Eagles Soar in 4th Grade!
Welcome to the Windisch Webpage...
Welcome to all my new students for the 2011-2012 year! I am so excited and lucky to be your teacher this year. I look forward to a year filled with learning, excitement, and creativity. These first few weeks will be filled with getting to know all about each other and deciding what our expectations are of one another for the year to come. I am glad to be a part of your educational experience in District 107!
Mrs. Windisch’s 4th Grade Mission for 2011-2012
We, the children of 4W agree to agree to have fun learning, do our best, work hard, keep trying, follow our class rules, and b e considerate, kind, and thoughtful in order to be the best 4th graders possible.
Email Mrs. Windisch at: awindisch@d107.org
Subjects:
Math:
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What a fabulous group of 4th grade math brains! We are learning numbers inside and out...even into the millions! We are traveling through our math book, Topic 1 which covers everything you wanted to know about numbers. Our clas will be taking a few quizes along the way to check for our understanding of the material. Keep an eye on the assignment notebook for lessons as we go.
Language Arts:
- Vocabulary: Word Wisdom Unit 1, Part 3 is this week's words. Use these words whenever possible this week with your student.
- Spelling: Spelling is individualized to fit your child. Testing will be weekly, on Thursdays. Read the directions in your child's spelling folder to see how the words are being practiced. Words should be practiced in folder and checked each Tuesday. Tuesday night students will create sentences that use the words they are studying and will hand those in on Wednesday.
- Guided Reading: Groups have been given their first book to read. We will begin meeting in groups with parent volunteers soon. We will be writing, doing reading strategy mini lessons, and working on grammar during this time too.
- Writing: We have been working on writing for a purpose...author's purpose. Students will be working in small groups determining the author's purpose found in books.
Science...
- Scientific method is being practiced through labs and is now a part of our everyday conversations in class.
- Earth science is our focus and we are currently working our way through Chapter 9. Help your child understand our earth by watching National Geographic video's online whenever possible. Currently there are videos on landslides and glaciers worth viewing.
Social Studies and Our World:
- We are currently studying the 5 themes of geography along with reviewing continents and oceans. We have been viewing maps and globes and are just beginning to take a look at our place on them.
Testing Strategies...
Here are some "general" test taking strategies that will help your child with classroom tests that they will be taking this year. Make sure you help them practice these strategies (and others you may know of) at the start of the year to make YOUR year an even better one than before:
- Communicate each night. If a subject is hard for your student, clarify what your child does not understand or wants to know more about.
- Review the lessons taught each day, even if there is not an assignment written in their assignment notebook or a test in the immediate future.
- Review the study packet with your child, helping them understand the process of "studying!" Help them find answers in their book or practice skills that will covered on the test.
- Help your child "learn" how to plan ahead using a calendar to help them pace their nights of study.
- Follow the steps above.