Brown Bag Paragraphs

Tonight:

• Pick one object to put inside your brown bag.


• Write a paragraph on a loose leaf paper that describes what is inside--but don't say what it is!


• Use as many adjectives and sensory words as you need to help the readers visualize what it is!


• Tomorrow, we will read our classmate's paragraphs and guess what it is! Remember, you want your writing to be so descriptive that you paint the picture of your object in our minds!


• Be prepared to highlight the different adjectives that you used to help your writing be more descriptive.

A reply!!

Wahoo! We got a letter back from the Veterans Hospital. Check it out:

Students measuring!

Today we found objects and estimated their length.

Later, we got to go back and compare our estimates with their actual length!

Science Project

Click the link below for your science research:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/

Alternative spelling list 12/12-12/16

Class Spelling Words 12/12-12/16

what vwe did ths week by dwight

dear Moms

This week in sioux trail we learnd about desmos it was sometime to hard but i got the hage of it we play game,s With them to it was a fun game and . In room 206 we learnd about the state in the south in people how stay in the south to . We have a class game with bingo and decimos u can com up and draw a card out of the bag but only if you are showing pride .Pride mean,s if you do something good like say if your mom ask u to go clend your room and you go do it right away that mean your showing pride at home . In science we are learning how to keep germs away we put red paint on our hand and wash it for 5sec you have to wach it for that mush sec and see how mush germ you get off your hand . This is what we did in 4th gread and you can cheak out or bloog.

from; dwight

Week in reiwew by Randii

Dear moms and dads,

It was a great whole week. We get to sit at the cirle tables that is fun. we made casles in art we finish Sarah, Plain and Tall and we got ixl back. We are leaning about deculmse and we saw Jame Adams. We are leaning about germs. we alos we do xtra math

from,

Randii

week and review savanna welch

Dear Parents,

This week we had learned about decimals in math.We had 2 days of Music and 3 days of Art .Today was the last day of Art. In art this week we made a castle but, not using a paint brush we were using a piece of card board box.It was really fun for all of us.We also had a test today and i am pretty sure every one got them all right because all of us are really smart.This week we had a health and science unit and it was on germs.We had to read a book and the book i read was about fungi,viruses,and bacteria.That is also what we talked about this morning and all this week.

Sincerly,

Savanna

week and reivew By Amy

Dear moms and dads,

This week has been great.We finshed our Sarah Plain And Tall book.We have 2 reading test.One is on Komodo Dragons and the other is on Sarah Plain And Tall.We all so have a spelling test and a social studies test.But tthe social studies test is on Monday and it is on the south.Our teacher Miss.Mulvahill finally fixed ixl and now we can use it.This week we had a substie teacher[Mr.Nord].We are all so starting health and sience.

Snerily,

Amy

Week In reivew by LEO

Dear moms and dads,

This week seemed like it went by really fast. We had a sarah plain and tall test. We are going to have a spelling test and are reading test today. We are about to go to see Jame Adams.We also starting dismil bingo. We aiso did lots of xtra math.

sinserly,

LEO

Week in Review by Xaitia

Dear Miss.Mulvahill,

This week we had specialist that was art!we are painting too!In math we are adding decmails together we also have a new program its extra mathand i psad addition!everone is doing very, very well on addition too! We got ixl back on.So we are adding decmails and it is really fun.we finished sarah,plain,and tall and we are having a big test,reading test,and a spelling test!Lots and lots of workto do.well thats all good-bye

love,

Xaitia

Week In Review By:Charity Settell

Dear readers,

This week was excellent!!!!Jane Adems came to our school!We had two days in music and the rest in art.In art we painted with card board.We made casles with our paintings.In spelling our unit was 13.In reading we read Komodo Dragons.We did lots of xtra math and Ixl.Well,i had lots of fun sharing!Bye!

Charity

weekend review by griffin strander

Dear Readers,

This week we had a sub.He was really fun! Today Jane Adams came. We had alot of tests. Today we have two reading tests,one spelling test, and a study guide for scoail studies. So we had a busy day!!!!

from,

griffin

My Week In Review By Sara

December 9th 2011

Dear kids and parents,

This week we finally finished Sarah , Plain and Tall.In reading we read about komodo dragons and the test.In grammer we learned about irregular nouns.I n handwriting we did the letters y and x.We also worked on our fiction story.We took our spelling test too!We also took a Sara ,Plain and Tall test.I n health we are still working on germs.We learned about pathogens, bacteria ,fungi , and virisus. In math we learned about the thousanths place.We also got back IXL!We got to see a girl named Jane Adams in the gym.For fun we are playing classroom Bingo. This was a fun week!

