Hello all,
I know it has been a while since my last post, but better late than never. I want to let you know how proud I am of all of your children. We have made a great deal of progress since the beginning of the year and I predict great things for your children in the future. We have been working on both or terrariums and data analysis this week. The kids seem to really be enjoying the football math activity we have started doing each week. Here are some of the skills that are being introduced and reinforced through Football Math:
* Reading and following directions
* Multiplying (decimals, two-digit factors, basic facts)
* Dividing (with remainders, long division, repeated subtraction)
* Percents
* Addition
* Averages
As you can see, Football Math does a lot of great things for the students mathematical development. Your child may struggle at first, but the more they are exposed to these skills the more fluent they will become. I have added a couple of new websites to the Math Links that may help your child practice their facts and other skills. One such website is KidsNumbers. Caroline Cherry told me about this site today and there is a great section that helps with long division. I believe it is called Snorks on Division of something to that effect. Also, there is the Free Rice site. It is a way for students to help work on math while helping out the hungry.
I hope that everyone enjoys a great long weekend with your children. Take care.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
ANSWERS TO A40 - A51 questions
Hello all,
I am really sorry, but I thought the substitute on Tuesday went over the correct answers. Here they are:
Note: You do not have to have the exact, word for word answer as long as the idea is the same.
1. nonliving and living
2. community
3. LOTS OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS - starfish, fish, whale, manta ray, frog, lily pad, etc.
4. soil, water, and sunlight
5. a) eat up all the food or water/build homes, etc.
5. b) birds eat harmful insects/people build preserves/plants help with erosion
6. Mild forest lands - Mild winters and summers. Plenty of rain or snow. Trees lose their leaves in winter.
7. a) green
7. b) LOTS OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS - Any plant would work here
8. Carbon Dioxide, Water, Light/Sun's energy
9. a) chloroplasts
9. b) chlorophyll
10. A living thing that eats to get its own food.
11. LOTS OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS - Lion, zebra / Bear, fish
12. It eats first level consumers
13. plant/producer
14. mold
15. a) carnivore
15. b) herbivore
15. c) omnivore
I am really sorry, but I thought the substitute on Tuesday went over the correct answers. Here they are:
Note: You do not have to have the exact, word for word answer as long as the idea is the same.
1. nonliving and living
2. community
3. LOTS OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS - starfish, fish, whale, manta ray, frog, lily pad, etc.
4. soil, water, and sunlight
5. a) eat up all the food or water/build homes, etc.
5. b) birds eat harmful insects/people build preserves/plants help with erosion
6. Mild forest lands - Mild winters and summers. Plenty of rain or snow. Trees lose their leaves in winter.
7. a) green
7. b) LOTS OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS - Any plant would work here
8. Carbon Dioxide, Water, Light/Sun's energy
9. a) chloroplasts
9. b) chlorophyll
10. A living thing that eats to get its own food.
11. LOTS OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS - Lion, zebra / Bear, fish
12. It eats first level consumers
13. plant/producer
14. mold
15. a) carnivore
15. b) herbivore
15. c) omnivore
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Checking In
Hello all,
Lots of great things are going on in math and science. Here's what's happening:
Math
The kids continue to impress me with the problems they come up with for Math Races. We have discussed factorials, long division, complex multiplication, and a little algebra. I have put a couple of links on the side of the blog that can help both you and your child investigate the world of math. We are wrapping up our study of place value and will be pushing on to some computation review. Please keep your children working on their basic facts because fluency with the facts will really pay off as we work on more difficult computation problems.
Science
We will finally start our terrariums on Tuesday of next week. We spent the past week discussing organisms and cells. This will provide a good foundation as we move onto our study of habitats and ecosystems.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend.
Chris
Lots of great things are going on in math and science. Here's what's happening:
Math
The kids continue to impress me with the problems they come up with for Math Races. We have discussed factorials, long division, complex multiplication, and a little algebra. I have put a couple of links on the side of the blog that can help both you and your child investigate the world of math. We are wrapping up our study of place value and will be pushing on to some computation review. Please keep your children working on their basic facts because fluency with the facts will really pay off as we work on more difficult computation problems.
Science
We will finally start our terrariums on Tuesday of next week. We spent the past week discussing organisms and cells. This will provide a good foundation as we move onto our study of habitats and ecosystems.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend.
