At Camp Waskowitz, students used the tools of the trade as apprentice loggers, railroad workers, homesteaders, and miners! The Living History characters told students about their reasons for coming to the Washington Territory, the ways new arrivals used the area's resources to make a living, and how events here tied to the bigger picture of American history in the 1800s. LOTS of pictures on the Students in Action page: http://cves4.weebly.com/ms-larsons-2019-20-students-in-action.html |
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Important Dates:
2/12 Potlatch 2:45 pm Parent/Family Audience Requested
(invitation attached)
2/13 Newbery Book Report Final Due
2/13 Spelling Bee Final & PTSA General Meeting 6pm
2/14 Valentines Day Celebration of Fun and Friendship
2/17 – 21 No School: Mid-Winter Break
3/6 End of Second Trimester
3/9 No School for students: Teacher Work Day
3/19 Tentative PTSA Science Fair Evening
4/3 Tentative PTSA Spring Kindness Carnival
4/13-17 No School: Spring Break
6/5 Tentative PTSA Kids Invite Someone Special Morning
6/25 Last day of school (revised date due to snow days)
Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday:
Review and Keep at Home: math homework and practice pages, Module 5 Topics A-D Newsletter
Sign and Return: weekly tracker, January Reading Log, February Reading Log (in binders)
Goal for the Week: I will finish my Newbery report rough draft (packet and summary)
Kindness challenge for the week:
Say thank you to those who help in the school office
Give three genuine compliments
Smile at as many people as you can
Wednesdays are wear your Kindness shirt day!
Coming up this week in class:
Starting our Eureka Math module on fractions, continuing our Storypath study of the early people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, writing opinion essays, continuing our Newbery book report project, and practicing for our Potlatch!
Valentine’s Day will be celebrated on Friday, 2/14 in Room 14. All students will have a Valentine’s mail sack/bag made and decorated at school. Due to food allergies and dietary restrictions, we would like to suggest that no candy be distributed at school with student cards. Any candy (or food items) on cards will NOT be opened at school; it will be sent home.
We will have a low key celebration that afternoon with a healthy snack of red and pink fruits and a science video. Our wonderful room parents will be soliciting donations soon. More information is in today’s take home folder and email newsletter.
Book Report: The Newbery book jacket is due on Thursday, Febraury 13. There is more information and examples on the 4th grade website: http://cves4.weebly.com/project-newbery-book-report.html.
Example project work timeline:
Jan. 15 – Jan 27 Keep reading; finish three sections
Jan. 28 – Feb 6 Finish reading the book; finish packet (rough draft)
Feb. 7 - 13 Complete the book jacket, working on one or two parts per day
Math: Our Module 5 covers fraction equivalence, ordering, and operations.
This week:
Topic A: Decomposition and Fraction Equivalence
Up Next:
Topic B: Fraction Equivalence Using Multiplication and Division
Topic C: Fraction Comparison
Topic D: Fraction Addition and Subtraction
Topic E: Extending Fraction Equivalence to Fractions > 1
Topic F: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions by Decomposition
Topic G: Repeated Addition of Fractions as Multiplication
Topic H: Exploring a Fraction Pattern
https://embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=6
https://greatminds.org/math/parents
We'll return to Topic 4 later in the year. The mystery word is denominator.
Writing: We are writing opinion paragraphs and essays that clearly state an opinion and use text-based evidence to support that opinion.
Social Studies: In our Storypath unit we are learning about the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast. In this unit, our classroom becomes a Native American village. We will discuss the setting for our village and determine how the weather, geographic features and natural resources might impact how we live.
Please visit our 4th grade blog…. http://cves4.weebly.com/
In our partnership to ensure success for your child, good communication is critical. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at larsone@svsd410.org. I’d love to hear from you and look forward to working with you this year.
With thanks,
Emily Larson
4th Grade, CVES
[email protected]
www.cves4.weebly.com