Mrs. Potter's Class

With the new year I am going to try something new.  Instead of sending Tuesday emails, I will be updating my blog every Tuesday or so.  So please check here for info regarding what is going on in the classroom.  Also, any attachments or forms will stay on here so if you need another copy of something, you can find it here, rather than search through emails or request another from me.  

Check back on Tuesday evenings!

We only have a few days left and lots to do.  This week Howard Craft is joining us as our writer in residence.  We will be working on poetry and different literary techniques we can apply to our writing.  In math, we will review area and perimeter this week and before track out begin our study of multi-digit multiplication.  Our letters to area businesses are being mailed this week.  We will finish the quarter in reading and writing working on inferencing, researching, and expository writing.

We will be moving to graphing and transformations in math this week.  In language arts, we will be working on finding the main idea and writing summaries of nonfiction text.  We will also be working on writing expository text.

Today is track out day!  Enjoy!!

For those who want to get ahead of the game for next quarter, we will begin studying number sense and place value through the ten thousands.  In reading, we will be focusing on nonfiction and finding the main idea and supporting details and writing with a topic sentence.

This week we will be switching with Mrs. Ellsworth’s class for social studies.  In math, we will learning about area and perimeter.  In reading, our focus will continue with practicing good reading strategies before and during reading.  In writing, we are focusing on beginnings.

I have added a new page to the blog that highlights some of the major topics that we will be learning in the 1st quarter.  Also, I have added a couple of dates to the calendar.

Hello All!
Welcome to 4th grade.  I am looking forward to a great year together!  Please ckeck back for updates!

Please check frequently for updates!