Fractions

Please have your student visit these sites frequently to practice identifying, comparing, adding, and subtracting fractions. They must also be able to identify equivalent fractions.

http://www.visualfractions.com/

http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html

http://www.gamequarium.com/fractions.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/improper-fractions.html

Has anyone tried Star Walk?

STAR WALK ($5): A jaw-dropping astronomy app. Hold the iPad toward the night sky and it labels everything. You can also preview the movement of tonight’s sky, or witness a particular night sky from centuries ago. Star Walk is billed as an educational app, but it’s as entertaining as anything on the market.

Taken from:
App Smart

10 Apps That Make Magic on Your iPad

By BOB TEDESCHI

Published: December 8, 2010

Multiplication and Division

Most of you (and me!) did not learn how to multiply and divide this way but check it out. We are learning this in class and it makes sense and allows your student to use the facts they are most familiar with.

Having trouble making the link work, but if you type it in there should not be a problem.

http://www.mathatube.com/e-partial-quotient-method.html

Sound Project

Sound projects are due this Friday,December, 10th. Please take a photo of your "bottle" project and return the completed worksheet. If you elect to make the rubber band band, complete the worksheet and bring your instrument to school.

Spelling Words Week of Dec. 6th

1. eardrum
2. amplitude
3. frequency
4. medium
5. pitch
6. vibrate
7. sound
8. volume
9. wave
10. wavelength
11. intensity
12. crest
13. trough
14. funnel
15. acoustics

Spelling Words Week of Nov. 7th

1. bleach
2. peach
3. contest
4. request
5. envelope
6. telescope
7. estate
8. roommate
9. space
10.grab
11. mate
12. place
13. bracelet
14. celebrate
15. magnify
16. maid
17. afraid
18. lemonade
19. revolution
20. trade

Glogster

We have been busy this week researching the planets. Next week, we will try to make informative posters online at Glogster EDU.

http://edu.glogster.com/loginhttp://edu.glogster.com/login

If you have time, visit the site with your child and preview how the site works. I think they will make some spectacular posters. Go to What is Glogster EDU at the top of the page.

Spelling Words week of October 25th

1. rotation
2. communities
3. classify
4. electricity
5. prettier
6. community
7. happiness
8. communication
9. unhappily
10. prettiest
11. classification
12. conceal
13. kneel
14. repeal
15. wheel

Science Test - Weather

There is a science test planned for this Friday that covers our weather unit. Please have your student review using the vocabulary match cards that were sent home Friday. A written study guide as well as another vocabulary review worksheet will also be sent home for review. The unit also has an extensive review in the science book at the end of the unit. Use the links to the right to review using online activities.

Spelling Words week of September 19th

1. down
2. shout
3. show
4. snow
5. smart
6. apart
7. shore
8. bookstore
9. blank
10. outrank
11. lane
12. crane
13. octane
14. mane
15. hurricane
16. sprain
17. brain
18. chain
19. remain
20. complain
21. entertain

Dancing Dog

Parents, go here to view the dancing dog. Please be aware that this will bring you to the YouTube site. Please carefully monitor your child at this site. I did not make this link "live" so that you will have to help your child interact with this site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc9xq-TVyHI

REMEMBER: If this dog can dance for 3 minutes, you can do your homework!

Math Test

Your student is completing the pre-test for chapter 2 as a review and study guide for our test on Thursday. We went over the odd questions today in class and will complete the even problems tomorrow. Please spend a little time asking your child to explain how they found the solution to 3 or 4 of these problems, helping them to prepare for our test. They are doing a great job comparing and rounding numbers. Students enjoy finding the value of the mystery or unknown number.

Week of September 12th Spelling Words

1. again
2. really
3. could
4. to
5. excited
6. too
7. condensation
8. two
9. into
10. was
11. spring
12. strut
13. strut
14. swell
15. plot
16. throb
17. shortcut
18. seashell
19. score
20. shoot

National Weather Service Visit

Today, meteorologist Laura Belanger of the National Weather Service in Peachtree City visited fourth grade students. Thank you Mrs. Mallon for arranging the presentation, we enjoyed hearing all about weather forecasting.

Spelling Words

Week of September 5, 2010
This week our test will be on Friday.

1. threw

2. withdrew

3. chime

4. sometime

5. prime

6. dime

7. mildew

8. boot

9. uproot

10. scoot

11. chair

12. dirty

13. hardy

14. skid

15. spray

Water Cycle Songs

Rounding

Having trouble remembering when to round up? Go here and listen to the Slip to the Side song about rounding.

http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/play-educational-song.php?song=Slip%20To%20The%20Side

Spelling Words week of August 30th

1. because
2. fresh
3. have
4. laugh
5. off
6. people
7. said
8. they
9. until
10. want
11. bite
12. invite
13. broke
14. provoke
15. scrape
16. escape
17. kite
18. white
19. flight
20. sight

Hurricane Trackers

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml

Go here to track the hurricanes - longitude and latitude, speed, and class can be found on this site.

Emergency Kits

We have our first emergency kit completed. Congratulations, Luke! You did a great job making sure your kit included first aid items, food, can opener, and radio. Remember, this assignment is due Friday, August 27th.

Homework

Monday
Math Do finish big book P 15 #1-10
Do workbook 1.6
Do spelling worksheet

Tuesday
Math Do workbook 1.7
Do put spelling words into categories (at least three words in each like group, please)


Wednesday
Do write words stair-step way example: ball
b
ba
bal
ball

Thursday Spelling Test

Friday Weekly Math Test and possible chapter test (place value)

Weekly Math test

Don't forget to review for your weekly math test. You did a wonderful job last week showing all your work and strategies. I am very proud of all of you!

Homework Week of August 16th

I may add/change this as we adjust to fourth grade and our schedule. Always go by the agenda when in doubt. I do not always post homework.


Monday Math Workbook 1.1
Science Matter cut & paste worksheet

Tuesday Math Workbook 1.2

Wednesday Math Workbook 1.3

Thursday Math Workbook 1.4 (1 through 5 only) and finish
worksheets from class
Review a.m. work for tomorrow's test.

Friday Weekly Math Test is given, please
remember to bring back a.m.
work to use during testing.

Spelling Words Week 1

Thanks for visiting our site. Here are our first list of spelling words. We will begin using them the week of August 23rd, the test will be Thursday, August 26th.

1. their (belonging to)
2. they're (contraction for they are)
3. there ( not here but there; location)
4. favorite
5. friends (till the end)
6. composer
7. impossible
8. snake
9. quake
10. quack
11. denim
12. victim
13. teacher
14. writer
15. immature

I Lost My Homework

Students wrote their own version of "The Dog Ate My Homework by Sara Holbrook. Please work with your student, reviewing their agenda and checking to see that all assignments are filed away in the expandable folder. I know you will enjoy viewing their versions!

Textbooks Online

Science Textbooks can be viewed at:

http://www.eduplace.com/eservices/

User name: Type the first name of our school followed by(no spaces please): student4
Password: student4

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Math Texts are found at the following site:

http://www.eharcourtschool.com/


User Name: mwildcat1
Password Please type the first name of our school xxxxxxxx