The week is finally here. MAP testing begins tomorrow for us in 4th grade. After a great year of preparation, and a final push here at the end, these students are ready!
We do a few other things this week, other than the test, so here they are.
Our Math MAP doesn't begin until Thursday, so we will continue with Buckle Down prep until then. On Monday, we will review measurement systems, Tuesday we will review perimeter and area, and Wednesday we will review data analysis. We will test on Thursday and Friday.
In Science, we will continue studying matter. On Monday, we will measure matter. On Tuesday we will look at physical and chemical properties. On Wednesday, students will look at how matter changes. Thursday, students will study heating and cooling matter, and on Friday we will look at mixtures and solutions.
In English Language Arts, we will review some test taking tips on Monday. We will test on Tuesday and Wednesday. During this week and next, we will work on poetry. We thought this would be a relaxing alternative for our afternoons following the MAP test. We will also be using our poetry cross curricular in Art to create a northern lights shape poem.
Please remember that this is an important week for our students. Although the weather promises to be nice until Thursday, these tests can be exhausting so a good night's sleep is beneficial.
On a side note, students will be trying out band instruments on Monday and Thursday of this week from 2:00-2:45. This is for possibilities of joining the band next year.
Have a great week!
Monday, April 29, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
April 22-26
Happy Monday! This is the last big week prior to the MAP test! We will kick off our week of preparation by having a super hero assembly today at 2.
Here is a look at our week of preparation ahead.
In Math, we will continue with our Buckle Down Lessons. On Monday, we will start with estimation and problem solving. On Tuesday, we will move on to patterns, followed by expressions and number sentences, geometric figures and concepts.
We get back into Science this week, and will finish off the year with Science units. Students will begin looking at the earth's renewable resources on Monday, and non-renewable resources on Tuesday. By Wednesday, we will look at conserving resources. On Thursday and Friday, we will look at matter and its properties and complete an investigation on Friday.
For English Language Arts, we will continue with Buckle Down Lessons. On Monday, students will practice painting pictures with words. On Tuesday, we will look at following directions. By Wednesday, students will be working on revision and editing strategies in a MAP-like format. By Thursday and Friday, we will be crunching grammar pieces such as sentence structure, sentence type, capitalization, and punctuation.
In Reading, we will continue practicing with MAP-like stories and questions to prepare for next week.
We will be doing Spelling in the same review format. Students will use Buckle Down as an example with strategies and tips on how they will encounter spelling on the MAP test. The questions will be in multiple choice format. Therefore, we will not have spelling words this week.
I misspoke on last week's Blog post saying progress reports went out on Friday. The actual date that they will go home in today, April 22. Sorry if this caused any confusion.
As a reminder, our testing begins on Tuesday, April 30, at 8:30. We will test through Friday. Although testing begins at 8:30, we will get the students ready starting at 8, so please ensure that your child in here on time those days. Have a great week!
Monday, April 15, 2013
April 15-19
I hope that all of you had a great weekend. It was nice to see so many of you at the Carnival Friday night.
This week in Math, we will start a MAP test review that we will continue with for the next two weeks to prepare for the test. The concepts we will be reviewing this week include addition, division, decimals, fractions, and money. All of these review lessons include helpful hints, other possible strategies for solving, as well as practice, and independent practice.
In Social Studies, we will look at Missouri after the Civil War.We will have a few daily lessons after reading each lesson, and a study guide will go out Wednesday for our test on Friday.
In English Language Arts, we will also be reviewing for the MAP test. We will separate Reading and Writing and have a review lesson in both. These reviews will look similar to the Math reviews.
As a reminder, our Progress Reports go out on Friday. Please keep a look out for those, and sign and return as soon as possible.
Have a great week!
This week in Math, we will start a MAP test review that we will continue with for the next two weeks to prepare for the test. The concepts we will be reviewing this week include addition, division, decimals, fractions, and money. All of these review lessons include helpful hints, other possible strategies for solving, as well as practice, and independent practice.
