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Mr. Phillips
November 4, 2013
Mr. Brandon Phillips
4th Grade
[email protected]
Springfield Elementary School
754-3326
http://www.effinghamschools.com//Domain/1838
Classroom Chart ToppeRS
ELA: Theme – The Sky’s the Limit – Courage
and Innovation
We will continue our biography on Neil Armstrong this week.
The students will take notes on the various examples of
courage shown by Neil and other pioneers of aviation and
science. The students will also learn about innovation in
America and the political drive behind it.
Upcoming Rockin’ Events
Wednesday – Math test / Science Mini-test
Friday – Cold Read / Science Test / Math
Test / Veteran’s Day Program 1:30pm
(veteran’s reception at 1:00pm)
Nov 11 – No School
Nov 12 – Fall picture retakes
Nov 13 – Progress reports
This week’s vocabulary will focus on the prefix ‘mal’ – bad or
badly, wrong, ill
Hits of the Week
On the Web
Math: Fractions
Unit 3 – Equivalent Fractions / Unit 4 – Operations with
Fractions
We will review equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, and
ordering fractions for our Unit 3 test on Friday. We will take a
short comparing and ordering fractions test on Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, we will begin the next unit where we will
add and subtract fractions and work with mixed numbers.
Social Studies/Science: Planets, Solar
Check these out!
STUDY ISLAND – www.studyisland.com
System, and Moon
Study Jams – Fractions / Equivalent Fractions
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams
/math/index.htm
We will spend one more week in our science unit. We have
covered the Earth, Moon, Planets, and now we are moving on
to stars. There will be two assessments this week. A mini test
will be given on Wednesday and a final unit test on Friday.
Social Studies will begin next week.
Study Jams – Solar System
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/sci
ence/index.htm
Notes from the Teacher:
• Thank you for all the support with the Halloween Party. You are awesome!
• Please let your kids use Study Island as much as possible. Please DO NOT help them get the answers right. It
is OK if they get them wrong. I need to know what they are missing. I use the information. You are welcome
to help them read the explanations of why they got it wrong. Let them try again on their own.
Weekly Words
“mal” - bad or badly, wrong, ill
malady, malefactor, malevolent, malfeasance, malfunction, malice, malignant, malnutrition, malodorous,
malpractice