| Time | Thursday 11/21 |
| 10:30-10:45 | 5th Grade Classes Pick up Lunches |
| 11-11:30 | Waugh/Sanders/Weaver |
| 11:40-12:10 | Ary/B-F/Semones |
| 12:20-12:50 | Cabrices/Porter/Bunsie |
| 1:00-1:30 | Goode/Eber/Zisook |
Monday, November 18, 2013
Thanksgiving Lunch Schedule
Week of November 18th Update
Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend despite the rain. It's our last week before Thanksgiving break. Students often feel a mixture of exhaustion and excitement just before breaks, so let's work together to keep them focused and well rested for one more week!
Please join us Tuesday, November 19th for Literary Cafe. The program begins at 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose room where one student from each class will present his or her piece. After those presentations, students and parents should report to their child's homeroom where each student will present. We hope you can make it!
Homework Reminders (these went home in red folders a few weeks ago): Spelling packet due Fridays, Math 2-3 nights per week, Read 30 minutes *Make sure your child is staying accountable for their homework that is due. Homework should be written in the agenda daily!
*Sign up to volunteer for American Revolution Day: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q709dSLNvxFae2XGejjq1F-hzT0sYUWv4FMAPCKuHOk/viewform
(you may need to copy and paste the link into your browser)
*School canned food drive starts Monday and ends Friday! Please consider donating canned or boxed foods if you are able.
In math, we're moving on to comparing and ordering fractions. We'll be learning how to apply our knowledge of equivalent fractions to get the same denominators needed for comparing. We'll use the analogy of languages. For example, if halves are speaking halves and sixths are speaking sixths, they cannot communicate. They will need to speak the same language. Maybe the halves will need to start speaking sixths. You can multiply the halves by three-thirds to get an equivalent fraction with the denominator of six. Later in the week, ask your child to tell you about it! Review equivalent fractions here: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/fractions/equiv-fractions.htm
In science, we'll continue our unit on light. We'll be looking at and studying the differences between concave and convex lenses. We'll also study prisms! After the break, we'll review Monday and take our test on light Tuesday.
In writing, we are drafting our first opinion piece using the "boxes and bullets" strategy. Ask your child to talk to you about this cool writing technique! We have some very creative topics. This week, I am integrating reading and social studies. The students will be exposed to different non-fiction texts related to the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence. On Monday, the students will begin preparing for their assessment, which will take place later in the term, by filling out an American Revolution study guide.
Have a great week! -Miss Ary
Please join us Tuesday, November 19th for Literary Cafe. The program begins at 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose room where one student from each class will present his or her piece. After those presentations, students and parents should report to their child's homeroom where each student will present. We hope you can make it!
Homework Reminders (these went home in red folders a few weeks ago): Spelling packet due Fridays, Math 2-3 nights per week, Read 30 minutes *Make sure your child is staying accountable for their homework that is due. Homework should be written in the agenda daily!
*Sign up to volunteer for American Revolution Day: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q709dSLNvxFae2XGejjq1F-hzT0sYUWv4FMAPCKuHOk/viewform
(you may need to copy and paste the link into your browser)
*School canned food drive starts Monday and ends Friday! Please consider donating canned or boxed foods if you are able.
In math, we're moving on to comparing and ordering fractions. We'll be learning how to apply our knowledge of equivalent fractions to get the same denominators needed for comparing. We'll use the analogy of languages. For example, if halves are speaking halves and sixths are speaking sixths, they cannot communicate. They will need to speak the same language. Maybe the halves will need to start speaking sixths. You can multiply the halves by three-thirds to get an equivalent fraction with the denominator of six. Later in the week, ask your child to tell you about it! Review equivalent fractions here: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/fractions/equiv-fractions.htm
In science, we'll continue our unit on light. We'll be looking at and studying the differences between concave and convex lenses. We'll also study prisms! After the break, we'll review Monday and take our test on light Tuesday.
In writing, we are drafting our first opinion piece using the "boxes and bullets" strategy. Ask your child to talk to you about this cool writing technique! We have some very creative topics. This week, I am integrating reading and social studies. The students will be exposed to different non-fiction texts related to the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence. On Monday, the students will begin preparing for their assessment, which will take place later in the term, by filling out an American Revolution study guide.
