GHCDS 4th Grade 2022-23: March 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023

Weekly News- March 31, 2023

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Community Building

Women's History Month Role Models

Jane Goodall, Lucy Cooke, Nellie Bly, and Mona Haydar

Friday Gathering

4th Grade did a fantastic job presenting about US Geography!

Reading

Finished Unit 3!

Prepared notes and rehearsed with debate team
Learned tips from famous high school debater: Rosdely Ciprian
Check out our class Instagram to watch all 3 debates (@ghcds4th_2022)

Writing

Created an epilogue to extend the story we finished: I Survived the American Revolution
Comprehension Pre-Assessment before Unit 4 begins next week!

Read Aloud

Started reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Social Studies

19 State Presentations completed!

Students are improving on their public speaking skills

Math

Finished March Calendar Pattern on Function Machines
Wrapped Up March Collection on The Great Fraction Race
Subtraction Strategies Checkpoint
Measurement

Read Coldest, Hottest, Highest, Deepest and talked about using measurement benchmarks (i.e. comparing the height of the Empire State building with the height of Mt. Everest)
Length

Meters - Kilometers conversions

Time

Using an open number line to find the difference between lengths of time - example below

Science/Health & Wellness

Visited This Year's GHCDS STEM Fair
Completed and Shared Slide City Engineering Plans
Began Our Next Science Unit on Sound
Continued our Wellness Unit on Identity

Race, Racism, & Ethnicity (click here for a video we discussed)
Introduced our self portrait project

Announcements:

Today: Happy Transfer Day!
April 7th - 10th: NO SCHOOL for Easter Weekend

$5 Easter Candygrams for sale until April 4th!

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Weekly News- March 24, 2023

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Community Building

Happy Ramadan!

Mrs. Abdel shared with the class about Ramadan, fasting, and Eid

Women's History Month Role Models

Malala Yousafzai, Mary Thomas (Queen Mary), Sheryl Sandberg, Michelle Obama

LS Assembly

In Honor of the new Julie Crisler-Raub ELC Building we gathered to honor Mrs. Crisler's retirement.
Thank you to Scarlett and Nora for being our class speakers.

Reading/Writing

Unit 3: Revolution Debates

Researching why colonists chose to support Patriots, Loyalists, or stay neutral
Creating a T-chart to prepare notes for next week's debate

Read Aloud

Finished reading I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
New book of short stories: Every Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant

Social Studies

Created PowerPoints using their state research in preparation for class presentations.
Here is the schedule for state presentations next week. While students did all the work in school, I sent home their Gmail login information with a little note explaining if they need extra time to finish their last few slides or if they just need to practice. PowerPoint slides can be found in their Google Drive.

Monday

March 27th

Tuesday

March 28th

Wednesday

March 29th

Thursday

March 30th

1.Toby

(Texas)

1.Hazel

(Louisiana)

1.Olivia

(California)

1.Taliyah

(North Carolina)

2. Nora

(Hawaii)

2. Keinalys

(Illinois)

2. Sarima

(Nevada)

2. Sibali

(Maryland)

3. Scarlett (Oklahoma)

3. Emma

(Michigan)

3. Ramsey

(Connecticut)

3. Fathi

(Utah)

4. Lucia

(New Mexico)

4. Orion

(Washington)

4. Madison

(Massachusetts)

4. Lux

(Pennsylvania)

5. Simon

(Colorado)

5. Bailey

(Georgia)

5. Ania

(Montana)

Math

Subtraction

Number line strategies - removal strategy vs. finding the difference strategy
Subtraction standard algorithm
Subtraction strategies work sample assessment
Roll and Subtract One Thousand Work Station

Number Corner

Updating Function Machine Calendar Pattern (rule: 2n +5)
Week 1 out of 2 of The Great Fraction Race

Science/Health & Wellness

Slide City Engineering Plans
Relationship Between Identity and Diversity
Equity vs. Equality
G.A.IN.S. Lesson From Mrs. Velez
S.E.L Lesson from Ms. Bird on Inclusion

Playing a game to emphasize the importance of really seeing someone

Announcements:

March 24th: LS Trimester 2 Report Cards Emailed
March 27th-31st: Science Fair Week!
March 31st- Friday Gathering @8:30am in the Pavilion

Parents are invited to see 4th grade present about the 50 States!
Here is a link to the song 4th Graders will be singing

April 7th - 10th: NO SCHOOL for Easter Weekend

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Friday, March 10, 2023

Weekly News- March 10, 2023

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Community Building

VI History Month

USVI Anthem, VI Trivia Game, History of Flag, Cultural Foods & Locations, & St. John Slave Revolt

LS Assembly

Ruff Start Fundraiser: The Valentine's Day bake sale money ($156) will be going to helping stray animals in need on island. Great job, Lower School! Click Here for a Link to the Ruff Start Website!

Reading

Unit 3: The Revolutionary War

Researching post-war life

Treaty of Paris, Constitution, 1st Presidency, Westward Expansion, & Hidden Voices

Writing

Unit 3: Writing About History

Adding text features
Partner feedback
Using a checklist to edit
Publishing Party!

Social Studies

Continued state research
Here is a link to the song 4th Graders will be singing at their next Friday Gathering on March 31st

Science

Investigating Fossils in Sedimentary Rock Layers to See How Landscapes Change Over Time
Slide City Engineering Brainstorm: How would you protect your home from a landslide?

Health/Wellness

Mrs. Bird - Hurt People Hurt People

Math

Number Corner

Continued the calendar pattern by using a function machine and the program 3n+1
Using a Clock to Represent Equivalent Fractions
Don't Break 3.00 Game (adding 10ths and 100ths and representing the sum as a decimal)

New Work Place Game Introduced: Round, Add, and Compare
Learning the Addition Standard Algorithm
Addition Strategies Work Sample
Reviewing Addition Strategies: Number Line, Give and Take, Breaking the numbers Apart by Place Value, and the Standard Algorithm
Place Value and Addition Checkpoint

Announcements:

March 13th - 17th: SPRING BREAK!
March 24th: LS Trimester 2 Report Cards Emailed
March 31st- Friday Gathering @8:30am in the Pavilion

Parents are invited to see 4th grade present about the 50 States!

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Friday, March 3, 2023

March 3, 2023- Weekly News!

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Community Building

Read Across America: Guest Reader- Ms. Crisler!
Friday Gathering: Theatre Club presented Snow White Lite

Congratulations to the cast!

Reading

Unit 3: The Revolutionary War

Expanding on notes
Keeping notes organized
Using a variety of sources: books, articles, videos, and ebooks

Writing

Unit 3: Writing About History

Publishing Party to celebrate completed 1st informational booklets
Deciding on 2nd subtopic
Planning table of contents
Drafting with goals in mind

Social Studies

7 Main Regions of the USA
Began 50 State Project- Each student is researching one state to present about to peers
This is the song 4th Grade will be singing at their next Friday Gathering on March 3st:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT3YbB393x8

Science

Mini-Lesson: How do you fix a broken heart?

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams - Founded Provident Hospital, the first racially integrated hospital in Chicago and one of the first people to perform open heart surgery

Lava Experiment: type of lava in a cone vs. shield volcano
Sedimentary Rock and Fossils Lesson: Students gathered evidence to describe how environments on Earth have changed over time