Dear 4th Grade Families,
This Wednesday, 1/31, fourth grade is going to WASKOWITZ OUTDOOR EDUCATION Field Trip Students must be dressed for a full day OUTSIDE! Lunch will be provided on this field trip. Family Field Trip is this week: The first Thursday of every month is FREE at the Seattle Art Museum!! SAM has an amazing collection of Northwest Coast Native American artifacts. Some of the 4th grade teachers will be in that exhibit room at SAM from 5:30 – 6:30 pm on Thursday, February 1. All 4th graders are welcome with a parent chaperone! Please RSVP! Important Dates: 1/31 Camp Waskowitz Field Trip (all day) 2/1 Fourth Grade Spelling Bee Round 1 2/1 Evening Family Field Trip to the Seattle Art Museum 2/7 4L & 4HB Potlatch, 9:30-10:15 in the MPR 2/13 Newbery Book Report due 2/14 Valentine's Day 2/19-2/23 No School - Midwinter Break 3/13 Fourth Grade Science Fair 3/15 CVES Science Fair 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 Monday Take Home Folders/Return to School every Tuesday: Review and Keep at Home: math practice pages, box top information, scored assignment calendars Sign and Return: teacher-assessed updates, January Reading Logs (in binders) Goal for the Week: correctly punctuate the dialogue in my realistic fiction narrative. Strep throat in 4th grade: please read the attached letter from our school nurse. Thank you! Coming up this week in class: Continuing fractions learning in Walk-to-Math, revising and editing a realistic fiction narrative, finishing Lunch Money and starting to read Max Malone Makes a Million, the mystery word is treaty, finishing Newbery books and working hard on rough draft packets, acting out village and family life in our Storypath study of NW Coast Native Americans, meeting up for a family field trip at the Seattle Art Museum, and visiting Camp Waskowitz! Book Report: The Newbery book jacket (assignment attached here) is due on Tuesday, February 13. There is more information and examples on the 4th grade website. The children and I discussed appropriate chunking of big projects and decided the following dates would be reasonable checkpoints: Tues. 1/30 finish reading the book Wed. 2/7 finish the rough draft packet for teacher approval Tues. 2/13 project due Volunteer Opportunities: Our class would love to have two volunteers per day to help us with our next Museo art classes on February 12th and 13th! Please sign up using our class volunteer calendar: http://signup.com/go/bKMtZZx Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning! Valentine’s Day: will be celebrated on Wednesday, 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, no candy/gum/food will be distributed at school. Please respect the safety and health of our students. Cards only…..more info will be coming in next week’s newsletter. Thanks! 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 ! From the computer lab: Typing Agent challenge for January and February to earn 1 class of free choice each student individually must:
Reading: Lunch Money by Andrew Clements. Lessons are focused on:
Writing: Narrative writing with lessons focused on:
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/ Students have learned about the environment and natural resources of the Northwest coast, and how they shaped the culture and way of life of the early people who lived there. This week we'll be acting out some different scenes and experiencing changes in our village!
Dear 4th Grade Families,
Next week, on Wednesday, 1/31 fourth grade is going to WASKOWITZ OUTDOOR EDUCATION Field Trip Students must be dressed for a full day OUTSIDE! Lunch will be provided on this field trip. The permission slip (also attached) went home in last week’s take home folder and is due along with online payment on Wednesday. Important Dates: 1/31 Camp Waskowitz Field Trip (all day) 2/1 Evening Family Field Trip to the Seattle Art Museum 2/7 4L & 4HB Potlatch, 9:30-10:15 in the MPR 2/14 Valentine's Day 2/19-2/23 No School - Midwinter Break 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 Monday Take Home Folders/Return to School every Tuesday: Review and Keep at Home: math practice pages Sign and Return: no updates from last week's short week, January Reading Logs (in binders) Goal for the Week: Add sensory details in writing. Coming up this week in class: Continuing fractions learning in Walk-to-Math, planning and drafting a realistic fiction narrative, reading a fictional narrative called Lunch Money, analyzing and writing similes and metaphors, continuing our January Newbery book report project, acting out village and family life in our Storypath study of NW Coast Native Americans, and looking at more Newbery rough draft examples! Book Report: The Newbery book jacket (assignment attached here) is due on Tuesday, February 13. There is more information and examples on the 4th grade website. The children and I discussed appropriate chunking of big projects and decided the following dates would be reasonable checkpoints: Tues. 1/30 finish reading the book Wed. 2/7 finish the rough draft packet for teacher approval Tues. 2/13 project due Family Field Trip suggestions: We are fortunate to have two wonderful museums close by that complement our Social Studies curriculum. I hope you will consider taking a family field trip or gathering a few friends together for a special afternoon/evening of learning. The first Thursday of every month is FREE at the Seattle Art Museum!! Information on Visiting SAM Highlights from the collection The Seattle Art Museum has an amazing collection of Northwest Coast Native American artifacts. I will be in that exhibit room at SAM from 5:30 – 6:30 pm on Thursday, February 1. Won’t you bring some 4th graders to the museum and we can all enjoy it together? I’d love to see you there! All 4th graders welcome with a parent chaperone! Please RSVP (paper RSVP attached and went home in last week's green folder)! Also, The Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus has a wonderful display of artifacts downstairs. Unfortunately, this museum does NOT offer free admission on first Thursdays, but it is well worth the cost of admission. http://www.burkemuseum.org/exhibits/browse/pacific_voices Valentine’s Day: will be celebrated on Wednesday, 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, no candy/gum/food will be distributed at school. Please respect the safety and health of our students. Cards only…..more info will be coming in next week’s newsletter. Thanks! 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 ! From the computer lab: Typing Agent challenge for January and February to earn 1 class of free choice each student individually must:
Reading: Lunch Money by Andrew Clements. Lessons are focused on:
Writing: Narrative writing with lessons focused on:
Volunteer Opportunities: Thank you for your support! Our classroom calendar is here: http://signup.com/go/bKMtZZx and shows Spots for those who volunteered for recurring volunteer times for the year. I appreciate all the folks who volunteered for at-home correcting! 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/ |
Ms. LarsonWeekly Specialist Rotation
Mon. - PE Tues. - Coding Wed. - Library Thurs. - Music Fri. - Rotating Specialists Art 11:20-12:05: Sept 30 & Oct 1; Nov 18 & 19; Jan 13 & 14; March 23 & 24; April 27 & 28 To volunteer, use the class Signup Contact: In our partnership to ensure success for your child, good communication is critical. Email ([email protected]) is the best way to reach me. I am also happy to make an appointment for a meeting or a phone call.
At-Home Reading: Students should be reading 20 minutes a night. Monthly reading logs should stay in students' binders, and will be checked every Tuesday. Two nights a week students may use Lexia as their 20 minutes of reading. Archives
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