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MATH TEST - Monday, June 9, 2008. Test will be on Unit 12. A study guide
will be given to the students on June 3, 2008.
Zodiac test - test will be on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Students will need to
match the sign with the myth.
Math Test - Unit 11 - Friday, May 23, 2008
Study Guides were given out on May 16, 2008
Social Studies - Test will given on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Test will be on
Chapter Unit 8.
Please review the myths from the Astronomy Journal. The students enjoy
learning about the lives of the gods and goddess from Mt. Olympus!
SCIENCE - Astronomy Journal test (pages 1-27) Test will be on Tuesday, May
6, 2008.
MATH - Unit 10 test - Thursday, May 8, 2008. Study guides have been
distributed for review.
Math - Unit 9 test will be given on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Use the
study
guide for practice problems.
Students will be completing their state research soon. We will then
continue
in the New Jersey Social Studies book with the next chapter.
All Science students will be visiting the StarLab after the spring break.
We
will continue to work in the Astronomy Journal also.
ASTRONOMY JOURNALS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE STUDENTS. WE WILL BE
WORKING
IN THEM DAILY! KEEP LOOKING AT THE STARS.
MARCH 10 -14, 2008 NJASK testing for 4th grade.
Students should get a good night's sleep and a good breakfast.
Each student must have a book to read should they complete the test early.
Students are prepared and should not stress out over it!
We will celebrate when the testing is over!!!!
FRACTIONS....F R A C T I O N S.....FrAcTiOnS....will our focus in Chapter 7
in the Math book. Students will identify fractions, write them as decimals
or percents and more.
Students will be practicing in "Study Island" as preparations for the state
wide testing in March.
Social Studies - In our next chapter, students will read about the changes
and improvements in New Jersey after the American Revolution.
SCIENCE - students will be learning about "relative motion". Their next
project will be to make a "flip book", an activity that they all enjoy.
(They may keep their Environments journal at home)
2008 is going to be great!!!
Math - Unit 5
Students will focus on extending multiplicaton skills. (continue to practice
the tables) Students will also practice reading, writing and using large
numbers, including powers of 10, to represent large numbers.
Social Studies - Chapter 5
We will be learning about New Jersey's role in the American Revolution.
Science - Relative Position and Motion (new student journal)
Students will be introduced to Observer RK. "RK" will be used as a
reference object.
F I E L D T R I P . . . . .
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007
The 4th graders will be going to the Rutger's Agricultural Museum on Friday,
December 7, 2007. This trip will be half day only and we will return to
school by lunch. Students will be learning about and experiencing life as a
Lenape Indian.
Science test - scheduled for Monday, December 10, 2007.
Students will be using their notes in their science notebooks to study for
this test. The test will be about the isopods, beetles and hermit crabs
that
we have been studying in class. (Use the 5 questions they researched as
guidelines) Meanwhile, journal responses will be graded and students have
been instructed to think before they write their responses.
Math -- students have been learning about decimals. They know about place
values, using decimals, and pronouncing the "ths" endings. They should be
able to write and read decimals in the tenths, hundredths and thousandths
place values. (math test will be coming up soon)
Math test (Unit 3) will be scheduled for Friday, November 16, 2007. Study
guides will be sent home on Wednesday, November 7, 2007.
STAR MAPS will be sent home on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. Be sure to
start
looking at the stars!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!!!!
Unit 2 Math tests will be sent home the week of October 22, 2007. We have
begun Unit 3 in Math and it would be helpful to review and practice the
multiplication tables with your child. Using map scale to measure distances
will be an important skill that we will also practice in Unit 3.
New Jersey resources and state symbols will be some of the things the 4th
graders will be studying in chapter 2 in Social Studies. The test won't be
until after Halloween, probably in the first week of November.
Environmental factors and how they affect plants will be determined in
science. Students will be using their Science Journal to record the growth
of fava beans which were planted on October 19th.
Math test will be on Tuesday, October 16, 2007(Part 1). Part 2 will be on
Thursday, October 18, 2007.
