Today our Village signed the Medicine Creek Treaty, agreeing to give up our land. Next week will be our final potlatch as we say goodbye to our village.
Hello Fourth Grade Families,
Thank you so much for all of the kind words, compliments, snacks, and gifts last week! I feel very spoiled and appreciated. Your children were wonderful and thoughtful all week long, and I love spending my days with them! :-) THANK YOU!!! The fourth graders from Ms. Larson’s and Miss Thomas’s classes invite you to celebrate their learning at the: Potlatch Featuring the People of Coastal Creek Village and The Village of the Cascades Thursday, May 23, 2019 12:45* audience welcome (No sooner due to lunch cleanup) 12:55 Potlatch ceremony starts The Multi-Purpose Room at CVES * Please arrive at 12:45 pm so you are seated and ready for our wonderful ceremony-celebration. Extended families are welcome and we look forward to a patient, encouraging and “forgiving” audience! Important Dates: 5/14 & 15 ELA (performance task) SBAC testing 5/20 Last Day for May Scholastic book order 5/21 & 22 Math SBAC testing 5/23 12:45 Larson & Thomas Potlatch (parents/families invited) 5/24 School is in session – First snow make up day 5/27 No School – Memorial Day 6/5 4th Grade Day of Science (volunteers needed in 4 shifts) 6/6 Tie-dying T-shirts 6/7 Family Picnic Day (our lunchtime is 12 noon - 12:35) 6/7 Wax Museum 1:00-2:00 pm 6/7 Parent Preview of Health Videos at 8:15 am and 3:45 pm 6/10 Health Video for Students 6/11 4th grade Day of Art (sponsored by PTSA in lieu of Camp W) 6/12 Field Day - 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Grades 3-5 6/14 Last Day of School with early dismissal State standardized testing (SBAC) for 4th grade continues this week. Our testing dates are: May 14; 15; 21; and 22. Please try not to schedule medical/dental appointments or vacations on these days! Thank you! Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday: Review and Keep at Home: Math practice pages, Animal Adaptations sources and notes, inference activity pages, May book orders Sign and Return: May Reading Logs (in binders), weekly tracker Volunteer Opportunities: http://signup.com/go/UZYqOEz 5/23 Potlatch set up and clean up Signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c49ada92da3fe3-potlatch Thank you fabulous room parent for organizing! 6/5 4th grade Day of Science. Four volunteer shifts needed: 10, 12:40, 1:35, 2:40 - Please use the class Signup to claim your spot! 6/6 T-shirt tie-dying (volunteers welcome - spots available on the class Signup) 6/7 Wax Museum set up 12:30 pm - Please use the class Signup to claim your spot! 6/12 Field Day: 9:30 -11:30 a.m. for grades 3-5 - Watch for signup information from the PTSA Goal for the Week: I will take my time for the writing SBAC to use lots of details, examples, transition phrases, and correct conventions. The mystery word is treaty. Coming up this week in class: Continuing geometry in Walk to Math, reviewing math and ELA skills from earlier in the year, learning about the early people of the Pacific Northwest Coast through our Storypath, taking our second SBAC test of the year, and practicing for our Potlatch celebration! Wax /museum Project: 1. Start biography selection and read - Week of Apr. 22 2. Commit to a person and book (teacher approval) - Monday, April 29 3. Finish reading biography book and take notes - Tuesday, May 7 4. Note taking and timeline notes due - Thursday, May 9 5. Rough Draft Due - Friday, May 17 6. Bibliography / List of Sources complete - Week of May 20 7. Final Draft DUE - Wednesday, May 29 8. Poster Due and practice presentations - Tuesday, June 4 9. Wax Museum (1-2 pm) - Friday, June 7 May Scholastic Reading Club Order: Fliers went home in today's take-home 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 Monday, April 20th. The mystery word is outcome. If you have any questions, please let me know. No Bus Passes for the Rest of the Year: We are down to one bus combining both of our routes so there is no space for extra kids to ride home with friends until the end of the year. Please let your families know about this. If kids are going home with a friend, parents will need to pick them up at school. Larson Walk-to-Math: Topic 16 - Geometry. Line types, measuring and classifying angles, classifying quadrilaterals, classifying triangles, and line symmetry. Extension: area of triangles and parallelograms 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. Social Studies: We are starting our Storypath study of the early people of the Pacific Northwest coast! Our classroom will become a village as students learn how people met their needs for food, shelter, and culture using the natural resources available in the Coast environment. Reading and Writing: We are reviewing ELA skills and using them to work on Wax Museum Research projects. Making Up Instructional Time Lost Due to Snow Closures
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. Volunteer Opportunities: Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning! Our class Signup can be viewed here: http://signup.com/go/UZYqOEz 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 Research indicates that exercise stimulates brain activity. Walking to school would be a great way to start a testing day! 4th Graders have built a village, chosen character names and stories, imagined ages and clan relationships, written about a day in their village life, sewn (!) button blankets, built long houses, created totem poles, painted headpieces, and experienced their first Storypath episode when a Trader visited Coastal Creek Village!
