Classroom News for the Week of December 14th

News and Upcoming Events:

• Reminder- Bring your instruments every Monday.
• 12/14 Holiday Program - 1pm is the time for families of 3rd through 6th grade students. Students: Don't forget to dress up:)!
• 12/18 Grade 4 Sundae Party 1:15pm. Thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer and/or donate items! We really appreciate your time and help!
• 12/21-1/8 Winter Break
• Jan 14. California Mission Project due. On Monday, students will be receiving a rubric to help guide them in finishing their projects. You will also be able to find the rubric in "Class Handouts" after Wednesday 12/16.

Supplies needed: We will be doing some collage work when we return from break. Please save magazines, wrapping paper scraps, and old calendars for our class. Please drop off donated supplies to room 12 Monday, January 11th.

Have a WONDERFUL break and enjoy your time together!!!
 

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What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math:

Math- Division word problems with area models; Finding factor Pairs

Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Reading:

Reading and Analyzing Paired Texts: Students will read a fictional story and a nonfiction article on the same topic. They will discuss and answer comprehension questions and compare and contrast the two sources; Scholastic News

Identifying Fact, Opinion, and Bias in Historical Documents continued..

 "Genre Genius" for the 2nd reporting period.

Spelling & Vocabulary:

There will be no spelling/ vocabulary words this week.

Writing:

Students will begin typing their persuasive essays in the computer lab - creating subheadings, inserting relevant graphics, and creating text boxes.

 

Publishing holiday gifts continued...

Second Step/Health:

Joining In: There will be a short family exercise on Thursday night to complete this lesson. Please help your child complete it, and sign off on the sheet.

Arts:

Designing and painting tiles; Holiday Concert performing


Social Studies/Science:

No rotation this week. Please be sure to work on your Mission project

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!

Homework:

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.

Classroom News for the Week of December 7th

News and Upcoming Events:

• Reminder- Bring your instruments every Monday.
• Social Studies Homework due Thursday
• Science Quiz this Friday 12/11. Study notes come home on Monday. There will be no language arts HW this week, so that students can concentrate on science and social studies work.
• Field Trip: All Volunteer Slots for JPL have been filled. Thank you!
• Week of 12/7 Scholastic Book Fair Visits 
• 12/8 Look for a Classroom email re. Holiday program and Class Party
• 12/14 Holiday Program 
• 12/18 Grade 4 Party
• 12/21-1/8 Winter Break
• Jan 14. California Mission Project due

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What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math:

Math Interim Assessment - Students will be taking their first math interim assessment Monday and Tuesday.

Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Reading:

Reading and Analyzing Paired Texts: Students will read a fictional story and a nonfiction article on the same topic. They will discuss and answer comprehension questions and compare and contrast the two sources.

Identifying Fact, Opinion, and Bias in Historical Documents

 "Genre Genius" for the 2nd reporting period.

Spelling & Vocabulary:

magn, magni, maxi = great, large &   gen= origin, birth

• magnate
• magnificent
• maximum
• maximize
• magnification
• generation
• genuine
• generic
• generous
• generate

Writing:

Writer's Workshop:Using a Persuasive Essay Checklist to Guide our Drafts; Ways to Start and And an Essay; Transition Words
Holiday Gift Writing project continued..

Second Step/Health:

Making Conversations and Compliments: There will be a short family exercise on Wednesday night to complete this lesson. Please help your child complete it, and sign off on the sheet.

Social Studies/Science:

Science: Magnets - Quiz on Friday
Social Studies: Spain's Influence on California

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!

Homework:

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.

Classroom News for the Week of November 30

News and Upcoming Events:

• Reminder- Bring your instruments every Monday.
• Social Studies Homework due Thursday
• 12/3 Scoring for Interim Assessments; Ms. Patterson will be teaching 
• Field Trip: Our class will visit JPL on January 28th.  JPL requires we submit names and citizenship status of all adults attending 6 weeks in advance. Our class can bring 4 parent chaperones. If you would like to attend (8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.), please email me that you are able to chaperone and your citizenship status (US Citizen, Resident Green Card, etc.) Chaperones will be assigned on a first come/first serve basis.
• Week of 12/7 Scholastic Book Fair Visits

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What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math:

Using the standard algorithm and area model to complete division word problems.

Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Reading:

Reading and Analyzing Paired Texts: Students will read a fictional story and a nonfiction article on the same topic. They will discuss and answer comprehension questions and compare and contrast the two sources.