THANKS FOR COMING TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCIENCE - a test will be given on Friday, October 12, 2007. Students should
use their science folders to study. The test will have the terms that we
have been using in class - organism, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore,
habitat,
environment,
population, predator, prey, dispersal, food chain, food web. Students will
be asked to draw a food chain using organisms found in New Jersey (the test
will list these organisms.
MATH - Unit 2 will be about collecting and displaying data on a graph. The
students will also use algorithms to solve multi-digit addition and multi-
digit subtraction problems.
A Social Studies test (chapter 1) will be on Tuesday, October 9, 2007.
We have had a great start to the new school year. We are learning that the
student planner is a very important tool in the 4th grade. All homework is
written daily and should be checked by parents.
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There are some new additions to Room 18. Our hermits crabs have
arrived.....and they have names. Their names are: Hermzi, Hermy, Crystal,
Hayden.
Hermits Crabs from Room 14 are named Gary, Shelly, Herman, Rocky.
Crabitats from Room 12 include hermit crabs named Sammy, Sandi, Squirt Jr.
and Shi.
Science - We are studying "habitats" especially the habitats of hermit
crabs. Students have already researched isopods and beetles. Their next
assignment will be to research "hermit crabs". They have 5 questions to
guide their research.
Math - "VOLUME" is the word for the next week. They will learn the formula
for volume and practice how to find it.
Social Studies - Students are reading about New Jersey and its development
after World War II.
Math test - scheduled for May 15th. The test will be on the "rate" unit.
Social Studies test - scheduled for May 17th. Test will be on Unit 8....the
unit about World War I and World War II.
*******STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN STUDY GUIDES FOR BOTH TESTS**************
**** CLASS TRIP TO TRENTON - MAY 8TH, 2007***********************************
THE FOURTH GRADERS WILL BE TOURING THE STATE HOUSE AND THE "OLD BARRACKS".
LET'S HOPE THAT WE HAVE GOOD WEATHER!
Math test -
April 24, 2007
Students will be tested on their knowledge of fractions/decimals/percents.
The students have been given a study guide for the test.
Astronomy Journals - We have almost completed our study of the Astronomy
unit. WE will be working in the "Environments" journal soon.
MATH TEST - MARCH 28,2007
UNIT 8 - STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND DRAW A SLIDE, FLIP AND
ROTATION. ALSO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRAW LINES OF SYMMETRY.
SCIENCE TEST - MARCH 29, 2007
12 ZODIAC CONSTELLATIONS - USE ASTRONOMY JOURNAL - PAGES 138-139 - TO STUDY
THE MYTHS.
MARCH 19TH BEGINS THE WEEK OF NJASK. STUDENTS SHOULD GET REST AND A GOOD
BREAKFAST. THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE A BOOK TO READ.
STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED THE NEW STAR MAPS FOR MARCH/APRIL. THEY WILL BE
LOOKING FOR NEW CONSTELLATIONS THIS MONTH.
A MATH TEST ON UNIT 11 HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 15TH. USE THE STUDY
GUIDE TO HELP THEM REVIEW FOR THE TEST.
A STUDY GUIDE HAS ALSO BEEN DISTRIBUTED FOR THE CHAPTER TEST IN SOCIAL
STUDIES. THE DATE FOR THE TEST IS MARCH 14TH.
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STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING THE STEPS FOR LONG DIVISION. WE HAVE BEEN
USING
2-3 DIGIT DIVIDENDS AND 1-2 DIGIT DIVISORS. (FOR EXAMPLE 235/5) ASK THEM TO
EXPLAIN ABOUT THE MONKEYS THAT HELPED THEM TO DIVIDE.
THERE WILL BE SCIENCE TEST ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH. STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW
THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH, IN ORDER, AND A FACT ABOUT EACH LAYER. THEY SHOULD
ALSO KNOW THE MEANING OF "CIRCUMPOLAR CONSTELLATION". THEY WILL BE ASKED TO
RETELL ONE OF THE STORIES OF THE GREEK CIRCULPOLAR CONSTELLATIONS.
