Ms. Hall's 4th Grade Class

December 17, 2007

I hope everyone is ready for a glorious holiday season.  My students certainly are getting more anxious each day.

I just wanted to remind you of a few important items.

Dec. 18, Tuesday-all gingerbread supply donations must be in.

Dec. 21 Friday-chips and dip for the holiday party

Winter Break: 12/22-1/7    Students come back to school Jan. 8, 2008

I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Winter Break!!!

Don't forget to read and practice Math facts.  It will be full speed ahead when we get back in January

September 21, 2007

I hope by now our routines are becoming "routine" and everyone is settling in to making Fourth grade a successful year.  Please continue to check agendas and make sure they are filled out and signed each day.

Next week we will be working on:

Science: Weather

Social Studies: Regions Report

Math: Rounding and Graphs

Reading: Main Idea & literacy centers

Writing: Informational writing

Remember that next Friday we will have a field trip to Red Top Mt.   Students will need a sack lunch, canned drink, and comfortable shoes.  Watch the weather to see if a light jacket may be needed.

Have a great weekend and Go Dawgs!!!!

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Sept. 7, 2007

It was great seeing those of you who could make it to Open House.    We have been working hard at getting organized and learning a new routine.  Please remember to check for your child's agenda each night.  That is the best way to keep you informed about what is happening with your child.

Right now we are learning about:

Water and weather in Science

Regions of the US in Social Studies

Rounding and Place Value in Math

Story elements and story connections in Reading

Writing a personal narrative

We have a field trip coming up at the end of the month to Red Top Mt.  Permission slips will be coming home soon.

Thank you so much to those of you who have sent in supplies and treats for the class.

January 26, 2007

Welcome to the New Year 2007.  It seems like everyone had a great break and we really have a lot to accomplish in the next few weeks.

Please make sure that your child brings a coat to school each day.

Each student will need a shoebox and various materials from home for our social studies diorama project.  Each student was given a rubric for the project and we will be working on this next week in class.

Important Dates:

1/22-SOCIAL STUDIES TEST

1/24-SCIENCE TEST

2/8-COSMIC BOWLING

2/12-FIELD TRIP TO FOX

2/14-MID QTR. PROGRESS REPORTS

2/19-OUT OF SCHOOL

2/20-OUT OF SCHOOL

3/7-EARLY RELEASE

3-15-PICTURE DAY

3-21-REPORT CARDS

COMING ATTRACTIONS:

SOUND/LIGHT IN SCIENCE

GEOMETRY IN MATH

AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN SOCIAL STUDIES

STAY WARM AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

INFORMATIONAL WRITING/READING

October 6, 2006

Conference letters have been sent home.  Please respond ASAP if you haven't done so already.

We are/will be learning about:

Explorers in Social Studies,

Review/testing of Unit 1 in Math

Weather/Water Cycle in Science

Writing Essays in Writing

Please continue to monitor agendas and work/behavior habits.

I look forward to seeing all of you at conference time.

Dates to remember:

Fire Safety: Oct. 10 & 12

Conference Week Oct. 16-20  Dismiss at 12:20

Sept. 25, 2006

Fall is in the air and we are very excited.

This week we are working on Cereal Box book projects.  We are working on these in class and students are allowed to type the assigment on computers at home. This is a way to tie in the Literary Elements that we have been learning about.  Book project will be due Monday, Sept. 25.

We are studying:

Rounding decimals in Math,

Regions in Social Studies,

Summaries in Reading,

Solar System in Science, (Look for Study Guiden to come home this week and test next Wednesday, 9-27)

Subjects/Predicates in English.

Don't forget that this Wednesday is Early Release day.

We could use paper towels and treats for the treat jar if anyone would like to donate to the class.

August 25, 2006

We are getting into our daily routine and everyone seems to be adjusting well.  Please help your child become more organized and responsible by asking to see agendas (daily) and Friday folders (weekly).  These will help you to be constantly aware of how your child is progressing.  Check registers need to be signed on Fridays as well.

This week we will be learning about:

Language Arts:  Subjects-Predicates, paragraphs, story maps and Literary Elements.  We are also learning spelling patterns.

Math:  Place value, comparing and ordering numerals, rounding

Science: Solar System

Social Studies:  maps and regions of the United States.

Students should know their basic multiplication facts as we will begin working on multiplication shortly.

Please make sure that your child has a composition book, pair of scissors, and a dry-erase marker.  This will help greatly as we work on class activities. 

Several of you have volunteered to come in and help in the classroom.  I need volunteers to run copies and other tasks for me.  If you have a free day, please let me know.  I could also use a volunteer to work with small groups of students.  I appreciate your help so much.

Have a safe and relaxing weekend.

Don't forget to email me at any time and I will get back to you as quickly as possible:  Brenda.Hall@cobbk12.org

August 18,2006

Wow!  We have had a fantastic 1st week of school. My students seem very excited and motivated about beginning 4th grade.  I appreciate so much the class items that you have donated to us.

I will be posting info periodically on this blog, so please check back regularly.

Thanks for helping us get off to a great start!!

Welcome Back!

Welcome to Fourth Grade!

We will be learning many new things and getting to know each other during the first weeks of school.  I'm looking forward to meeting each one of you and I hope to see during Sneak-a-Peek August 10.