Mrs. Crabtree’s weekly newsletter 1/30/17
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Hi parents,
Important Dates
This week in 4th grade:
ELA (English, Language Arts)
We will be wrapping up our unit studying the different types of text structure. We will begin a unit on poetry, prose, and drama.
Social Studies
We are completing our colonial america unit with a final project. Your students are either writing a skit or writing a journal entry from the perspective of their tradesman.
We will being a three week unit on the American Revolution. We will learn some vocabulary related to the revolution and the time period. We will begin the unit learning about the French and Indian War, then progress onto the different acts that led to the American Revolution.
Science
After we complete the three week unit on the American Revolution we will begin a unit on Rocks and Minerals.
Math
We are working through our fractions unit. So far, we are off to a good start! We have already learned the basics of how to add and multiply fractions. We will continue to build and expand those skills, we will also learn how to identify equivalent fractions.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments,
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Hi parents,
- Halls of Wonder February 3rd 8:30-9:15
- Your kids have been working so hard! Please come by and visit us during Halls of Wonder!
- We have been working hard on the written portions of the Halls of Wonder project! We have been typing the information on Google Drive so they are accessible from both home and school. We have focused on writing the background knowledge, hypothesis, and 2 questions/answers. The items that are not all able to be completed at school are: the procedures, conclusion, any data analysis that’s applicable, and the reflection. I am encouraging the children to write as much of everything and submit it to me for editing.
- The project should be displayed on a tri-fold board. Written elements and any pictures should be posted directly onto the board.
- Please send in your child’s completed tri-fold board and their experiment so we can set it up for the main event on the 3rd.
- The instruction sheet and rubric were sent home before break. In case you need it again, you can access it using the link below.
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aG-fvav8ISIit0nV9QpEAkVqsDNoxs1Lh7RWJM7OOvw
- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aG-fvav8ISIit0nV9QpEAkVqsDNoxs1Lh7RWJM7OOvw
- Your kids have been working so hard! Please come by and visit us during Halls of Wonder!
- Family Dance is on Friday February 10th!
- PTA Annual Fund ends on February 28 and parents are able to pay up until March 31.
- Procedures for Carpool Drop-off and Pick-up
- For the safety of your child and adults entering the school, please use the carpool line to drop off your child. If you choose to park in the carpool lot, you must walk your child to the crosswalk. Children cannot walk alone in the parking lots. In the afternoons, please use the carpool line or the car pool parking lot if you wish to pick up your child. Please do not use the bus lot as a means for dropping off or picking up your child. This is a safety issue and prevents buses from entering and exiting the parking lot. Thank you for your consideration in making our school a safe place.
- For the safety of your child and adults entering the school, please use the carpool line to drop off your child. If you choose to park in the carpool lot, you must walk your child to the crosswalk. Children cannot walk alone in the parking lots. In the afternoons, please use the carpool line or the car pool parking lot if you wish to pick up your child. Please do not use the bus lot as a means for dropping off or picking up your child. This is a safety issue and prevents buses from entering and exiting the parking lot. Thank you for your consideration in making our school a safe place.
- We need proctors for English Language Learners (ELL) testing March 6-10. If you are available and would be interested in proctoring, please contact Glenice McFadden ([email protected]) for details.
- Upcoming Tests/Due Dates
- Halls of Wonder board and experiment due Thursday 2/2, Presentation Friday 2/3
- Text structure test Wednesday 2/1
- Vocabulary Test Wednesday 2/ 8
- DLI week 13 Friday 2/3
- Fractions Lessons 1-6 Test Thursday 2/2
- Halls of Wonder board and experiment due Thursday 2/2, Presentation Friday 2/3
Important Dates
- 1/28 Annual Fund Ends
- 2/3 Halls of Wonder
- 2/10 Family Dance
- 2/20 No School Presidents Day
- 3/7 Early Release Day
- 3/20 Staff Appreciation Week
- 3/30 End of Q3
- 3/31 No school-teacher workday
- 4/4 Spring Pictures
- 4/7-4/17 Spring Break
This week in 4th grade:
ELA (English, Language Arts)
We will be wrapping up our unit studying the different types of text structure. We will begin a unit on poetry, prose, and drama.
Social Studies
We are completing our colonial america unit with a final project. Your students are either writing a skit or writing a journal entry from the perspective of their tradesman.
We will being a three week unit on the American Revolution. We will learn some vocabulary related to the revolution and the time period. We will begin the unit learning about the French and Indian War, then progress onto the different acts that led to the American Revolution.
Science
After we complete the three week unit on the American Revolution we will begin a unit on Rocks and Minerals.
Math
We are working through our fractions unit. So far, we are off to a good start! We have already learned the basics of how to add and multiply fractions. We will continue to build and expand those skills, we will also learn how to identify equivalent fractions.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments,