Thank you all for attending Back to School Night, and welcome to Ms. Lopez, TA for room 12!
News and Upcoming Events:
News and Upcoming Events:
9/3 Labor Day - School Closed
9/4 Students, this week we will be decorating the covers of our Writer's Workshop Notebooks in preparation for our unit opener. Please bring in quotes (handwritten or typed), photos, and drawings that inspire YOU to write. Bring them in an envelope with your name on it, and make sure to have them at school no later than Thursday.
9/7 Field Trip Donation: Please turn in your donation of $35 by this Friday 9/7, if possible. The $35 covers costs for buses and entrance fees. Checks may be made payable to Mt. Washington Elementary. In the subject line write "Field Trip Donation Grade 4". Thank you!
9/10 & 9/19 Unassigned Days- No school
9/10 & 9/19 Unassigned Days- No school
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Rounding numbers in isolation; Practicing expanded form
Fluency with Math Facts
Reading:
Chapters 7-10 of Katherine Peterson's Newbery-award winning book, Bridge to Terabithia (realistic fiction). Our focus will be on drawing conclusions and making inferences about characters based on their thoughts and actions and identifying plot conflicts.
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.
DIBELS reading assessments begin
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.
DIBELS reading assessments begin
Writing:
This week we begin our first unit of Writer's Workshop: The Arc of A Story. This unit focuses on the skills and concepts young writers needed to craft realistic fiction stories.
Spelling & Vocabulary:
This week we begin studying Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and roots. This week's prefixes are sub (below, under) and trans (across, over).
Our words are:
- subway
- subject
- submerge
- subset
- subterranean
- translate
- transfer
- transform
- transparent
- transplant
Students should study both the meanings and spellings of these words. Orally practice composing sentences with the words. Students will bring a study guide home on Tuesday. The quiz will be Friday.
P.E.:
P.E. collaborative project: the Never-Before-Seen (NBS) Dance
Social Studies/ Science:
Our first rotations for social studies and science begins this Friday. Topics: World Geography; Rock Formation and Layers
Arts:
P.E. collaborative project: the Never-Before-Seen (NBS) Dance
Social Studies/ Science:
Our first rotations for social studies and science begins this Friday. Topics: World Geography; Rock Formation and Layers
Arts:
Drama with Ms. Beret on Wednesday-
Visual Arts- Students will be introduced to the Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS). This is a way to look, think, and critically discuss media.
Visual Arts- Students will be introduced to the Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS). This is a way to look, think, and critically discuss media.
Reminders:
Contact me: 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!
Contact me: slc5001@lausd.net
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 33 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!
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.
