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sel5_understanding_complex_feelings_home_link.pdf |
I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends! I was lucky enough to spend the weekend with my husband's family, got in our first ski of the season, and - most thankfully of all - got the good news that my sister's baby arrived healthy and safe.
Holiday Giving: Please see the attached information regarding our holiday giving program! ‘Tis the season for giving here at CVES and in our community. Each year, we run a giving campaign in the month of December (12/3-12/18), collecting necessary items such as food and toiletries and also some small gifts for those in our community who are in need. 4th graders- Gift cards (Fred Meyer, QFC, Safeway), small gifts ($5-25)
Important Dates:
12/3 Reflections entries due (optional)
Holiday Giving begins
12/5 Cogat testing for all 4th Graders
12/12 Nature Vision lesson: Native Plants and People (Thank you PTSA!)
12/18 Holiday Giving Ends
12/20-1/1 No School - Holiday Break
1/2 School Resumes
2/5 Camp Waskowitz outdoor field trip - rain, snow or shine (Partially subsidized by a grant from the PTSA)
2/13 Nature Vision lesson: Geology Rocks (Thank you PTSA!)
3/21 Toymaker Workshop - afternoon (Partially subsidized by a grant from the PTSA)
3/27 4th Grade Music Concert
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, 1st Trimester Science Journals
Sign and Return: weekly tracker, November Reading Logs (in binders)
Goal for the Week: Make quick, quiet transitions
Coming up this week in class:
Working on Math Topics 6 & 7 - starting to multiply by larger numbers, learning about complex feelings, reading a folk tale from the Philippines called Why the Sea is Salty, editing and revising narratives, starting our Science topic on Rock Layers, and making 6-pointed snowflakes!
Challenge / Extra Credit Opportunities: Social Emotional Learning - Understanding Complex Feelings (attached) due Tuesday 11/26; Student Speech - Famous Rock Formations (attached) due Friday 12/7
Reflections: Use the arts to share your personal Reflections on this year’s theme: HEROES AROUND ME. Submissions are due to CVES Reflections chair Vanessa Rimkus by Monday December 3, 2018 either between 8:45-9:05 or after school that day from 3:25-3:45 in the Multi Purpose Room. If other arrangements need to be made prior to that date, please email [email protected] to make arrangements. More information is available at https://www.wastatepta.org/events-programs/reflections/ and the entry form can be found on the fourth grade homepage: http://cves4.weebly.com/
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.
Larson Walk-to-Math: Extension Project: Collecting, displaying, and working with data
Later this week: Topics 6 & 7 – Multiplying larger numbers
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: We are reading Why the Sea is Salty.
Our reading lessons focus on:
- Using Text Details to describe a setting
- Comparing and Contrasting Point of View
- Using Details to Determine Theme
- Analyzing Problems and Solutions
- Describing Characters and Events
- Determining Genre
Writing: Students will work on writing narratives that include descriptive details for the setting, dialogue between characters, a clear sequence of events, and a problem and solution.
Conventions: We are working on compound words, suffixes and prefixes.
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.
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