Ms. Hewitt’s Fourth Grade Class Newsletter
Sunday, August 23rd, 2015
Good
Evening Guardians and Students,
Thank you to all the families who turned in
all of their WCS paperwork. We have been anxiously waiting to go on our Chromebooks
but haven’t been able to due to unreturned or unsigned paperwork. I am hoping
we can jump on the Chromebooks THIS week! Thanks for your patience. The
students are SO excited about having their very own Chromebook!
I would like to apologize about the students
username and passwords changing mid week. Westlake is moving in the direction of having all online resources to be the same as their Google accounts, so
they do not have to remember 15 different logins. Thank you for your patience
with this change. I am almost finished changing and enrolling them in all of
their online accounts. They will have IXL, SpellingCity, Scootpad, AR,
Mcgraw-Hill, Xtramath, Mangahigh, Typyingweb, Newsela, CA Studies weekly,
Google Classroom, and more. I will give both students and parents a sheet with
all of their online resources as soon as that is complete.
Back to School Night is this Wednesday from
6:00-6:30 or 6:35-7:05, come to whichever session works best for you. We have
lots to discuss and I look forward to sharing all the things your student will
be learning and involved with this year.
Tomorrow students will share about their
families’ history through the “Journey to California” project. Students will
present a 2-3 minute presentation and should bring in one item representing
their families’ background. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation in
this project. I know they are all going to be amazing!
We will continue learning about digital
citizenship, growth mindset, and how to work in a group through STEM challenges
along with the curriculum listed below. I will go into more detail about each
of those during BTSN.
Language
Arts-
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Spelling City List #2 - words include: attach, where, sandwich, change, etc. Students will
complete assigned activities at home and will take the test in class Friday
morning on their Chromebooks. Username
and passwords are their google username without @westlakecharter.com and same
passwords.
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Students will take their STAR AR test to find out their current reading
level and will start working towards their AR point goals.
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Fluency tests will continue and conference with students about their AR point
goals.
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Grammar: Types of Sentences- Brainpop video, in class activities, and
Scootpad assignments.
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Writing-
mini lessons and baseline assessments of narrative, expository, and opinion
writing. Then we will dive in deep into main idea and expository writing.
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Genre Study: We have been learning all about the different reading genres while
learning Café strategies. This is helpful for many reasons but especially for
them to complete their 40 book challenge.
Math-
Place Value
IXL Strands- Complete
IXL strands to ensure success on the test! IXL username is
first initial last name @ Westlake charter with google password now.
Should be completed:
A.1, A.3, A.9
McgrawHill also has
videos, games, and lessons for extra support at home. Username and passwords
are google account info. Link is on our class website.
Monday- Lessons 4: Order Numbers (none)
Tuesday- Quiz lessons 1-4
Tuesday- Quiz lessons 1-4
Wednesday- Lesson 5: Use Place Value to Round- A.6
Thursday- Lesson 6: Problem Solving Four Step Plan- A.2
Friday- Practice, Review, Reflect
Social
Studies/ Science-
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“Journey to California” project-
Students will interview a family member and present to the class. Due: Monday
August 24th for a speaking and listening grade.
Reminders/Mark Your Calendars-
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Back To School Night August 26th
from 6:00-7:30 on Del Paso Campus. Parents only.
·
Thursday, September 3 Coffee Talk and
Wave Board Meeting at DP
