September 19 - 30, 2011 by Amelia & Karsten

We did a lot of math on shapes and sizes. Our class learned a lot about factors, composite numbers, prime numbers, dimension, commutative property and quotient. On Monday we have computer. On Tuesday and Thursday we have P.E.. On Wednesday we have library. And on Friday the spelling test. In P.E. our class played capture the flag Boys VS. Girls. Our class did a computer testing. Now that we are in 4th grade we can check out 4 books in our Maplewood library.

September 5 - 9, 2011

So far fourth grade has been great! We have new erasers that smell like bacon. We use yoga balls as chairs. The supplies that we have will last all year. It was nice that we were able to choose our own folders and notebooks. Our room has air conditioning which has been great since it has been so hot this week. We have a flat screen TV. Last year we were in the school building, and this year we are outside in the portables.

We have been learning a lot of math this week. We have been studying geometry and learning about different shapes, like parallelograms, rectangles, trapezoids, triangles, squares, and hexagons. We used pattern blocks to make posters that included information about each shape. We've also been learning a little bit about the metric system, such as there are 10 cm in a decimeter and 10 decimeters in a meter.

We are learning about our summer vacations through the Brown Bag Speeches.

In Number Corner we have been trying to figure out the pattern of symbols on the calendar.

We have been learning new rules and procedures.

We took a reading test and a math test.

We have begun talking about respect and how to make friends.

Overall, it was a great week!

Ready for Students!

My classroom is ready to greet new students on Tuesday! I'm looking forward to seeing all of their excited faces at 7:50 am on September 6th.