2007******2007*******2007********2007********2007********2007********2007
STUDENTS WILL NEED A HIGHLITER WHEN WE BEGIN OUR ASTRONOMY JOURNALS BEFORE
THE END OF JANUARY. THEY SHOULD HAVE THE HIGHLITER FOR USE IN EVERY SCIENCE
SESSION.
MATH TEST ON UNIT 6 IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH. STUDENTS WILL
BE GETTING A REVIEW FOR THIS TEST DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 8TH.
JANUARY 17, 2007- JOHN KRAFT, A LENAPE EXPERT, WILL BE SHARING HIS
KNOWLEDGE,
ARTIFACTS, CLOTHING AND CULTURE WITH THE 4TH GRADERS DURING AN AFTERNOON
PROGRAM.
******* HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AND BEST WISHES FOR A HEALTHY
AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!*******MATH TESTS WILL BE GOING HOME ON THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 21ST. PLEASE SIGN AND
RETURN. WE HAVE STARTED TO REVIEW FRACTIONS IN UNIT 6 AND WILL CONTINUE
WHEN WE RETURN IN 2007!!!
****SCIENCE TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2006. STUDENTS WILL
NEED
TO KNOW RELATIVE POSITION USING "RK".
SOCIAL STUDIES TESTS FROM NOVEMBER 28TH HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE STUDENTS.
FIELD TRIP TO RUTGERS AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM IS PLANNED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
14TH. PERMISSION SLIPS WILL BE GOING HOME SOON. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
.MATH ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 23, 2006. STUDENTS
SHOULD PRACTICE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION, WITH REGROUPING, OF MULTIDIGIT
NUMBERS. MAXIMUM, MINIMUM, RANGE, MODE AND MEDIAN WILL ALSO BE ON THIS
ASSESSMENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST IS WRITTEN IN THE AGENDA
THE NEXT TEST IN SOCIAL STUDIES WILL BE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26,2006.
STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED A STUDY GUIDE TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR THE TEST.
IN SCIENCE, STUDENTS WILL BE RECORDING THEIR OBSERVATIONS OF THE FLIGHTS OF
THEIR PAPER "RED EAGLE" PLANES WHILE CHANGING A VARIABLE. WEATHER
PERMITTING,
THIS WILL BE COMPLETED OUTSIDE.
STUDY ISLAND IS UP AND RUNNING AGAIN FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. IT IS A GREAT
CHANCE TO STUDENTS TO PRACTICE SKILLS WHILE THEY "PLAY" ON THE COMPUTER.
SOCIAL STUDIES TEST WILL BE GIVEN ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2006.
MATH TESTS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6,2006. THEY SHOULD BE
RETURNED ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 9TH WITH PARENT'S SIGNATURE.
Week of September 25, 2006
Science - Students are making food chains, which they will combine into one
big food web. It is important for students to realize that organisms eat
more than one food in order to survive. We will continue with a study of
the
environment.
Math - This week the students will learn to use a compass. It will take a
few practice circles before they master the compass...and they keep trying!
An assessment test will be scheduled for next week. Each day this week,
they
will practice math facts with a "mad minute". Results will be sent home when
we have completed all the sheets.
Social Studies - After a review of different map skills, we began our study
of New Jersey this week. The first lesson is about the geography of New
Jersey. Students are surprised to learn that we have mountains in New
Jersey...and I stress that their 6th grade camping experience will take
place
in these mountains! Every page of the book offers a new and interesting
fact
about our great state. (There will be a test in the near future....probably
at the end of next week)
Week of May 15, 2006
SCIENCE- Our plants are growing and growing. Students have been measuring
and recording their growth. They can actually see the results of light,
water, and carbon dioxide on the plants!
MATH - The test on Unit 13 will be on Monday, May 15th. The test is on
volume and identifying the edges, vertices and faces of geometric figures.
SOCIAL STUDIES - As soon as we complete our study of industries in New
Jersey
we will have a test.
