Sunday, September 10, 2023

Sept. 11 to Sept. 15, 2023

   

    We had a fantastic first full week of school.  The students are building their classroom skills by listening and cooperating, and I'm proud of their successful efforts.  I look forward to students sharing their Brown Bag biographies during the week.  Six students will share per day, and students will be able to sign up for a time on Monday, Sept. 11.  WE HAVE A GREAT CLASS!
    We are getting close to  our first reward party for getting all of the monkeys in the jar, and students are getting Rocky's Way slips for their respectful, responsible, and personal best behavior.
    Students received their Chromebooks on Friday, and we are excited to start using them in class.  Chromebooks will remain at school unless needed at home for remote learning or special projects.  During the next few weeks, we'll have lessons about Chromebook apps, usage, and expectations.  We will also use the Chromebooks for learning activities.
    Thank you for checking planners and signing them each day.  It is so helpful to have parent involvement as we continue our great learning in 4th grade.


Here are some reminders for the week:
1.  Remember to send in $5 for the cost of the student planner if you have not already done so.
2.  Order birthday books by Sept. 30. (Attachment of letter on parent email.)  
3.  Book Orders :  Please use the links and information in the email I have sent you if you are interested in ordering books.  The online orders are due by Oct. 11. 
(By November, we should fliers to send home as well as the online order forms.)  

These are other areas we'll be working on this week:

MATH:
- Continued daily work with ancient Egyptian Symbols, Multiples, and Inches, Feet, and Yards.
- We will work on factors and factor pairs and practice our computational skills with a variety of math games. 

*Math HOMEWORK WILL START THIS WEEK:   
Homework will come home on Monday that will be due on Wednesday.
Homework will come home on Wednesday that will be due on Friday.  

SOCIAL STUDIES/Health: 
We will complete our 4th grade time capsules, and in Health we'll study bike, bus, and pedestrian safety.

READING:
-Lessons this week will focus
 on choosing "JUST RIGHT" books, the 40 book challenge,  genres, and comprehension.
(Students will complete the aReading and Autoreading test to help determine current reading proficiency by September 15).

WRITING:
-Students will work on September writing prompts and daily language practice.  Students will write a bio-poem so we can continue to learn about one another and build class community.  We will practice and review cursive writing.

ART:
Students will complete a self portrait western style to be displayed as Westrum´s Wonderful Wranglers.