4B students have been busy!

Math: We are still working on addition and subtraction skills. Most of the concepts and skills have been review, but are important to reinforce, as they are the basis for the more challenging math to come. Students should continue to practice these skills each night, in the homework packet, or on IXL until they master them. A medal will appear on the IXL website when they master each skill and they will earn a star on a chart posted in the class. Students are encouraged to focus on IXL questions related to the skills being practiced in class at the moment, as they program is meant to support the skills currently being learned. An “IXL to Math Text” correlation chart can be found under the “Homework” tab, in the section about math.
 
Language Arts: 4B Reader's and Writer's Workshop is progressing well. Students have been working hard to improve their reading comprehension through the use of specific reading strategies. They have been encouraged to slow down while reading, and to jot their thoughts down on post-it notes as they read. They have completed a “practice” reflection and handed this in for feedback before starting their reflections on a regular basis.  I have met with students to discuss their reading, and their reflections, and how they can write a strong reflection each week. At this point, I am looking for two paragraph reflections. One paragraph should include a short summary about the pages read, and the second paragraph should be a reflection to show the students’ thinking about the pages read, and their opinion. Students are encouraged to include specific details from the book in order to support their reflection. The opinion might be about what occurred in the story or about the author's writing style.

Social Studies: Students are finishing up a booklet about landforms to show understanding of various landforms introduced. Some examples are: archipelago, isthmus, gulf, glacier, peninsula, strait, sound, fjord, and delta. Students have also been working on creating a map of an imaginary island. For this map, they are applying skills they have learned about mapping, and they are also including various landforms throughout the map.

Book Orders went home on Friday, September 27th. The orders are due on Friday the 4^th, but they can be brought in earlier. Each book flyer is filled with popular children's books and books are often at a better price then you would find in the bookstores in Malaysia. It is a great opportunity to stock up on JRB's for Reader's Workshop.

Spirit Week This Week!
Monday: Pajama Day
Tuesday: Crazy Hat Day
Wednesday: Crazy Hair Day
Thursday: Dress as a Book Character Day
Friday: Tiger/Turtle Day