WEEK OF MAY 1, 2006
SCIENCE - WE HAVE PLANTED BEANS! STUDENTS WILL RECORD AND GRAPH THEIR
GROWTH FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. HABITATS AND RESEARCH ON ISOPODS, BEETLES,
AND HERMIT CRABS WILL BE OUR NEXT FOCUS.
MATH-
STUDENTS WILL USE RATE TABLES TO DISPLAY DATA TO UNDERSTAND IT. WE WILL USE
RATE TABLES FOR USE IN COMPARSION SHOPPING.
SOCIAL STUDIES - A TEST ON "INDUSTRY" WILL BE GIVEN ON FRIDAY, MAY 5TH.
SUDENTS HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT INDUSTIES THAT EXIST IN NEW
JERSEY.
WEEK OF APRIL 3, 2006
STUDENTS ARE WRITING A 300 WORD ESSAY TITLED "WHAT NEW JERSEY MEANS TO ME"
IT MAY BE TYPED OR PRINTED AND RETURNED ON MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2006.
HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!!
WEEK OF MARCH 27, 2006
CLASS TRIP HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2006. WE ARE GOING TO
TRENTON. IN ORDER FOR THE STUDENTS TO ARRIVE ON TIME FOR THE FIRST PROGRAM,
WE WILL BE LEAVING MEMORIAL AT 9:00 AM SHARP!
SCIENCE- USING A RETANGULAR GRID AND COORDINATES, STUDENTS WILL LOCATE
PLACES
ON A MAP. (THIS SKILL WILL BE HELPFUL WHEN TRAVELING DURING VACATION TIME)
MATH - STUDENTS WILL BE REVIEWING FRACTIONS, DECIMALS,AND PERCENTS THIS
WEEK. (THE NEXT TEST WILL BE ON UNIT 9 DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 9TH.)
SOCIAL STUDIES - STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE INSPECTIONS AND TESTS THAT
FACED IMMIGRANTS AS THEY ENTERED AMERICA THROUGH ELLIS ISLAND.
WEEK OF MARCH 20, 2006
"NJASK" WEEK - CHILDREN WILL NEED TO GET PLENTY OF SLEEP THIS WEEK. SEND
THEM OFF TO SCHOOL WITH A GOOD BREAKFAST AND A BOOK TO READ AFTER THEY
COMPLETE EACH PART OF THE NJASK TESTS. THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND
THEY (AND THE TEACHERS) WILL BE GLAD WHEN THE WEEK IS OVER!
Week of March 6, 2006
SCIENCE - Students will be assessed on "RK" and relative position on Friday,
March 10,2006.
MATH- We will be using formulas to find the AREA of figures. Unit 10 tests
will be sent home this week. Please sign and return. We will continue to
practice multiplication and division.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Students will be writing letters pretending they are
soldiers in the Revolutionary War using information they learned. A test on
this unit will be given on 3/14/06.
WEEK of FEBRUARY 27, 2006
MATH - Unit 10 assessment will be on Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Students
will be assessed on using a division algorithm, solving multiplication and
division number stories. (Division problems will be 2 and 3 digit numbers
using a 1 or 2 digit divisor, for example 234/4 or 234/21) Using Journal
page 318 as practice will be helpful.
SCIENCE - We have completed the Astronomy Journals and we will now be
working in the "Relative Motion Journal". Student posters on Sally Ride, J.
F. Kennedy, Neil Armstrong and Gus Grissom are displayed in the hallway for
all to enjoy. Good Job!
SOCIAL STUDIES - We will continue our study of New Jersey's part in the
American Revolution. This week the students will be researching some
Revolutionists.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13, 2006
SCIENCE - ZODIAC TESTS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME THIS WEEK. (THE GRADES WERE VERY
GOOD!) WE HAVE ALMOST COMPLETED THE ASTRONOMY JOURNALS AND THEY WILL BE
SENT
HOME SOON. STUDENTS SHOULD KEEP THEIR JOURNAL AS THEY ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF
INFORMATION. KEEP LOOKING AT THE NIGHTTIME SKY.
