Tuesday

HI everyone!

Sorry for the delay in posting. The power was off at school until later in the afternoon.

LA: p. 126 in your vocab book (quiz is tomorrow!)
SS: Quiz is postponed until Thursday
Science: Quiz is tomorrow
Math: None

Everyone is invited to our class play tomorrow at 9:30 in the media center. Hope to see you there!

Thursday

Happy Thursday!

LA:  p. 125 in vocab
SS:  Finish Constitutional Convention Sheet, Chapter 10, Lesson 1 Quiz is Tuesday, 5/31
Math:  Visit Multiplication.com and spend 15 minutes practicing your math facts.  They will come in handy tomorrow.  What game did you play?  Did you like it?  Answer those questions in your comment to this post.  Don't forget to use complete sentences!

The Constitutional Convention

Wednesday

LA: p. 124 in vocab book
SS: Chapter 10, Lesson 1 Quiz on 5/31
Math: Play this Order of Operations Game and write a comment answering the following questions:
  Did you like the game? 
  Did it help you remember the order of operations? 
  Was the review we did in class yesterday and today helpful?

Our class play will be on Wednesday, June 1, at 9:30 AM.  We hope everyone can make it!

Tuesday's HW

LA: p. 120 in vocab book.  Vocab test is 5/25
SS: Chapter 10, Lesson 1 Quiz on 5/31

Happy Birthday Ari!!

Our Last Monday in 4th Grade

Happy Last Monday!

SS:  p. 81, 82, & 83 (you will need your book to help you with page 82)
Vocab:  p. 119-- test is on Wednesday
Math:   Get some sleep and bring a sharpened #2 pencil to school tomorrow!

Thursday Homework

SS:  "We hold these truths..." due tomorrow
Math:  1-10 on p. 97 in Math Workbook (Below are pictures of the notes from today.  Use these problems as models to help you complete your homework!)
LA:  p. 118 in Vocabulary Book-- test is on 5/25
Science:  Chapter 9, Lesson 2 Quiz tomorrow

Perfect Field Day!

Thanks to everyone who made this day a success!! Thank you Sylvia (Hula Hoop relay), Lesley (Sack races), Jen (for making our super awesome poster), and especially Meg and Karen for coordinating this whole field day! 

Homework for tonight is pretty slim.  In Social Studies, students have until Friday to recite.  There is no homework in math, but there is a science quiz on Friday. 

Awesome Guest Speaker

Today we had an awesome guest speaker, Laila Wierzba, a Holocaust survivor whose story is quite similar to the story we are reading in class, Number the Stars. Laila was only 3 months old when her family left Denmark and escaped to Sweden during the 1943 raid on Copenhagen during the Nazi occupation.  She told an amazing story, and we learned a lot!

Happy Tuesday!

Tomorrow is FIELD DAY!

You will get your green shirt tomorrow morning.  You may wear non-uniform shorts and/or hats.  In addition, face paint or war paint (totally optional) should be applied at home only.  Also, please apply sunscreen BEFORE school!

SS:  "We hold these truths..." due 5/20!
LA:  p. 107 in vocabulary book-- Vocab test tomorrow!
Science:  Complete lesson review & 10 QB Q&A due Wednesday.  Chapter 9, Lesson 2 Quiz on Friday
Math:  Study conversion tables!  You need to know the following:



Just another manic Monday...

Can you believe there are only three weeks left?

Math: None (bring your Jayden's Rescue sheets to class with you tomorrow!)
LA: p. 106 in vocab book ** Study for your test on Wednesday!**
SS:  "We hold these truths..." due on 5/20!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"

Whoops! I forgot to add...

Here is Sy, Jack, and Josh and their song! Sorry I didn't add it to the other video!

Shabbat Shalom!

Happy Friday!
Today was a great day! 
The only homework over the weekend is to study for Vocabulary Quiz over Unit 12 on Wednesday!

Thursday, May 12

Math: p. 95 10-19 in workbook-- study your measurement tables!  (You might see a quick quiz tomorrow!)
SS:  Study for Chapter 8 Test tomorrow.  Your songs were amazing today.
LA: Study for vocab-- test is next Wednesday.
Jeopardy Chapter 8 SS

Wednesday, May 11

Math: No homework
SS: Study for your chapter 8 test!  It has been moved to Friday.  Also, work on finishing touches of your "songs" with your groups.  Those are due tomorrow.
LA: Next vocab quiz is NEXT Wednesday over Chapter 12

We had a great time at the birthday party today!  We had so much food-- we are going to eat the doughnuts and fruit later this week as an extra birthday treat!

