IXL sign on

There has been several questions about the log on information for IXL. 

Our link for Stratham is www.ixl.com/signin/stratham 

The username and password SHOULD be the same as their google sign in without the 5. For example, my username would be ktingle24.  However, there have been some cases where the username and password is different than their google information. If your child is not able to get on at home, please do not hesitate to email me and I can provide you with their username and password.

We are quickly collecting stickers on our class graph from all their hard work! :)  

Thanks!

-Kellie

Week #4

Here's a peek into our week in 4T!

• We set year long reading goals. We also discussed the importance of keeping track of our reading every day and students began reading logs. 
• We continued to brainstorm story ideas by thinking of strong emotions in our lives and stories we wish existed. Everyone chose an idea that will be developed into a published story! I can't wait to continue the writing process. 
• We learned about the scientific method and discussed how science is like a pinball machine. 
• We started Words Their Way. We learned how to do both a sort & write and blind sort this week. 
• In math we learned about the importance of estimation. We also started a class graph of our IXL progress. Students have been doing an amazing job mastering levels related to our unit!
• Qwerty Town typing was introduced. If your child goes on at home, encourage correct placement of fingers on the keyboard. 

Questions to ask your child:

• What seed idea are you going to develop into a story?
• Why can science be compared to a pinball machine?
• What is your goal for reading this year?
• About how many pages do you read each day during reading?
• What did you do this week for 4th grade activity?
• Why is it important to estimate?
• What is your favorite morning meeting activity?

Classroom Information:

•  Mystery Reader Please feel free to add your name! We love our Mystery Readers! 
• Parent Teacher Conferences  - If you have not signed up for parent teacher conferences, please add your name next to the time you'd like.
• If you have not subscribed to the blog, I encourage you to do so. You will automatically receive an email when new posts are made.
• Our first field trip will be to Old York in October. It is encouraged that children & adults dress in colonial attire. 

Our class has received so many compliments already on how caring, cooperative, and respectful they are to each other and adults in our building. I am very proud of each one of the students in 4T! :)

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I spent mine in Burlington, VT, apple picking, hiking, and enjoying the cooler weather.

-Ms. Tingle

Week #3

 Here's a quick peek into our week together.

• We started our first unit of math. We reviewed place value, rounding, and comparing multi-digit numbers. 
• We continued to use our writing journals to collect seed ideas for stories. We also spent time writing on Kidblog.
• We watched videos of scientists and discussed what it means to be a scientist. We found out that scientists are really just normal people. They don't all have crazy hair! 
• We spent time writing about our reading and finished our first read aloud, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. 
• We celebrated Dot Day and learned that everyone can leave their mark on the world. 
• We ended the week with 4th grade activity!

It was nice to meet so many parents at Curriculum Night. I know it can be hard to get your child to talk about their day so here are some questions you can ask to promote a conversation!

• What is Kahoot?
• What are you writing about on Kidblog?
• What book are you currently reading?
• What happened to Dribble in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing?
• What types of jobs to scientists do?
• How can you use QR scanners in math?
• What was your favorite math game this week?
• What did you do at 4th grade activity this week?

Here's a great blog post about the benefits of Kidblog.

There will be an early release on September 23rd. 

Enjoy the warm weather this weekend!

-Ms. Tingle 

Week #2

I can't believe our second week of 4th grade is already over! It sure went by fast. Here's a peek into our week.

• We started Reading Workshop. We discussed what it looks like, sounds like and feels like when we read independently. We also learned that readers track their thoughts with sticky notes. Our books our quickly being filled with notes about our reading!
• In writing, we wrote about our goals for 4th grade, decorated our writer's notebooks, and brainstormed things we love. 
• We learned about digital citizenship and the importance  of being safe online. Our class is going to be "upstanders," kids who stand up to bullying and cyber bullying! 
• Kidblog was introduced. Our class site is www.kidblog.org/misstingle  
• Front Row, IXL, and Xtramath were all introduced.
• We learned about math workshop and practiced rotating through stations. 
• And last but not least, we Saved Fred! We are still working on building our classroom community and what better way than to save a poor gummy worm that fell off his boat and needed to get his life vest back on!

Upcoming Events and Important Dates

September 17th- Curriculum Night, Picture Day, Book Order Due

September 23rd- Early Release 

Please check out the Math Websites and General Website tabs for links to the online programs we use in school. Students are free to go on and practice anytime!

Did You Know!?

4th Graders get FREE admission to ALL National Parks! Check out the link below!

https://everykidinapark.gov/get-your-pass/fourth-grader

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Ms. Tingle

Week #1

We had such a great first week in 4T! I can already tell that we are going to have a great year. We spent the week getting to know each other, completing team building activities, and learning about our classroom routines. We also had our first 4th Grade activity period! Each Friday we will go outside to play games with the entire 4th Grade to get to know students in other classes. It was a fun week with lots of laughs & smiles. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Fingers crossed for cooler weather :) 

Here are some photos from our week!