Classroom Times Mrs. Graham (T.H.E. 4th Grade MUSTANGS) Week ending 09/11/2015 Right On Target Help! ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS ~identify the 5 key features of a Friendly Letter ~determine the Author's Purpose for writing ~identify and write simple and compound sentences ~use knowledge of synonyms and antonyms to determine the meaning of unknown words MATH ~identify and extend repeating geometric or repeating number patterns ~identify and extend whole-number patterns involving addition and subtraction ~extend tables of ordered pairs for situations involving multiplication, addition, or subtraction We could really use a donation for our next Science Mystery (Energy Conversion & Engineering). Next week we will construct Bumper Coasters; we need pipe insulation and marbles. If you happen to have some of these materials "lying around the house", please email me so I can purchase, plan, and prep, as necessary. ~(7) 3-foot-lengths of foam pipe insulation for 3/4 inch pipe ~(28) small marbles (standard 5/8 inch) Online Right On Target SCIENCE ~use evidence to explain the relationship between the speed of an object to the energy of that object ~use scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another SOCIAL STUDIES ~identify the 6 Regions of Kentucky ~You can access our Reading Street and enVisionMath textbooks & support materials on the web. ~Fact Fluency can be practiced daily through the xtraMath website. Login information has been sent home; contact me if you need it sent again. UPCOMING Field Trips... ~Fri. 09/18 Farm Safety Day ~Fri. 09/25 Storytelling Festival ~Tues. 09/29 Feed the Mind No School... ~Thursday 10/01 ~Friday 10/02 ©The Mailbox • www.themailboxcompanion.com • August/September 2007