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It looks like our field trip on Thursday might be rainy! Please help your child remember to wear a rain jacket and appropriate shoes to walk about 1/2 mile each way.
Important Dates:
10/16 Nature Vision Lesson: Pond Dipping (thank you PTSA!)
10/16 PTSA sponsored “Birds+Bees+Kids” in the MPR at 7 pm
10/17 Nature Vision Walking Field Trip: Pond Dipping
(thank you PTSA!) - volunteers needed!
10/23 Create-a-Country projects due
11/6 Veteran’s Day Assembly
11/11 No School - Veteran's Day Observed
11/13 Individual Photo Retakes
11/15 First Trimester Ends
11/22 & 25 – 27 Conferences (12:05 Dismissal)
11/28-29 No School - Thanksgiving Break
12/10 Toymaker Workshop (afternoon)
12/23-1/3 No School - Holiday Break
1/6 School Resumes
Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday:
Review and Keep at Home: Math practice pages, SVSD grading update, SEL pages, context clues packet (some students), compare/contrast practice paragraph, Cub cards, box top info
Sign and Return: weekly tracker, ASB permission (optional), reading log (in binders)
Goal for the Week: I will show my best behavior and listening during our Nature Vision field trip
Coming up this week in class:
Finishing and assessing our first Eureka Math module on addition and subtraction of large numbers, the mystery word is aquatic, reading Fragile Frogs, using desk maps to explore Washington State geography, researching a scientist, electing ASB representatives, celebrating Cub card success with a movie reward, and taking a field trip to the pond with Nature Vision!
Scholastic Reading Club Order: Our October reading club flier went home in last week'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 today, Tuesday, October 15th. If you have any questions, please let me know.
The Create-a-Country project provides an opportunity for the children to demonstrate their understanding of geography vocabulary and concepts while creating an island nation with an original theme. Most students completed a rough draft together in class (for some this still needs to be done at home before they receive their final poster to work on); the final draft needs to be completed at home. Our Create-A-Country project is due on Wednesday, Oct 23. This is a project for 4th grade hands and minds to complete. Thank you for gently guiding and encouraging your child to do their best work.
Homework: This year, your child will be keeping track of assignments and homework in a weekly tracker. At home, please check the weekly tracker (located in the front of the binder) to support your child’s homework habits. It is also posted on our classroom blog daily. (http://cves4.weebly.com/ms-larson )
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.
Math: Topic F: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
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: Our reading lessons focus on:
- Using details and examples from the text as evidence to support comprehension
- Identifying main ideas and supporting details
- Identifying non-fiction text structures
- Determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text
- Engaging in collaborative discussions
Writing: Students are working on research and informational writing focused on stating a main idea (using a topic sentence) and providing supporting details.
Social Studies: Our Geography lessons focus on:
- Map-reading skills
- Geography vocabulary
- Washington state water bodies, land forms, climate, and human-created features
Science: Coming Soon!
Volunteer Opportunities: 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
Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning!
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