January 2016 archive

Going UP! UP! UP!

mathsymbolsHi Parents!

I’m happy to say that our class math fluency scores in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are going UP!! We have been working so hard in our classroom on improving our speed and accuracy on the math facts! Thank you for encouraging your child to practice at home! It’s really paying off, not only on their fluency scores, but during computation on math problems in class!

Why are the facts important? Check out this article.

 

Science News!

Hi Parents!

Science is here! On Tuesday, our class began the Study of Heat Energy! Study notes were sent home with your child. A test on Heat/Energy will be next Monday, 1/11. In addition to the study of Heat Energy, we will learn about Electrical Energy and Magnetism.

Following the study of Heat/Electricity/Magnetism with ME, your child will enjoy other Science Units taught by my fellow 4th grade teachers!

Mrs. Quigley will teach a unit on Matter, Mr. Bowen will teach a unit on the Sun/Moon/Stars, and Mr. Kooiker will teach a unit on Animal Habitats.

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