| Monday October 6, 2008
MATH: This week we will be working on finding the maximum, minimum, range,
mode, median, and mean for a set of given numbers. We will also graph
our data that we collect. We will also work on adding multidigit
numbers. I will be showing 2 different methods that take the stress
and regrouping out of the problem. Students will need to choose a
method that gives them the correct answer when they solve an addition
problem. It does not have to be a method that I showed in class.
For homework tonight:
Study Link page 29.
SCIENCE: This week we continue to work on Relative Motion. We will
be working on many activities that deal with color, light, vision
and motion. Please be on the lookout for these activities as
students will be bringing home the finished activity.
All these activities will lead us to the making of FlipBooks.
For homework tonight:
1. Glue circles to construction paper.
2. Bring in a piece of string or yarn 36 inches long.
Friday October 3, 2008
No homework this weekend.
Enjoy your weekend.....
Thursday October 2, 2008
Homeroom 26 Parents: Please make sure your child gives you the Fall
Conference paperwork and the many notices that went home today.
MATH: Homework: Study Link page 27.
SCIENCE: Free night.
Monday September 29, 2008
Keep in mind that this week is a short week. Only 3 days of school.
HOMEROOM 26: Thursday is picture day. Our time is at 9:20-9:30am.
MATH: We will continue working with place value and reading and writing
numbers to the billions. We will also have our Unit 1 math test on
Thursday.
Last Wednesday I sent home the green review sheet. On Friday we will be
doing
a math data collection activity and collecting class data. From the class
data students will determine the maximum, minimum, range, median, and mode
for our class data.
Homework: Study for ther math test.
SCIENCE: This week we will begin talking about relative motion. We will
discuss how you can tell if an object is moving and identify the motion in
photographs. We will also be doing many hands on activities dealing with
relative motion. Be on the lookout for these activities when they come home.
We will also look at color and light and how our eyes work.
No homework tonight.
Friday September 26, 2008
Don't forget to study for Thursday's math test.
Have a good weekend...
Thursday September 25, 2008
MATH: Study for next weeks math test.
SCIENCE: Free night..
Homeroom 26: Our picture day time is the first class. 9:20 am.
Have a good evening
Wednesday September 24, 2008
HOMEROOM 26 PARENTS Please ask your child for the picture day information
packet.
MATH: Homework for tonight:
1. Study Link page 25.
2. Math test Thursday October 2nd. Everyone received a green
paper with ALL the details.
SCIENCE: Homework for tonight:
Bicycle worksheet due tomorrow.
Have a good evening......
Tuesday September 23, 2008
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*Parents: Quizzes and tests only need to be signed when I have indicated *
* this on your child's paper. *
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MATH: Please ask your child to share with you the pop quiz from last
Friday.
Homework for tonight:
1. Mom/Dad homework read Study Link pages 19-22.
2. Journal page 16.
3. Information about the Unit 1 math test will be
given out tomorrow. Be on the look out for a green sheet
of paper with all the details.
SCIENCE:
Please ask your child to share with you the science quiz from
last Thursday.
Bicycle worksheet due Thursday. It will be letter graded.
No homework passes can be used.
DON'T FORGET SCHOOL STORE TOMORROW...
Monday September 22, 2008
MATH:
We will be finishing Unit 1 in the beginning of the week. Details about the
Unit 1 test will be given out on Wednesday of this week. Please make sure
your child shares this information with you. We will also begin Unit 2 this
week. In the beginnning of Unit 2 we will look at Many names for numbers,
Place value and reading and writing numbers through the billions, and we
will
also be doing a math activity in which we collect data and organize and
display this data. This activity will introduce us to the terms: maximum,
minimum, range, median and mode.
For homework tonight: Study Link page 13.
SCIENCE:
We have finished our short study of interaction and variables using the Red
Eagle. Students can bring home their Red Eagle airplanes. I explained to
everyone that it is their responsibility to use them properly at home.
This week we will begin our next unit dealing with Relative Position Puzzles.
These are puzzles (not your everday puzzle) that ask the student to solve a
problem. Each puzzle piece has 4 possible positions but only one solution.
Students will be recording their answers on an answer sheet that I will be
giving them. Each Relative Position Puzzle varies in difficulty.
For homework tonight: Free Night..
Friday September 19, 2008
NO Homework!!!
Enjoy the weekend.....
Thursday September 18, 2008
SCIENCE: Answer question from yellow sheet of paper that was
handed out yesterday.{Deals with a see-saw and variables}
MATH: FREE NIGHT.
Have a good evening.
Wednesday September 17, 2008
MATH: Study Link page 11.
SCIENCE:
1. Quiz tomorrow. Study, Study, Study!
2. Due on Friday: Answer question from yellow sheet of paper that was
handed out today. {Deals with a see-saw and variables}.
HOMEROOM 26: If you want to be a homeroom representative for Student
Council get your parents permission to be in the homeroom
election. Just remember if you win you MUST BE AVAILABLE
EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH for the Student Council
meeting before school.
(We will have one male and one female representative)
(We vote tomorrow)!!!!!!
Tuesday September 16, 2008
MATH: Study Link page 9.
SCIENCE: Quiz on Thursday. See Monday's entry for quiz information.
Don't forget: Tonight is Back-To-School-Night.
Monday September 15, 2008
MATH: This week in math we will be working on the concepts of polygon
identification by name and identifying concave and convex polygons.
