- Monday is Orchestra. Remember to bring your instruments.
- 12/19 - 1/6 Winter Break. School resumes Monday, January 9th.
- 1/12 - CA. Mission projects due. Use the checklist provided under "Mission Project" in the Class Handouts menu on the right side of this page, to help guide you. You will also find PDFs of the Brochure here as well.
- 1/20 Field trip to Leonis Adobe Museum. Students will receive their trip slip on Monday. Please return it as soon as possible. Thank you!
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Prime and Composite Numbers; Determining if a whole number is a multiple of another; Dividing Multiples of 10, 100, 1000
Reading:
This week we will begin reading Christopher Paul Curtis' Newbery Award Winning novel, Bud, Not Buddy. This week we will build background on the Great Depression and Segregation in the 1920s and read Chapters 1-4. Skills: Story Elements, Summarizing, Inferring, Writing to Explain.
We will be reading about the life and work of Mahatma Ghandi and his influence on MLK.
Genre Genius: Ask your child about his/her progress.
We will be reading about the life and work of Mahatma Ghandi and his influence on MLK.
Genre Genius: Ask your child about his/her progress.
Spelling & Vocabulary:
This is the last week for Greek and Latin roots and prefixes. Check the blog for details about the upcoming Grade 4 Spelling Bee.
This week's words are:
This is the last week for Greek and Latin roots and prefixes. Check the blog for details about the upcoming Grade 4 Spelling Bee.
This week's words are:
- miniature
- microbe
- microscope
- mince
- minute
- cooperate
- operable
- laboratory
- labored
- operator
Writing:
This week we begin a unit on writing personal and persuasive essays. Students will learn and practice basic essay structure and how to collect ideas as an essayist.
Health/Second Step:
Showing Compassion. There will be a brief home assignment on Thursday night to complete with your child.
Showing Compassion. There will be a brief home assignment on Thursday night to complete with your child.
Arts:
We will use the Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) to build meaning from Civil Rights era photographs.
Social Studies/ Science:
End of the Mission Era and The Beginning of the Rancho Period in California; Gallery Walk of the Mission Projects
End of the Mission Era and The Beginning of the Rancho Period in California; Gallery Walk of the Mission Projects
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.
