Fourth Grade Goal Setting - due Tuesday 11/11

Your main assignment at home this week is to work on your college research project.  By next week, you should be at least halfway complete if you are practicing Habit 1:  Being Proactive and using your time wisely.  Remember if you have any questions, please be sure to ask.

As you work on your college research project, I would like for you to also think about Habit 2:  Begin With the End in Mind - having a plan, goal setting.  In your GT journal, I would like for you to write two goals this week . . . .

1. A Reading Goal
2. A Math Goal

I would like your reading goal to be centered around how much time you plan to read each week during the month of January.  Remember, I recommended a minimum of 100 minutes of outside of school reading each week.  Make a plan for how you will get your reading done.  Sometimes my children get their reading done by reading in the car on the way to events.  

 For your math goal, I would like for you to think about your last unit assessment and ask yourself, what is my goal for my next test?  Is your goal to pass the test this time?  Is your goal to get two more questions right on this next one?  Is your goal to score a 90 or above for advanced performance?  Once you have your goal in mind, make a plan for reaching your goal.  Will you draw a strip diagram for each problem to help you determine the operation and steps?  Will you double check your computation?  Will you put stars by the hard questions and go back to recheck them?  Will you use grid paper so that all of your numbers are lined up?

To sum up your learning extensions this week:

• Work on your family college research project
• Write a reading goal
• Write a math goal

Optional Challenges:

• Complete at least three recommended lessons on Khan Academy
• Complete at least three mastery challenges on Khan Academy
• There could be surprises if you work extra hard.  Who will be the next 4th grader to master 50% of the 4th grade math skills?

Have a great learning week!