Coming up with these titles is tricky! Monday we had our first Patchwork assembly with Caldecott Medal winner Dan Santat. An author and illustrator, he is also a very entertaining presenter. We all had a great time learning about his life, his career, and his books.
In grammar this week, the focus was on what makes a sentence. We discussed the essential parts of a sentence and contrasted that with fragments. Throughout the week, we engaged in numerous activities to help us differentiate between them. We also tried unscrambling some sentences, which is trickier than it sounds.
We took fragments and turned them into complete sentences, and we enjoyed the SchoolhouseRock video ‘Mr. Morton.’
Our morphology lessons this week centered on more suffixes and Latin bases. We learned about -less, -ive, and flex/flect. That last one inspired us to see how flexible we are!
While we did not read any new chapters in Charlotte’s Web this week, the students made great progress on their Diary of a Spider/Pig project. They craft rough drafts in their Reader’s Notebook (where they keep their chapter summaries.) Then, I edit them, and they write final drafts on the special paper.
We also did some brainstorming about our Special Place writing project. The kids chose a place to write about, and then listed all of the five senses they remember about that place. Rough drafts have begun and we hope to have final drafts up by conferences.
We wrapped up our spelling-vocabulary list, and to review, the students studied on Quizlet and completed some fill-in-the blank sentences.
In social studies this week, the focus was on preparing for the quiz on the Southeast. We played all kinds of review games: Sparkle, Around the World, and more to practice with the map, the facts, and the states and capitals. The most popular one was the Kahoot in which teams compete to answer questions quickly on their laptops.
We celebrated two birthday this week: Mason and Will!
We also attended the first of the 3rd grade plays. Mrs. Voigt’s class entertained us with “The Big Cheese.” Our students wrote and illustrated ‘fan mail’ for each member of the cast.
In Morning Meetings this week, the students played review games, shared about their dream jobs, and enjoyed several silly handshakes.
We wrapped up the week with an 8th grade vs faculty volleyball game in Brown gym. Mr. C represented the 4th grade team, and I think the faculty won!
Miss Earhart's Class 
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