Hello Families!
This warm weather definitely reminds us that the end of the
year is approaching. I cannot believe
how quickly the year goes, however we still have so much to cover in 4W! This week with MCAS, our students did a
fantastic job tackling the two days of math testing. Afterwards, we reflected on the specific
skills that we have learned so far this year, and many felt very confident with
their performance! I know they tried
their best, and I appreciate their efforts.
We are continuing to work through unit 8, and are applying our knowledge
of fractions to word problems as well as conversions. I am seeing students automatically changing
their improper fractions to mixed numbers, and their skills are solidifying by
the day. When our curriculum comes to an
end, students will be designing math games in the classroom and also work
specifically on multiplying and dividing!
This week in our classroom, students made great
progress as we prepare for our China Culmination. As you can see from our pictures, students
painted their scholar squares based off of their Chinese study. We also worked with fourth graders from other
classrooms to paint the sheets that will be hung during the culmination. The students worked so well tog
ether, I loved
watching them collaborate. Thank you so
much to our volunteers who offered up their time today to help us! As a reminder, China Trade will take place
May 25th. All are
welcome! In ELA and Writing, we will
spend the next few weeks composing a final narrative, expository piece, and
letter to our fifth grade teacher. We
are also going to be visiting one more Western Region to complete our social
studies curriculum. Our State Project
will be due on June 2nd, and students will present the following
weeks. Please feel free to email me with
any questions at all! Students came home
with state books from the library when the project was assigned, however if you
need more resources they are more than welcome to check out more. 
We have many updates
and important days coming your way, please check in with our blog next
week! Below are some questions for
conversation. Thank you!
Best,
Ms.
Wentworth :)
Questions
for Conversation:
1. How many fluid ounces are in a cup?
2. Show me how to convert 32/5 into a mix
number.
3. What did you draw on your scholar square?
4. What were some topics on the math MCAS? What
was easy, what was hard?