Hello Fourth Grade Families,
State standardized testing (SBAC) for 4th grade begins this week. Our testing dates are: May 9; 14; 15; 21; and 22. Please try not to schedule medical/dental appointments or vacations on these days! Thank you! Important Dates: 5/9 ELA SBAC testing 5/10 Morning with Mom (Sponsored by PTSA) 5/14 & 15 ELA (performance task) SBAC testing 5/21 & 22 Math SBAC testing 5/23 12:45 Larson & Thomas Potlatch (parents/families invited) 5/24 School is in session – First snow make up day 5/27 No School – Memorial Day 6/5 4th Grade Day of Science (volunteers needed in 4 shifts) 6/6 Tie-dying T-shirts 6/7 Family Picnic Day (our lunchtime is 12 noon - 12:35) 6/7 Wax Museum 1:00-2:00 pm 6/7 Parent Preview of Health Videos at 8:15 am and 3:45 pm 6/10 Health Video for Students 6/11 4th grade Day of Art (sponsored by PTSA in lieu of Camp W) 6/12 Field Day - 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Grades 3-5 6/14 Last Day of School with early dismissal Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday: Review and Keep at Home: Math practice pages, Museo Art travel sketches Sign and Return: May Reading Logs (in binders), weekly tracker, signed math tests (Larson math) Volunteer Opportunities: http://signup.com/go/UZYqOEz 5/23 Potlatch set up and clean up - email for volunteers and supply donations coming soon 6/5 4th grade Day of Science. Four volunteer shifts needed: 10, 12:40, 1:35, 2:40 - Please use the class Signup to claim your spot! The mystery word is cedar. 6/6 T-shirt tie-dying (volunteers welcome - spots available on the class Signup) 6/7 Wax Museum set up 12:30 pm - Please use the class Signup to claim your spot! 6/12 Field Day: 9:30 -11:30 a.m. for grades 3-5 - Watch for signup information from the PTSA coming soon Goal for the Week: Go to bed early Wednesday and eat a healthy breakfast Thursday morning. Coming up this week in class: Continuing measurement or geometry in Walk to Math, reading a fictional story called Lunch Money, writing opinion essays using information from provided sources about zoos, reviewing math and ELA skills from earlier in the year, learning about the early people of the Pacific Northwest Coast through our Storypath, and taking our first SBAC test of the year! Wax /museum Project: 1. Start biography selection and read - Week of Apr. 22 2. Commit to a person and book (teacher approval) - Monday, April 29 3. Finish reading biography book and take notes - Tuesday, May 7 4. Note taking and timeline notes due - Thursday, May 9 5. Rough Draft Due - Tuesday, May 17 6. Bibliography / List of Sources complete - Week of May 20 7. Final Draft DUE - Wednesday, May 29 8. Poster Due and practice presentations - Tuesday, June 4 9. Wax Museum (1-2 pm) - Friday, June 7 No Bus Passes for the Rest of the Year: We are down to one bus combining both of our routes so there is no space for extra kids to ride home with friends until the end of the year. Please let your families know about this. If kids are going home with a friend, parents will need to pick them up at school. Larson Walk-to-Math: Topic 16 - Geometry. Line types, measuring and classifying angles, classifying quadrilaterals, classifying triangles, and line symmetry. 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. Social Studies: We are starting our Storypath study of the early people of the Pacific Northwest coast! Our classroom will become a village as students learn how people met their needs for food, shelter, and culture using the natural resources available in the Coast environment. Reading: We are reading a fictional text called Lunch Money. Reading skills to focus on include: character analysis, inference, summary, figurative language, and theme. Writing: Students are working on opinion writing, with an emphasis on stating an opinion clearly, using evidence from multiple sources to support that opinion, and editing/revising. Conventions: We are working on correct punctuation for quoted text and using transition/linking phrases. Making Up Instructional Time Lost Due to Snow Closures
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. Volunteer Opportunities: Thanks, again, for all you do to support children, teachers and learning! Our class Signup can be viewed here: http://signup.com/go/UZYqOEz 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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