Classroom News for the Week of October 13th

News and Upcoming Events: 

*** Welcome to Ms. Malu Chavez, T.A. for room 17!***

10/15 Social Studies Poster Project due 

10/16 Great Shake Earthquake Drill 8:30 a.m.

10/16 Music Appreciation Assembly from Santa Cecilia Orchestra

10/25 Carnival of the Howlin' Wolves

10/31 Save the Date: 
The 4th grade will have a Halloween/Day of the Dead Learning Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00. We will need parent volunteers to help at each station. A sign-up letter will be coming home shortly. Thank you!

10/31 Halloween Parade

11/12 Field Trip to Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Chaperones:

• Belina David
• Charles Keagle
• Kai Ti Wang Olsen
• Rachel Livingston
• Gina Kwon

Reminders:

* Tardies - Please make sure your child is at school and in line by the 8:06 bell. We try to start the school day at 8:11 promptly. Thank you for your help!

* Please check your child's Homework Log nightly and sign or initial after the work has been completed. Remind your child that completed homework and the HW log are due in class daily. 

What's Going On This Week In Class:

Second Step:

Lesson Focus: Understanding Complex Feelings. Please turn "Home Practice"signed by an adult by Friday each week.

Math: 

This week students will be taking  LAUSD's Quarter 1 Math Assessment. This week's homework will be review and problem solving.

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Language Arts:

This week students will be taking LAUSD's Quarter 1 Language Arts assessment. Students will be reading articles related to archeology, answering comprehension questions, and write a fictional narrative. Throughout the unit, students will discuss their thinking in classroom and small group discussions and will take notes.

Writer's Workshop: Unit 1 Personal Narratives

Students are publishing their personal narratives.

Greek and Latin Roots:

Please study the meanings and spellings of these ten words. You will have a quiz on Friday. 
em, en, im, in = in, into; multi & poly = many

1. multipurpose
2. multimedia
3. multitude
4. polygon
5. polyhedron
6. embellish
7. engulf
8. immigrate
9. influence
10. inhibit

Social Studies/Science:

Earth Science- Rocks and Minerals

Social Studies: Native Californians' Use of Natural Resources

Arts:

Theater: We have started to work on our play with Ms. Beret. 

Visual Arts: Analyzing and Interpreting Edvard Munch's "The Scream"