The students are practicing picking good fit books in our classroom this year. They are using the I PICK strategy. I PICK stands for:
I choose the book
Purpose: Why am I reading this book?
Interest: Does it grab my attention?
Comprehend: Do I understand what I am reading?
Know: Do I know most of the words?
As students pick books they are to be thinking about the above items. If they are not able to comprehend what they are reading or don't know most of the words then it is not a good fit book.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Happenings for August 25-30th:
This week in reading we read the story "Song and Dance Man" by Karen Ackerman. During our read to self and read to someone time we worked on using the comprehensions skills: check for understanding and back up and reread. In order to check for understanding you ask yourself who the main character(s) is, what is happening, and where it is taking place. If you are unable to answer any of the above questions then you need to back up and reread the passage you just finished.
Our vocabulary words for the week were bizarre, effective, ineffective, sag, creak, and get-up-and-go. We learned about the prefix "in" which means not. We discussed antonyms which are words that are opposites such as effective and ineffective. We reviewed homophones which are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings such as creak and creek.
During writing time we read "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" and "Wizzil" by William Steig. We tried our hand at writing a story that included a magic item such as the ones in our featured stories. We read the poems "I'm Sorry" and "I'm Much too Tired to Play Tonight" by Jack Prelutsky. Then we tried our hand at writing our on I'm ______ or I'm Much too ________ poem.
Our vocabulary words for the week were bizarre, effective, ineffective, sag, creak, and get-up-and-go. We learned about the prefix "in" which means not. We discussed antonyms which are words that are opposites such as effective and ineffective. We reviewed homophones which are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings such as creak and creek.
During writing time we read "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" and "Wizzil" by William Steig. We tried our hand at writing a story that included a magic item such as the ones in our featured stories. We read the poems "I'm Sorry" and "I'm Much too Tired to Play Tonight" by Jack Prelutsky. Then we tried our hand at writing our on I'm ______ or I'm Much too ________ poem.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Student Guest Bloggers!
Students in our class will take turns being guest blogger on our classroom blog. Guest blogger for the week of September 1-5 is Mayson Hartley. Emily Jetton will be our guest blogger the week of September 8-12. Skylar Kelley will be our guest blogger the week of September 15-19.
Check back next week to see what Mayson will be sharing with us!
Check back next week to see what Mayson will be sharing with us!
Happenings in 4S: Quilts
One activity we did to get to know each other better this week was to create a quilt. In the center of the quilt we drew a picture of ourselves. In the quilt blocks surrounding the center we drew our favorite things and activities. We shared our quilts at community circle time.
Check our quilts out in the hallway by our room!
Check our quilts out in the hallway by our room!
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Book Recommendation by Mrs. Sunderman!
Dear Fourth Graders,
This summer I spent sometime reading the Iowa Children's Choice Award nominees. One of my favorite books was The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki.
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Description: Neil and Bree, his teenage sister, are spending the summer with their aunts. The aunts just happen to live near an abandoned, supposedly haunted state hospital called Graylock. When Graylock was operating it specialized in trying to help people with mental illnesses.
Being typical kids Neil and Bree decide to explore Graylock. This is where the spooky twists and turns of the novel begin to appear.
If you enjoy a good spooky story, I highly recommend you this Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sunderman
This summer I spent sometime reading the Iowa Children's Choice Award nominees. One of my favorite books was The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki.
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Description: Neil and Bree, his teenage sister, are spending the summer with their aunts. The aunts just happen to live near an abandoned, supposedly haunted state hospital called Graylock. When Graylock was operating it specialized in trying to help people with mental illnesses.
Being typical kids Neil and Bree decide to explore Graylock. This is where the spooky twists and turns of the novel begin to appear.
If you enjoy a good spooky story, I highly recommend you this Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sunderman
Sunday, August 24, 2014
4S Birthdays!
Dear 4S Fourth Graders,
Checkout the pictures below to see when your classmates birthdays are:
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