Homework December 16, 2013

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Hope you all enjoyed the beautiful snow that fell this weekend! I enjoyed hearing of the children's adventures playing in the snow yesterday.

This week we have a full week of school. Friday is a full day of school. Dismissal is regular time :)

Math- Common Core Coach- pages 44 and 45- several students did not complete 50 and 51 so if you did those two pages WONDERFUL job, if not then you have two extra pages of homework.

Science Record the temperaturem, windshield and precipation for the day.

Reading- Finish all the pages for the "Horned Toad Prince" in your Daily Practice Wkbk- if your child has many incomplete pages these were completed in class for the most part. You should only have 1 or 2 pages that have not been done.

REFLEX MATH 10 minutes

R.E.D. 25 minutes

Have a GREAT night!
Smiles :)
Ms. Mayer

homework -December 11, 2013

Happy Wednesday!

Here is the homework for this evening:

Math- Common Core Clinics Base Ten (blue) wkbk pages 10 and 11

Science- record the weather for today Temp. Windshield, Precipitation

Reading- Finish the second page of questions 7-10 for "The Horned Toad Prince"

R.E.D. 25 minutes

Reflex Math- don't forget to check out you statics by pressing the 4 squares inside the circle next to your avatar.

Have a GREAT night!
Smiles:)
Ms. Mayer

Homework December 10, 2013

Happy Snowy Tuesday Everyone :)

Tonight the homework is very light since many students were not in today.
Hope everyone enjoyed seeing the first snowflakes of the season fall!!

Writing- You have just awoken to the phone ringing early Tuesday morning. You vaguely hear your mom say there is no school, when all of a sudden you realize you aren't in your bed! You aren't even in your house! You are whirling and twirling through the cold,crisp, morning wind. You are a snowflake! Oh my! What are you going to do? How do you feel? Complete a story telling about your adventures as a snowflake on this snowy December day.

You must have at least 3 paragraphs
You must use vivid language powerful verbs, specific nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and figurative language-simile, metaphors, and personification.

Have fun and I can't wait to read these!
Have a great night!
Smiles:)
Ms. Mayer

Homework December 9, 2013

Happy Monday!

I hope every one had a great weekend! What a way to start the week with snow and precipation! The children are learning about weather patterns so please have them watch the weather on the news each evening to be able to come in for class discussions.

Homework for tonight:

math Common Core Coach pages 56 and 57

Science- record the weather temperature, windshield, precipitation

Reading- finish questions for "The Horned Toad Prince"

R.E.D. 25 minutes

Mrs. Apaza has the chidren working with music theory a program on the internet. I have added this to our important sites, the children are encouraged to practice it.

REFLEX MATH 10 minutes a day!

Have a great night!
Smiles :)
Ms. Mayer

Homework December 4, 2013

Good Evening Everyone,

Here is the homework for today.

Math- Homework Practice Wkbk page 7-5 even numbers(the children have already done the odds) Show your work 2 ways-traditional and partial product(box strategy)

Spelling- "The Horned Toad Prince" ABC Order- we will be having our spelling test on Friday.

Also, the children should be going on REFLEX MATH daily

R.E.D 25 minutes- I have only received 3 students for the entire Trimester. Next, trimester the students MUST hand at least one book in and this will count as a test grade.

Have a great night!
Smiles :)
Ms. Mayer

Homework December 3, 2013

HAPPY DECEMBER :)

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!!

Here is the homework for tonight:

Math- Common Core Coach pages 32 and 33

Spelling- "The Horned Toad Prince" 11-20 3xs each
11-20 sentences

Science- Finish vocabulary definition sheets for Air and Weather
The boxes are to have a picture drawn in them to match or coincide with the definition.

R.E.D. 25 minutes-
Tomorrow is the last day to bring in the folders with completed summary(s)

Have a wonderful!
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer

REFLEX MATH

GREAT NEWS!