Tuesday

Today was awesome!  The homework is still the same-- it is listed on yesterday's post.  Don't forget to study!

Homework for Monday AND Tuesday!

Homework is not due tomorrow-- it is due on Wednesday. Tomorrow is Yom Ha'atzmaut, and book bags are optional!! :)

Math: p. 152 in math workbook ALL
LA:  pp. 100-101 in vocabulary book.  Study for test on Wednesday.
Social Studies:  Study for SS and complete packet (due Wednesday).
Mittleman Math: Workbook page 95 #1-15 odd

sspacket

Chapter 8 Study Guide

Chapter 8 Study Guide SS

Current Events #6

Current Event #6 -

Happy Friday!

We had a great day today-- we introduced the new novel we will be using for literature circles, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry by reading and talking about King Christian X of Denmark. 

We also reviewed the calendar for the next couple of weeks.  We will have a vocab test on Unit 11 on Wednesday, and our SS test and math test (for Mrs. Rivner's math class) will be on Thursday.  The current event is due next Friday.

On Tuesday, we will have our Yom Ha'atzmaout program, and the students are to wear their white Davis tops and either jeans OR their navy bottoms.

Have a wonderful weekend!  There is no formal homework but students may spend their weekend working on studying for vocab Unit 11, their Chapter 8 SS test, or writing their song for their SS lesson.

Shabbat Shalom!

Thursday!

This morning, we shared our YAN books with our book buddies.  Check out these photos from this morning. 

Math: p. 148 1- 6 ONLY!
SS: Finish vocabulary for Lessons 1-5

I also added the last current events document on the forms page as well as the Chapter 8 SS Study Guide for our test next Friday.

Wednesday's Homework

We are so excited to Young Author's Night!
 Here is the agenda for the evening:

5:00 – 7:15 Our carnival themed Book Fair will be open in the media center and there will be entertainment outside the back of the media center provided by Circus Camp

6:00 – 7:00 Our young authors will be sharing their books with parents and guests in the classrooms.

Tomorrow will be Pajama Day, so kids are welcome to dress in their favorite PJ's.  If a student chooses not to dress in PJ's, they must wear the Davis Academy uniform.

Homework:
Math:  p. 147 1-10
Mittleman Math:  Finish worksheet 1 and do any 3 on worksheet 2

Pictures from Friday and Reminders for Wahsega!

Reminders for our all-day trip on Monday, May 2nd!

We are very excited about our trip on Monday to Wahsega 4-H Center, an environmental education facility in Dahlonega, Georgia.

Remember that check in is at 6:45 and we will be departing Davis at 7am!

We plan on returning to Davis by 7pm.

Please be sure to send your child with a sack lunch, as lunch WILL NOT be provided!

They all need to bring a water bottle as well!

Activities for the Day

Our students will experience three classes at Wahsega:

·         HERPETOLOGY

·         STREAM ECOLOGY

·         PIONEER LIFE

The stream ecology class allows the children to get really close to nature-- the kids get to wade in a freshwater stream and explore the life in a stream.  However, since they will be wading, they will be getting wet!  If your child owns a pair of sandals with a back strap (like Tevas, Chocos, or Keens) that you don't mind them wearing in the water, please have them wear these on Monday.  If your child does not have a pair of those sandals, please make sure you send them with an extra pair of tennis shoes and socks because they will be very uncomfortable if they have to walk around in squishy shoes all day! 

Prohibited Items

Students may not bring cell phones or any other electronic devices on this trip.  Any prohibited items brought will be confiscated, and additional consequences will be imposed upon the student’s return to school.

Money and Valuables

Students should not bring any money or anything of great value.

Uniform

• Students must wear their teal Davis Academy uniform shirts and navy uniform bottom or blue jeans.
• We will be doing quite a bit of walking, so please make sure your child wears good walking shoes.
• Students are encouraged to dress appropriately as this trip will occur rain or shine, and we will be outside if it is raining.

Here are some pictures from today's really cool presentation "Mystery Reader's Theater" by Laughing Matters and Young Audiences.  It turns out our class picked wrong!  It was really "Philosopher", played by Jacob-- not "Francis", played by Jack!

Thursday Homework

We had a blast today at the Cobb County Youth Museum!

Homework for tomorrow

LA: None

SS:  "Fighting for Control" and "Colonists Speak Out" sheet.  You will need to use your SS book, Chapter 8, Lessons 1 and 2 for this assignment.  Think of it as a practice open book test!  There will be an open book test over lessons 1 and 2 tomorrow, and the test over Chapter 8 is on May 12.

Math: None

Time Matzahs On...

It's a pretty short week-- only three days!

