News and Upcoming Events:
Monday 9/25:
Volunteer Opportunities:
1. Do you (or someone you know) work in the travel/tourism industry? I am looking for people to come in and speak to the 4th grade students as part of an upcoming multidisciplinary project. If you, or anyone you know is willing, please email me at slc5001@lausd.net. We can discuss specifics and potential dates. Thank you!
2. Do you sew? Ms. Beret and I are looking for someone who would be willing to help sew very basic costumes for our upcoming play based on a Norse myth. This would involve very basic sewing skills (making long tunics/caftans out of muslin). If your are interested, please email me at slc5001@lausd.net.
Donations: If you would like to make a donation to our class (this allows me to turn in receipts for purchases I have made for the students), you can write a check to "Mt. Washington El." In the subject line write, "Donation to Room 12". Any amount is appreciated! Thank you!
Birthday Celebrations: If you would like to send treats to celebrate your child's birthday, please email me a day or 2 in advance so that I can make time in our schedule for it. Treats must be something small and easy to pass out. Donuts, cookies, muffins, and mini cupcakes all work great. We currently have 30 students in our class. Your child will distribute them at the end of the day as their classmates are leaving the room.
- Please make sure your child return's his/her (empty) Friday Folder.
- Orchestra students: Bring your instruments
Volunteer Opportunities:
1. Do you (or someone you know) work in the travel/tourism industry? I am looking for people to come in and speak to the 4th grade students as part of an upcoming multidisciplinary project. If you, or anyone you know is willing, please email me at slc5001@lausd.net. We can discuss specifics and potential dates. Thank you!
2. Do you sew? Ms. Beret and I are looking for someone who would be willing to help sew very basic costumes for our upcoming play based on a Norse myth. This would involve very basic sewing skills (making long tunics/caftans out of muslin). If your are interested, please email me at slc5001@lausd.net.
Donations: If you would like to make a donation to our class (this allows me to turn in receipts for purchases I have made for the students), you can write a check to "Mt. Washington El." In the subject line write, "Donation to Room 12". Any amount is appreciated! Thank you!
Birthday Celebrations: If you would like to send treats to celebrate your child's birthday, please email me a day or 2 in advance so that I can make time in our schedule for it. Treats must be something small and easy to pass out. Donuts, cookies, muffins, and mini cupcakes all work great. We currently have 30 students in our class. Your child will distribute them at the end of the day as their classmates are leaving the room.
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Addition and subtraction with regrouping continues; Unpacking multistep word problems. Review of skills in preparation for mid-module assessment on Friday.
Fluency with Math Facts
Reading:
Bridge to Terabithia: Students have chosen an end-of-unit in class project to complete and present this week. Ask your child about his/her choice.
Genre Blackout: Students are challenged to read books from 9 different genres in the first reporting period. Ask your child about his or her progress.
Accelerated Reader: Students have reflected on their AR points and habits from grade 3 and have made a new, individualized goals. Ask your child about his/her yearlong goal.
Writing:
Writer's Workshop: The Arc of A Story. Lessons this week focus on using a story arc (exposition -> rising action -> climax -> falling action ->) to plan our writing, and writing with a storyteller's voice rather than summarizing.
Spelling & Vocabulary:
This week's prefixes are ex (out of, outside, from), anti, contra (against). Students will choose in class activities to complete from a tiered menu of options.
Our words are:
- export
- expel
- exhale
- extract
- exempt
- antiseptic
- antibacterial
- antonym
- contradict
- counterfeit
Social Studies/ Science:
California regions; Rock Formation and Layers
Arts:
Drama with Ms. Beret on Wednesday- Workshopping ideas for our class play; Tableau.
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.