MATH - "Computation Packets" and "Problem Solving Packets" for the third
marking period were sent home. The "problem solving" packet provides
excellent practice for the NJ ASK and should be completed at home.
The "computation packet" should be completed and returned by 2/28/06.
WE ARE LEARNING LONG DIVISION THIS WEEK. AN EASY WAY TO REMEMBER THE STEPS
FOR DIVISION IS "DIRTY MONKEYS SMELL BAD" (IT SOUNDS STRANGE BUT IT WORKS!)
******Unit 7 assessments will be returned this week. Please sign and return
the tests.
SOCIAL STUDIES - STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO LOCATE BATTLEGROUNDS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN NEW JERSEY. LATER IN THE WEEK THEY WILL RESEARCH SOME
REVOLUTIONISTS FROM NEW JERSEY.
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6,2006
Science - There will be a test on Zodiac stories on Friday, February 10,
2006. Students have copied the information in their science folders.
Math - Unit 7 assessment test on Thursday, February 9, 2006. Use Journal
p.231 and Study Link 76 for practice and review.
Social Studies - Students are reading about New Jersey's early settlers. New
Jersey collages are beautifully done and hanging in the hall for all to
enjoy.
The 4th graders are gazing at the nighttime skies!! Each evening they should
be searching the skies for constellations, using the star maps for
December/January. They should also be drawing the phases of the moon on
their December calendars. We are spending time in the StarLab Planetarium
observing and discussing the constellations as they move across the sky.
During this time, the 4th graders will be assigned pages in their Astronomy
Journal to read and/or complete. They will be tested on this material during
the week of December 10th. They are also graded on their knowledge of the
material while in the StarLab.
Math Information-
Math Lessons focus on the degrees in a circle, drawing and measuring angles,
and identifying acute, obtuse, reflex angles and extended multiplication
facts They will also be tested on this during the week of December 10th.
Social Studies-
The students are busy collecting information on their notecards for their
State Research Reports. They are learning all kinds of interesting things
about the United States. Each student has a different state and there are 4
notecards to complete. All work will be completed in school.
week of December 19, 2005
Unit 5 Math test results will be sent home this week. Our next focus will
be
on fractions, which is Unit 6.
In Social Studies, the students are busy note taking for their reports. We
will be in the ComputerLab this week to add some additional information to
our note taking for the state research papers.
Learning about more of the Native American constellations will continue in
the StarLab this week. Students are working on some pages in the Astronomy
Journals.
HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT HOLIDAY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! See you next year!
Week of January 9, 2006
Math:
Students will be learning about fractions and equivalent fractions in this
unit. They will also change fractions into decimals and percents.
Science:
The Greek constellations will be studied in the StarLab. Some nights it
will be easy to see Orion's belt, while looking for some of the
constellations. Be sure to use the star map for January and February. (A
test, on the constellations and asterisms, is scheduled for next week.)
Social Studies:
Students will be using 2 resources for presentation of a topic in the Lenape
culture. Each group will present to the class and be evaluated using a
rubric. All of this should take about a week.
JANUARY 23, 2006
Science - We will be studying more of the Greek constellations. By
the end of the week we will have completed a list of the Zodiac
constellations
Our list will include the name of the constellation and a brief story.
(There
will be a short quiz on these constellations.)
The StarLab Planetarium leaves February 2nd.
Social Studies - Explorers and early settlers will be the topic of study as
we continue learning about New Jersey this week. Study Guides will be sent
home to be completed as we complete each section in this unit.
Math - Look for the Unit 6 assessments this week. They will be returned
early
in the week. Students have completed Journal #1 and now have their
Journal #2. (Journal 1 will be sent home at the end of the week after we
complete and correct a few more
pages)
In Unit 7, students will be using very large numbers.(for
example, numbers in the millions) We will be talking about population
counts,
the census, and large amounts of money. Students will learn to write large
numbers using exponents.
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