Week #4

It's hard to believe our first month  of school is complete. We had another fun-filled week in 4T.

Reading & Writing: We spent the week talking and writing about our reading. We finished our first read-aloud of the year, "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing."  In writing, we spent the week writing in our writing journals. Each day we brainstormed a different topic we could write about in our journals.

Math: We continued to study place value. We practiced rounding, comparing, and ordering numbers.

Social Studies: We wrapped up our learning on the first four towns in New Hampshire.  We will begin to study colonial New Hampshire this coming week.

We had our first Mystery Skype with a class from Kansas!


Question to ask your child about their week:

• What was your job during Mystery Skype?
• What was your favorite part in "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing?"
• What are you writing about in your journal?
• What is your favorite math activity so far this year?
• How do you round numbers?

The kids are loving Mystery Reader! Please feel free to sign up for more than one day or to pass the sign-up on to relatives who may be interested. 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

-Ms. Tingle

Week #3

Our first full week of school went by in a blink of an eye! Here is a peek into our week.

In math, we began our first unit which focuses on place value. We practiced finding the value of digits in a number, writing numbers in expanded and word form, and reading large numbers.

In writing, we practiced writing paragraphs by writing "friend wanted" ads. We also wrote about the best part of ourselves. On Friday, we went to the garden to write in our writing journals.

We began learning about the 1st four towns in New Hampshire during social studies.

In reading, we practiced visualizing the story as we read. We also learned that readers can track their thinking by using sticky notes. 

Questions to ask your child:

• How do you write a number in expanded form?
• What were the 1st four towns in New Hampshire?
• What are you writing about in your writing journal?
• Who is your favorite character in "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing?"
• What is the best part of you?
• What is Mystery Skype?

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I spent Saturday hiking Mt. Washington for the first time. It reminded me how important it is to have a growth mindset when doing something challenging!

-Ms. Tingle 

Picture Day!

Reminder:  Picture day is Thursday, September 15th! 

Week #2

Dear 4T families,

It was so nice to meet many of you at the Curriculum night! As I mentioned, we love to have parents come in and read to our classroom as a Mystery Reader. All you have to do is bring in one of your favorite books and send me five clues about yourself. The students love to guess who is coming in! Here is the link for you to sign up. Please feel free to share this link with other family members.

Mystery Reader Sign Up

 We've had another fun filled week in our classroom. Here is quick peek for you!

During reading this week we became more comfortable with our classroom library. The students completed a scavenger hunt to discover all the amazing books we have right in our room.  We also spent time discussing how to find a just right book and the importance of keeping our eyes and minds in the books we read. On Friday, we practiced a variety of strategies for figuring out tricky words.

In writing we learned that in 4th grade all sentences must begin with a capital and include punctuation at the end. We practiced this by writing sentences for our goals in 4th grade. We also learned about adjectives and adverbs and turned our strong sentences into water-color art!  On Friday, we decorated writer's notebooks. They came out pretty amazing!

During math students completed "Math About  Me" posters, practiced their multiplication facts, and telling time. We will start our first unit, Place Value, on Tuesday!

We completed two challenges this while learning about resilience and optimism.  First, students built a sailboat out of aluminum foil, straws, and popsicle sticks. The goal was to see how many pennies their boat could hold before sinking. The amount ranged from 7 to 263 pennies!  The second challenge required students to build a bridge with straws to hold as many pennies as possible.  It is so fun to see the students work together during these challenges!


Finally, we ended our week with a kickball game against Ms. Hildreth's class! The sportsmanship and kindness that 4T demonstrated brought a smile to my face!

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing weekend. Our first 5-day week is coming up!

Best,

-Ms. Tingle

First Week!

Wow, I don't think we could have had a more successful first week in 4T! We spent the week getting to know each other, establishing our classroom routines, discussing what each student needs to have a successful year and learning about a growth mindset. We began to build our classroom community by playing games outside, sharing about our summers and completing two challenges with peers. Students also had an opportunity to think about when reading is best for them and try out different reading spots in our classroom. Lastly, we spent time learning about math in 4T and practiced working in small groups, independently, and with a partner.

Questions to ask your child about their week:

• What does it mean to have empathy?
• When is a time that you had to have flexible thinking?
• How did  you have to be persistent during Save Fred?
• How did your group do at the marshmallow challenge?
• What book are you reading during Reader's Workshop?
• How does math TIME work in 4T?

Here are some pictures from our first week together! 

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That is all for now. I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend and enjoyed some time outside in the nice weather!

-Ms. Tingle

How to Order from Scholastic Online

Our classroom participates in Scholastic Reading Club each month. You may send in the flyer with a check or you may order online.  

Here are directions on how to order online:

• Go to scholastic.com/readingclub
• Enter our one-time Class Activation Code which is M876R
• Shop and submit your child's book order.
• Your books will be delivered directly to the classroom. 

Enjoy!

-Ms. Tingle