H.1 Input/Output Tables
H.2 Complete a Table K.2 Find two numbers based on sum and difference L.1, L.2, L.3, L.4, L.5, L.6, L.7 Challenge: G.1 variable expressions G.2, G.3
Hello Fourth Grade Families,
Important Dates: 10/4 Welcome to the Jungle Walk-a-thon (10 – 11:15 am for 4th grade) 10/8 Last day for October Scholastic Book Club orders! 10/8 Walk-to-Math starts (please read the attached letter) 10/30 Book Report due 11/12 No School - Veteran's Day Observed 11/16, 11/19, 11/20, 11/21 Early release Days For Conferences 11/22-11/23 No School - Thanksgiving Break 12/12 Nature Vision lesson: Native Plants and People (Thank you PTSA!) 12/20-1/1 No School - Holiday Break 1/2 School Resumes 2/5 Camp Waskowitz outdoor field trip (rain, snow or shine…. Plan for a cold, wet day) 3/21 Toymaker Workshop (afternoon) 5/30 10:45 – 11:15 am Wax Museum (tentative) Take Home Folders / Return to School every Tuesday: Review and Keep at Home: Math practice pages, October Scholastic Book Order Sign and Return: weekly tracker, reading log, Topic 1 Math Test, Reading Test Goal for the Week: Complete one section of my book report rough draft. Coming up this week in class: Testing on math Topic 2: Generate and Analyze Patterns, finishing Mary Anning: The Girl Who Cracked Open the World, starting our Unit on the United States Government, writing a biographical report, and raising money for our school at the fabulous Walkathon! Book Report: The Newbery (or Battle of the Books) book jacket is due on Tuesday, October 30. There is more information and examples on the 4th grade website: http://cves4.weebly.com/project-newbery-book-report.html. The mystery word is antonym. Example project work timeline: Oct. 1-7 Start reading the book; finish at least one book report section Oct. 8-14 Keep reading; finish three more sections Oct. 15-21 Finish reading the book; finish packet (rough draft) Oct. 22-29 Complete the book jacket, working on one or two parts per day Scholastic Reading Club Order: 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 for the October order will be Monday, October 8th. If you have any questions, please let me know. Parent-Teacher Conferences: A rough draft of the conference schedule is attached to this week's email newsletter (not online on the website). Please check to confirm that I have your time correctly on the schedule. If you need to change your time, or if we have not yet scheduled one, please let me know as soon as possible! If students are accompanying parents, they may read or draw quietly in the hallway. Conferences are scheduled for 20 minutes. 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. Math: We are working through Topic 2: Generate and Analyze Patterns. Goal: Identify and Extend Patterns. 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. Reading: Our reading lessons focus on:
Writing: Students will be starting research and informational writing focused on stating a main idea (using a topic sentence) and providing supporting details. Social Studies (coming soon): Students will be learning about the United States government with an introduction to the branches and levels of government, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. 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 If you'd like to volunteer and are not yet on the calendar, please let me know! 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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