I was so impressed with all of the lovely cards your children brought for me today - what a thoughtful and creative group of students! They make me feel appreciated all the time, but this week is a great reminder for me of how lucky I am to get to spend my days with our 4th graders!
Some items in this Monday's take-home folder:
Sign and return: teacher-assessed updates, May Reading Logs (in binders)
Review and keep at home: Math fact tests, Math practice pages (varies by walk-to-math class), May book orders
Our goal for the week: "Finish my biography book and notes."
Biography/Wax Museum: Students should be finishing their biography books, completing notes and timelines in their packets, and starting report rough drafts. See the project page in menu on the left side for more info!
WAX MUSEUM/BIOGRAPHY PROJECT DUE DATES:
Start biography selection and reading: Week of April 20
CHECK POINT: Person and book teacher approval: Friday, April 24
Read and take notes: April 20– May 5
Finish reading biography book: May 5
CHECK POINT : Time Line Rough Draft and Note Taking Chart: May 5
Start Prewrite: Wednesday, May 6
CHECK POINT: Prewrite due - Monday, May 11
Rough Draft Due: Monday, May 18
CHECK POINT: Bibliography - Week of May 18
Final Draft DUE: Thursday, May 21
Poster Due and practice presentations: Thursday, May 28
Wax Museum : Friday, May 29
May Scholastic Book Order: this is our last book order of the year! Fliers went home in today's take-home folders, and the last day to order is next Monday, May 11th. Thanks again for helping us build our classroom library and add new learning materials! scholastic.com/readingclub
SBA: We have SBA testing on Wednesday morning this week. Please help set your child up for success by ensuring a good night’s sleep tonight so he/she can start the day well- rested and with a healthy breakfast tomorrow morning. Thanks!
From Mrs. Herb: We felt great about our concert and hope you enjoyed it too! Please consider supporting our CVES music program by purchasing a DVD for only $10. I’ve attached the order form here for you (they are also available in our office).
May and June volunteer calendars: are attached to this week's email. Please let me know if you need any adjustments or can't be here on your day. Thanks again for all you do to support our class's learning - we couldn't do it without you!!!
Important Dates:
5/6 & 5/13 SBA state testing (4th grade)
5/8 Morning with Mom (7:45 – 8:15 am)
5/22 & 25 No School (Memorial Day Weekend)
5/29 Wax Museum (open house style gallery walk through 9 – 10 am)
6/3 Bernardo/Larson Field Trip to Pacific Science Center
6/9 Fourth Grade Pizza Lunch
6/10 Field Day
6/12 Volunteer Appreciation: 8:45 – 9:15 am (by invitation)
T-shirt creating (don’t wear favorite/fancy clothes)
6/17 Room 18 Movin' Up Celebration tentative time: 8:50 – 9:15 am
(parents invited)
Last Day of School: 11:25 am dismissal
Coming Up This Week in Class: The mystery word is: insulator. We're completing and testing on our energy unit in science, completing Choice Topic Research Writing projects, taking our third SBA test, starting our study of economics, and working on a special, seasonal art and writing project!
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 [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you and look forward to working with you this year.
With thanks,
Emily Larson
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