Here's What's Happening in Mrs. McBrady's Classroom

October 30, 2017

Fall Party

We will have our fall party Tuesday,Oct. 31.  Students are welcome to bring a treat to share with classmates.  Any treats need to be store bought and individually wrapped or bakery made. We have 27 students in the classroom.

Literacy

Interactive Reading – Eating the Plates: A Pilgrim Book of Food and Manners

Literacy - Theme, Notetaking and Main Ideas


Play Preparation - Thursday, November 16  we will be attending The Wizard of Oz, at MSUM in Moorhead.  We will compare and contrast the story in book format, movie, and the play. Your child should return the permission slip and the $5.00 donation before Friday, November 10. 

Independent Reading – AR goal for October 5 points to meet their goal
Please remind your child to read at home. 4th graders should read at least 20 minutes per evening.
If you want to check if a book you have at home has a test or see the reading level or point value, you can visit this web site:

http://www.renlearn.com/store/quiz_home.asp

You are invited to download 3 eBooks (2 with audio), sponsored by Pizza Hut and the Book-

It Program. See more information about downloading here:

https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=17202659011

Writing - Opinion Writing, Identifying and taking notes on main ideas


Spelling

This week is a review week.  Twenty five words will be selected from Lessons 1, 2, and 3. Twenty five words will be selected from Lessons 4. 5. and 6.   All the lists are open that have been tested. Here is the testing schedule:
Lessons 1, 2, 3 will be tested Tuesday

Lessons 4, 5, 6 will be tested Thursday

Math

Unit 2 - Multiplication and Geometry
I can solve "What's My Rule" problems and analyze patterns
Review
Test Unit 2


Social Studies

The United States and Its Regions
            
               The Nation Grows
               War and Changes

Eating the Plates: A Pilgrim Book of Food and Manners is our social studies focus right now.


November Birthdays

Nov. 14 - Connor
Nov. 16 - Isaac
Nov. 16 - Harmony
Nov. 29 - Justin

Coming Up!

Oct. 31 - Classroom Fall Party
Oct. 31 - Students should have at least 5 AR points
Nov. 2 - Last day of Quarter 1
Nov. 2 - Art with Grandma Cookie
Nov. 3  - No School
Nov. 6 - No School - Teacher Workshop
Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16 - Book Fair
Nov. 13 - Western Dress Up Day
Nov. 14 - Ag in the Classroom Guest Speaker
Nov. 16 - Field Trip to MSUM
Nov., 20, 21 - Conferences
Nov. 23, 24 - No School
Nov. 30 - Art with Grandma Cookie (December Lesson)

Here's What's Happening in Mrs. McBrady's Classroom

October 23, 2017

Literacy

Interactive Reading –  Shiloh (Theme)

Reading - Plot and the Story Mountain, First and Third Person Point of View

Writing Workshop – Kate DiCamillo's Writer's Workshop and opinion writing
Independent Reading – AR goal for October 5 points to meet their goal
Please remind your child to read at home. 4th graders should read at least 20 minutes per evening.
If you want to check if a book you have at home has a test or see the reading level or point value, you can visit this web site:

http://www.renlearn.com/store/quiz_home.asp

You are invited to download 3 eBooks (2 with audio), sponsored by Pizza Hut and the Book-

It Program. See more information about downloading here:

https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=17202659011


Spelling

Pretest - Monday
Final Test - Friday

Math

Unit 2 - 
I can solve number stories involving multiplicative comparisons
I can classify triangles by angle properties
I can classify quadrilaterals by their properties
I can explore symmetry in nature, objects, and shapes
I can solve "What's My Rule" problems and analyze patterns

Social Studies

The United States and Its Regions
               A Nation is Born
               A Nation at Last 
               The Nation Grows
               War and Changes


October Birthdays

October 20 - Cailin
October 23 - Ashleigh

Coming Up!

October 25 - 4th grade is not checked except by parent request
October 31 - Classroom Fall Party
October 31 - Students should have at least 5 AR points

Here's What's Happening in Mrs. McBrady's Classroom

October 16, 2017

From the picture it either looks like Fall in Minnesota or Camouflage Day at Parkers Prairie Elementary!

