"Kick Off to the School Year" Kickball Tournament

We had a great time playing kickball on Friday morning. We practiced working as a team, encouraging others and playing fair.

What a great class!

"We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit how about YOU!"

Spelling 9/24-9/28

No Excuse: (Need to spell correctly for the rest of your life)
number
no
way
could
people
my
than
first
water
been
  
4th Grade Words:(Need to know meaning AND spelling)

subway
subject
submerge
subset
subterranean
superhuman
superabundant
superb
supervise
surplus 

All About Circles

Here we are pretending to be a tether ball court. Notice the centerpoint (W), radius (W), diameter (G) and circumference! (D, J, Y, P and A) Awesome job 4M!

Today in math we studied CIRCLES. We compared circles to our favorite recess sport- TETHER BALL!

If we are trying to remember the different parts of a circle, all we have to do is think of a tether ball court.

Circumference is the measurement around the court= BOUNDARY LINE

Centerpoint is located exactly in the middle of the court= POLE

Radius is from the pole to the boundary line = ROPE ON A STRING

Diameter is the line that goes straight through the pole and touches on the other side = HALF WAY LINE

Who knew learning math terms could be so much fun?

Addition Practice

Are you having a tough time with your addition facts? Check out the following websites, videos and games. 

Helpful Addition Websites:

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/addition-tips-tricks.html

http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/math_facts/mat_basic_facts01.htm

Youtube Addition Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkC3g0Bk8sk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdIzuGPRhRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsWzVyCWfz0

Addition Games Online:

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html

http://www.math-play.com/one-digit-addition-game/one-digit-addition-game.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/numbers/ch1.shtml

FACTS FACTS FACTS!

This afternoon we practiced math facts galore. We realize that math facts aren't the most interesting to learn, but they are CRUCIAL (another word for really, really, REALLY important) for us to know in order to succeed in 4th grade math.

I strongly encourage you to practice these facts tonight at home. Remember... the link is in the upper right. It is labeled "Math Fact Practice".

Tonight is the perfect night to curl up with a good book. See you in the morning!

-Ms. McCormick

Searching for LINES and ANGLES in Pieces of Art

We had a great time in math today. Last week we worked on identifying different angles (our class perfected the angle dance).

Students know the difference between acute, obtuse, reflex and right angles. Students also worked on identifying different types of lines.

We can identify parallel, intersecting and perpendicular lines.

Today we applied these skills to some famous pieces of art (provided by Mr. Moore). Check it out!

4M RAZ Kids

Here is the link to sign into RAZ Kids. I look forward to seeing how many points each of you score this month.

4M RAZ Kids

Our class username is 4McCormick. Once you sign in, you can find your account and read away!

-Ms. McCormick

First Day of School

We had a great first day of school. The new 4th graders worked on the following:

* Addition timed test
* Brimhall Bengal pride expectations
* What is math? brainstorm
* Routines, routines, routines!
* Lunch pin number practice
* Bus # practice

We also had our first library session with Ms. Zbacnik. Students checked out books and are bringing them home to read tonight.

See you bright and early!
-Ms. McCormick