Grade 4 Wilks

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with talking about the Literature Circles Quizzes and Literature Circles. I am finding that a lot of students are not doing their assigned readings and roles and are consequently not ready for our Literature Circles Quizzes. The next Quiz will be likely next week…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with our Spelling Test and Literature Circles Quiz #1. Students need to make sure that they are reading their novel before the assigned dates so they can show their understanding of the book and be involved in their group meeting discussions. After, students re-presented…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with our Science Presentations. Students did a great job presenting their work today that they have been compiling for the past couple of weeks. Then, students had Music, Recess, and then Snack. After snack, students met for Literature Circle #3 and then had their…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with reading and students continued working on their Survey Project. They completed the Bar Graph and Pictograph parts of the survey. Then, we did the Daily Wordle, had snack, and then recess. After recess, students had time to work on their Science Animal Adaptations…

Stop Motion -> https://forms.gle/EjvzVzZ7mHNZVPRd8 Animal Adaptations -> https://forms.gle/5ruaoyfaN9cwjEhT6

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with going over SMART goals as part of Career. We talked about each facet of SMART goals and how to write strong short-term and long-term goals. I hope students will take these goals seriously and commit to working toward them. Then, students worked on…

Dear Parents, Today, students started off with silent reading and then had time to work on their Literature Circle #2 work. Reminder that the Literature Circle work is due tomorrow as we are having our second meeting. The quiz is also coming up on Friday of this week and will…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with talking a bit about John Cabot. We discussed how he wanted to find a shorter route to get to Asia by water and how he ended up in Atlantic Canada. He was from Italy, but he sailed for Britain. Then, we reviewed more…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with the students’ extra DPA time that they earned yesterday. They had a choice of activities inside of the classroom since it was raining outside. Then, we started our new Math Unit. We discussed parts of bar graphs and pictographs and made one of…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with students working on their Animal Adaptations projects. Their project links are actually on this blog. Students have their passwords to access their individual links in their green Science/SS folders. After, we had snack and then recess. Following recess, students worked with a partner…