Have a great week! -Miss Ary
Monday, November 11, 2013
Week of November 11th Update
Announcements:
Please make sure your child is practicing their spelling words at home. The spelling homework packet is due Friday! Other than that, the students will have a math problem 2-3 nights per week and they should be reading at least 30 minutes. This can include being read to, reading aloud, or read to self.
FAVE is looking for volunteers! 4th graders are studying the American Revolution, and we'd like to have an event to teach the students key figures of the time period. For more information about how you can help, go to https: //docs.google.com/forms/d/1q709dSLNvxFae2XGejjq1F-hzT0sYUWv4FMAPCKuHOk/viewform.
In math, we're identifying and generating equivalent fractions. The students will have homework two nights this week. Please ask them to show you their math journals so you can see all the great learning they're doing! I have put in equivalent fractions assignments into Compass.
In science, we're continuing our study of light. This week's focus is on reflection, refraction, and absorption. Ask them to show you what they've been learning on science techbook!
In ELA, we will be practicing for the Literary Cafe! We hope you can join us on November 19th from 6:30-7:00 p.m. The students will be presenting their "I Am" poem that they made in class. This week, we will also be reviewing how to find the main idea of a text & formulating a thesis statement for our first opinion piece.
In Social Studies, we will be researching and learning about the battles that occurred during the American Revolution.
Have a great week! -Miss Ary
Please make sure your child is practicing their spelling words at home. The spelling homework packet is due Friday! Other than that, the students will have a math problem 2-3 nights per week and they should be reading at least 30 minutes. This can include being read to, reading aloud, or read to self.
FAVE is looking for volunteers! 4th graders are studying the American Revolution, and we'd like to have an event to teach the students key figures of the time period. For more information about how you can help, go to https: //docs.google.com/forms/d/1q709dSLNvxFae2XGejjq1F-hzT0sYUWv4FMAPCKuHOk/viewform.
In math, we're identifying and generating equivalent fractions. The students will have homework two nights this week. Please ask them to show you their math journals so you can see all the great learning they're doing! I have put in equivalent fractions assignments into Compass.
In science, we're continuing our study of light. This week's focus is on reflection, refraction, and absorption. Ask them to show you what they've been learning on science techbook!
In ELA, we will be practicing for the Literary Cafe! We hope you can join us on November 19th from 6:30-7:00 p.m. The students will be presenting their "I Am" poem that they made in class. This week, we will also be reviewing how to find the main idea of a text & formulating a thesis statement for our first opinion piece.
In Social Studies, we will be researching and learning about the battles that occurred during the American Revolution.
Have a great week! -Miss Ary
Monday, November 4, 2013
Week of November 4th Update
4th Grade IB Unit Notification
Name of Unit: How We Organize Ourselves
An inquiry into the
interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and
function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and
their impact on humankind and the environment.
Date of Unit: October 28-December 20, 2013
Central Idea: (The enduring understanding that
children should gain from the unit)
Challenges can be addressed
when individuals organize for a common purpose.
Inquiry Into:
· Challenges
that can lead to conflict and change
· Responsibility
in resolving conflict
· Role
of conflict in shaping society
Ways to Help Support the Unit at School:
Sign up to participate in our portrayal of people
and events from the Revolutionary Time Period. This would include dressing up and speaking from the
perspective of an historical figure.
Use this link for more details.
Ways to Help Support the Unit at Home:
· Discuss
conflicts in our history and how people have come together to address
them. Specifically, conflicts that
lead to American Revolution and conflicts present in our world today.
· Ask
them their opinions of these conflicts and what they would do if they had a
voice in the matter
· Ask
about how these conflicts in history have shaped our society
Summative Assessment (to be completed in class):
Identify a
challenge that individuals have had to come together to address. Describe the challenge. What is your opinion about what
happened? Some possible choices
could be:
o British government
and the colonists
o Dress code
enforcement in schools
o Taxes, are they fair?
o Current
events: A challenge that is going
on presently in society
o Other as approved
by teacher
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