The Pawelski Weekly Update #13: Friday, March 28, 2014
News and Notices:
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Human Growth and Development science lessons will take place the first two weeks
in April. Fourth Graders will be learning about various types of families, puberty
changes including brain development and hormones, and making good decisions on
the road to someday becoming an adult.
Spring Break is April 14-21. School resumes on April 22nd.
VIP (Very Important Person) Sharing has begun. Students will tell you about it, but
they can bring in non-expensive/precious things that tell about themselves. They
also may bring an adult(s), treat, anything they choose that is appropriate. I don’t
have special paperwork filled out for kids to bring in animals at this time. Questions,
contact me. The times for the sharing are 9:05-9:25 A.M.
Wed. 4-2 Hypatia
Fri. 4-4 Liam
Wed. 4-9 Aleecia
Fri. 4-11 Tsering
Wed. 4-23 Catie
Fri. 4-25 Julian
Wed. 4-30 Alexa
Fri. 5-2 KC
Math:
 We began delving deeper into our understanding of fractions and decimals. We made
equivalent fractions using pattern blocks and placed decimals on a number line
between 0 and 2. We Continued with long division, multiplication (2 digit by 2 digit)
and division facts, long division (3 digit by 1 digit numbers,) x10 and x100 strategy,
using known facts strategy, using 10 facts strategy, fact tests, exit slips, array model,
www.khanacademy.org for leveled activities, as well as fact assessments for quarter
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Literacy
 Biographies-Someone alive or deceased who changed the world for the better,
continued reading with expression and enthusiasm, making predictions based on
features of a text, correcting grammar on our “Pink Daily Oral Language” worksheets,
and note-taking on information for our biography projects. Students wrote
sentences, copied words three times, and listed dictionary definitions using pelling
list #3.
Social
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Studies/Science:
Morning Meetings
Second Step #20: Taking Responsibility for Your Actions.
Lakes and Ponds and Rocks and Soil videos by Bill Nye, the Science Guy
Peace, Lara Pawelski (Mrs. P)
Lara’s cell for calls or texts: 575-1012
Email: llpawelski@madison.k12.wi.us