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