In Writing, learners reviewed and practiced different writing strategies and grammatical rules in preparation for our upcoming state assessment. Learners rotated among five different stations. The first station explored different editing rules, such as apostrophes, commas and conjunctions, quotation marks, capital letters, and pronouns. Moreover, our second station reviewed spelling rules, homophones, and verb tenses. The third station the learners brainstormed various writing prompts and wrote topic sentences while also reviewing more spelling rules. Our fourth station talked about adding details, rating different writing pieces, adding transition words, and how to vary sentence structures. Last but not least, the fifth station explored strong introductions and conclusions, while also practicing strategies to writing a dramatic and detailed sentence.
In Reading, learners were able to dive deeper into the books they have committed to. They did this by exploring various strategies and stations to help strengthen their engagement with their books.
In Social Studies, we are continuing to learn about the Alamo. Learners are building their background knowledge on the Texas Revolution.
In Math, learners continued to explore various division strategies. They have been working hard to make meaningful personal connections with math while also practicing the essential skill.
In Science, learners are exposed to the various resources around us and the causes and effects of pollutions.
Announcements
Writing STAAR Test
Our 4th graders will be taking the Writing STAAR test. This will be on Tuesday, March 28th. We have been preparing for this test, and we wanted to give a few reminders for this important day.
- Please have your child eat a healthy breakfast so they can focus.
- Your child will be provided with snacks, so they do not need to bring one from home. They may bring a water bottle.
- Your child will need to bring books with them to read after the test.
- We will be testing first thing in the morning, so it is essential that your child is on time.
- There will be no tutoring the week of March 27th-March 31st.
Testing in the building
March 28th-31st there will be testing in the building. Due to state regulations, we cannot have any visitors in the building during testing. That also means that you cannot come to eat with your child in the cafeteria during this week. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for understanding!
