Teacher Home Page - Jennifer Gruettner

Mrs. Gruettner's Page 

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Welcome to fourth grade!

  

      Hello and welcome to fourth grade.  I'm Mrs. Gruettner.  I love teaching my students and having my students in turn teach me!  I hold respect as my number one rule, and my classroom is run based on this character trait.  I love to dance and read interesting books! Every day it is exciting to go into work and experience such fun with the students.

 

What are we learning this marking period?

Reading:This quarter students will be working on skills that good readers use to discuss reading, visualize as they read, and listen to their inner conversation. They will also be working on finding the lesson and theme of a story.  They will explore poetry and the theme of a poem.  They will work to support their answers with details from the text.  Soon we will begin examining nonfiction text and the pieces that comprise expository text.

 Math: This quarter in math, students will focus on multiplciation and division skills.  Memorizing facts will be key.  We will also be working on fractions, problem solving skills, probability, and time this quarter.

 Language Arts/Spelling: Language Arts skills for grammar and punctuation will be taught through the students' written responses. Sentence structure and types of sentences will  be looked at this quarter. Students will be learning various spelling strategies that can be used throughout their written work.

Science:  We will begin studying the solar system and the bodies that comprise it.  We will study the sun, moon, and planets to help us understand the world we are part of each day.

 Social Studies: 

   

Homework assignments for the week of February 6, 2012

*Homework is posted weekly.  Please note that some changes may be made to assignments during the week.  All assignments should also be copied down into agenda books. If your student is having difficulties doing their homework and you aren't sure what the task requires, jot down a little note, and we will go over the assignment together in school. 

 

Monday: 

Math: probability

Spelling: 10 sentences

 

Tuesday:

Math: probability

Spelling: 2 choices

 

 Wednesday:

 

Spelling: 2 choices

Reading: cloze practice

 

Thursday:

 

Spelling: study

Science: solar system

 Friday: 

 

Sign progress reports

Return reading log

Spelling Information: Please note that spelling lists are given to students weekly.  They may not always be posted on the site.  Thank you!

Spelling Website with our weekly spelling words: Practice spelling your words, play games, learn the definitions of the words, and study!

 Website Address: http://www.spellingcity.com/gruettnerje/

 

 

Spelling Lesson 15: Review Week

event

rival

solar

moment

unannounced

reuse

retrace

unpleasant

nonmetal

likable

comfortable

horrible

invisible

loneliness

requirement

fearless

cotton

listen

fountain

orphan 

Our Specials Schedule

 

 

Monday:

Library

Tuesday:

Gym

Wednesday:

Music

Thursday:

Art

 

 

Links:

Visit these fun sites to learn more.

Please note: Clicking on these links may take you away from the Watertown District's page.

 

Visit these sites to brush up on your math:

http://prongo.com/

http://funschool.kaboose.com/parent-teacher/3-4/games/

http://www.toonuniversity.com/gradelist.asp?dept=MATH&grade=4

Practice language skills:

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=1

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/writing/Kids_Writing.html

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/

Learn more about weathering and erosion:

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0060-weathering.php

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0059-introduction-to-erosion.php

http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_erosion.html

http://www.nisd.net/wanke/weathering/index.html

Learn more about habitats:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/endangered.shtml 

Learn more about our earth and mapping:

http://www.geocities.com/enchantedforest/tower/1217/third5.html

http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/geography/maps/

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p

http://www.kidsmaps.com/

Learn more about Dr. Seuss:

http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm

 http://www.seussville.com/lb/home.html

http://www.seussville.com/games/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss

Learn more about Force and Motion:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/energy_electricity_forces/forces/activity.shtml

http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_intro.html

http://www.learningscience.org/psc2bmotionforces.htm

http://www.keystone.fi.edu/cc_fm/fmkids.shtml

Learn about energy:

http://www.energy4me.org/students/kids/resources.htm

http://www.kids.esdb.bg/index.html

 http://www.enwin.com/kids/electricity/types_of_energy.cfm

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_forms_of_energy-forms

Learn more about biomes:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/15-science/62-biomes.html

 http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/tundra.php

 

Biome Webquest sites:

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/whatis.htm

http://www.desertusa.com/survive.html

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/ofworld.htm

http://www.desertusa.com/flora.html

Links to practice latitude and longitude:

 

 http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php

 

http://www.abcya.com/latitude_and_longitude_practice.htm

Learn more about the Pilgrims:

http://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids

 

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

Learn more about countries around the world using the 5 themes of geography:

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/

 

 Learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/martin-luther-king-jr/

http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdking.htm

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/martinlutherking1.htm

 

 

 

 

Important dates to come...

  

 

 

 

Regarding birthdays and celebrations: For student birthdays, treats approved by the nurse or small items such as pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. may be brought in to class.  Notification would be appreciated.

 

*Pencils, gluesticks, erasers, and tissues are always needed in class. If you would like to dontate these items, we would greatly appreciate them. Thank you!

  

 

 

 

You may contact me at gruettnerje@watertownps.org, regarding any questions or concerns.  For an urgent matter please call me at the school or send in a note.  Thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             Last updated: February 3, 2011