Thursday, October 27, 2016

Decisions Decisions Decisions



Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 201-202.
     3.  What is the best decision you ever made?  Explain.


Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Red Ribbon Week



This week is our annual Red Ribbon Week.  Our message is that all of us should live a healthy drug free lifestyle.

Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 191-192.
     3.  List five ways to live drug free.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Memory



Much of learning can be described as moving things from your short term memory to your long term memory.

Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 187-188.
     3.  Describe your earliest memory.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Favorite Fictional Characters

















Fourth graders should be able to discuss the elements of a story, including characters and their attributes.

Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 185-186.
     3.  If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be?  Explain.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Time of Day



Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 183-184.
     3.  What is your favorite time of day?  Explain.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Food Webs



Fourth graders are learning about how energy is distributed throughout a food web.

Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 181-182.
     3.  If you had a time machine, when and where would you go?  Explain.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Welcome Back!



I hope everybody had a good vacation.

Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 159-160.
     3.  What did you do during fall break?



Wednesday, October 5, 2016

New Skills



















Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 157-158.
     3.  What is something you can do now that you couldn't do last year?  Explain.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Division Is Really Subtraction!



Did you know that division is really just repeated subtraction?

Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 151-152.
     3.  Would you rather give up TV, chocolate or friends?  Explain.


Monday, October 3, 2016

Path to Success Chant



The Rio Vista Path to Success Chant

Roadrunners are
     prepared learners;
Who are
     always kind;
And we
     try hard,
So we
     have success!

Today's homework:
     1.  Read for half an hour.
     2.  Math p. 145-146.
     3.  What is the most important thing in life?  Explain.