Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, Sept. 10 Magazine Kick Off
Wednesday, Sept. 11 Spirit Days (wear red, white, and blue)
Monday, Sept. 16 - Beginning Band Parent Orientation 7:00 in the multi-purpose room
Tuesday, Sept. 17 - Magazine turn in day 1
Tuesday, Sept. 17 - Curriculum Night 4th grade 6:30-7:30
Thursday, Sept. 19 - Magazine turn in day 2
Looking for Helpers: If anyone would be interested in helping with running off papers once a week or once every other week, it would be greatly appreciated.
Field Trip helpers: I am looking for 3 more parent volunteers to come on the field trip to Brookfield Zoo, October 3. . We would need you to be at school at 9:00 and we will return by 2:00. Please let me know if you are interested. I will take the first three people who respond.
Math - In math this week, The students will be ordering and comparing numbers through the millions. There will be a math quiz on Thursday for lessons one through 4.
Spelling - In spelling this week the students will continue to work with most commonly misspelled words. We will take a pretest on Monday, and they will have a list of activities to complete for each day of the week in their spelling journal. I will collect one of those activities on Friday to grade. Their test will be on Friday.
Reading - This week in reading we will finish reading The Pumpkin Runner. The students will complete a story map to summarize the story. This week for our Daily 5 lessons we will review strategies on Reading to Someone. They will learn how to choose what books to read together and how to choose a classroom spot. Every day children have been working on building their stamina. How long can they read to self without being distracted. The students will also read a story called Akiak by Robert Blake. Akiak is about a famous Iditarod
race that takes place in the Alaskan wilderness. We will use a story map to
examine how a problem and its solution affect the story's plot and characters.
English - The students will continue to work with the four types of sentences. The students will practice writing good sentences.
Science- In science this week the students will study standard units of measure vs. nonstandard units of measure.They will investigate tools for observing and handling.
Social Studies This week in social studies the students will begin their Patriotic Quest to help them understand the organization of our U.S. government. They will use their skimming and scanning skills to help them with their quest.
