MCA practices

MCA PRACTICES

By Genevieve and Emma

In Mrs. Struble’s class we are doing MCA math and reading practice.

       Let’s start with reading!!! We do reading packets with stories and questions. To get us ready for the MCA. For example, we do stories and one of our stories was called

“A Humming Bird that Hums”. It was a nonfiction article that had questions like what makes a humming bird hum. We normally get stories with different numbers of questions like 5,6,7. We also get different genres like nonfiction and fiction. After we read the article and answer the questions. We correct the packet and if we get anything wrong we have to go back and correct the problem. Then we get a new packet. And when we get the new packet we do the same thing for more and more practice.

      Now math!!! In math we sort a do the same thing but we do math packets and math questions and the questions are like:  

Multiply

32 x 67

Each question gives 4 multiple-choice answers. We normally get a week to finish so if you have to do them, good luck!!!

  

Specialists

Specialists

By Danial and Wyatt

There are 4 specialists art, library, music, and physical education. [A.k.a. gym] We have every specialist every 4 days.  

            Art is about drawing, painting, clay, and learning about famous painters.

            Library is about checking out books and learning about famous people and some holidays.

            Music is about singing, playing instruments, and learning about famous musicians.

            Phys-Ed is about exercising and teaching us how to eat healthy. The sports we play are basketball, volleyball, rollerblading, self defense, gymnastics, floor hockey, track and field, bowling, soccer, stations, and running the half, 3 quarters, and full 1 mile.   

Instrument Picking

Instrument picking

This week Mrs.Firchow is picking 4th grade students to pick the instrument that they will play in 5th grade band.

One day she will pull you out of class to test for what instrument you are going to be playing. Usually she will show you how to play that instrument and you will play it. she will ask you questions to see if you are ready or if you are a good fit for the instrument you are playing. Mrs.Firchow lets you choose your instrument but gives advise saying if she thinks you are a good fit or not.  you might want to play the instrument your friends are playing but it might not be the best fit for you so pick the right one!!!

the different groups ARE: percussion, brass, woodwind,ECT

Everykind of instrument has a special talent that tells them apart

 woodwinds have a reed to blow into that makes the sound.

(only the flute has no reed)    

brass instruments have a big tube at the end which are

motley curled into a spiral.

Percussion instruments are instruments that you hit.

there are a lot of instruments in the world that you

can play that are not in our band. so if you are good at an

instrument in band you might be good at other instruments from that family.

so have a good tine picking an instrument!

this is Genevieve & ritisha saying bye-bye!

   

by: Genevive&

            Ritisha

Blogging

Blogging

By Vann and Wyatt

           

            A blog is something you can talk about the school. You can blog about anything that is school related. You can blog about STEM, specialists and assemblies.

            So you have to think of something to write about. Then you have to use supporting details or else people won’t really know how cool or fun what you are writing about really is. Then you write it in your writing notebook and when done writing it in your notebook you show it to a teacher and if she approves it. You can get a laptop and type it. Then when you are done typing. The teacher will proof read it and when done proof reading it. You can post it.