Ms. York's Fourth Grade http://msyorksclass.com Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:34:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Wilson School S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g Bee! http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/27/wilson-school-s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g-bee/ http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/27/wilson-school-s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g-bee/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:34:38 +0000 MsYork http://msyorksclass.com/?p=2257 Congratulations to our classroom spelling champions Giovanni and Dallas as well as our alternate Travis! Good luck! Parents, if you’d like to attend this year’s bee, please meet us in the cafeteria on Wednesday, February 22nd at 9:00 AM!

If you’d like to see this year’s word list, please click here! Study time!

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Multiplication:

Division:

]]> http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/24/two-digit-multiplication-long-division/feed/ 0 In Order to Divide Like a King or Queen http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/15/in-order-to-divide-like-a-king-or-queen/ http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/15/in-order-to-divide-like-a-king-or-queen/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:05:19 +0000 MsYork http://msyorksclass.com/?p=2245 Sing along with a very catchy song explaining the concept of division as well as long division steps! It is sung to a Stray Cats tune and you can find the lyrics here.

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Don’t forget to continue your goals in the V.I.P. (Very Intelligent Pupil) Club! There are so many questions that you likely already know! Nouns, verbs, synonyms, math fact families, place value charts, Native American tribes, … the list goes on! Remember, 16 stars places you on the Hall of Fame!

]]> http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/11/v-i-p-club/feed/ 0 Ch. 2 Test: CA’s Native Americans http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/09/californias-native-americans-ch-2-test/ http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/09/californias-native-americans-ch-2-test/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:08:54 +0000 MsYork http://msyorksclass.com/?p=342 Just a reminder that our Chapter Two Social Studies test will take place Friday, January 13th. The following sites are fantastic tools for study, as are our blue notebooks and our textbook. Inside our blue notebook, we have written the definitions to all the needed vocabulary, summary paragraphs for each lesson, as well as guideline notes for each chapter guideline. Thoroughly study the vocabulary and guideline notes, and you’ll do just fine! :)

Chapter Two Study Guideline Notes (also found in the front of your notebook)

Matching Game Vocabulary Practice: First CA’s/ North Coast Region, S. Coast/ Cent. Valley/ Desert Tribes

Native Californian Cultures (great photographs of California Native American artifacts)

The First Californians (links to information about each tribe)

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Mathematics: Double-Digit Multiplication, Long Division, Fractions/Decimals, Prime Numbers, Line Types, Radius & Diameter, Area & Perimeter

Social Studies: Chapters Two & Three – California’s Native Americans & Exploration and Early Settlements

Science: Chapters One & Six – Living Things Need Energy & Electricity

Matching Game Vocabulary Practice
]]> http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/03/january-12-topics-of-study/feed/ 0 Happy New Year! http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/01/happy-new-year/ http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/01/happy-new-year/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:43:24 +0000 MsYork http://msyorksclass.com/?p=2158 Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful break and are excited to come back to school! I know I am! While you were gone, we had two DonorsChoose proposals funded! We’re going to receive a set of student dictionaries for students to keep, as well as a large supply of glue sticks to keep us going until the end of the year! Yay! See you soon and be sure to have your two AR chapter books ready to quiz!!!

]]> http://msyorksclass.com/2012/01/01/happy-new-year/feed/ 0 Winter Break Homework http://msyorksclass.com/2011/12/16/winter-break-homework/ http://msyorksclass.com/2011/12/16/winter-break-homework/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:10:20 +0000 MsYork http://msyorksclass.com/?p=1417 SnowmanWelcome to Winter Break! I hope everyone has a joyous holiday! As your children are aware, we do have a few items of homework over the next two weeks. All are simple, but essential!

* Read two AR chapter books and be ready for quizzes on Tuesday morning (1/3/12). All students already chose and wrote down their books on the back of their bright pink homework half-sheet.

* Practice cursive handwriting. Many of our current assignments will now be required in cursive, a fourth grade essential standard.

* Practice multiplication and division facts. Nearly all of January will be spent practicing double-digit multiplication and long division.

See you all in 2012!

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Explore Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scholastic)

Island of the Blue Dolphins (Common Sense Media)

Scott O’Dell

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