HW for tonight:
LA: Make sure you have everything you need for your YA night book! If there is a special picture you want to add for your "About the Author" page, bring it in! If I don't have a self-selected picture, I will pick one from pictures I have at school.

Math: None

SS: Tonight at dinner, have a discussion about taxes. Ask your parents how they might feel if they were taxed without being allowed to vote on representatives who make the laws. Discuss what "no taxation without representation" means, and why the colonists were so upset with the English King. There will be an open book quiz on Friday over Chapter 8, Lessons 1 & 2. There will also be a Chapter 8 Test (not open book!) on May 12.

TOMORROW IS A FIELD TRIP TO THE CCYM.  Make sure you wear teal top and navy uniform bottoms.

Happy Passover! Chag Sameach!

A couple of reminders!

1) The Book Fair is coming! Mark your calendars. Our preview day is Friday, April 29 from 12:15- 12:35. Our class purchase day is Thursday, May 5 at 2:35- 2:55.

2) We will be going to the Cobb County Youth Museum on Thursday, April 28. We will be leaving the school promptly at 8:30, so make sure you are on time to school! Special thanks to our chaperones for this trip-- Karen York and Beth Sherman!

Have a happy Passover!

Peter and the Starcatchers and Keys to the Kingdom Author!

Thursday Update

Math: (This is a change from Monday!!) Chapter 26 Form A Test-- Test tomorrow on Chapter 26-- Optional math help tomorrow morning from 7:30- 7:50AM

LA:  Bring in picture for YA night

SS: 4-H Yellow Sheet signed for Wahsega.  It MUST be turned in tomorrow!

Science:  None

Wednesday HW

Math: p. 144 in workbook

LA: Bring in picture for YAN (or e-mail one) if you haven't done so already

SS: None

Science: None

Bring in permission slip for all day field trip on May 2!  Yay Wahsega!  Check out the camp by clicking on this link. 

Tuesday Homework

The seder was great today!  Thank you so much for coming and participating!

Math: p. 143 in workbook

Mittleman math: workbook page 89 #1-6, #19-20, #25-27

SS: None

Science: None

LA: None (unless you have YAN things to turn in/work on-- I have spoken to you if that is you!)

Monday Homework

Math:  Monday, p. 142 in math workbook; Tuesday, p. 143 in math workbook; Wednesday, p. 144 in math workbook; Thursday, p. 145 in math workbook; Friday, TEST over Chapter 26

Thursday, April 7, 2011

LA:  Final Copy (with glossary and works cited) is due today! 

Bring me your picture (either through e-mail or bring in a hard copy) for your YAN

Turn in your field trip permission slips by tomorrow!

Have a great Thursday!

Wednesday, April 6

LA:  Final copy (with glossary and works cited) is due on Thursday.  E-mail to Mrs. Rivner (mrivner@davisacademy.org)

Bring back signed permission slip for Cobb County Youth Museum by Friday, April 8.

Bring in (or e-mail as an attachment) a picture for YAN book by Friday, April 8. 

Math: None
SS: None
Science: None

Tuesday, April 5

LA:  Final Copy (with Glossay and Works Cited Page) is due on Thursday.  E-mail file to mrivner@davisacademy.org.  Below are the guidelines for the works cited page and the glossary.

Math: None

SS: None

Science: None

Bring back the permission slip for the Cobb County Youth Museum by Friday!!

Monday- April 4, 2011

LA:  Final Copy (with Glossay and Works Cited Page) is due on Thursday.  E-mail file to mrivner@davisacademy.org.  Below are the guidelines for the works cited page and the glossary.

Math: None

SS: None

Science: None

Directions for the Glossary and Works Cited

GLOSSARY

For the Glossary, center the word Glossary  (at size 18 font), and press enter. Then, you will align left. Alphabetize your words, and then type each word, put a -, and then type the definition. (It’s okay if the first letter gets capitalized)
Ex.

Persevere- To keep going, no matter what stands in the way.
Victory- A win.

BIBLIOGRAPHY/Works Cited PageFor, the Bibliography/Works Cited Page, center the words Works Cited (size 18, Times New Roman font) at the top of the page. Then, you will type according to the rules for Bibliographies. Once you hit the second line, you MUST press TAB so that it’s in the correct format.
Ex. Holt, Kimberly Willis. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. New York: Yearling

          Books, 1999.

Weekend Work!

Hi everyone!  It was a great week at TDA! 

This weekend, there is no formal homework, but I would like for everyone to e-mail me a final copy of the YAN book at mrivner@davisacademy.org.

I have e-mailed instructions for the Works Cited page and the glossary.  (Those can be typed and turned in by Wednesday, April 6)

Have a wonderful weekend, and I will see some of you on Sunday!

