Two days down!

What a great start to fourth grade! Wednesday and Thursday, we focused on getting acquainted with one another and becoming familiar with our classroom environment. We will do a lot of work together as a team and the ability to work together in a positive manner is truly important to our overall success. I have really enjoyed getting to know so much about each one of the kids.

Today we started math by discovering the features of the student reference book. The SRB is a great tool that will be helpful to you and your family this year while supporting your child as they learn new math strategies. They are welcome to bring their SRB home each night, but please be sure it returns to school daily.

We will do lots of writing this year in class. While there are specific types of writing we will focus on, I also encourage my students to explore their writing skills on their own. Today, they devoted one of their spiral journals to their own personal writing. Since writers find their ideas in a variety of places in life, it is important that they keep this close to them and in quick access. Unlike the writing they do in class, I will never require my fourth graders to share their journals with me. I do however invite them to share their pieces of writing with me weekly. I hope they find this as a method to record their thoughts and feelings about topics they wish to explore and reflect upon. 

Tomorrow will be a fun day! To help launch our study of scientific inquiry, we will be doing a fun and EXPLOSIVE science experiment! I hope to post pictures soon! 

Thank you for letting me be a part of your child's education! I truly love my job!