Naaktgeboren's Class Blog

Greetings, Yesterday, I sent home the past two week's Spalding quizzes. Please review these with your child as you have time. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, I have updated the math notebook and the science notebook on the resource tab . If your child has been absent, I recommend that they update these notebooks as they are important for preparing for assessments. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, I hope you have enjoyed your weekend. This week should have a little more normalcy with Ms. Maguire returning to us full time. Also, don't forget about the opportunity for a fun time at the park. We'll be meeting at Freestone, hear the playground, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. You can find the SignUpGenuis here . Here are the plans for this week. Lessons History : This week in history, students will delve even further into the story of the American Revolution, examining the Battle of Bunker Hill, the main ideas of Thomas Paine's Common Sense and its effects, and a closer look at the Declaration of Independence. On Friday, they will take a test on chapters 1-14. Science : During week 8, students will be focusing on weathering and erosion. At the end of the week, students will understand the rock cycle and how rocks are constantly changing depending on the factors discussed. There are two quizzes this week, both being on geology. Students should be rev...

Greetings Families, The students are supposed to write a blog entry on how they would feel after hearing Patrick Henry's speech. The journal entry should be 6-7 sentences. They may listen to the speech again here . Have a great weekend. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Students, Click here to access the google form to type the final draft of your persuasive essay. Best, Mr. Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families,  I hope everyone has enjoyed their extended weekend. I've enjoyed having a little extra time to get some work done on Presidents' Day. If you are unfamiliar with how Presidents' Day came to be, you can read about it here . I also found it interesting that there was a  Uniform Monday Holiday Act to get federal employees more three day weekends. I guess I now benefit from it, so I probably shouldn't complain. Anyways, here are the lessons for this week. Lessons History : During week 7, students will continue to study the start of the American Revolution and begin memorizing their sections of  The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.  They will discuss the circumstances that led to the Intolerable Acts and how they impacted the colonies.  Science : During week 7, students will turn their attention to weathering and erosion. Last week, students explored a lab on weathering and erosion. The lab is intended to give them the prior knowledge ne...

Greetings Families, I have created the Quizlet for the March 9th Greek and Latin Roots Quiz. Please use this as you see fit. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, Just a reminder, there is a history test on the American Revolutions, the first ten chapters of the reading packet, on Wednesday. I've created a Quizlet that you may allow your child to use if you like. As this is an R & R weekend, students are not expected to do any homework or study. I am only giving this to you now so you can use it at your pleasure. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings, Here are some more pictures. Thank you, Ms. Whitehead, for sending these along.

Greetings Families, Here are two group pictures that were taken on Field Day after our victory. I want to say thank you to Ms. Bruns for sending these to me. If you were present and have any pictures, please send them to me. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, Today, I sent home to science quizzes and the last math test. Science: Meteorology Review Quiz Monday (9.7/11 or 86.9%) Science: Meteorology Review Quiz Thursday (7.8/9 or 86.9%) Math: Unit 6, Chapter 3 - Thousandths (18.5/20 or 92.6%) I have been really happy with the progress the students have made in math. On today's test, only two students received a C or C-. Everyone else scored a B- or better. Eleven students received an A (19/20 or 20/20).  Thank you for the support you are offering at home. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, Today, I sent home the Unit 6, Chapter 2 Test. The class average on this test was 87%. Twenty-five students received a B- or above. Eighteen students received an A or A-. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, I returned a good deal of work today. Below you will find the subject, the assignment, and the class average: Language Arts: Week 5 Informational Text, “Hide and Seek” (96%) Language Arts: Week 5 Comprehension Text, “MCC 19” (79%) Math: 3-Minute Multiplication and Division Sprint (Doesn’t Impact Grade Book – 79 Problems) History: American Revolution, Chapter 1-8 Quiz (81%) History: Daily News, “Boston Massacre” (B+) Science: Mountains, Chapter 3 Essay (B-) Science: Mountains, Chapter 4 Essay (B-) Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, I hope your child enjoyed their Friday. Today was a little unusual. Because we were able to move through some of the content a little more quickly than expected this week, we didn't have enough planned work to fill our day. That allowed the whole fourth grade to have an extra end of the day playing kickball together. Opportunities like that are rare, so I'm glad we were afforded the time this week. Speaking of time and opportunities, I've given a new incentive to the class to promote homework completion. I had hoped that the daily emails would solve the homework problem my class is having, and for most it has. Yet, there are still some, and others here and there, who do not do their homework. Thus, I've given them a very difficult challenge, of which they may never reach. I explained to them that it will be hard and to not expect to receive it. So here is the challenge I gave them. If, from the first day of the week until the last, usually Monday...

Greetings Families, Today, I am sending home the two science quizzes students took this week. The first one is a geology quiz. Many students missed points on the back, not for giving an incorrect answer, but an incomplete answer. If your child missed any of those questions, please have them review them with their notes and write better answers. They will likely see some of them on their unit test in week 9. The class average on this quiz was 72.4% The other is a life science review quiz. The class average on this quiz was 77.9%. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings, On the blog I sent out Saturday night, I misspoke and said I was sending out progress reports today. Today, I submitted those progress reports to the headmasters for review. They will be sent home with students and emailed to you on Friday. Only students who have a D or F in any subject receive a progress report. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, I hope your weekend has gone well. I had the pleasure of taking my daughter, Karis, out Friday night for her birthday. Today, we celebrated Ruth's 1st and Karis's 4th birthdays at the park with some friends. Thus, my weekend has been a little busy, but good. On Monday, I will be sending out progress reports for students who have a D or F in any subject. Some parents may be surprised to receive this. As I will explain in the progress report, a few of the students receiving this is largely due to homework not being completed. Please remember that I am not forcing students to do their homework during recess anymore. I tell them who didn't turn something in and I email you to let you know. They can turn it in the next day, but I ask them about it or remind them once I've emailed you. Here are the lessons for this week: Science: During week 4, students studied how mountains are formed. During week 5, they will take a closer look at the mountains. ...