Chris
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Math and Science Journals
Hello all,
This year your child will be using journals in both math and science. Writing is an integral part of any curriculum and that is why these will be utilized in my classroom. Tonight your child is to do the following in their Science Journal:
Please write a letter to Mr. C reflecting on the Paper Airplane investigations. Tell Mr. C about the following things:
* What you learned
* What you liked and/or didn't like
* What you may have struggled with
In their Math Journal they are to do the following:
Put these numbers in order from least to greatest and then explain, in detail, how you did it.
4,543 4,453 5,443 4,345
Have a great evening!
This year your child will be using journals in both math and science. Writing is an integral part of any curriculum and that is why these will be utilized in my classroom. Tonight your child is to do the following in their Science Journal:
Please write a letter to Mr. C reflecting on the Paper Airplane investigations. Tell Mr. C about the following things:
* What you learned
* What you liked and/or didn't like
* What you may have struggled with
In their Math Journal they are to do the following:
Put these numbers in order from least to greatest and then explain, in detail, how you did it.
4,543 4,453 5,443 4,345
Have a great evening!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Paper Airplanes and Math Races
Hello all,
By the time many of you read this, we will have already completed Parent night. It is my hope that it was both entertaining and informative. The first week is going well. I was REALLY pleased with the students work today. It took a little while to clear out some of those summer cobwebs, but we are starting to roll along. Math Races have been a success. Through math races we have already done mini-lessons on long division, exponents, decimals, multiplication, addition, subtraction, and order of operations. In science we have started our first inquiry project of the year. The students have worked together to build and observe paper airplanes. They then created questions based on those observations. They were then put into groups and the next step is to come up with a hypothesis and design an experiment to test their hypotheses. We will do several of these projects throughout the year. I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend. Take care.
Mr. C
By the time many of you read this, we will have already completed Parent night. It is my hope that it was both entertaining and informative. The first week is going well. I was REALLY pleased with the students work today. It took a little while to clear out some of those summer cobwebs, but we are starting to roll along. Math Races have been a success. Through math races we have already done mini-lessons on long division, exponents, decimals, multiplication, addition, subtraction, and order of operations. In science we have started our first inquiry project of the year. The students have worked together to build and observe paper airplanes. They then created questions based on those observations. They were then put into groups and the next step is to come up with a hypothesis and design an experiment to test their hypotheses. We will do several of these projects throughout the year. I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend. Take care.
Mr. C
Friday, August 13, 2010
The Last Weekend of Summer
I would love to sit here and wax poetic about the romantic end to another glorious summer, but my summer wasn't too great (3 months of flood repairs and still out of our home), so I am going to look to the beginning of school for my joy and excitement. I am so very glad that school is starting again. I can't wait to meet your children, some for the first time, and get the ball rolling. We are going to have an awesome year. Last year was my first year in 4th grade and it went well, but I have been trying to fine tune things so that this year will be even better. Here are just some of the things your child has to look forward to this year:
* Football and Basketball Math
* Math Races
* Terrariums and Aquariums
* Rainforest Feast
* Harris Hillman
* Chattanooga Trip
* Paper Airplane Experiments
* Field Day
* And so much more!
This blog is intended to keep you somewhat up to date on the goings on in my math and science classroom. As the year progresses, I will be adding helpful links and videos that should enhance you and your child's fourth grade math and science experience. Please feel free to pass along this link to any friends or family that you think would like to keep up with what their niece, nephew, cousin, grandson, or granddaughter is doing in fourth grade. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and please tell your children that I am excited to see them on Monday.
* Football and Basketball Math
* Math Races
* Terrariums and Aquariums
* Rainforest Feast
* Harris Hillman
* Chattanooga Trip
* Paper Airplane Experiments
* Field Day
* And so much more!
This blog is intended to keep you somewhat up to date on the goings on in my math and science classroom. As the year progresses, I will be adding helpful links and videos that should enhance you and your child's fourth grade math and science experience. Please feel free to pass along this link to any friends or family that you think would like to keep up with what their niece, nephew, cousin, grandson, or granddaughter is doing in fourth grade. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and please tell your children that I am excited to see them on Monday.
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