We will also begin learning how to use a compass to make
circles. Students will also be using the vocabulary associated
with circles. ( diameter, radius, concentric and congruent)This
will bring us to the end of Unit 1 and a Unit 1 test will be
announced in the near future. Details will be announced at a
later date.
Homework for tonight: Journal page 9.
SCIENCE: This week we will be experimenting with the Red Eagle and
the variable of weight. Students will be conducting this
experiment and recording their observations and data onto
their experiment sheets. These sheets are kept in your child's
purple folder.
For homework tonight:
Quiz on Thursday. Review notes in notebook. Know your definitions. You will
also have to describe the properties of an object I give you.
Have a good evening.....
Friday September 12, 2008
No homework: Have a nice weekend...
Thursday September 11, 2008
MATH: Study Link page 7.
SCIENCE: Flight Chart
Don't forget...Tomorrow is Crazy Sneaker Day....
Wednesday September 10, 2008
MATH: For tonight complete Study Link page 5.
Please DO NOT tear out the Study Link page.
Leave it in the book.
SCIENCE: Complete flight chart worksheet. DUE on FRIDAY.
Remember mammals will be the hardest category.
Tuesday September 9, 2008
MATH: Please complete math journal page 5.
SCIENCE: Free night! No homework....
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* HOMEROOM 26 PARENTS: *
* If you have not returned all the notices and information cards *
* that went home last week, please return them as soon as possible.*
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Monday September 8, 2008
MATH: This week in math we will be working on geometry. We will be focusing
on drawing and identifying points, line segments, lines, and rays. We will
also look at geometric shapes and identify them by name and type. This will
lead us into working with parallelograms and polygons. We will also be
constucting the many geometric shapes using AngLegs.
(Plastic connecting pieces to form the many shapes)
When I return the Study Links that I have collected and checked, I will ask
all my math students to place their Study Links into their green folders.
That way they will have them to look back at when it comes time for the unit
test.
MATH HOMEWORK for tonight:
Journal page 3. Please make sure you bring your math books back to school
for tomorrow.
SCIENCE: This week we will continue using the terms object, property,
interaction, evidence of interaction and variable. Students will be writing
these definitions into their purple science notebooks. I have been
demonstrating some experiments dealing with interactions. Please ask your
child to tell you about them. Later in the week we will begin our variable
experiment using the Red Eagle.
SCIENCE HOMEWORK for tonight:
In your science notebook create a list of at least 7 things that need air on
Earth. (They do not have to be living!)
The example that I used was a beachball.
Don't forget: Tonight is the Ice Cream Social.
Have a good evening
Friday September 5, 2008
SCIENCE: Today I assigned a Mini Science Project that is due on
Monday September 8th.
Everyone received the directions sheet and a sheet of drawing paper.
These are the directions.
1. Choose either a fruit or a vegetable.
2. Write 4 or 5 really good descriptive properties for your fruit or
vegetable on white lined paper. Descriptions can be hand written
or typed.
3. Draw a colorful picture of your fruit or vegetable on the plain
white paper that is attached to this sheet. Your picture must be
hand drawn.
4. Remember the example that I showed you in class if you get stuck.
5. Do not tell anyone what fruit or vegetable that you have chosen.
THIS IS MY WRITTEN EXAMPLE:
1. I am red on the outside and white on the inside.
2. I usually have a stem with many green leaves, and grow no larger
than a golf ball.
3. I grow underground.
4. I am spherical in shape.
5. I usually have a bitter taste.
What am I?
No Math homework. Have a good weekend.
Thursday September 4, 2008
Welcome back to the second day of school.
Parents: Please make sure to return ALL forms that your child has brought
home. Another form was sent home today. Please check your child's home to
school folder.
Today students received their Math Journals, Study Link books, and their
Student Reference Books. The Math Journal and Study Link Book was placed in
a green folder. When your child brings these books home please make sure
they bring them back to school the next day. WE USE THEM EVERYDAY.
MATH HOMEWORK:
1. Cover Student Reference Book.
2. Mom and Dad homework. Read Study Link pages 1-4.
3. Decorate your green math folder.
SCIENCE: Today we took some notes dealing with the terms object and
property.
No science homework tonight.
Once again,
Welcome to 4th grade.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2008
Welcome to the first day of school for the 2008-2009 school year.
This year you can check my web-site for homework assignments, long range
assignments such as tests, quizes and projects. Please also check out my
other topics on the homepage.
Today students received their home to school folder. These will be used
for
all notices and other important papers. Please check this daily wih your
child. Students also received a handout detailing the materials they will
need for my class. (Please ask your child to share this with you.)
Your child has me for Math and Science. Students will
need a notebook for Science. Since we are color coordinated (Green for Math
and PURPLE for science) students can use a purple spiral for their science
notebook. Students will also need 2 pocket folders for my subjects. Green
for math and purple for science.
My homeroom also received a MANY notices important notices.
Please fill out and return the Emergency Home Contact Form (as soon as
possible.
Tomorrow students will be receiving their math materials. This will include
a Student Reference Book (must be covered), Math Journal and Study Links
Journal.
The fourth grade teaching team has asked each student to get
a canvas totebag to help your child carry their books and materials from
class to class. We showed three examples to everyone this afternoon. Many
students also suggested their sun-day bags from third grade. Other students
also suggested their camp bag from this past summer. My example was a Shop-
Rite Earth friendly bag.
Please check my announcement page.
Once again, Welcome to 4th Grade!
Mr. Bravman
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