Love,

Sara

Week in Reveiw by: Jessica Schmid

Dear Viewers,

This week has been wonderful! We just finished our Sarah, Plain and Tall test. We had music on Monday and Tuesday. We had art on Wednesday, Thursday and today Friday! We read about Komodo Dragons.

Today we also be taking our spelling and reading tests. We just got back from ''meeting'' Jane Adams! It was very interesting.

We did a science/health experiment about germs. Since three of us had an old t-shirt AND a note we got to for sure be the handwashers in our groups! What we did was we put paint on our hands and a blindfold over our eyes. The paint was representing the germs on our hands and the blindfold was to make it seem more like real life so you couldn't decide which germs you want to get off and all that stuff.

Next Tuesday we have a social studies test about people, landforms, and climate in the South! Also for the people in choir we have our first concert! The first one is at 1:30 and the second one is at 7:00 pm.

Well I have to go now! Talk to all of you later! Bye!

Love and Sincerely,

Jessica Schmid (had it in cursive)

Week In Review By Ilhan

Dear Moms And Dads ,





This week in class were learning Irregular and Regular Words one example of an Irregular word is moose theres no plural just moose. In health were learning pathogens ( Germs) are living things that goes into ur body like bacteria and Fungi they cause diseases. In Reading were are studying Komodo Dragons and Context Clues. Thanks Mom And Dads For listening this letter.














Sincerly Ilhan,

Week In Review by Chance

Dear parents,


This week in school we learned more about plot and the exposition,rising action,climax,falling action,and the resolution.We also learned a little more about the other four elements of fiction stories.Character,conflict,theme and setting.This week for specialists we had music and art.Music for two days and art for three days.








Sincerely,


Chance

The 5 Elements of a Story RAP!

Spelling Words for 11/28-12/2

1. station
2. danger
3. April
4. wild
5. behind
6. whole
7. broke
8. drove
9. hide
10. decide
11. vacation
12. cable
13. bacon
14. pint
15. lion
16. smoke
17. remote
18. stole
19. invite
20. arrive

Bonus Words
1. operation
2. behavior
3. private
4. Rhode Island
5. apologize

Thanksgiving in Washington D.C.!

Boys and girls,

I hope you're having a wonderful Thanksgiving break! As promised, here are some photos of the different places I visited during my visit to Washington D.C. Can you name any of these places or memorials? Bring your ideas to school on Monday.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

Miss Mulvahill

Punctuation Joke... Do you get it?

Let's eat Grandpa.

Let's eat, Grandpa.

Correct punctuation can save a life!

Our Work in ACTION!!

The lessons that we learn in our classroom can be applied and shared outside of our classroom as well! The letters that our 4th graders wrote last week are a great example!

Students wrote thank you letters to service men and women in our military!

Look at all those great letters!! Ms. Brandon and I couldn't wait to deliver them to the Veterans' Hospital!

Keeping the letters safe on the way to the hospital. Always buckle up!

WHOO-HOO! The letters have made it! The soldiers that receive your letters are going to be so happy to know that you appreciate all they have done to fight for freedom!

(See, you can put all your great skills from the classroom into ACTION in the outside world!)

Reading Teams!!

Here are some photos of students hard at work. They were learning about influential people in the past such as Thomas Edison and Rosa Parks. This week we will be starting Sarah, Plain and Tall!

A Note from Miss Mulvahill

Dear Parents,

Our newsletter is coming home a day early this week because we are also sending home progress reports. These reports specifically look at student study skills and behavior at school. No marking means that the student is currently doing at great job. An "I" means that your student is improving on this task and an "N" means that your student needs to continue to make improvements. Also, we have attached some reports from our online grade book and IXL! These will help show the academic areas for continued growth and the areas where students are succeeding.

Along with these progress reports students are bringing home their portfolios! Please take some time to look over your student's work with him or her. They have been doing a great job developing their reading, writing, and math skills and they are ready to show it off! Any work that is not three hole punched into their portfolio can stay at home.

Please take some time to look over their portfolio and sign their progress report. Both of these should be returned to school on Friday, November 11th.

