4th Grade Spanish Immersion with Maestra Damsteegt

What We Learned this Week Bible : This week, we talked about how the Spirit of God left Saul. God was at work in David's life preparing him and getting him ready to become the future king of Israel.  Math:  We have started long division. We practiced and reviewed how to divide a 2 and 3 digit dividend by a single digit divisor- with and without remainder. I would encourage the students to practice and review their basic division facts at home.   Reading:  This week, we talked about building a repertoire of strategies that readers can use when they are reading informational texts. Social Studies:  The students conducted research on the Internet to identify fun facts about a man-made structure of their choosing. They had lots of fun using their iPads to conduct the research. Lots of Christmas Fun! The students did such a wonderful job at the Spanish Immersion Christmas concert. We celebrated Jesus' birth, and we did it all in Spanish. I am very proud of every...

What We Learned this Week Bible:  This week, we talked about Saul's foolish oath. This sets the stage for God to choose a new king of Israel- one that is "...after His own heart." Math:  We are now in chapter 3 which has to do with division. We reviewed how to do basic division with two digit numbers and no remainder. We also learned how to divide large numbers ending in zero with and without remainders. The students saw how multiplication can be used in order to check a division problem- multiplication and division are certainly related. Students should still practice multiplication facts and are encouraged to start to review and practice their basic division facts. I will not be assigning math homework for the week of December 12 to 16. Reading:  We talked about slowing down when reading non-fiction texts and pausing to think about the main idea of sections in order to better understand the theme of the text as a whole. I will not be assigning reading homework for the w...

What We Learned This Week Bible:  This week we studied Saul's disobedience to God. Math:  We finished chapter 2 this week! The students took the chapter 2 practice test this week and corrected their work. The chapter 2 test is scheduled for Monday, December 5. The students should have brought home their practice test to study this weekend.  Reading:  We started a brand-new unit on informational text. We kicked off the unit by identifying informational text features in addition to using those text features in order to determine the main ideas of the text. I encourage the students to read informational text at home for their reading log homework assignments.  Writing:  We have officially started our new unit on persuasion. The students have been working really hard to develop and write strong opinions that could be transformed into claims. The students are excited and have many great ideas. I cannot wait to see what they come up with during our future lessons...