Hello Fourth Grade Families,
Important Dates: 2/12 Potlatch 2:45 pm Parent/Family Audience Requested (invitation attached) 2/13 Newbery Book Report Final Due 2/13 Spelling Bee Final & PTSA General Meeting 6pm 2/14 Valentines Day Celebration of Fun and Friendship 2/17 – 21 No School: Mid-Winter Break 3/6 End of Second Trimester 3/9 No School for students: Teacher Work Day 3/19 Tentative PTSA Science Fair Evening 4/3 Tentative PTSA Spring Kindness Carnival 4/13-17 No School: Spring Break 6/5 Tentative PTSA Kids Invite Someone Special Morning 6/25 Last day of school (revised date due to snow days) Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday: Review and Keep at Home: math homework and practice pages, Module 5 Topics A-D Newsletter Sign and Return: weekly tracker, January Reading Log, February Reading Log (in binders) Goal for the Week: I will finish my Newbery report rough draft (packet and summary) Kindness challenge for the week: Say thank you to those who help in the school office Give three genuine compliments Smile at as many people as you can Wednesdays are wear your Kindness shirt day! Coming up this week in class: Starting our Eureka Math module on fractions, continuing our Storypath study of the early people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, writing opinion essays, continuing our Newbery book report project, and practicing for our Potlatch! Valentine’s Day will be celebrated on Friday, 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, we would like to suggest that no candy be distributed at school with student cards. Any candy (or food items) on cards will NOT be opened at school; it will be sent home. We will have a low key celebration that afternoon with a healthy snack of red and pink fruits and a science video. Our wonderful room parents will be soliciting donations soon. More information is in today’s take home folder and email newsletter. Book Report: The Newbery book jacket is due on Thursday, Febraury 13. There is more information and examples on the 4th grade website: http://cves4.weebly.com/project-newbery-book-report.html. Example project work timeline: Jan. 15 – Jan 27 Keep reading; finish three sections Jan. 28 – Feb 6 Finish reading the book; finish packet (rough draft) Feb. 7 - 13 Complete the book jacket, working on one or two parts per day Math: Our Module 5 covers fraction equivalence, ordering, and operations. This week: Topic A: Decomposition and Fraction Equivalence Up Next: Topic B: Fraction Equivalence Using Multiplication and Division Topic C: Fraction Comparison Topic D: Fraction Addition and Subtraction Topic E: Extending Fraction Equivalence to Fractions > 1 Topic F: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions by Decomposition Topic G: Repeated Addition of Fractions as Multiplication Topic H: Exploring a Fraction Pattern https://embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=6 https://greatminds.org/math/parents We'll return to Topic 4 later in the year. The mystery word is denominator. Writing: We are writing opinion paragraphs and essays that clearly state an opinion and use text-based evidence to support that opinion. Social Studies: In our Storypath unit we are learning about the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast. In this unit, our classroom becomes a Native American village. We will discuss the setting for our village and determine how the weather, geographic features and natural resources might impact how we live. 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 |
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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