Other important notes:

· We are in a poetry unit. Students are learning more about figurative language (tools poets and writers use) and the different kinds of poetry. Next Friday (11/18), students will present their poems to the class during our 'poetry slam'.

· Students should be practicing their math facts at home every night. Many students have "mastered" their multiplication facts on IXL. This does not mean that they do not need to practice any more. They should continue to practice at home until they are automatic (less than a 3 second recall).

· Have you seen your student working on IXL? Students should be well on their way using this great online tool! We will be sending home progress reports next week reflecting their work. You can check how they are doing any time by signing into their individual account. Please have students practice every night!

· Don't forget Bookmatch Blast! Students must read 20 books by the end of the semester. The more time students spend reading, the more they will learn and the better readers they will become!


Have a great night!

Miss Mulvahill

Spelling List! 11/7-11/11

1. speak
2. reason
3. beat
4. least
5. steal
6. treat
7. season
8. money
9. valley
10. honey
11. monkey
12. hockey
13. alley
14. donkey
15. them
16. went
17. fence
18. credit
19. engine
20. contest

Challenge Words
1.escaped
2.celery
3.squeaked
4.bleachers
5.jersey

Week in Review by Xaitia

dear miss.mulvahill,

last week we wrote to are favorite aurther! what we know about a letter is that we need a date,greeting,body,closing,and,a singnature.we aiso did a math test.we went to mrs.brandons room to here about spooky stories.It was really fun!We read a book called'' Johny Appleseed'' and he really came!He told us about his life and what he did in it.In math we are learning about trades first.We are also doing IXL!I did over 365 questions in just 2 hours!In social studies we are learning about the northeast!In reading we rae reading about ''Addies In Charge''and something bad happens to addie and her brother!so today we are haveing a harvest party and it is on wacky hair day too!It is going to be fun! Now this week we have done a lot this week!So I am going to tell you!This week on Tuesday,Thursday,and Friday... we had choir!It was so fun becacuse we got to sing so many songs!I always ride with Jessica it is pretty fun!In socail studies we have 2 tests .One is open book the other is not!well I hope we all got it write!In reading we are reading 2 books one is'' A C

From,
Xaitia

Character Dress Up!

Class,

We were so busy on Friday that we forgot to talk about our character presentations! We will have some presentations on Monday afternoon and the rest will be on Tuesday. Please bring your costume tomorrow (if you get this message in time!). We will leave it at school for your presentation on Monday or Tuesday.

I hope you had a great weekend!

Miss Mulvahill

Next Week's Spelling! (10/31-11/4)

1. tomorrow
2. borrow
3. different
4. supper
5. matter
6. written
7. bottle
8. ridden
9. odd
10. bubble
11. offer
12. suffer
13. slippers
14. grasshopper
15. worry
16. current
17. lettuce
18. paddle
19. shudder
20. hobby

1. Mississippi
2. recess
3. impossible
4. antennas
5. allowance

Makayla H's Week in Review!

Dear Families,
This week in fourth grade was exellent. In reading we read the story Addie in Charge. Addie saves her little brother from a prarie fire. That was my favorite story in reading so far.
In math we are learning about trades first subtraction. You have to do all your trading before you can start subtracting. To me trades first is a very easy and quick way to subtract.
In social studies we are learning about the climate, landforms, natural resorces, and people of the Northeast region. One example of a climate is rainy. One example of a group of people is the Pilgrams. One example of a landform is mountains. One example of a natural resorce is fish. We learned a lot in social studies this week. Sincerily,
Makayla H.

IXL

Don't forget that today is the first day we will practice on IXL at home. Remember to spend 15 minutes practicing A.1 on the 4th grade level. When you get to a Smart Score of 70, you can choose to move on to A.2. However, the skill isn't mastered until you get to a Smart Score of 90!

Good luck and have fun playing!!

Click here to get to IXL

This week's spelling!

Spelling Words

1. shown
2. short
3. punish
4. March
5. chapter
6. watch
7. kitchen
8. whatever
9. anywhere
10. whenever
11. shelter
12. flashlight
13. trash
14. chocolate
15. church
16. pitcher
17. catcher
18. wheat
19. awhile
20. somewhere

Bonus

1. squash
2. champion
3. touchdown
4. crutches
5. wherever

Week in Review by Jessica

This week we had a bookfair! I got three new books! This week we are also writing to our favorite authors. I am writing to Andrew Clements! In social studies we are learning about the regions. There are four regions in the United States of America. They are the Midwest, the West, the Northeast, and the South. We are doing bookmatch blast! I am on my sixth book! When you get five books read you get to move up your rocket in the classroom! We just went to the library to get books for M.E.A. break! I got three awesome looking books!
Love and Sincerely,
Jessica Schmid
P.S. We learned how to play Red Remover!

