State standardized testing (SBAC) for 4th grade begins in May. Our testing dates are: May 9; 14; 15; 21; and 22. Please try not to schedule medical/dental appointments or vacations on these days! Thank you!
Important Dates:
1/15 Spelling Bee Round 1 for 4th Grade (at lunch)
1/21 No School: Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday
1/22 No School: Teacher Work Day
1/29 Spelling Bee Round 2 for 4th Grade (at lunch)
2/5 Camp Waskowitz outdoor field trip - rain, snow or shine
(Partially funded by a grant from the PTSA)
2/6 PTSA hosted Spelling Bee 6 pm
2/13 Nature Vision lesson: Geology Rocks!
(Thank you PTSA!)
3/21 Toymaker Workshop (afternoon)
(Partially funded by a grant from the PTSA)
3/27 4th Grade Music Concert
5/9 ELA SBAC testing
5/14 & 15 ELA (performance task) SBAC testing
5/21 & 22 Math SBAC testing
5/30 Wax Museum 10:45 – 11:15 am (tentative)
Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday:
Review and Keep at Home: Math practice pages, scored science journals, Winter Haiku practice, Reading practice pages
Sign and Return: December Reading Logs, the mystery word is voyage, January Reading Logs (in binders), Rock Patterns Quiz, Math Test (Larson)
Goal for the Week: I can cite specific text evidence to support my opinion
Coming up this week in class:
Continuing division in Walk to Math, reading about Lewis & Clark's Voyage of Discovery, writing as Thomas Jefferson asking Congress to fund the expedition, illustrating keelboats using evidence from Lewis & Clark's journals, learning about what life was like for the Sioux, using text evidence to write an opinion about a current event topic, and reviewing classroom expectations and procedures!
Challenge/Extra Credit Opportunities: Equip an Expedition presentation (due Friday), Newfoundland research paragraph/drawing (due Friday)
Math Facts: Fourth grade students must be fluent in all multiplication and related division facts up to 12. Please use our on line program REFLEX https://www.reflexmath.com/go (username: [email protected]) or visit the 4th grade blog to learn strategies and interactive ways to practice math facts at home.
Larson Walk-to-Math: Topics 9 & 10: Division
We're reviewing for the Topic 9 Test this Tuesday.
At-home Reading: Students are expected to read 20 minutes a night, with a goal of 100 minutes each week. Your signature is required on their weekly minute totals every Monday evening. I will be checking for signatures every Tuesday morning.
Reading/Social Studies: Reading to learn content areas like Social Studies and Science becomes much more important in intermediate and middle school years. We are reading Lewis and Clark (In Their Own Words) by George Sullivan. Students will be looking for the main idea and supporting details in our Lewis & Clark books. As we continue our Lewis and Clark unit, students will learn the difference between primary and secondary sources. They will understand the historical context and the importance of Lewis & Clark’s journey as a time of exploration, expansion, and encounter.
Writing: Students will work on writing opinion texts with clear topic sentences, three reasons to support their opinion, and text evidence or details/examples to explain their reasons.
Volunteer Opportunities: Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning! Our class Signup can be viewed here: http://signup.com/go/UZYqOEz
If you'd like to volunteer and are not yet on the calendar, please let me know!
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