LITERACY LIVE!

LITERACY LIVE!

Literacy Live Puts Students In the Role of Teachers!

THANK YOU to all who made it to our live event today, "Literacy Live".  It was an exciting learning experience for students to be able to share some of their learning strategies with you!

In case you couldn't be there, let me share some highlights from our afternoon.

Our Geometry Experts were:  Anthony H., Makya, Brian, Noah, Anthony G., Tyshine, and Jordan.  They taught geometry vocabulary and showed it in action with words, information, and pictures.

Our Word Problem Solvers were:  Marley, Payton, Austin, Sydney, Ty'janae, Giavanna, and Annaliese.   They made up several word problems and taught a 4-step process:  Read and Underline, Plan, Solve & Show Work, & Check/Explain

Our Editing Experts were:   Kylee, Karinna, Jasmine, Skyler, Alivia, Sean, and Kayla.  They provided parents with the experience of editing several paragraphs full of mistakes, demonstrating just how challenging the goal of perfect conventions in writing can be!

The Vocabulary Wizards were:  Yadira, Sienna, Elmer, Cody, Jocelyn, Claire, and Karen.  They taught words and their meanings, challenging parents to make vocabulary rings and use new words.

The Comprehension Expert Group included:  Abbie, Tony, Dale, Megan, Peidad, and Shawn.  They provided reading selections from some of our guided reading books about movie critics.  After careful reading, parents were challenged to answer comprehension questions and reread the texts to prove their answers.

Lastly, the Answer Sandwich Team was:  Melissa, Matthew, Angelina, Cameron, Ivyanna, OBDaniel, Conlan, and A.J.   They made up some interest short answer questions and taught their visitors how to construct a detailed response that included an introduction, detail sentences and a conclusion.

They did a GREAT job!   Some parents commented on how tough the work was.  Some students commented on how hard it was to teach, but most said they would do it again!  Thanks again for supporting this endeavor.  

Come Join Us For Literacy Live

Fourth Grade

PResents

Literacy LIVE

FOR: Fourth Grade Parent/Guardians

WHEN: November 21, 2014 at 2:00PM

WHERE: Quakertown Elementary

Join us for a live production of how literacy is alive in our fourth grade classrooms. 

The stars are our students as they become the teachers.  Come and  learn about fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and literacy in math from our fourth grade experts.

November Newsletter

Mrs. Held’s November

Newsletter Now on the WEB!!!

 

Writing

Our 4th grade authors are working hard editing and revising their Narrative Writing.  Ask your child how they are “Spicing Up” their writing!

 

 

Peer Editing

 

Reading

The fourth grade has been working on various comprehension skills and strategies.  Each week, your child receives a list of focus strategies, skills and spelling words which we will work on in class. The list also includes a spelling homework menu and a reading passage that focuses on the comprehension strategy. Your child should be practicing these skills at home throughout the week.

 

Using a bowtie activity to compare two characters in a story.

 

If you have computer access in your home, please have your child practice these concepts and skills on the helpful websites provided below.  Every little bit of practice helps!

 

Journeys- Think Central

Compass Learning

 

Your child should be reading at least 20 minutes every night.  Think about having a book talk with them, and ask them some questions about the story such as:

·         What did you enjoy about this book?

·         Is the book you're reading fiction or nonfiction? How do you know?

·         What is the theme of this book (what message is the author trying to send you)?

·         Who was your favorite character? What did you appreciate about him/her?

·         Would you recommend this book to a friend?  Why or why not?

  

Math

This has been an exciting month in math. We recently finished our Place Value Unit.  Our mathematicians are now working on patterns and problem solving using all whole number operations. They are focusing on reading word problems, making plans, solving the problems, checking their answers and then explaining how they got their answers. 

 

More helpful websites to try at home:

 

Reflex Math

Sadlier Connect- Common Core Practice

xtramath

Everyday Math

Extra Math Common Core Practice- ixl.com

 

 



Sorting Geometric Figures

 
Science
We have been studying animal’s physical and behavioral adaptations.  This week our fourth grade zoologists will be creating a new animal and habitat for the zoo.  It will be their mission to combine the genetic code of two animals to create a creature that people would want to see at the zoo.  Our scientists will determine what structural and behavioral traits the animal will receive from each of the parents.  They will also explain how their new habitat will meet the needs of the creature they created.

Observing Dwarf Frogs

 

                                            QE Pride

 

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