A Note From Chance!

Dear parents,

This year so far we have learned partial sums addition and column addition for the past two days.This week in spelling we are working on the suffixes -er and -est.In reading so far we have learned about setting, sequencing, compare & contrast, and author's purpose .The thinking maps we have learned are the circle map, the tree map, the double bubble map, and the multi-flow map.Our other reading skills or C.A.F.E. skills are check for understanding, back up and reread, cross checking, and tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing.We've also been learning four kinds of sentences imperative, interoggative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.Also in handwriting we have learned 12 letters in cursive so far, I will list all of them here r,s,t,f,i,u,w,e,l,b,and k.That's what we have been learning in class so far.


Sincerely,
Chance

Red Remover

Check out this great game!!

Red Remover

This Week's Spelling 10/10-10/15

1. larger
2. largest
3. closer
4. closest
5. smaller
6. smallest
7. deeper
8. deepest
9. hotter
10. hottest
11. sadder
12. saddest
13. fatter
14. fattest
15. happier
16. happiest
17. scarier
18. scariest
19. funnier
20. funniest


1. weirder
2. gentler
3. angrier
4. weirdest
5. gentlest
6. angriest

Spelling 10/3-10/8

1. danced
2.dancing
3.chased
4.chasing
5.happened
6.happening
7.opened
8.opening
9.studying
10.worrying
11.drying
12.stopped
13. stopping
14. robbed
15. robbing
16. slipped
17. slipping
18. studied
19. worried
20. dried


1. skied
2. argued
3. occurred
4. skiing
5. arguing
6. occurring

New Unit in Math

Tomorrow we'll be starting our second unit in math. Our first lesson will teach us that there are many different names for numbers. For instance, what are all the different ways you can write 50?

Here is a FunBrain game that aligns with our lesson tomorrow!

By the way, does anyone know what we call it when two numbers or number sentences equal the same amount?

We might say they are... (comment below!)

Have a great night!

~Miss Mulvahill

Here are the spelling words for Friday's test!

1.care
2.because
3.cover
4.record
5.brake
6.Kansas
7.track
8.pocket
9.snack
10.attack
11.photo
12.alphabet
13.dolphin
14.elephant
15.stiff
16.muffin
17.giraffe
18.enough
19.laughed
20.rough

Challenge Words!

1.cuckoo clock
2.freckles
3.sheriff
4.autograph
5.headphones

Math Test Tomorrow!

Here are some websites that will help you review for your math test tomorrow!

Still not sure what congruent means? CLICK HERE

Want to sort polygons? CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE to play with parallelograms.

Ready to challenge yourself and learn more about triangles? CLICK HERE


Good luck studying tonight!

Miss Mulvahill

Tuesday Tunes

Hey Team 206!

Here are some tunes to listen to this Tuesday evening:

Already know your polygons? Check this one out about parallelograms!

Don't forget to complete your study guide for our Math Test on Thursday.

Congrats to our classmates who officially guessed our secret sentence!! We will share tomorrow during our morning message and start a new secret sentence tomorrow.

Have a great night!

~Miss Mulvahill

Team 206 Reminders

Team 206-

Tomorrow we will have our first Reading MAP test. This test will help inform the teachers about what each student "needs" for our coming school year. There is no way to study for the test. Please remember to get a good nights sleep!

Don't forget to look up our 80-sided polygon! Does it have a name?!


BONUS QUESTIONS:
(Comment below if you know the answers!)
What does concave mean?
What does convex mean?
What is NOT a polygon?
What is a 9-sided polygon?

PS The secret word today is "the."

See you tomorrow!

~Miss Mulvahill

Spelling Unit 2 Test

Here is this week's spelling list!

1. wreath
2. know
3. writing
4. thumb
5. limb
6. wrench
7. wrist
8. lamb
9. comb
10. kneel
11. wren
12. wreck
13. unknown
14. knit
15. climb
16. knot
17. design
18. assign
19. sign
20. knob

Challenge Words:
1. bologna
2. lasagna
3. align
4. cologne
5. wrestler

Be sure to practice throughout the week!