Homework 3/31/11

LA: Make corrections in your YAN book.  E-mail to Mrs. Rivner by April 4! (mrivner@davisacademy.org)

SS:  No homework

Mittleman Math:

Rivner Math:  At home, play the following games (and yes, they are super fun!) for about 15 minutes (or longer).  Write a comment to this post answering the following prompt:  What do all of these games have to do with geometry?  What shapes did you see in the games that we learned about in class?

Game 1: Memory
Game 2: Calculating Crew
Game 3: Terms

Homework for 3/30/11

LA:  Make corrections on YAN books.  E-mail to Mrs. Rivner by April 4 (mrivner@davisacademy.org)

Science: None

SS: None

Rivner Math:  p. 108 in math workbook (Your folder will help you!)

Mittleman Math: Worksheet-- do any problems (at least 5)

Tuesday, March 29: Homework

LA:  Make corrections in YAN Book file on  your computer at home.  E-mail corrections to Mrs. Rivner by April 4. (Remember-- if you do a little each night, it won't seem so tough on Sunday evening!)

Rivner Math: p. 105 in workbook (the pages above will help you!!)

Mittleman Math: worksheet-- do your work on a separate sheet of paper.

Science: None

Social Studies: None

To get you in the mood for working on your YAN books... here the tune we sang in class!

The Writing Process

I know the steps

To become a great writer

Starts with a plan

Where I brainstorm my topic

Then I write a draft

Get down all of my thoughts, yeah.

Revising my work-moving, adding strong ideas

Fourth I edit my work

Fixing punctuation and spelling

Adding capital letters

Then I publish work

Oh-Oh-Oh Oh-Oh-Oh Oh

The writing process, yeah,

We must follow it

Working on Steps 1 through 5

The writing process, yeah, we must follow it

Ohs

The writing process, yeah,

We must follow it

Going in order 1 through 5

It will make us excellent writers

Ohs

The writing process steps:

1. Planning

2. Drafting

3. Revising

4. Editing

5. Publishing

Chag Purim!

Happy Purim from 4D!

Math Homework for 3/17

Hi everyone!  For your math homework tonight, you must visit the "Math Is Fun" website and READ the whole page.  At the bottom, there is a link to four question (it is a green box that says: Your Turn).  Do each of those four questions.
Also, visit this game.  You get to turn fractions into decimals.

To get full credit for your homework, please comment to this post.  In this comment ask one question that you still have about decimals. 

Please make sure you choose "Name/URL" from the dropdown menu.  If you do not, you will probably not be able to post.  Don't forget that your comment will not show up automatically.  I have to approve all comments before they get posted online.

Good luck!

Dear people of the internet,

We have been working on our young authors night books. This year we have to write a biography about a president. We randomly selected three presidents and chose one of them. For the last few weeks we have been researching our presidents, and we have been writing our rough draft. We just started typing our final drafts. We have to know everything about them from their elementary school to the date they died. Our young authors night is May 4, 2011. Be sure to come and read them then!

Sincerely,

Mrs.Rivners 4^th grade class (By Elliott)

 

Extra credit in math!

    For extra credit order these fractions from greatest to least. Post it here by Friday.

            1.    1/2, 4/6, 2/12     2.    4/8, 2/4, 1/2             3.    6/12, 2/4, 2/3             4. 4/8, 2/5, 2/12.            

What we are doing this week

Dear readers,

This week we are doing a lot of exiting things. On Monday we talked about appropriate costumes for the Purim carnival which will be next Monday. We discussed that the Purim costume you wear must relate to Purim in a way. For example you could be Superman because Mordechi is the hero of Purim. This week we also are typing our presidents young authors book which is due on 3/21/11. Today we looked at a Lewis Carroll poem and tried to translate it in our own word which is very challenging. In art we are making clay jars that are supposed to tell about ourselves. We have our current events due on 3/17/11.So that's what is happening in class this week.

By. Jason M.

Math test tomorrow

The math test tomorrow will consist of simplifying fractions and finding the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) of the denominators, comparing two fractions by size, and ordering three fractions from least to greatest and greatest to least.

Math Homework for Tonight!

Check out the following word problems.  Reply to this post in the comment section.  Your comment should answer the following questions:  What word problems seemed to most real (you could actually see the problem happening in your own life)?  What word problems seemed the most challenging?  Why were they challenging?  Why are word problems important to practice?

