Off to a great start!

September 13, 2011 | Posted in: Class Updates

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With our first two weeks of school finished, we’re off to a great start in fourth grade!  Our first two days were comprised mostly of learning classroom routines (such as what to do with homework, where supplies go, etc.) and getting to know one another!  These activities carried over to the second week because our school schedule got pushed back thanks to Hurricane Irene.

In the past nine days of school, however, we’ve accomplished so much!  In reading, we have finished our first story of the year and are learning about narrative elements of stories (characters, setting, events, problem and solution).  We are also studying the structure of sentences in Language Arts.  In math, we are learning about geometry and are currently focusing on line segments, lines, and rays, and on some of the more common polygons.  While we have yet to begin our formal writing curriculum, we have started two different writing projects.  One is a short poster that the kids are making all about themselves, and the other is an expository article about the kids’ summer activities.  (Unfortunately, a busy schedule has gotten in the way of us making much headway in either of these projects this week.)  The kids have also started chorus along with their other Unified Arts specials, and they’ve done a great job getting used to fourth grade routines.  Overall, it’s been a great start to the school year.

Throughout the coming months (until June!) you can expect to see periodic updates on classroom activities, resources needed for homework, and much more.  If you ever have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me.