~Miss Mulvahill

(P.S. Thanks for stopping by the blog! Our secret word this weekend is: you)

How to Cover Your Books!

If you still need to cover some of your school books and would like to cover them with paper, here are the instructions on how to do it!

Just click on the link below:

http://specialchildren.about.com/od/schoolissues/ss/bookcover2.htm

Email me with any questions!

Thanks,

Miss Mulvahill

Good Afternoon!

Good Afternoon Boys and Girls!

I hope you had a good rest of your school day. I am resting up and hoping to feel better by tomorrow.

Remember:

Study for your spelling and social studies tests tomorrow! You're going to do great!!

Looking for a little extra practice in math? See how quickly you can match all the geometry pictures in this game to their flashcards! The flashcards can be found in a yellow box on the bottom of the page. We haven't gone over all of the pictures yet, so some will be an extra challenge!

To check out the game MATHO, click here!

Hopefully see you tomorrow!

~Miss Mulvahill

(P.S. The secret word today is: be) Remember to keep track of all the secret words!

Do you want to start studying for your test on Friday?! Here you go:

Second week of school!

Hi Everyone!

Thank you for stopping by our classroom blog.

This week in class:

We are focusing on showing our P.R.I.D.E. in all parts of the school and at all times of the day. The hallway is one place that we are continuing to work especially hard on this! How can you show your P.R.I.D.E. in the hallway at school?

In reading we are beginning to work on the skill of setting. We are doing this in our story: A Visit with Grandpa. This story will not be tested until 9/23.

In Social Studies students are learning about continents and oceans. Students will need to be able to identify all seven continents and all four oceans. We have been working hard on this in class! A study guide be sent home tomorrow (Wednesday 9/14).

In Math, students are beginning to work on geometry. What is a ray? What is a line? What is a line segment?

Phew! Lot's of things going on in room 206.

Don't forget to feed our fish!

~Miss Mulvahill

(Oh, wait... were you looking for that secret word? Your first secret word is: "best")

First Spelling Test!

Here is this week's spelling list!

1. throat
2. through
3. threat
4. thrown
5. thrill
6. screen
7. scratch
8. scream
9. scrub
10. skyscraper
11. strange
12. street
13. strike
14. strawberry
15. strength
16. square
17. squeeze
18. squeal
19. squirm
20. squirt

Be sure to practice throughout the week!

~Miss Mulvahill

Calling all students! 2011-2012

Boys and girls, the count down is on! Only 13 days until the first day of school. Boy, am I excited to see all of you!

We have lots of great things going on in room 206. Desks are getting cleaned, bulletin boards are almost up, and we're nearly ready for YOU to join us at Sioux Trail once again.

I'll post more updates as the summer comes to a close!

Check out the updated site and the new links below.

Have a great day,

Miss Mulvahill

Creating our State Posters!

Boys and Girls,

Today we will begin to organize our facts on the state that we have chosen to research. We will be creating posters to share the information we have found. Remember, you want to inform other students all about your STATE! Be sure to include all necessary facts and details that describe those facts. (Don't just say: "It's climate is warm." Tell us temperatures, weather patterns, and DETAILS!)

Check this site out in today's class:

The 50 States

~Miss Mulvahill

Mukhtar's Week In Review

This week at school we learned how to convert fractions into percents and then into a decimal.Today we had Wellness on Wheels.This week we played the concentration game.Yesterday we also had a concert that the 3rd graders preformed but the 4th graders coudn't go because we had a field trip.We also had a band concert on Wendsday,April 29th where 5th and 6th graders come together to preform.This week we also did a program to save sea turtles.

AnneMarie's Week In Review

Dear whoever is reading ,
This week we did many fun things. In math we learned congruent and similar and their meanings.In reading we read Into The Sea.We also had Wellness on Wheels. In math we also did fractions,percents, and decimals. We also played the game Concentration. Another thing we did was have a field trip.We went to the rivers and did science stuff like make boats and cars.On Wednesday we went to a band concert which had many wonderful players. Another thing that we acknowledge is the royal wedding.Miss Mulvahill got a hat and she says the next prince wants to marry her! Jokes! As you can see there are a lot of things that we did and what I hope to do next week.
Sincerely,
Miss AnneMarie Natalie Bittner

1.slowly
2.safely
3.daily
4.suddenly
5.carefully
6.weekly
7.lately
8.truthfully
9.hopefully
10.powerful
11.peaceful
12.beautiful
13.cheerful
14.painful
15.thoughtful
16.action
17.location
18.invention
19.correction
20.pollution

Bonus Words:
1. grateful
2. suspenseful
3. completely
4. exactly
5. separation

Spelling 4/18-4/21

Spelling List: Compound Words!

