Wow! What great book picks! Students chose award-winning books to read for our Newbery book jacket project.
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Volunteers needed! We'd love one or two more volunteers for day 2 of our rescheduled Museo Art Lessons on Thursday, January 23rd. Students will be working on a printmaking project, and this lesson will require quite a bit of adult help to manage the printmaking stations. To see the calendar or to sign up to volunteer for Museo Art Lessons, use the Signup link here: https://signup.com/login/entry/477023421096088038 If you have a regular volunteer spot and would be interested or able to trade for one of these high-need spots, please let me know.
Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning!
Important Dates:
1/27 No School for students: Teacher Work Day
1/28 Last Day for January Book Orders
1/29 Camp Waskowitz Field Trip (Rain, Snow or Shine)
2/12 Potlatch 2:45 pm Parent/Family Audience Requested
2/17 – 21 No School: Mid-Winter Break
3/6 End of Second Trimester
3/9 No School for students: Teacher Work Day
Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday:
Review and Keep at Home: book order, Infographic, Valentine info, snowflakes, kindness lights, creature diagrams
Sign and Return: weekly tracker, January Reading Log (in binders)
Goal for the Week: Finish reading most of my Newbery book and complete at least 2 sections of my rough draft.
Coming up this week in class:
Continuing our Eureka Math module on multiplication and division, revising and sharing narratives, continuing our Storypath study of the early people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, finishing The Longest Night, analyzing literary elements, finding theme in stories, completing week 5 of the kindness challenge, and continuing our Newbery book report project!
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. The mystery word is composite. 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
Kindness challenge for the week:
Say thank you to everyone who helps you through the day
Help someone out without being asked
Give a high five to at least 3 new people
Don’t forget…… Wednesdays are wear your kindness t-shirt days!
Scholastic Reading Club Order: Our January reading club flier went home in today's folders! To place an order, go to www.scholastic.com/bookclubs, select "parent" and Continue. You'll need to create an account with your own user name and password (if you don’t have one yet), and use class activation code GPZ63 to connect to our class order. Books will be delivered in 1-2 weeks after the last day to order. As always, our class gets free books and materials with every online order placed. Thanks in advance for helping us expand our classroom library and programs! The last day to order books is Tuesday, January 28th. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Math: Our Module 3 covers multi-digit multiplication and division. Practicing math facts during this time will be imperative!
This week:
Topic H: Multiplication of Two-Digit by Two-Digit Numbers
https://embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=6
https://greatminds.org/math/parents
Reading: We are reading The Longest Night, a story about a Native American boy taking part in an important cultural tradition. Our reading lessons focus on:
- Using Text Details to describe a setting
- Comparing and Contrasting Point of View
- Using Details to Determine Theme
- Analyzing Problems and Solutions
- Describing Characters and Events
- Determining Genre
Writing: We are continuing our study of narrative writing. Students will be working on stories with a beginning, middle, and end that include descriptive details for the setting, dialogue between characters, a clear sequence of events, and a problem and solution.
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