SBA Morning Math Practice
Starting on Thursday, March 1, Mrs. Gose will be offering a weekly SBA math practice class in her classroom (room 19) every Thursday morning from 8:40-9:00. This is meant to be a review class for students who need a bit of refreshing on key 4th grade math skills. It is open to all children who may need extra practice regardless of who their teacher is. Please reach out to Mrs. Gose at [email protected] if you have any further questions. Thank you!
Important Dates:
3/6 Bring in an empty tri-fold board for the science project labeled with student names (trifold board donations are most welcome)
3/13 Fourth Grade Science Fair
3/15 CVES Science Fair
3/19-23 Spirit Week
3/21 Wacky Wednesday
3/27 Fourth Grade Music Concert
4/9-4/13 No School - Spring Break
5/9 4th Grade SBAC testing
5/15 4th Grade SBAC testing
5/16 4th Grade SBAC testing
5/22 4th Grade SBAC testing
5/23 4th Grade SBAC testing
5/31 Wax Museum (tentative at 9:30 – 10:30 am)
Monday Take Home Folders/Return to School every Tuesday:
Review and Keep at Home: Cub Cards, Nature Vision geology packets, bike entry letters
Sign and Return: (no updates), January Reading Logs (in binders), sign and return reading test
Goal for the Week: work carefully on my CER evidence and reasoning.
Coming up this week in class: Continuing fractions/decimals learning in Walk-to-Math, writing our final fiction narratives about a message in a bottle, reading a historical fiction piece called Coyote School News, investigating what fossils and rock types can tell us about the history of an area, continuing work on our science projects, and wishing classmates good luck in the Spelling Bee final tonight!
Science Fair Projects:
The students are very excited about our upcoming 4th grade Science Fair on Tuesday, March 13. They are working on finding an authentic and interesting investigative project that answers a specific question.
As you may have heard, they are using http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ as a resource to find project ideas and information.
Please check the Science Fair Section on the left side of the front page of the 4th grade website for further information and sample work.
http://cves4.weebly.com/
Each child has an assignment packet in his/her binder; it is also attached here. Please review it carefully and sign the front acknowledging that you are aware of and understand the commitment and timeline. While we will spend time on this project in class, we appreciate your support from home and hope that, with your guidance, your child will be proud of his/her project. Please email with any questions!
CVES PTSA Proudly Presents Our 2018 Science Fair on March 15th!
The CVES school science fair is optional for all 4th graders. Entering is a great way to take your learning further and shows fantastic science effort!
Please register your child's science project by March 2nd using this link: https://goo.gl/TB6CYx
3:45-4:30pm Setup: Students need to be at school during thistime to set up their projects.
4:45-5:30pm Judging: Only students who have submitted a project are allowed
at this time. Parents are also welcome.
5:45-7:30pm The Science Fair is open to everyone! Please come and look at all of the amazing and interesting projects.
6:00pm We will begin serving dinner. Enjoy food from your neighborhood restaurants! Density drinks, crystal pops, chocolate rocks and Gummy Worm Wonders are available for purchase.
This year we are pleased to offer t-shirts and hoodies specifically designed for the Science Fair! They are available at our online store (hosted by Darkhorse Ink.). The store will run for a limited time and orders will be delivered to the school for pickup prior the evening of the science fair. Orders must be placed by March 1st @ Midnight. All proceeds support the enrichment programs and events at CVES. http://cvesciencefair.darkhorseink.com
We are looking for volunteers to help make our Science Fair a success. We have listed the time and duties where we need help. The link to for volunteers is:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4fa5ad23abf94-science2
Washington State Science and Engineering Fair March 23 & 214, 2018.
We would love to see students enter their projects in the WSSEF!
Registration deadline is March 16th.
FAQ: http://wssef.org/info-faq/
Registration: https://allwssef.stemwizard.com/
Our state standardized testing (SBAC) for 4th grade begins in May.
Our testing dates are: Wednesday, May 9; Tuesday, May 15; Wednesday, May 16; Tuesday, May 22; and Wednesday, May 23.
Please try not to schedule medical/dental appointments or vacations on these days! Thank you !
Science: Rock Patterns: The mystery term is index fossil. Students will be identifying evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to explain changes to a landscape over time. We’ll be making and testing models, watching videos and reading about the work of geologist and paleontologists, and practicing the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning format to support explanations.
Reading: Coyote School News. Lessons are focused on:
- Using details to analyze story elements
- Analyzing characters
- Using text evidence to make inferences about characters
- Summarizing the text
- Examining descriptive details
- Describing characters in depth
- Analyzing word choices
- Using elements of a narrative to determine theme
Writing: Narrative writing with lessons focused on:
- Establishing a situation and developing a sequence of events.
- Introducing a narrator and characters
- Using dialogue
- Using descriptive and sensory details
- Using transitional words, including sequence words
- Using meaningful figurative language (focus on simile)
Volunteer Opportunities: Our class volunteer calendar: http://signup.com/go/bKMtZZx Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning!
Please visit our 4th grade blog…. http://cves4.weebly.com/
Homework: Please check the binder reminder (located in the front of the binder) to support your child’s homework habits. It is also posted on our classroom blog daily.
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.
Thank you!!!
Emily Larson, MIT, NBCT
Cascade View Elementary School
34816 SE Ridge Street
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
(425)-831-4100
[email protected]
http://cves4.weebly.com/