Sunday, April 7, 2019

Classroom News for the Week of April 8th

News and Upcoming Events: 


4/8- 4/11 Grade 4 English Language Arts SBAC Testing. Please make sure your child is well rested, has had a healthy breakfast, and is at school on time. S/he may want to bring a book from home to read while we wait for our classmates to finish the test. SBAC is untimed.

4/9  Bring in a copy of the poem you've selected to recite. Please handwrite this copy and turn it
 in to Ms. C. Make sure to include your name, the title of the poem, and the poet's name.

4/15 - 4/19 Spring Break

April is National Poetry Month- Your child will have a brief home assignment to complete. Detailed instructions were sent home Tuesday 4/2. You may also view the assignment "National Poetry Month" from the link "Class Handouts" on the right side of this page.

 Your child's recitation date is:

  • 4/22 - Julien, Alice, Roman, Dejah, Dakota,
  • 4/23 - Malcolm, Sharbel, Frances, Scarlett, Stella,
  • 4/24  Tegan, Solaris, Nova, Oliver, Zacheri,
  • 4/25   Avery, Gabriel, Lilah, Brandon, June,
  • 4/26 - Liam, Ben, Mariana, Mila, Mia,
  • 4/29 - Emmet, Damian, Lillian, Emmett, Roxy,
  • 4/30 -George, Jacob, Chloe, Reign, Lily

NEW DATE!
Save the Date: You won't want to miss this! The 4th Grade Living History Museum will be open on Thursday, May 16th at 8:30 a.m. in the MPR. More details forthcoming. Plan to spend approx. 45 min with us.


What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 
Review of grade 4 skills for upcoming SBAC assessment

ELA:

SBAC Testing; 
Drafting  letters: Writing persuasively
Research on famous Californian
Research for Environmental PBL
Biography of John Muir
Poetry: Cinquains and Limericks



Design/Arts:

Designing and printing: Chair Stack Challenge

Using one point perspective to paint forest scenes

Social Studies/Science:
No rotations this week

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.