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Ms. Hurt’s 4 Grade Classroom News
February 2016
MESSAGES:
The second trimester will be at the end of the
month.
We are running low on supplies: hand soap,
antibacterial wipes, and pencils. If you are able
to donate to the class, it would be greatly
appreciated.
Oral Language – Fiction Book Talk
Share favorite fiction book to the class.
Literature Book Review sheets need to be
completed along with speech.
Monday, February 8 for Lauren, Rafael, Jessica,
Ryan, Matthew, Katy
Wednesday, February 10 for Xander, Anya, Joe,
Kevin, Rebecca
February 18 for Omar, Saioa, Liam, Joey, Amy
February 25 for Dillon, Jareli, Kai, Kaavya, Grant,
Emily
Other Important Dates:
Valentine’s Day Party – Thursday, Feb. 11 at
9:00-10:30
Early Release- Thursday, Feb. 11
No School- Friday, Feb. 12 & Monday, Feb.15
for Teacher Institute & President’s Day
Six Flags reading 500 minutes due Feb. 19
MW Auction/Bingo- Feb. 19 @ 6pm
STAR STUDENTS: Joey, Jareli, Xander & Anya
Joey is kind and has a gentle nature. Jareli is always
willing to cooperate and help others. Xander is reliable
and trustworthy friend to all his classmates. Anya has a
positive attitude that is willing to persevere through
challenges.
SOCIAL STUDIES NOTES:
The students are
learning how to integrate information from various
texts to provide an overview of landforms, climate,
historical events, resources & tourism in the
Northeast region.
MATH:
The students started learning about the Operations &
Algebraic Thinking unit. We took a “hands-on” learning
approach to solve the algebraic equations by using a visual
and kinesthetic instructional approach developed by Dr.
Henry Borenson. The purpose is to help the students make
the connections from concrete to abstract thinking using
the algebraic concepts. If you would like more information,
please check out their websitehttp://www.borenson.com/
The students will be interpreting & solving number word
problems/equations as a comparison using a letter to stand
for the unknown quantity. Then we will move onto
patterning and then fractions.
If your child is still struggling with their math facts, PLEASE
make sure they are spending at least 15 minutes daily on
memorizing the facts either by writing out the facts, using a
computer/app program or even by orally going through the
facts.
READING & LANGUAGE ARTS
We have moved into our Fiction Unit.
Students will be able to explain and describe the
different story elements; setting, tone/mood,
characterization, plot diagram, conflict, resolution
and theme using fictional text.
Students are reading a different fictional novel
based on interest during TAG time. Students are
applying taught strategies to their fictional novel.
We will stay in these groups for the rest of the
month. The students will focus on “word study”
activities instead of the Words their Way spelling.
Students will be focusing on the meaning of the
words along with applying them into their writing.
The students wrote a narrative story this past
month. They will use their writing sample to learn
a variety of grammar rules along with editing
sentences/paragraphs. This will give them an
opportunity to learn from their mistakes and apply
learned knowledge to a finish product. The
students learned how to write the correct order of
adjectives along with how to write dialogue
between two characters. The students will be
focusing on the word meaning of a variety of
adjectives, so the students are able to use them in
their writing along with application of the story
elements.