1. anyway
2. baseball
3. basketball
4. chalkboard
5. classmate
6. classroom
7. doorbell
8. downstairs
9. driveway
10. earrings
11. highway
12. motorcycle
13. myself
14. newspaper
15. nighttime
16. softball
17. something
18. sometimes
19. upstairs
20. weekend

Challenge words
1. courtroom
2. ourselves
3. heartbroken
4. teammate
5. skateboard

Homework Tonight 4/13

Students are coming home with a lot of great activities to work on tonight!

1. They need to complete 15 minutes on IXL Math. Remember that 15 minutes is the minimum, but they are welcomed to go above and beyond! Students need to first work on problem: 4.3.2.3. Why? It will help them study for their test coming on Monday! Also, I will be counting their SmartScore as a quiz grade in our gradebook.

2. Many students have already finishing the comprehension check for our story this week: A Peddler's Dream. However, if it is not yet done, it is homework tonight. Don't forget to use page numbers to show me where you found your information--PROVE your answer is right!

3. Finally, students have a quick spelling worksheet. It should not take students more than 5-10 minutes and it will help students stay fresh for their test on Friday.


Have a great night and see you tomorrow!


Miss Mulvahill

Room 207 Test Alert

We will be taking our Unit 8 Math Test on Monday, April 18th.

We will have a Social Studies test on the Midwest on Thursday, April 21st.

What's been happenin' in room 206? (comment here!)

Big Day tomorrow!

Dear parents,

Tomorrow we will be starting IXL math. I had the opportunity to introduce this program to many of you over conferences. Students will be taking home their user names and passwords tomorrow, so they can continue their math practice at home.

The games and activities on this program will help your student work towards mastering all of the 4th grade math skills we cover. I am thrilled to utilize this program in our classroom! If you have any questions regarding IXL, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone (952-707-3361) or email (kmulvahill@burnsville.k12.mn.us).

Thanks!

Miss Mulvahill

Spelling Review Week! Unit 24

Here are our review spelling words:

again
believe
friend
heard
heart
height
hospital
neighbor
pickle
piece
rattle
toes
weight
dirty
Florida
forest
fourteen
fourth
morning
nerve
perfect
skirt
storm
butcher
cloud
crowd
cushion football
July
mountain
pudding
shower
few
fruit
fuel
huge
juice
menu
nephew
school
shampoo
suit
usual
clothes
there
they're
too
two
wood
your


Study up! :)

Computer Lab Learning

Everything you need to know about area and perimeter!

Perimeter and Area Game:

Game

(Preview for after spring break! Flips, Slides, and Turns! Symmetry! And more!)

Dylan's New Site

Dylan and I got to talking about some of the great math sites we have found so far this year. He informed me that he has another site to add to our list! It is called:

Coolmath.com

When I was able to check the site out, I was happy to see that it has more than just math! As you know, this year we are learning all about the states. So far we have covered the Northeast and the South. Check out this great game, State the State, to practice naming and placing the 50 states.

Thanks Dylan for finding us another great learning site!

Spelling Test for 3/18

1.wood
2.would
3.too
4.to
5.two
6.there
7.their
8.they 're
9.your
10.you're
11.beat
12.beet
13.break
14.brake
15.clothes
16.close
17.piece
18.peace
19.thrown
20.throne

Math Practice Chapter 7

Quiz One: Multiplication

Quiz Two: Division

Fraction practice

Fractions to decimals practice

FRACTION PRACTICE!

Here's your weekend homework, boys and girls! Choose one of the following games. Play for at least 15 minutes.

Tony's Fraction Pizza Shop

Melvin's Make a Match (Equivalent fractions--what we will soon be learning!)

Home Sweet Pie: Fraction Fun


I can't wait to hear about the games you played! See you on Monday.