 "Genre Genius" for the 2nd reporting period.

Spelling & Vocabulary:

scrip, scrib, graph, gram = write

• autograph
• biography
• grammar
• graphic
• graphite
• inscribe
• inscription
• prescription
• transcribe
• scribe

Writing:

Writer's Workshop: Analyzing mentor texts, Writing Essays continued...
Holiday Gift Writing project continued..

Second Step/Health:
Understanding Complex Feelings: There will be a short family exercise to on Wednesday night to complete this lesson. Please help your child complete it, and sign off on the sheet.

Social Studies/Science:

Science: Magnets
Social Studies: Spain's Influence on California

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!

Homework:

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.

Classroom News for the Week of 11/16

News and Upcoming Events:

• Don't forget Orchestra instruments on Monday.
• Thank you to all the students for working so hard and with such diligence on their ELA Assessments last week!
• 11/17 Social Studies Home Project Assigned. Please talk with your child about the assignment and return the Parent/Student tear-off by Wednesday. The assignment will also be posted under the Class Handout Tab on this blog.
• 11/16 - 11/20 Report Card Conferences (M, W, TH, & F Early Dismissal at 12:50. Tuesday Dismissal is at 1:30) Our conference schedule is very tight. Please be on time. Conferences are limited to 15 minutes each.
• 11/19 Make-up Picture Day. Order forms are available in the office.
• 11/23- 11/27 Thanksgiving Break

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What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math:

This week students will solve division with remainder word problems.

Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Reading:

This week students will be finish their final project for Island of the Blue Dolphins. Students will be looking at characterization throughout the book.

Students will set "Genre Genius" goals for the 2nd reporting period.

Spelling & Vocabulary:

No vocabulary words this week.

Writing:

Writer's Workshop: Writing Essays

Social Studies/Science:

Science: Magnets
Social Studies: The Birth of the Mission System

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!

Homework:

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.

Classroom News for the Week of November 9th

News and Upcoming Events:

• Don't forget Orchestra instruments on Monday!
• 11/11 Veterans Day Holiday - School closed
• 11/16 - 11/20 Report Card Conferences (M, W, TH, & F Early Dismissal at 12:50. Tuesday Dismissal is at 1:30)
• 11/23- 11/27 Thanksgiving Break

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What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math:

This week students will be using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve multi-step word problems.

Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Reading:

Due to technical difficulties, last week's interim assessment was moved to this week. Students will be taking English Language Arts Interim Assessment #1 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. This assessment covers reading comprehension, response to literature, and narrative writing. 

This week students will be finishing Island of the Blue Dolphins.

They will take the AR quiz on Friday and start working on final, beyond the book projects.

Spelling & Vocabulary:

This week's words are -
(port= bring, carry & struct = build))

• structure
• destructive
• instructor
• obstruct
• construction
• support
• deport
• export
• import
• portable

Writing:

Writer's Workshop: Mining Our Writing for Essay Ideas, Developing a Seed Idea into a Thesis Statement

Social Studies/Science:

Science: Magnets
Social Studies: The First European Explorers in California

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!

Homework:

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.

Classroom News for the Week of November 2nd

News and Upcoming Events:
Thank you to all the parents who helped on Friday at the Celebration and the Parade! We appreciate your time!

• No SS homework this week
• Don't forget Orchestra instruments on Monday!
• 11/11 Veterans Day Holiday - School closed
• 11/16 - 11/20 Report Card Conferences

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What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math:

This week we will use the standard algorithm to multiply 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers x 1 digit numbers in the context of word problems. Students will also be learning to connect area models and the distributive property.

Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Reading:

Students will be taking English Language Arts Interim Assessment #1 this week. This assessment covers reading comprehension and 

Island of the Blue Dolphins, chapters 19-24. 

Last Week! Genre Blackout:  Students have been challenged to read books from 9 different genres in the first reporting period. Ask your child about his/her progress.

Spelling & Vocabulary:

This week's words are -
(un, il, ir, non = not)

• unquestionable
• unruly
• unlimited
• unrest
• unrelenting
• irregular
• illogical
• irreplaceable
• nonconformist
• nonexistent

Writing:

Writer's Workshop: Analyzing Student Work Samples, Freewriting with Elaboration Prompts, Mining Our Writing for Essay Ideas 

Social Studies/Science:

Science: Magnets
Social Studies: The First European Explorers in California

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!

Homework:

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.