In Social Studies, we will look at Missouri after the Civil War.We will have a few daily lessons after reading each lesson, and a study guide will go out Wednesday for our test on Friday.
In English Language Arts, we will also be reviewing for the MAP test. We will separate Reading and Writing and have a review lesson in both. These reviews will look similar to the Math reviews.
As a reminder, our Progress Reports go out on Friday. Please keep a look out for those, and sign and return as soon as possible.
Have a great week!
Monday, April 8, 2013
April 8- 12
After a beautiful weekend, I look forward to a beautiful week ahead.
In Math, we will take fraction work a step further. On Monday, we will add and subtract fractions with like denominators. I think that students have a great grasp of this already, so this day should go pretty smooth. On Tuesday, we move into adding and subtracting with unlike denominators. This may be difficult to grasp at first, but practice makes perfect! On Wednesday, we will work on choosing operations from word problems. On Thursday, we move on to reading circle graphs. Friday begins MAP test review.
In Social Studies, we will look into unequal rights for citizens. Students will then learn about Missouri as a growing state. Wednesday, we will complete a study guide, and Thursday students will participate in an activity as a review of the concepts we studied. We will test on Friday.
In English Language Arts, we will continue reading Who Was Sacagawea? and working on MAP-like questions. We will continue working on this through the end of the book this week.
We do have RTI this week. We will work with MAP review activities to continue to prepare students. Look for a letter coming home early this week for some tips to do at home to also prepare for the test.
In Math, we will take fraction work a step further. On Monday, we will add and subtract fractions with like denominators. I think that students have a great grasp of this already, so this day should go pretty smooth. On Tuesday, we move into adding and subtracting with unlike denominators. This may be difficult to grasp at first, but practice makes perfect! On Wednesday, we will work on choosing operations from word problems. On Thursday, we move on to reading circle graphs. Friday begins MAP test review.
In Social Studies, we will look into unequal rights for citizens. Students will then learn about Missouri as a growing state. Wednesday, we will complete a study guide, and Thursday students will participate in an activity as a review of the concepts we studied. We will test on Friday.
In English Language Arts, we will continue reading Who Was Sacagawea? and working on MAP-like questions. We will continue working on this through the end of the book this week.
We do have RTI this week. We will work with MAP review activities to continue to prepare students. Look for a letter coming home early this week for some tips to do at home to also prepare for the test.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
April 2- 5
I hope that everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather over our long weekend.
Here is a look at our week ahead:
In Math, we will continue fraction work. This week will pose a slight challenge for some as we move into mixed numbers and improper fractions. On Wednesday, we will look at probability relationships (likely, less likely). On Thursday students will work with making predictions.
For our week in Social Studies and Science, we will share the week. On Tuesday, we will complete an open-book quiz over our conservation material. Our other Science for the week will be our Squaw Creek Field Trip on Friday. In Social Studies, we will begin studying the Civil War. On Wednesday, students will begin studying slavery and plantation life. Then on Thursday, we will dive into the Civil War.
This week we will combine English Language Arts with Reading. Students will use strategies to look at a book titled Who Was Sacagawea? Students will apply strategies commonly found on the MAP test while reading the story.
Here is a look at our week ahead:
In Math, we will continue fraction work. This week will pose a slight challenge for some as we move into mixed numbers and improper fractions. On Wednesday, we will look at probability relationships (likely, less likely). On Thursday students will work with making predictions.
For our week in Social Studies and Science, we will share the week. On Tuesday, we will complete an open-book quiz over our conservation material. Our other Science for the week will be our Squaw Creek Field Trip on Friday. In Social Studies, we will begin studying the Civil War. On Wednesday, students will begin studying slavery and plantation life. Then on Thursday, we will dive into the Civil War.
This week we will combine English Language Arts with Reading. Students will use strategies to look at a book titled Who Was Sacagawea? Students will apply strategies commonly found on the MAP test while reading the story.
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