Classroom News for the Week of December 8th

News and Upcoming Events: 

Thanks!: A huge thank you to Susanne, Doug, and Natalie for all the work they did on building, sanding, and painting theater boxes for the school. Our class will use these in our play next week and they will be available for all MWE students in drama class to use. Thank you!!!

Needed: We need some help cutting eye holes from our bear masks. Kai-Ti has done a great job getting us started! If you have an Exacto knife and can come in any time this week to work on the masks, please email me at slc5001@lausd.net. Thank you!

12/11 Jazz Assembly for Students

12/15 Winter Program, MPR, 1p.m.

12/17 "The Feast Of the Grizzlies" - Theater Informance, MPR 10:45 a.m. Parents are welcome and encouraged to come see the work the students have been doing in drama this year.  There will also be a dress rehearsal at 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday 12/16 if you are unable to come Wednesday.

12/17 Grade 4 Holiday Luncheon Room 11, Noon. Please sign up to send a dish for the party. You may use this link to view the sign-up sheet. Thank you!
Winter Feast Sign-Up

12/22 - 1/9 Winter Break - School closed

1/12/15 School Resumes

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: Joining In

Math: 

Geometry: Points, Lines, Planes; Line Segments and Rays; Classification of Triangles

Concept Lesson: Winter Feast Seating Arrangements

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Reading:

This week we will read a fantasy selection: Dear Mrs. La Rue. We will also use a graphic organizer to analyze non-fiction news articles from Scholastic News.

Grammar: Identifying and Using Action Verbs

Writer's Workshop: Writing Personal and Persuasive Essays

This week's mini-lessons are: Writing to Learn, Using Elaboration Prompts, and Choosing a Seed Idea

Greek and Latin Roots:

This will be the last week for roots. Study hard!

ped, pod = foot; man = hand

• centipede
• pedestal
• pedestrian
• impede
• tripod
• manufacture
• manage
• mandate
• manicure
• maneuver

Social Studies/Science:

Earth Science- Rocks and Minerals

Social Studies: The Birth of the Missions

Arts:

This week we will be very busy preparing for the Winter Concert, rehearsing our play "Feast of the Grizzlies", and making holiday presents for our families.