Miss Mulvahill

Spelling 2/28-3/4

1. loud
2. house
3. outside
4. mountain
5. cloud
6. proud
7. power
8. however
9. shower
10. crowd
11. bush
12. July
13. cushion
14. butcher
15. pudding
16. stood
17. took
18. wood
19. football
20. brook


1. barefoot
2. jury
3. coward
4. thousand
5. announced

Spelling 2/14-2/18

1. piece
2. friend
3. field
4. said
5. again
6. ask
7. only
8. brought
9. heard
10. heart
11. build
12. believe
13. weird
14. height
15. weight
16. neighbor
17. rattle
18. pickle
19. toes
20. hospital


1. interview
2. poetry
3. sword
4. tongue
5. unusual

READING this week

Hey! Have you shared with your parents what week it is in reading?!? It's mystery week! We will be using our skills such as drawing conclusions and making predictions to help us solve mysteries in class this week. Currently, we are reading a book together in class called A Clue in Code. I am hoping to read a Meg Macintosh story this week as well.

We are focusing on a couple of different language arts skills. We have learned antonyms and synonyms so far. We will also do idioms, metaphors, similes, and onamonapias!

Don't forget:

Students are now working with Mrs. Nichols for classroom science.
Social Studies will be tested at the end of this week.
Valentines day is coming up! A parent letter and class list will be sent home soon. :)

Spelling and so much more!

I apologize I have been 'M.I.A.' (missing in action) on this blog! Randy, thank you for reminding me to update the spelling words to the most current week.

Here are our review words (that means we have 50 words this week and they now need to be written in cursive :) ).

ability, able, compose, composition, crumb, heal, health, meter, relative, signal, soft, change, charge, edge, excellent, excited, explain, extra, fudge, liquid, quart, quick, quilt, relax, Texas, village, beaches, bunches, classes, flowers, friends, glasses, holidays, memories, a lot, always, eleven, father, feelings, lazy, missed, want, washed, didn't, doesn't, I'm, it's, let's, shouldn't, we'll

PHEW! That should be all of them! Remember to practice writing your words in cursive at home, so you are ready for our test on Friday.

C.J.'s Week in Review

This week we went to gym and science and I went to math munchers with my friend.Plus Jackson had his birth day and Alex had his half b-day and we are reading a cool story called the storm.Another thing that we did is we got to play may Olympics at gym and we got new seats.Third grade came in and showed us about ecosystems and food chains and more.We got to do math unit 5 test and we went to Jaci's journey at the media center, I got to help with the pennie's for patients money.

Target Skill: Predicting

Next week we will be working on the target skill of prediction. Here is a great game to get you thinking about making predictions!

The Game

Who is Marven?!

Marven of the Great North Woods

The Lasky family emigrated from Russia to America in the early 1900‘s. From 1880 - 1930, 3,300,000 emigrated from Russia. People seeking to come from Russia would often make their way to Hamburg, Germany or Rotterdam, Netherlands and board a ship departing for America. Most ships would disembark at Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. It had been designated the first Federal immigration station in 1890.

Minnesota Fun Facts
* Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota actually has more than 11,000 lakes 10 acres or bigger. It has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.
* The average snowfall in a Minnesota winter is 58.9 inches.
* Bloomington, MN has the largest shopping mall in America.
*The name 'Minnesota' means cloudy or sky-tinted water from the Dakota language.
*The Northwest Angle at the top of the state is the northernmost point in the continental (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) United States.
*Minnesota is one of the leading producers of milk in the country.
*The first successful open-heart surgery took place at the University of Minnesota in 1952.
*Minnesota inventions include: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables

Vocabulary Word Game!

Vocab Flashcards

Did you say you wanted to learn another language?

bonjour - hello
derriere -bottom
en retard - late
leve-toi - get up
mon petit - my little one
merci beaucoup - thank you much
au revoir - good bye
Qui es tu?- Who are you?
Quel est ton nom?- What is your name?

Read a Graphic Novel about Lumbering!

Health: Influenza

There was a flu epidemic in Minnesota. An epidemic is an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.

What causes the flu?
The flu is caused by the influenza virus. It is spread from person to person by direct contact (shaking hands), small droplets from sneezes or coughs, contact with objects (hanker chiefs, clothing) that have been in contact with fluid from an infected person's nose or throat.

What are flu symptoms?
Different strains of flu include various symptoms, but the following are the most common:
~fever (usually 100° F to 103° F)
~cough
~sore throat
~runny nose
~headache
~muscle ache

Sometimes diarrhea and vomiting are also symptoms. Most people recover from the flu in 1-2 weeks.