Back in October I applied for a grant with Explore Learning for their Reflex Math Program. Yesterday, I was informed that I was awarded the grant!! What does this mean? Well, it's another supplement to our math program in 4M. The children will be going home today with their passwords and how to log on. I have attached the link for it under Important Sites (this is where you find the math book. Once you come to the site go to the upper right hand corner and click launch. It will ask for the username. I hope the children enjoy this great site and it is a great way for them to practice their math facts!

Have a great day!
Smiles :)
Ms. Mayer

Homework- November 25, 2013

HAPPY MONDAY!!


What a happy Monday it is! First, I had a wonderful email informing me that a grant I put in for for a math program was awarded to our class. Look for details to follow. Next, our health projects were due today, and what a FANTASTIC job they all did on them! I am very impressed by there work and effort they put into them. They alls hould be very proud of themselve :)

OK so now for the homework:

Math- page 7-5 Odd problems only 1-19- use Box Strategy/partial product- THIS MUST BE DONE ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER!

Language Arts- Study for Subject-Predicate test tomorrow.

Science- Study for Chapter 6 Test Tomorrow

R.E.D. 25 minutes. I still have not received many back all trimester. The students who did return the folders with completed summary sheets and parent signatures, will receive a bonus of 5 points for each book they have returned. This will be added on to test grades.

Have a FANTASTIC evening,
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer :)

Homework November 20, 2013

Happy Wednesday!!

Here is tonight's homework:

Math- Practice Wkbk page 6-6 Multiplying multi-digit numbers by one

Reading- Study for "Grandfather's Journey" test tomorrow,.

Language Arts- Subject/Predicate worksheet
Subject Predicate test next Tuesday 11/26/13

R.E.D 25 minutes

Science- Chapter 6 test 11/26/13 Study your study guides and worksheets

Have a Wonderful Night,
Smiles :)
Ms. Mayer

Homework- November 19, 2013

Hi Everyone,

Here is the homework for today:

Math- Common Core Coach- this is the brown cover- pages 69, 70, and 71. Do only the single digit factor by the multi-digit factor. We have not learned double digit factors.

Reading- Study for "Grandfather's Journey" unit test to be given on Thursday.

Science- Study for test using study for Friday. This will cover, rocks and minerals, soil, the rock cycle, and the water cycle.

R.E.D 25 minutes and complete the summary for tonight's reading.

Health Project is DUE on November 25th.

Have a Wonderful Evening,
Smiles :)
Ms. Mayer

Homework November 18, 2013

Happy Monday!
Hope everyone had a beautiful weekend :)

Here is tonight's homework:

Math- Common Core Clinics- Number and Operations in Base Ten wkbk pages 18-19.

Language Arts- Using the 5 w's create 10 original sentences- underline the complete subject and the complete predicate.


I have still not received R.E.D folders from everyone. I must see these before the marking period ends. Every time a student completes a book it adds, 5 points onto their Reading Comprehension test.

TESTS- the children will be taking their reading comprehension test on "Grandfather's Journey", please have them review the study guide each night.

Finally, the health projects will be due on November 25th. Thank you for the prompt return of the parent acknowledgement slips.

Have a Wonderful Night,
Smiles :)
Ms. Mayer

Health Project

Here is a copy of the health projcet. Have fun :)

Homework-November 14, 2013

Homework:

Math- Practice wkbk page 6-3

Language Arts- Grammar-using the vocabulary words for "Grandfather's Journey" create original sentences underlining the subject and circling the predicate.

R.E.D 25 minutes-All R.E.D. folders must be handed in by next Friday 11/22.

Health-the children received the directions for the health project- parent notification signature is due tomorrow. The project is due on November 25th.

Have a Great Night
Smiles :)
Ms. Mayer

Homework Octover 21, 2013

Hi Everyone,

The homework for tonight:

Math- Practice workbook (green with NO holes) page 5-1

Reading- Study Guide page 2 Cause and Effect there are only 4 questions under this section. Please use "Show Me the Evidence" and "Cause and Effect" sheets

R.E.D. 25 minutes- I have not received a lot of children's reading summaries to review their summarizing skills. By now, all children shoudl have completed 1 book. Please make sure your child brings in the R.E.D. folder so I can give them credit for their work.

