4th Grade Spanish Immersion with Maestra Damsteegt

 What We Learned this Week Bible:  We finished up our study on King Saul and the story of how he was chosen to become king.   Reading : The students have officially completed the unit! We celebrated by getting together with the other 4th grade sections and watching the movie "The Tiger Rising." The students fellowshipped in each other's company and enjoyed juice and popcorn. What a fun way to end the afternoon before Thanksgiving break! Writing:  We finished our introduction to persuasive writing. We are ready to begin the writing process after we get back from the break. Science:  The students have finished creating their tools that allowed them to look over a bookcase and into the bookshelf contents. I am so impressed with all the students and their creativity.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break, families. I am praying for safe travels and good fellowship as you spend time with family and loved ones. We are certainly blessed; God is good. From the Offic...

Happy Snow Day! Have a very happy snow day, everyone! I pray that this may be a fun and relaxing day for us all. Stay warm! Make some delicious hot chocolate and play in the snow. See you all on Monday! What We Learned this Week Bible : This week, we are studying how Saul become king. God made it very clear to Saul that he was meant to be king, and Saul heeded him. It makes me wonder and think about ourselves. Do we actively listen to God and do what He asks us to do?  Math : The students are becoming experts at multiplying two digit numbers by two digit numbers. We also compared and contrast the short-cut method to the shortened expanded notation method. I encourage the students to continue to practice multiplying two digit numbers by two digit numbers.  Reading : We are coming to a close for this unit. We finished "The Tiger Rising" and spent some time this week to talk about major themes and the symbolism found in this book. On Tuesday, November 22, the students will b...

 What We Learned this Week Bible : This week, we started our study on David. We talked about how he became king and how the Ark of the Covenant arrived to Jerusalem.  Math : The students learned how to multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit number. Please encourage the students to keep up with their multiplication fluency in addition to practicing multiplying two digit numbers by two digit numbers.  Reading : This week, we talked about exploring the actions that characters in our books complete in addition to the items that they hold close to their hearts. By doing so, we are better able to understand the characters better while we read. Writing : The students completed their realistic fiction stories this week! We celebrated with the other 4th grade sections by fellowshipping over food while they shared their stories with the other students. What a fun time! Congratulations, 4th graders! Science : The students worked to complete a poster to visually represent their c...

  What We Learned this Week Bible: We just finished up our unit on Samuel this week. The students took the test on Thursday.  Math: This week, the students learned the shortcut method of multiplication with two and three digit numbers. The students also practiced reading word problems and identifying unnecessary information in addition to identifying word problems with not enough information.  Reading: The students have been focusing on the actions of the characters in the books they are reading in order to help them to better understand the type of people they are. I wonder how we as Christians can and should be vigilant of our own actions? Will other people observing our actions know we are in relationship with God based upon our very own actions? Writing: The students are nearly finished with their realistic fiction stories. Please be checking your emails this weekend. I will be sending a rubric I completed with each child. It is meant to give an update on how...