We met our Walk-a-thon fundraising goal, and Mr. Wilson got slimed! Thank you for your support for the event and for helping our students raise money to improve our school. Dear 4th Grade Families,
CVES is turning 10, and we're having a party to celebrate! Families must RSVP online to attend (see info below). Our goal this week: "Finish my mystery book and start my packet by Friday." (If finished with the book: "Proofread my final Titanic writing carefully.") Some items in this Monday's take-home folder: Sign and return: Weekly Update, Reading Log (in binders), Math Test (Larson and Bernardo math classes) Review and keep at home: Math fact tests, Math practice pages (varies by walk-to-math class) DRAFT Conference Schedule: Please check your time on the conference schedule attached to this week's email, and let me know if you need any changes! If you have not yet scheduled a time, let me know which of the empty conference times will work for you. Thank you! The secret word is: omnivore October, November, and December volunteer calendars: are attached to this week's email. Please let me know if you need any adjustments or can't be here on your day. Thanks again for all you do to support our class's learning - we couldn't do it without you!!! CVES Birthday Party: What: CVES's 10th birthday party with cake and "How to Train Your Dragon 2"! Where: CVES When: Tuesday, Nov. 11 (Veteran's Day) Showings: 10:00AM / 1:00PM (Choose one) RSVP: Sign up for your time online Note: Students must be accompanied by an adult 2014 Veteran's Day Recognition: We would like to recognize and honor the Veterans in your family! Please complete the following survey to honor your family members during our Veteran’s Day Assembly. These names will be displayed in our main CVES hallway with great pride. Thanks for your time and consideration. Please submit the form by 3:00pm on November 3rd if you would like your Veteran's name displayed: http://goo.gl/forms/plmaJ7Uip8 October Scholastic Book Order: Last day to order is today (10/20/14)! 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. 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! Mystery Book Report: Mystery books and packets should be coming back and forth to school every day. Time is occasionally given in class for this work, and students miss out when they forget their book or packet! Students should be reading their mysteries and planning to finish the book by the 24th of October. Marathon Challenge 2014: What: Run a marathon (26.2 miles) in a month Who: Cascade View Elementary School Grades 1-5 Where: Run/Walk Anywhere and Everywhere Why: Get Fit, Have Fun, Prepare for the Turkey Trot When: October 6nd-November 7th How: Keep track of your mileage at home with the daily log. Parents, you will need to sign the log to verify your student completed the marathon. Turn in the completed mileage form to Mrs. Corder. The walk-a-thon mileage will help you get off to a great start in reaching your goal of 26.2 miles in a month. Reward: Individual finishers will be invited to a movie during conference time. The top 2 classes with the most marathon challenge finishers will earn an extra PE class. Attendance Hotline: If your child will be missing school or tardy for any reason, please be sure to call the attendance hotline: 425-831-4108 Due to changes in the district's policy, if a student is absent and the attendance line has not been called, our school secretaries are required to call all the emergency contact numbers in that student's file until they can find a reason for the absence. Please call the attendance line! Important Dates: 10/24 PTSA Fall Festival 10/30 Mystery Book Report Due 11/11 CVES Birthday Party - sign up for your time online! 11/11 No School - Veteran's Day 11/21-26 Parent Conferences Coming Up This Week in Class: We are finishing Envisions Topic 4, investigating food webs in science, publishing our Titanic writing, learning about how setting changes a story by exploring Cinderellas from different cultures, and performing our mystery Readers' Theater! 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 [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you and look forward to working with you this year. With thanks, Emily Larson [email protected] Students "met the crayfish" in science! We're investigating animal structures and classification, food webs, behavior, and ecosystems with the help of our arthropod assistants!
Dear 4th Grade Families,
Our goal this week: "Read my mystery book 20 minutes every night, and bring it to school every day." (If finished with the book: "Use my mystery book to do my best work on the report.") Some items in this Monday's take-home folder: Sign and return: Weekly Update, Reading Log (in binders), Titanic Reading Quiz, Geography test. The mystery word is: setting Review and keep at home: Math fact tests, Math practice pages (varies by walk-to-math class), math property posters, object art, directory cover art contest form. Mystery Book Report: Mystery books and packets should be coming back and forth to school every day. Time is occasionally given in class for this work, and students miss out when they forget their book or packet! Students should be reading their mysteries and planning to finish the book by the 24th of October. Individual Picture Day Wednesday, 10/15 (Grades 3-5): Remember to dress nicely! Photo forms due 10/15 for those interested in ordering photos. Marathon Challenge 2014: What: Run a marathon (26.2 miles) in a month Who: Cascade View Elementary School Grades 1-5 Where: Run/Walk Anywhere and Everywhere Why: Get Fit, Have Fun, Prepare for the Turkey Trot When: October 6nd-November 7nd How: Keep track of your mileage at home with the daily log. Parents, you will need to sign the log to verify your student completed the marathon. Turn in the completed mileage form to Mrs. Corder. The walk-a-thon mileage will help you get off to a great start in reaching your goal of 26.2 miles in a month. Reward: Individual finishers will be invited to a movie during conference time. The top 2 classes with the most marathon challenge finishers will earn an extra PE class. VFW Writing Contest: Entry forms went home today, and a digital copy is attached to this newsletter. CVES Directory Cover Art Contest: Blank contest forms when home in Monday take-home folders today. King County Library eNews for Schools News from the Snoqualmie Library and your librarian, Jenifer Loomis, is attached to this newsletter. This eNews includes information about: Build a Robot Puppet, Baba Yaga and the Bag of Gold Puppet Show, the MAKE program, Homework Help, and Study Zone. Attendance Hotline: If your child will be missing school or tardy for any reason, please be sure to call the attendance hotline: 425-831-4108 Due to changes in the district's policy, if a student is absent and the attendance line has not been called, our school secretaries are required to call all the emergency contact numbers in that student's file until they can find a reason for the absence. Please call the attendance line! October volunteer calendar: The revised October volunteer calendar is attached to this week's email. Thanks again for all you do to support our class's learning - we couldn't do it without you!!! Important Dates: 10/14 Optional Create-A-Country Project Due 10/15 Individual Picture Day (3-5) - order form attached if needed 10/24 PTSA Fall Festival 10/30 Mystery Book Report Due 11/11 No School - Veteran's Day 11/21-26 Parent Conferences Coming Up This Week in Class: We are finishing Envisions Topic 3 in math and starting Envisions Topic 4, investigating animal classification and food webs in science, finishing our Titanic writing revisions, learning about how setting changes a story by exploring Cinderellas from different cultures, and starting our mystery Readers' Theater! 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 [email protected] |
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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