Have a GREAT night!!!
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer :)

Homework Octover 16, 2013

Hi Everyone,

Here is the homework for tonight:

Math- The children started teh chapter study in class they need to finish what they did not complete in school which was up to 183 and finish up to 186 for homework-remember the math textbook is online they do not have to take it home.

Reading-Lewis and Clark and Me comprehension hand out-use the text book and "show me the evidence" sentence starters.

R.E.D 25 minutes

Have a GREAT night!
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer :)

Homework October 15, 2013

Hi Everyone,

Tonight tbe children have limited homework. It is such a beautiful day they should enjoy it! We have numbered days like this since winter will be here before we know it.

Math- Practice wkbk 4-9 (this is the green without holes)

R.E.D. 25 minutes and summary for the night

Have a great night everyone and enjoy the rest of the day!
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer

Homework October 14, 2013

Happy Columbus Day Everyone,

Here is the homework for the children today:

Math- Practice wkbk page 4-8 (this is the green wkbk that matches our text book)

Language Arts- Lewis and Clark and Me Journal Entry worksheet

Science- Find out if there are any active volcanoes in the United States
I have added to the left side of this blog wikipedia-the children my type in What active volcanoes are in the United States? and they should be able to find the answers. Please record this in your science section of your notebook.

R.E.D 25 minutes and complete the summary for that chapter

Have a great day,
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer :)

Have a Great Weekend- October 11, 2013

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Here is a little recap of our week, as always the children had a jam packed learning week with concepts such as asking questions before reading, during, and after. Summarizing using the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then. This is in our interactive reading notebooks, which I told the children to bring home so they can show you what a great job they are doing on them.

In math we have been exploring the world of multiplications. Today the children learned the distributive property and box strategy which helps them break down larger numbers into smaller amounts then added back up to get the final product.

ex: 12 x 7
10x7 + 2x7 = x

First you multiply both sets of numbers to find products, then you add those two products together to find x and/or the product.


Please continue to practice with your children the multiplication facts over the weekend. They are seeing that everything builds around multiplication and if they do not understand them then they will struggle for the rest of the year.

Also your children get homework every night in math and spelling science and social studies alternates. If your child is telling you they do not have homework or I let them do it in class, I never let HW be done in class! It is a way for you to monitor your child's progress at home and give you insight to where their strengths and weaknesses are.

Also it is always best to reach me via email from the school website. I can easily get back to you during the day. If you choose to call into the office because I have called you, I will not be able to reach you until after the school day.

Have a great weekend everyone!! Monday is a 1/2 session day- the children will be dismissed at 12:55
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer :)

Homework October 9 and 10

Happy Wednesday!

Reminder that tomorrow the students have no school! We will be back in session on Friday :)

I have assigned homework for tonight and tomorrow night. The students should all be practicing their multiplication tables every night. They are seeing that they need to know them more and more each day as all of our lessons are building upon them.

Math Practice WKBK pages 4-4 and 4-5 (this is the green wkbk that coincides with our textbook

Common Core Coach wkbk *(this is the brown wkbk) * pages 8 and 9

Language Arts- Daily Practice wkbk pages 15, 16, 17, 18

R.E.D. 25 minutes for Wednesday and Thursday

Have a GREAT DAY off Everyone!!
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer :)

Homework Time - October 8, 2013

Hi Everyone,

Here is tonight's homework :)

Math- Textbook Extra Practice page R9 lesson 4-1 and R10 lesson 4-2

Spelling- Study for spelling test

Language Arts- Create 10 sentences 5 imperative and 5 exclamatory using any 10 spelling words

Science- Reading and writing wkbk pages 118 and 119

R.E.D. 25 minutes

Please remember there is no excuse not to have your homework done. The math textbook and science textbook are both on line and the children were given both codes for the books.

