Classroom News for the Week of January 15th

Students, great job on the mission projects! 
Parents, feel free to come browse all the great work in the hallway outside rooms 11 and 12.

News and Upcoming Events: 

1/15 - MLK Holiday. School closed.

1/18 Greek and Latin Affix Quiz

1/19 Field Trip to Leonis Adobe Museum. Students must bring a lunch from home and a snack that can be eaten very quickly - such as a granola bar.  Due to travel time and our appointed tour, there isn't time for a snack. Students will need to eat something quickly as they are coming off the bus. Wear your field trip t -shirts that are coming home this week. Students will be outside the entire day and should dress appropriately for the weather.

2/15 Field Trip to JPL. All chaperone spots have been filled. Thank you!

NEEDS: We are in need of: paper towels, kleenex, and Swiffer duster refills. Thank you for your donations!

What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 

Factors and Multiples; 2 x 2 review; Unit Assessment

Reading:

Chapters 6-10 of Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Award Winning novel, Bud, Not Buddy.  Skills: Identifying Figurative Language; Summarizing, Inferring, Writing to Explain.

Reading, analyzing, and comparing 2 non-fiction articles. 

Writing:

Personal and persuasive essays. Students will learn and practice basic essay structure on the topic: What's an activity everyone should try? Why?

Spelling & Vocabulary:

Study your list of all the Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes we have learned this year. Students should be able to match each affix to its meaning. Quiz on Thursday, January 18th.

This week students will watch Akeelah and the Bee to kick off the Grade 4 Spelling Bee. Participation in the Spelling Bee is optional, but all students are strongly encouraged to participate. Word list and further information will be given out on Monday, January 22.

Social Studies/Science -

Social Studies - Field trip to Leonis Adobe: Life during the Rancho Era
Science - No science this week due to field trip.

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.

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 his/her classmates are leaving the room.

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!