October is a WONDERful month!

RJ Palacio visits Exeter and 4B was there!

How WONDERful it was to start the month off with a visit from author RJ Palacio.  So many 4B and former 4B students were able to take the time to listen to Mrs. Palacio speak and some even got a chance to get a book signed.  She was great and shared how she got the idea for writing such an amazing book that we all have come to LOVE!  If you still haven't had a chance to read it, please try to find the time.  It has such an incredible message and was a special way to kick off our year in 4th grade together.


During this month we also continued to work on "Paragraph of the Week" and have now started our unit on narrative writing.  We are using our own small moments to help spark fictional stories.

We are closing in on the end of first quarter and the end of our first book challenge.  Each student picked a challenge number of books they were going to read during the quarter.  We have kept track of both our home and school reading.  Some of us fell short while others underestimated ourselves.  Some of us chose l-o-n-g books, while others selected smaller ones.  It is all part of the process of self-reflection and building reading stamina.  In addition, we are continuing to work on comprehension strategies in small groups and just introduced Reader's Theater to improve our fluency.

Currently we are working on our weather unit and building weather instruments for our weather stations.  We will be wrapping up our NH settlements/geography unit following our trip to Strawbery Banke this week (Yes, we are going in the rain!)

Unit 2 in math is under our belt and we are moving on to Unit 3 Measurement and elapsed time.

Coming up:  Book Character Day is next Tuesday.  Students should dress as their favorite character and try to bring in a copy of the book that day.  Orange and Black Day is next Friday, Oct. 31st.



Thank you to everyone who join us on our trip to Mt. Major.  What a beautiful day!

I look forward to seeing everyone soon as parent conferences are just around the corner.  I am sending a link to our sign-ups for Nov.

Stay dry during the upcoming week!

~Lisa