Week #9

It was a fast week in 4T between our half-day and Halloween celebration on Friday morning. It was so nice to see many of you for parent-teacher conferences. I look forward to meeting with the rest of you next week.

On Tuesday (11/1), we are heading to Old York. Students need to have a bag lunch for the trip. They can bring electronics for the bus, but everything must be left on the bus while we are inside.

Wednesday 11/2 is another half day.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed a treat to make our Halloween breakfast a success! The kids had a great time and they definitely did not go hungry.

In reading we finished our classroom read aloud and the ending surprised everyone! Ask your child what happened to the tiger. The students are working on a realistic fiction project about a book they've read in this unit to wrap up their understanding of characters. 

In math we finished unit 2 which focused on addition and subtraction. We will move on to learning all about time next week. You can reinforce time at home by asking your child questions such as:

- What time will it be in 15 minutes?

- What time was it 30 minutes ago?

-If soccer practice is at 5:00 and ends at 6:15, how long is practice?

-What does quarter-past mean?

-What does half-past mean? 

In social studies students presented videos on colonial life. This was their first experience writing skits about social studies. I was very impressed! 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
-Ms. Tingle

Week # 8

We had a fun filled week in 4T! Here is a peek.

Reading: We continued to study characters in our stories. We wrote letters of advice to characters, discussed lessons we can learn from the books we read, compared characters in our books, and discussed influences on our characters. On Tuesday, we had a class debate about our read aloud. Students had to pick a side and defend their ideas with evidence from the text. It was great to see the kids work together and be so passionate about their choice. The question was, "should Rob and Sistine let the tiger go?" Ask your child which side they were on.


Writing: We began to revise our realistic fiction stories. We discussed the importance of adding in character's thoughts, showing emotions, using transitions to show time passing, and adding adjectives and adverbs. Their stories are really starting to come to life!

Math: We spent the week solving addition and subtraction word problems using bar modeling. We will learn about perimeter this week. On Friday, we will take our Unit 2 test.

Social Studies: Kids are wrapping up their colonial life skits. I can't wait to share them with you because they have worked so hard and are so proud of their projects.

On Thursday our class took a trip out to the garden to prepare our 4th grade flower bed for new plants! We learned all about the garden and even got to try some of the vegetables that are growing out there.

We had a Mystery Skype with a class in New Jersey on Wednesday.

Important Information
This Wednesday and next Wednesday are half-days.

This Friday, we will have a Halloween breakfast.

We are traveling to Old York on November 1st.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

-Ms. Tingle

Week #7

We had a great four-day week in 4T.  Here is some of the learning we did.

We are in the middle of our second reading unit which is all about analyzing characters. We have been discussing how the characters in our books are just like us. We began our weekly self-selected reading meetings and it has been so great to see students learning and applying new strategies to their reading. 

In writing, we finished drafting our first realistic fiction story.  We will spend this week revising our stories. 

Our daily word work is in full swing. Students should be completing one page of their spelling homework each night. I strongly suggest that students do not complete the entire packet at one time. The daily practice is important for learning the spelling patterns. 

In math, we spent the week subtracting and solving word problems using the bar model. We will continue to solve word problems in the coming week.

In social studies, students are in the middle of completing a colonial life skit.  Each student completed individual research and is now working with a group to teach the class. Their enthusiasm towards this project is amazing. I know they will love our trip to Old York!

I hope you all had an amazing weekend!

-Ms. Tingle 

Week #5

Our week in 4T seemed to go by in a blink of an eye!

In reading, we began reading realistic fiction. We started our new read aloud, "Tiger Rising."  On Friday, students chose a "reading meeting" that they will attend this week!

In writing, we began to our first unit which is writing a realistic fiction story.  Students read several picture books to learn what published authors do well. They then brainstormed ideas for their own stories and chose one story idea to develop into a realistic fiction story. They are very excited to develop their ideas.

In math we finished our first unit on place value. We will begin our second unit, adding and subtracting this week. I think it's important for you to know that I let students do corrections on their math tests, on their own time. They can earn back half credit for each problem. This is a decision that students make on their own, however, parents are usually unaware that I allow this because students choose not to.  If you feel your child should make corrections, please encourage them to do so. It's a great time to talk about having a growth mindset and the power of learning from mistakes. They will need to make the corrections at home and you are welcome to help them.

On Friday, we had a Mystery Skype with a class in Ohio!



I hope you all had the best weekend! I am looking forward to the fall weather that seems to have arrived!

-Ms. Tingle