Ms. Hewitt’s Fourth Grade Class Newsletter
Monday, September 8th, 2015
Good Morning Guardians and Students,
Hope you are all enjoying your Labor Day weekend. Last week we enjoyed playing the name game with Ms. Battin, singing to the “Llama Song” for a brain break, starting the mystery novel titled, “The Westing Game,” going Googley on Google Classroom with our vocabulary, exploring our social studies online program titled, “CA Studies Weekly,” and MORE! Having 1:1 access with the Chromebooks and utilizing all of these AMAZING resources has been incredible. We are so fortunate! Thanks for your continued support at home.
Morning Study Hall with Ms. Hewitt sign is officially here! Please sign up by CLICKING HERE. I have really enjoyed having students come to work on IXL, Spellingcity, XtraMath, taking AR quizzes, and more. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to get prepared and ready to have a successful day.
Librarian would love some help sorting books. If you would like to earn some volunteer hours with her please email her at crollins@westlakecharter.com.
Thursday all baseline assessments were sent home. Please sign this pink sheet. This way I know you saw where your child is academically now.
Language Arts-
- Spelling City List #11 - CONTRACTIONS-words include: didn’t, that’s, they’re, you’re, etc. Students will complete assigned activities at home and will take the test in class Friday morning on their Chromebooks.
- Vocabulary: Westing Game Vocabulary-words include: elegant, luxurious, spasms, putrid, amputation, etc. Students will complete assigned activities both at home and in class. Students will take the test in class Friday morning on their Chromebooks.
- AR halfway point goals are due Monday, September 14th! All Students were given their AR point goals on a golden half sheet. They placed this sheet were their login and passwords live, inside their “Super Magnetic Binders.” Please encourage your children to READ, READ, READ.
- Grammar: Types of Sentences assessment this week. Starting Contraction unit.
- Writing- Continue lessons on expository writing.
- Novel: With the, The Westing Game, we will start a case log to track down each character, their motives, and attributes.
Math- Add and Subtract Whole Numbers
IXL Strands- Complete IXL strands to ensure success on the test. 30 minutes a week is the minimum requirement.
Chapter 2 strands: B.4, B.6, C.4, B.3, C.3, B.8, C.6
Monday- Chapter 2 quiz on lessons 1-4
Tuesday- Lesson 5- Add Whole Numbers- B.1, B.2
Wednesday- Lesson 6: Subtract Whole Numbers- C.1, C.2
Thursday- Lesson 7: Subtract Across Zeros- C.1 continue
Friday- Quiz on lessons 5-7
Students should also go on XtraMath daily to become fluent in their math facts. Students can also utilize Mangahigh at home to practice math facts using the game titled, Sundae Times. This resource also helps their math fluency. Also I assigned some challenges on rounding if students are looking for more math resources. Our school ID is 67993.
Social Studies/ Science-
- Students will continue taking notes in their ISN (Interactive Student Workbook) on California’s location. Learning about latitude and longitude. We will begin a PBL project on Exploring California’s regions.
Reminders/Mark Your Calendars-
- Wednesday, September 9 Parent Google in Education Night - DP 6:00PM - Cafeteria
- Thursday, September 10 WCS Board Meeting - PW 6:30PM - Room P11
- Friday, September 11 Spirit Day - Crazy Hair Day
- Age of Sail mandatory meeting Tuesday, September 22nd at 6:00 pm in Miksits room