Lots of people get the flu, but what do you do?
~Drink lots of liquids, like water, chicken broth, and other fluids.
~Get plenty of sleep. If you can't sleep anymore, keep resting. Listen to music, watch a movie, or read a book or magazine.
~Wear layers. You might be cold one minute and hot the next, so if you wear plenty of layers you can pull your favorite sweatshirt on and off.
~Wash your hands! You don't want to spread the germs that cause the flu. Don't share cups and eating utensils, like forks and spoons, with anyone.

It's important to let someone know if you have trouble breathing, your muscles really hurt, you feel confused, or if you start feeling worse at any time.

The Flu Germs

Chicken Jokes
Marven doesn't want his dad to tell the chicken joke again. I wonder which one he was referring to...

Q: Why did the chicken cross the park???
A: To get to the other slide!

Q: Why did the chicken cross the basketball court ?
A: He heard the referee calling fowls!

Q: Why did the turkey cross the road ?
A: To prove he wasn't chicken!

Q: Why didn't the chicken skeleton cross the road ?
A: Because he didn't have enough guts!

Q: What do chicken families do on Saturday afternoon?
A: They go on peck-nics!

Q: What do you call a rooster who wakes you up at the same time every
morning?
A: An alarm cluck!

Q: Why don't chickens like people?
A: They beat eggs!

Spelling 1/18-1/21

Spelling Words

1. supplies
2. enemies
3. hobbies
4. memories
5. mysteries
6. eyelashes
7. beaches
8. circuses
9. classes
10. taxes
11. ashes
12. bunches
13. glasses
14. suffixes
15. monkeys
16. flowers
17. friends
18. tigers
19. holidays
20. delays

Challenge Words
1. accidents
2. skis
3. injuries
4. libraries
5. couches

Math

Next week in math we will continue to work with “really big numbers” and two digit multiplication. Students are learning about exponents, lattice, partial products, and scientific notation.

I know the way we have students do their multiplication today is much different from how you learned it! If you ever have any questions on how to help your student, please use their Student Reference Book or SBR for reference. You can always email me too!

Reading Tests Online:

We have changed the format of how students take their reading tests. We now use Classmarker.com to take our test. Students will bring home their scores, but will not bring home a test sheet. To look at your student’s test more deeply, please sign into your student’s account on classmarker. Your student has their individual log-in name and password.

Next Week in Reading

Next Week in Reading
This week we will read in class Marven of the Great North Woods. Knowing the meaning of the vocabulary words is very important in this story. Here are the new vocabulary words that we will be learning next week:

Cord: unit for measuring cut wood
Depot: railroad or bus station
Flapjacks: pancakes
Grizzly: large, fierce bear of North America
Snowshoes: shoes with wooden frame and strips of leather stretched across

Reading Reflection

Yesterday, Ms. Johnson read to our class from the story Fourth Grade Greek for President. I missed what happened! Can you catch me up on what is going on in our story? How is Rosie doing in the race for class president? Make a prediction: do you think she will win? Can you tell me what part of the plot our story is in?

Write a reflection from yesterday's read aloud.

Week In Review 1/10-1/14

Hey students!

What did you learn this week at school?

~Miss Mulvahill

Reading Test Today

Please click on the link below to take your reading test.

Classmarker.com

Today's Math Lesson

Today we worked more with partial-products multiplication! Here is the lesson if you were absent or you would like to share it at home.

Lesson 5.6

Thanks,

Miss Mulvahill

Spelling 1/10-1/15

1. bridge
2. queen
3. except
4. change
5. relax
6. quart
7. edge
8. extra
9. village
10. liquid
11. expect
12. quick
13. explain
14. Texas
15. charge
16. equal
17. excellent
18. quilt
19. excited
20. fudge

1. advantage
2.pledge
3. excess
4. explosion
5. question

What did we learn today?

Here is our math lesson from today! Please share this link with your parents and show them how to multiply using the partial products method!

Today's Math Lesson

Miss Mulvahill

Homework Four Square

Hi boys and girls!

What is your FAVORITE homework four square activity and why? What do you like about homework four square?

Thanks for stopping by the blog!

Miss Mulvahill

Spelling 1/3-1/8

1. able
2. ability
3. sign
4. signal
5. mean
6. meant
7. deal
8. dealt
9. soft
10. soften
11. relate
12. relative
13. heal
14. health
15. meter
16. metric
17. compose
18. composition
19. crumb
20. crumble

1. direct
2. direction
3. personal
4. personality
5. invade
6. invasion