1.  Sy and Sy had half a cake.  How much of the cake is left? (By Sy)

2.  There were six pies.  Each pie had four pieces.  Eight people want two pieces.  How many pieces are left?  Make your answer an improper fraction. (By Izzy, Tyler, and Jamie)

3.  Ilana, Katy and Sarah had a pie.  There was a full pie.  Ilana and Sarah shared a piece of the pie.  They had 1/4 of the pie.  Katy had 1/4 of the pie.  How much of that pie is left? (By Ilana)

4.  If Joe has 2/3 of a pizza, and Oik eats one whole pizza, how much pizza was eaten? (By Tristan, Ari, and Elliott)

5.  Ploto and Ilana want pie.  They 8/8 of the pie.  How much pie do they each get? (By Michaela and Madi)

6.  Pluto and Dog the Cat wanted a brownie so they made one.  They were going to split it in half, but then Cat the Dog came over and wanted part of the brownie too.  How did they divide it equally? (By Jason, Mason, and Charlotte)

7.  If Adam eats 1/3 of an apple, and Roy eats 6/7 of an apple.  How much did they eat in all? (By Elliott, Tristan, and Ari)

8.  If 15 people at the mall are surveyed about their favorite colors.  Here are the results:  5 people liked green, 10 people liked purple, and no one liked blue.  What fraction of the people liked purple?  Simplify your answer.  (By Jamie, Izzy, and Tyler)

9.  Pluto made 3/4 of a pie.  Nico made 1/2 of a pie.  How much do they have together?  Simplify your answer by making it a mixed number.  (By No Name)

Today in Math

Hi everyone!  Today in math we are going to work hands on with fractions.  We are going to split up into groups of 3 and work at 5 different stations around the room.  We should have time for every group to go to each station.

One station will be at the computers in the room.  You will be visiting this site.  This is a great way to SEE mixed numbers and improper fractions.

Another station will be working with fraction manipulatives at the U table.

A third station will be at the SMARTBoard playing this really fun game called Cookies for Grampy.  You create one whole cookie by adding fractions with unlike denominators.

The fourth station is working on creating real life fraction word problems.  The group will come up with some hum dingers and we will post these on the blog.

The final station is a work station with me-- we will be working out problems that we could see on our quiz tomorrow!

Davis Mix!

Today we made our snack mixes! 

Evan Lysacek-- Solid Gold!

Evan Lysacek came and visited our school today!  He talked about winning his gold medal in the Olympics, and he spoke the power of telling others your dream.  (He also told us his favorite flavor of coke-- Coke Zero.)  What a treat!

I also uploaded the SS Study Guide for Chapter 5.  The test is March 11.

Math Fractions Homework

Math homework for tonight is a little different.  Click on the first link below and play for around 15 minutes.  You can play any of the games on that website.  Make sure you read the instructions and if you don't like the game, try another one! Some of the games will be hard, some will be easy, and some will be just right.  Try your best-- you just might get a head start on some cool fraction operations!!

 Then, click on the second link.  This link will show me that you did your homework tonight!  It is very important that you click on both links, and that you complete the second link only after you have played for about 15 minutes.

Click here first.

After you have played for 15-20 minutes, click this link to review your homework!

Fractions!

Tomorrow, we will have a quick math quiz on fractions. Simplifying fractions, finding equivalent fractions, and being able to write what type of fraction is shown are the skills that will be on the quiz. Try the link below to see some questions that look like the questions that will be on your quiz tomorrow!

Pre-Quiz

Spelling List for this Week

Here is a link to our spelling list for this week.

Social Studies Studies

This is our vocabulary for the SS lessons that we are working on. The SS test is now on Monday!

Social Studies lessons 2 and 3 Quizlet

Types of Verbs!

Here are some fun websites to help you study verbs.

Verbs: Action, Linking, and Helping
State of Being Verbs (We call these Being Verbs... remember they are a TYPE of linking verb!)
Helping Verbs (Maybe Mr. Do Should Have a Will)
Balloon Verb Game (this can be challenging if you set the speed to fast!)
Viper Verbs

Getting Back in the Swing of Things!

This has been a busy week for us.  Today, author Dan Gutman came to speak to 2- 5th grades.  It was so neat to hear about how to become and author. 

I have uploaded study guides for SS and for math to help with studying at home.

It's Snow Lie! It's SNOWING in the South!

I hope you are all enjoying the snow!  As fun as the snow has been, however, I can't wait to get back to school!  Send me your snow pictures, and I will add them to the blog so we can all see the fun you have been having in this winter wonderland! 

We will (if the weather permits) have the spelling test on Friday (the twelve months of the year and the twelve ie and ei words). 

Bring in your current events report when we come back to school, and instead of the grade counting for this grading period, we will have it count for next grading period (3rd quarter).