Weekly Update - March 9

Good morning!  Take a look at what we've been up to this week...

Rational Numbers
In our Rational Numbers unit, mathematicians focused on...

• fractions written as decimals
• decimals on a number line
• comparing decimals
• adding fractions with denominators of 100 and 10

Please remember to practice math facts nightly!

Geometry
In our Geometry unit, students worked on classifying quadrilaterals based on their attributes.  Week 9 is now assigned in Google Classroom.  Next week students will learn about line symmetry.

Reading
Our Historical Fiction unit began this week!  Students were eager to get started in their book clubs based in a time period they had researched.  This week we focused on how to read intensely at the start of a text and read closely for details about the characters and setting.

Please remember to read 30 minutes nightly!

Writing
We began our Literary Essay unit this week!  Students will be writing an essay about a favorite book of theirs by stating a claim and supporting their claim with reasons and evidence.  This week we reviewed how to structure an essay and practiced pulling claims for texts.

Fishing Day Note

Hello Fourth Grade Parents,
Our fourth grade students will be enjoying a Fishing Day Field trip on Friday, May 4th.

We will be going to the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in St. Charles, MO. 

The students will leave Barrett’s shortly after school starts and return around 2pm that afternoon.  

Please look for more information in the coming weeks including an email with plenty of volunteer opportunities.  

This is going to be a fun event but will take lots of folks lending a hand to make the day a huge success.

Thanks and look forward to getting out and enjoying Missouri’s outdoors together.

Regards,
Dusty Wright

Upcoming Dates

• 3/12-3/15: Book Fair
• 3/13: Mrs. Nagy out
• 3/13 & 3/15: Student-led conferences
• sign up here
• 3/26-3/30: Spring Break