Tomorrow is picture day don't forget to look your best

Have a great night!
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer

The English Roses- Theme

The children have been working hard on their reading strategies skills. Last week I read aloud "The English Roses" by Madonna. They predicted what the book would be about based on the cover and pictures, and found you can't judge a book by its cover. They discovered that the theme of this book is bullying by exclusion, which is a passive form of bullying but still none-the-less bullying. We talked as a class how this can be prevented and just because someone looks ok on the outside doesn't mean they have a perfect life you should be jealous of. Before reading the book we worked with our interactive notebooks and came up as a class with other themes that are found in literature. Take a look below at the great job they did.

Homework October 7, 2013

Hi Everyone,

Here is the homework for tonight:

Math- Homework Practice WKBK (this si a green cover) lesson 4-3 if you brought home the wrong wkbk as we have several this year, you can go to the math textbook link online and I believe it should be there.

Spelling- Choose 3 activities from the spelling menu-this can be found by clicking on my picture and scrolling down through my google page- our spelling test will be on Wednesday for lesson 2

Science- Reading and Writing wkbk pages 116 and 117 Soil.

Have a wonderful evening!!
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer :)

Where did the week go??

happy Friday everyone!

I hope you all take advantage of the wonderful weather we will be having. There are some great activities in the Hudson Valley Region going on to bring the family too. Apple Orchards, Pumpkin patches, and spooky places. There is a link to the left of the page that will give you some great places you can visit.

This week's recap:

In math the children got a better understanding of just what multiplying really means. We created multiple charts and once the children realized what the high lighted numbers actually meant; the light bulbs started going off! It's those moments that make teaching so exciting, when they "get it". Ask your children to show you the multiples chart and the Sieve of Eratosthenes, they are so proud of their new knowledge. This weekend please study with your child multiplication tables. The success of their fourth grade year really does depend on them memorizing those facts. From here on out everything relates back to multiplication.

Reading- our interactive Reading notebooks are really coming along and the students love being able to put some of their own touches on them. I told them to bring them home to finish any coloring on they would like to do that they weren't able to finish in class.

Science- we are moving from rocks to soil. The children will begin to understand how our world is interrelated when they realize rocks break down and become part fo the soil. They are also loving the Brain pop videos that I incorporate into our lessons. If they haven't already told you about them then ask this weekend about the little clips of Mosby and Tim.

Social Studies-On October 24th we will be celebrating United Nations Day- the children will each bring in a dish that is representative of the nation of origin of the student.

Happy Wednesday-Homework

Happy Wednesday!!

Today we found out that time flies when you are engrossed in learning! Every subject the children found themselves saying Wow..we're done with this already!

Here is tonight's homework:

Math- Common Core Coach (this is the brown wkbk) finish pages 26 and 27.-We have now finished are Sieve of Eratosthenes and can complete the pages

Spelling- Lewis and Clark and Me spelling words 11-20 3xs each 11-20 sentences to be completed spelling notebooks.

Reading- Color the page we glued into our interactive notebooks- Asking Questions Before Reading and Themes.

R.E.D. 20 minutes of reading to either an adult or sibling.

The children day a great job on our interactive reading notebooks today-pictures will be posted.

Fun Facts of the Day:

National Guardian Angel Day
National Custodial Worker Day
Name Your Car Day

On this day...
1947 First presidential speech on TV
1957 Sputnik was launched into space
2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes Calfornia governor

Homework October 1, 2013

Good evening everyone,

welcome to the first day of October. Can you hardly believe we have been in school almost a full month? Time really does fly! Here is tonight's assignment...

Math-Common Core Clinic (this is the thin green wkbk with a yellow circle on the cover) pages 5, 6, and 7

Reading- In your reader's notebook, create a list of author's you enjoy reading. List at least 10 authors.

R.E.D.- 20 minutes of reading either to an adult or a sibling. Don't forget to keep recording the summaries and entering the time spent on their reading log.

Journal Entry- in writer's notebook- the journal topic is the previous post from today.

