This week our class, along with other A2 STEAM classrooms, will participate in a world-wide event called, "The Hour of Code." The Hour of Code is an initiative to get students to spend an hour of time learning to program, as part of national CS Education Week (December 7-13, 2015). Students will participate in coding activities using their iPads as well as "unplugged" activities.
Monday, December 7, 2015
Hour of Code
Hour of Code
This week our class, along with other A2 STEAM classrooms, will participate in a world-wide event called, "The Hour of Code." The Hour of Code is an initiative to get students to spend an hour of time learning to program, as part of national CS Education Week (December 7-13, 2015). Students will participate in coding activities using their iPads as well as "unplugged" activities.
This week our class, along with other A2 STEAM classrooms, will participate in a world-wide event called, "The Hour of Code." The Hour of Code is an initiative to get students to spend an hour of time learning to program, as part of national CS Education Week (December 7-13, 2015). Students will participate in coding activities using their iPads as well as "unplugged" activities.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
The B Hive News
The “B” Hive News December 7, 2015
Accountable Talk
We are working hard to make sure that we are engaged and focused during group discussions. The components we are working on are:
Explain
Restate
Agree
Disagree
Build on
Go Beyond
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Check out Our Blog! It will be updated at least once a week.
Check us out on Twitter! We’re always sharing our learning!
Follow me @ bertelson2!
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Lunch Recess Discussion
We had the opportunity to speak with Ms. Fitz this week about some challenges that are happening during lunch recess. The students are going to work this week to offer some creative solutions to the problems they’ve noted. Please talk with them about this.
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Hour of Code this Week!
We will spend Friday on an ENTIRE hour of coding. Look for more information on this.
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We’ve started a new PBL Unit and we’re having a lot of fun.
Have you checked us out on Twitter?
Our unit is called Energy Conversions and it’s a fantastic exploration into types of energy and problem solving.
Our new driving question is: How can we design and model a system to unload boxes at a food pantry?
The students will get to create a system to unload boxes of food with their PLTW partner.
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Weekly Focus
Reading - accountable talk using The One and Only Ivan
Writing -Persuasive letters to Ms. Fitz, google slides showing our learning, realistic fiction
Math - Fraction fun (it really is)
PBL - PLTW Energy Conversions
Word Work - We will talk our test on Monday and get new words for the week.
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Huge thank you!
To those who purchased books for our classroom and those who sent in tissues.
We are now looking for gently used board games that you could share with us. If you could send in cards, Skipbo, Yatzi, Scrabble, etc that would very much be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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If you have any questions or concerns, never hesitate to email me. I read often and respond quickly.
Regards,
Mrs. Bertelson
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Accountable Talk
Last week, we spent considerable time on the concept of accountable talk. This means that we are depending on each other to add to the conversation and that its not just back and forth between the teacher and a student. We are getting much better this. Here is the language that the students see and hear.
New Homework Log
Here is our homework log for this week. Please note that a spelling column has been added.
Name:
Name:
4th Grade Homework Log
Week of 12/7-12/13
Goal (circle
one):
Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division
Exploration
choice:
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Read
20 min.
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Practice
spelling words
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I
worked toward my goal by….
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Turn this log in on Monday, December 14
Exploration
Choices:
Choose at least one, DUE 12/14
1) Use your visualization skills: draw
or paint a picture of one of the characters from our new read aloud, “The One
and Only Ivan”.
2) Compose a 3 paragraph essay about a
book that you got at the book fair, or is at your house, community center, or
class library. Do research on the author.
a) In the first paragraph, tell us the
title of the book, the author and the genre. Tell us what you learned about the
author through your research.
b) In the second paragraph, provide a
plot summary (without giving away too many details).
c) In the third paragraph, tell us
whether you would recommend this book and why or why not.
3) Create a Realistic Fiction comic or story to contribute to our class
library.
4) We have been working on Explaining
our Thinking when we read. Read 10 pages of a book you are reading. After each
page, write at least 2 sentences to explain what you were thinking about while
you were reading that page.
5) You choose a topic! Come propose it
to me for approval.
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