Mr. Blanc's Class

Reading Students have learned that knowledge of text structures can help readers determine the main ideas and supporting details from a nonfiction text. The ones we have studied are chronological, problem/solution, cause and effect, compare/contrast, and description. Ask your student to tell you about the different text structures we've studied. Another way you can support your student in their nonfiction reading is to point out how often they use nonfiction reading. Whether it's reading recipes, instructions on how to assemble furniture, street signs, or the back of cereal boxes.  Idiom of the week: the cold shoulder Math Last week students made good progress in their understanding of division. Next week we will increase the difficulty by going from two digit dividends to three and four digit dividends. Last week we learned about prime and composite numbers. Have your child tell you the difference between the two.  Inquiry Students will dig in to our first line of i

Innovation Fair That you to everyone who joined us for the 4th Grade Innovation Fair! It was great for the students to have an audience to share their hard work with. Inquiry On Monday, we will begin our next inquiry unit under the transdisciplinary theme of How the World Works. The central idea of this unit is people use scientific knowledge to respond to a changing Earth. This unit will be split between the final three weeks before winter break and the first two weeks when we return.  Math We will continue our study of division. Last week students were introduced to the standard algorithm for solving a two digit by one digit problem. Most of the students are still working to get comfortable with the standard algorithm. I may be sending home some extra practice this week for students who could benefit from it.   Reading We will begin our next reading unit this week. Our focus will now shift to informational texts. Please continue to let students read any book of their cho