Your final assignment for the evening is to play outside for a little bit. It is an absolutely GORGEOUS October day- we don't have many of these left so go explore and tell me what you see for extra credit tomorrow :)

FUN FACTS:
Bullying Prevention Month (Do you know who you would talk to in our school if you were being bullied- Look on our school's website to find out :) )
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Cookie Month
National Popcorn Popping Month

Flower for October is Calendula
Birthstone: Opal
The Moon: Hunter's Moon

Today is International Day for the Eldery

On October 1, 1971 Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida

Journal Entry October 1st

What is makes a good student? What qualities does a good student possess? How can you make a difference in your classroom this year? What are some things you want to accomplish in fourth grade academically?

Your journal entry should capture the readers attention! (powerful beginning) Use vivid language-colorful adjectives, proper nouns, vivid verbs. When you can and if it is appropriate don't forget to add figurative language-(similes and metaphors) Have fun!!
Smiles,
Ms. Mayer

Homework September 30, 2013

Hi everyone,

We had a very productive start to our week.  The children are continuing to work on their rocks and minerals packets.  Today the chidlren created a flow chart for the rock cycle.  In math, we have started our Multiplication unit.  We began the lesson today with determining the multiples for the numbers 2, 3, and 4.  Let your child explain our hundreds chart projects today and see if they understand what the multiples actually mean, I don't think you will be disappointed.  I have posted our vocabulary words for our next reading story.  If you happen to notice your child did not get the notes in class they can always copy it from here.

The homework for today is as follows:

Math Common Core Coach pages 25 and 26 the problems to be completed is as follows:  1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15

Spelling- Unit 2 words for Lewis and Clark and Me 1-10 3xs each
                                                                               1-10 sentences

Science- Vocabulary quiz on our words for chapter 6

R.E.D 20 minutes

Have a great night everyone! 

Smiles,
Ms. Mayer :)

Lewis and Clark and Me Vocabulary

Here is the vocabulary for our story this week.  The children provided words or phrases that they thought best suited the vocabulary word.  They will be working with these words for the next week.

Our Peace Art

Created by:  Ms. Mayer

Every child is creating a Peace Graffiti Artwork.  These will be hung in the hallway to kick off October's Anti-Bully Month. 

Created by: Ms. Mayer's student

Happy Weekend

Happy Friday Everyone!!

We have been extremely busy learners this week. The children have been diving into our Writer's Workshop full force. This week we introduced speculative writing to our repetoire. Each group received a different story prompt and the children are really enjoying the writing process for this fun assignment. Ask them more about this weekend.

The children had their first math test today. They will get these back on Monday. Please do not forget to sign them and have your child correct
any mistakes they may have made.

R.E.D folders should be coming back with at least one completed book. Remind your child that it is their responsibility to show me the folder for assessment once they have completed the entire book. Every child is at a different level so some will finish sooner than others.

Monday we will have our science quiz on our Rocks and Minerals vocabulary. The children have been creating rock cycles posters, learning about the different layers of the Earth, and anaylyzing different rock types. Our Brain Pop movies have been an excellent learning tool for them ansd the interaction with the movie questions really gets them excited. Next week, we will be virtually mining rocks and minerals to analyze and classify using the scientific method.

Please go through your children's notebooks and view the wonderful notes they have been taking. Our interactive notebooks will greatly help for review and study guides. They really look very nice! I am very proud of the time and care they are taking to create them. AWESOME JOB Guys!!!

Please encourage your children to visit the links below for School House Rocks videos which correpsond with our lessons.

Your child is being sent home with the access code for our math book. You now will be able to click on the link to the left of this page and access the text book from home as well as practice daily lessons through the games on the site.

Have a GREAT weekend!! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GOOGLE!

Fun Facts:


September 27th:

SAve teh Koala Day
Hug a Vegetarian Day


September 28th:
National Hunting and Fishing Day
Fish Amnesty Day


September 29th:
National Good Neighbor Day
National Coffee Day

Caution Children at Work!!!!

