Monday, November 19, 2018

Classroom News for November 26th

News and Upcoming Events: 

11/26Please make sure your child returns his/her (empty) Friday Folder. Orchestra students: Bring your instruments. 

  • Tickets go on sale this week for the "Wolves on Wheels" fundraiser (see 1/24 below.) 
  • You can purchase tickets with cash or check at the table in front of the school Monday after school,Tuesday before school,  and Wed., Thurs., Friday before and after school.  
  • Tickets are $20/pp advance. $25 at the door.

12/4 Jazz at Lincoln Center assembly

12/10:  Winter Program MPR - 10:45 am TK- 2 Families; 1:00 pm 3rd - 6th Families


Project-Based Learning (PBL): What Makes Our State Special? Parents are invited and encouraged to attend as you make up our audience of potential travelers. We hope you can make it!

  • 12/11 -PBL Presentations 8:30- 9:00 in rm 12: Reign, Emmet M., Oliver, Alice, Frances, Dakota, Lillian, Malcolm, June, Roxy, Lilah, Julien

  • 12/12 - PBL Presentations 8:30- 9:00 in rm 12: Tegan, Solaris, George, Zacheri, Roman, Ben, Sharbel, Mila, Nova, Brandon, Liam, Avery

  • 12/13 - PBL Presentations 8:30- 9:00 in rm. 12: Lily, Damian, Malcolm, Stella, Chloe, Mia, Emmett P, Scarlett, Gabriel


12/14 Grade 4 "At the Movies" Holiday Party. Students: please bring $3 cash by Friday, December 8 to pay for party supplies and goodies.

12/17 - 1/4 Winter break. School resumes Monday, January 7th.


1/10 - Mission Project due. Outline of project requirements (2 pages) can be found under "Class Handouts" in the Link tab at right. Please note due date is Jan. 10th not Jan. 11th.


1/24 Save the Date! First Annual "Wolves on Wheels" fundraiser.  
Helps us raise money to purchase needed classroom items for grades 4 though 6 Let's have great night and skate together from 5-7 p.m. at Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale! $20 ticket donation per person. Everyone who enters must have a ticket regardless if they skate or not. Hope to see you there!



What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 

CGI; Multiplication: 2 x 2 digit multiplication using the area model and partial products method, and standard algorithm. 


Reading:


Poetry: Identifying structure and rhythm

Students have started a new round of Genre Genius. Ask your child about which genres s/he has selected.



Engineering/Design Challenge:

Build and NBS monument honoring Karana.  We will begin printing 3D prototypes this week!

Spelling & Vocabulary:

(scrib and  scrip - write. graph and gram - write, writing)
  • autograph
  • biography
  • grammar
  • graphic
  • graphite
  • inscribe
  • inscription
  • prescription
  • transcribe
  • scribe
Social Studies/ Science:

California Missions/ Energy

Arts:
Creating visuals for the PBL project.

Rehearsals begin for Holiday performance.


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.