesson on how to reflect on our writing by asking ourselves questions. 

Attached is this weeks daily homework assignment.  Each assignment is due the next day.  It is important for students to be practicing everyday. 

Writing:  Last week students were asked to write a summary of their text they are using for writing.  This summary needs to be completed by tomorrow. 

Students should be completing their multiplication homework each night.  They can also go to everydaymathonline.com and practice different skills.  Currently we having been playing Memory Match and Rugs and Fences.

Students are working on multiplication for homework.  At the end of each week, students are taking a timed quiz.  They have 10 questions to answer in 15 minutes.  The goal is to be improving each week. 

Students have been given their multiplication homework for tonight.  Attached is the weeks.  Each day, he/she should be bringing in their homework.  Today, a homework completion form was sent home as well.  They are to have their parent sign it and return the form tomorrow.

Writing: 

     Students should have written the substance of their animal research last week.  This week has been editing and revising and helping students put text features into their essay. 

    Tomorrow, students should have about 10-15 minutes of formatting and making any last changes.  Then be printing their work off. 

     Tomorrow is also the last day of the trimester.   This work must be turned in.  Students should finish up any components to their writing as homework, so it is ready to print off tomorrow.

Dear Parents:  Each day, students should complete 4 multiplication problems.  They must show their work.  This is about learning the process of multiplication.  Students may use any method they choose traditional, partial products, or lattice. Showing their work is how students learn where they are making mistakes.  They may use a calculator to check their work including their facts. 

 

I have shared the urgency that students learn their multiplication facts and process of multiplication. 

 

If students lose their homework sheets.  They can get the problems from this website.  If that isn't possible, they should create 4  2-digit multiplication problems and solve them.  In creating 2 digit numbers they should use digits 1 to 9. 

 

We will be doing this for several weeks.  We will continue it with division eventually. 

 Thank you,

Mrs. Albee

Dear Parents,

     By the end of this week, students should have completed their draft for their Maine Animal book which should be at least 8+ paragraphs.  On Tuesday, students began revising their topic sentences in ways that would hook the reader. If you click the link  Miss Brown's Web page   you will get more details about what students have been learning and the expectations. 

    Next week, we will be adding text features and revising.  Our goal is to be be finished with this project by Friday.

 

Mrs. Albee

Writing:

     Due to the snow days and testing schedule, we had to delay our work with our writing.  Now, we are back at it.  Students have chosen a Maine animal to research.  They have a planning organizer with questions they have about their animal.  Once they developed some questions, student began researching these questions.  All this part should be done.  Some ongoing research may still need to be done.

    Yesterday, today, and tomorrow students have begun to draft 3 paragraphs.  Each section of their planner have questions on one aspect of the animal.  They should be developing at least a paragraph for each section.  Three sections should have a paragraph written by the time we come back to school on February 23rd.  All students have been told that it is homework if they don't complete this during class time. 

Students should work on their math stickies and have the pages corrected and finished by Friday. 

Writing:

    Students have been working on creating boxes and bullets and writing a paragraph about an idea.  By now they should have several. 

    They have been asked to choose one of those topic ideas and "frame" it.  This only means to use boxes and bullets for each of their reasons that supports their claim (opinion).  They need this next week so they can focus on finishing their essay, and be ready for lessons that will help them write this piece. 

This past week our writing lessons have been about taking people, places, or objects that we care about and using boxes and bullets to expand our ideas about them. Then we were to write a paragraph on one of those ideas. We also created a map of places that are important to us. Everyday students should have created a box and bullet and written at least a paragraph.

Friday, we worked on analyzing “Qualities of a Good Free Write”. Afterwards students began a free write and focused on one area we talked about to work on as a writer. This included:

• comparing things and making sure you explain what you mean

• keep on writing freely by letting any thoughts come out

• say the BIG idea over and over in different ways as if trying to get it right

• stays for a long time on one idea (over a page on the same idea)

• goes from Big idea to small example to Big idea.

Students have been told what should be accomplished and asked to take writing home if they didn't finish in the classroom.

Please ask your child how many pieces of writing they have worked on. They should say somewhere between 4 to 7 pieces. Ask them what they wrote their free write on and what he/she worked on as a writer.

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In math today, students were to complete math box 3-7 pg. 65 and problem # 2 on page 63A.  If students didn't complete these assignments, they have been instructed to complete it for homework.

 

In writing today, students were taught the structure of boxes and bullets as a graphic organizer.  They are to write an opinion in the box and for each bullet write a reason that supports your opinion.   If not done, this is homework as well.

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As we begin our year, we need to create our writing notebooks to reflect us and what we like.  So we are asking 4th grade students to find pictures, stickers, and paper that they can use to decorate their writer's notebooks.  We would like to work on this next week.  Please bring these things in by Monday, 9/8/14.  Thank you!