The children have been extremely busy for the past two weeks. We have already had a few assessments, our first spelling test, and our language arts quiz. They have all been trying very hard. Just a reminder that homework has to be done every night and before you sign off on it check to make sure it has been done. The best way to help your child study and come prepared to class the next morning is by asking them what the homework was about, ask them if they liked it. You just might be pleasantly surprised by their answers.

The children are currently beginning our Halloween speculative writing piece that will be published by Halloween. The students are very excited, to capture their audience with their "powerful beginning"! I can't wait to read the spooky tales.

We will be having our Data Math Test on Friday, September 27th. Please remind your child to study each evening.

Fun Facts:

Homework

Happy Monday!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Please remind your children to be diligent in class when they are taking notes. The more accurate they take notes from my lessons the better prepared they will be for class discussions, homework, and remembering what they have learned. *HOMEWORK: Math- Practice wkbk page 3-4 *Spelling-Study for Because of Winn-Dixie Spelling test 9/17 *Language Arts-Using the spelling challenge words create 2 sentences for each of the challenge words-1 sentence must be an interrogative sentence and 1 sentence must be declarative sentence. *Reading- Read for 20 minutes. *OUR WORD OF THE DAY.... Vicinity- nearby If somethign is in the vicinity, it is near by. Would you like to live in the vicinity of a park? Why or why not? *Today is National Play- Doh Day For bonus points in science, your child can look up the history of play-doh, it's inventor, and report what it was originally created for. I am sure you will be very surprised at it's original use!! Have a GREAT Night!! Smiles, Ms. Mayer :)

Happy Friday the 13th!!

Happy Friday the 13th! Ever wonder why this day is suppose to be unlucky? Well wonder no more! Click on my links to the left and you will have all the answers to the history and origins of this dreaded date. The students thought it might be an unlucky day when I assigned them a writing prompt this morning about Friday the 13th, but they soon came to realize they could create the wackiest ideas and write about them, because maybe just maybe these ideas could really happen today. Ask your child to tell you what their ideas and story were about. Finally, needless to say our word of the day was "triskaidekaphobia" don't be afraid to ask what it means to your child. Have a GREAT weekend everyone!! Smiles, Ms. Mayer

Hi Everyone, I do apologize for just getting this on. The power went out do to the storm. If you did not get the spelling menu in class please click on my picture which will bring you to my google docs page, then click on link for differentiated spelling menu. Here goes...Reading-20 minutes of reading to your parents or a sibling. Spelling- Choose 3 activities from the 5 points selection. Language Arts- Grammar workbook pages 3 ands 4. Have fun and have a great night!! Lets hope it is cooler tomorrow. See you all in the morning! Smiles, Ms. Mayer :)

Homework for September 11th

Spelling ABC for the entire spelling list in your spelling notebook. You may practice your words on spelling city, just follow the link to the left and find our class Reading- Read Every Day (R.E.D)20 minutes read to an adult, record your title and have mom or dad sign off on it Language Arts Grammar WKBK page 2 Declarative and Interrogative sentences Have a wonderful night :)

Back To School NIght

Good Evening, First I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents who came out tonight. I would like to introduce myself, my name is Ms. Mayer and I can't wait to get to know all your children. This year, as fourth grade students, we will be exploring the world through hands-on, differentiated and project-based learning. I created this blog so you as parents and your children have easy access to homework, worksheets, websites, and activities we have completed throughout the day. You may also leave a comment for me, should you have any questions I will be checking this each evening or at least try my best to check it at some point in the day. I look forward to working with you and your children this year. Please visit this sight often and see the wonderful work we are doing every day! Smiles, Ms. Mayer :)

Brain Breaks

We all reach that point in the day when we just want to put down the pens and pencils, push the books aside and take a breather. I found that these brain breaks work like a charm. The kids love them and it helps motivate them during the rest of the day.  Here are a few that my class has come to love!

Just Dance Kids - Kung Fu Fighting (Wii Rip)

The Sid Shuffle - Ice Age: Continental Drift