Classroom News for the Week of March 18th

News and Upcoming Events: 

3/18 Orchestra students: Be sure to bring your instruments.

3/11 -3/22 Vote every day online for our school to win a $10,000 ScholarShare grant! Voting is open to any adult. Encourage all your friends and family to participate (voters do not have to have children at MWE). The school with the most votes wins! Thank you for your participation!
http://www.myscholardollars.com/vote/?show_school=2172

4/1 Cesar Chavez Holiday- No school

4/15 - 4/19 Spring Break

Fairy Tale Book Project Due Dates- 

* If you finish ahead of schedule, feel free to turn in your story early.

3/14 Students received drafts with my feedback. Working at home, consider my feedback to do final revisions and proofreading of your story.

3/20 Your final copy is due in class.

What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 

CGI Problem solving with fractions (dividing into equal groups/ fraction equivalency/ comparing fractions); Review of grade 4 skills for upcoming SBAC assessment

Reading:

Reading, comparing, and analyzing paired texts.

Reading informational text; SBAC test practice

 By The Great Horn Spoon (Chps. 10- 15); Writing personal responses journal entries; Answering comprehension questions.

Arts:

Dance: Elements of Dance
Book illustrations

Social Studies/Science:
Social Studies - Gold Rush: Life in the gold fields
Science -  PBL project: Planning and building your mousetrap (Energy transfer- group project)

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.