4th Grade Spanish Immersion with Maestra Damsteegt

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  We concluded our unit on King Solomon this week. The students took the test, and we are looking forward to learning about the divided kingdom. Math:  The students practiced writing out equations to solve word problems. Reading:  This week, the students took time to think about the sections of their non-fiction books and what that particular section was teaching them. Then, they rehearsed how they would teach that information using an appropriate teaching voice and vocabulary to a classmate. The students concluded their lesson by actually teaching a partner new information they learned from reading their books.  Writing:  The students are researching their persuasive topics and are finding appropriate research articles to support their ideas. They are also writing micro-stories to use in their essays. Spelling:   Here  is the link to next week's spelling list.  Social Studies:  The students have finished work...

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  T he King Solomon Test has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 30.  Here are the links to the  English  and  Spanish   study guides. The English study guide is for the parents to help guide their students, and the hard copy of the Spanish study guide will be sent home on Friday (January 24). I am also including links to Blooket games that the students can use to review if they wish.  Tower Defense 2 Cafe Monster Brawl Tower of Doom Crazy Kingdom Factory Tower Defense Math:  The students practiced writing equations needed to solve word problems and identified the kind of equation. Spelling:   Here is the link to next week's spelling list.  Social Studies:  The students are working on a Google Slide Presentation project. They are describing the location of the United States in spatial terms in addition to mentioning the natural and man-made characteristics.  From the Office: Upcoming Dates Fo...

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  We have been studying King Solomon this week! We learned about the origin of his famous wisdom and the extent of his wealth. We even saw how much the Queen of Sheba was impressed with his kingdom. We will soon learn about his shortcomings as king of Israel. This is a short unit, so the test is scheduled for Thursday, January 23. Here are the links to the English and Spanish study guides. The English study guide is for the parents to help guide their students. The hard copy of the Spanish study guide will be sent home on Tuesday. I am also including links to Blooket games that the students can use to review if they wish.  Tower Defense 2 Cafe Monster Brawl Tower of Doom Crazy Kingdom Factory Tower Defense Math:  This week, we have been writing equations to solve word problems with an unknown variable. The students have also been using comparison bars to help visualize and solve word problems. Reading:  We have been paying close att...

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  This week, we studied David's last years as king. We learned about the prophet Nathan's reminder to David to name Solomon as the next king of Israel. The students took the test over King David, and we look forward to our next unit of study- King Solomon.  Math:  We are starting to study simple algebra. The students learned how to combine like-terms as well as substituting values in a given algebraic expression. We also have learned how to write equations using the "equals sign" and the "is not equal to" sign. We used all of this knowledge in order to write algebraic equations in order to solve an unknown value.  Reading:   We are taking some time to identify main ideas and supporting details of texts.  Writing:  The students brainstormed and wrote down some reasons to back up their persuasive claim statements. Social Studies:  We are now starting our social studies unit. To kick it off, we learned how to describe...