Today students explored plate tectonics and other geological concepts with Nature Vision! Thanks again to our PTSA for supporting science learning! Dear 4th Grade Families,
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:
Writing: Narrative writing with lessons focused on:
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/ Students created models of rock layers to better understand how the layers of the earth can tell us about past environments and events. The models included fossils as well as other clues such as layers of volcanic ash, with the oldest layers laid down first at the bottom and the newest layers at the top. Dear 4th Grade Families,
Thanks so much to all who volunteered, donated materials, and came to our potlatch on Wednesday! Your support helped to make our celebration of learning very memorable for our class! Pictures from our potlatch are here. 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. The mystery word is gracias. Cards only…..more info will be coming in next week’s newsletter. Thanks! February Scholastic Reading Club Order: Today is the last day to order for February! 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 will be Monday, February 12th. If you have any questions, please let me know. Important Dates: 2/12 Last Day for Feb. Book Orders 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 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: math practice pages, science curriculum information, new charms for CVES necklaces, checked techwork pages, Camp Waskowitz reflection pages Sign and Return: student self-assessed updates, January Reading Logs (in binders) Goal for the Week: Stay focused and help my group follow directions during group work and sharing. Coming up this week in class: Continuing fractions learning in Walk-to-Math, revising and editing a fiction narrative about a cave, reading a historical fiction piece called Coyote School News, presenting finished Newbery book jackets, testing and reflecting on early NW Coast People learning, continuing our science study of rock layers, starting to plan science fair projects, and celebrating friendship on Valentine's Day! 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 volunteer calendar: http://signup.com/go/bKMtZZx Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning! 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:
Science: Rock Patterns: 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:
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/ |
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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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