Today's Activities

Today in our 4th Grade class we had the privilege of working and learning more about the world around us. In Bible we spent about 35 minutes reviewing for our Unit 3 Test tomorrow by playing a friendly game of Jeopardy. The students all did very well and they seen prepared. I sent home a review and an answer sheet for the students to work on if they feel that they need to to study. In our Literacy block today we began our new unit in Spelling. This week i sent home the Spelling Take Home that is due on Friday, October 28. The students also have their spelling words on the Parent Letter and on the home page of this blog. We began writing a new story today using Similes. Similes are comparisons using Like or As. These stories are due on Friday, and then they will get a chance to share them with the class. Finally, we began our Folktale Unit today. I introduced the different types and elements of Folktale fro the students to look for as they begin to read their stories. In Math we used Maps to learn about measuring distances between locations in the world. MB & SL 3.5 are due Tuesday, MB and SL 3.6 are due Wednesday. I also asked the students to be caught up through MB 3.8 by Thursday so that we can grade them. In our Social Studies lessons, we also studied how Maps and Globes are so important to the Explorers, and how we can use them today. Finally we looked at Longitude and Latitude and learned of our exact location here at DCS; 42N 85W. In, Science we reviewed for our Unit 1 Test that will take place on Wednesday.