Literacy

Interactive Reading –  Shiloh

Reading - Plot and the Story Mountain

Writing Workshop – share personal narratives and begin opinion writing

Independent Reading – AR goal for October 5 points to meet their goal
Please remind your child to read at home. 4th graders should read at least 20 minutes per evening.
If you want to check if a book you have at home has a test or see the reading level or point value, you can visit this web site:

http://www.renlearn.com/store/quiz_home.asp

You are invited to download 3 eBooks (2 with audio), sponsored by Pizza Hut and the Book-

It Program. See more information about downloading here:

https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=17202659011


Spelling

No spelling words this week.

Math

Unit 2 - 
I can convert units of time to smaller units of time and solve number stories involving time
I can identify place value through the hundred-thousands
I can create and interpret statements and equations for multiplicative comparisons

Social Studies

The United States and Its Regions

Book Orders

If you are interested in purchasing books for your student, please consider the Scholastic Book Clubs.  I will send home book order offers monthly.  I will have a deadline for the order to be submitted.  However, you may order at any time.  I will simply submit your order with the next time I order.

Purchases are entirely up to you.  If you decide to order, you can send the order to school with a check made out to Scholastic Book Club or I will accept cash and write the check myself.  

You may also order online at scholalstic.com/bookclubs  Please use my classroom code:
H948H so the books are delivered here.  If you order online, you have access to all the books Scholastic sells.  They have a search tool that is really easy to use to find the book that you want.


October Birthdays

October 20 - Cailin
October 23 - Ashleigh

Coming Up!

October 17 - Picture Retakes
October 19 and 20 - No School
October 25 - 4th grade is not checked except by parent request
October 31 - Classroom Fall Party
October 31 - Students should have at least 5 AR points

Here's What's Happening in Mrs. McBrady's Classroom

October 9, 2017

See our Homecoming Poster!  It was truly a team effort.  Each student participated and worked together to create our masterpiece.  It may not have won the prize, but the students are definitely winners!

Snacks! I encourage your child to bring a healthy snack to tide him or her over until lunch time. I would like to ask that you send snacks in plastic bags that can easily be sealed, plastic containers that can easily be opened and closed, or individual packaging. While it may be convenient to purchase a box of crackers and eat them all week, an open package of food is an invitation to pests. Thanks!!


Literacy

Interactive Reading –  Shiloh

Reading - Theme

Writing Workshop – Personal Narrative, brainstorming, organizing ideas, and writing an essay. We will continue with the writing process with revising, editing, and final copies.

Independent Reading – AR goal for October 5 points to meet their goal
Please remind your child to read at home. 4th graders should read at least 20 minutes per evening.
If you want to check if a book you have at home has a test or see the reading level or point value, you can visit this web site:

http://www.renlearn.com/store/quiz_home.asp

You are invited to download 3 eBooks (2 with audio), sponsored by Pizza Hut and the Book-It Program.  See more information about downloading here:

https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=17202659011

Spelling

Pretest – Monday
Final Test – Friday
Students who score 100% on their pretest will not need to take the final test on Friday. Students should score 80% or higher on the final tests to master their spelling words. You can check your child’s progress on Spelling City.

Math

Unit 2 - 
I can use a formula to figure the area of a rectangle
I can work with factor pairs, arrays, and corresponding equations
I can learn that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors
I can classify numbers as prime or composite

Social Studies

The United States and Its Regions
Why Study History?
The First Americans
First Europeans Come To America
A Nation Is Born

Vision and Hearing

Vision and hearing screenings will be conducted October 25. Fourth grade is not a part of the routine screening process. If you would like your child’s vision or hearing checked, please contact the office and they will schedule your child to be screened.

Art

Grandma Cookie will be coming into our classroom once a month this year with an art lesson. We will see her on Monday for the first time.

Every Kid in a Park

Fourth graders and their family are admitted FREE to any National Park from September 2017 until the end of August 2018. Feel free to check it out!

Coming Up!

October 9 - Art with Grandma Cookie
October 17 - Picture Retakes
October 19 and 20 - No School
October 31 - Classroom Fall Party