Ms. Hewitt’s Fourth Grade Class Newsletter
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Good Morning Guardians and Students,
Age of Sail Update
Thank you Donna McDonald for copying and binding our Age of Sail songbooks. Thank you Hope for purchasing the metal pie tins and the forks. Thank you Alicia for purchasing the spoons. Your contribution means so much to the entire fourth grade team! Now all we need is 40 empty clean cans for students to drink out of.
I am looking for a parent who would be willing to sew our class ensign. Our class is coming up with a design and it will need to be ready before Winter Break. Thank you for your consideration!
Alicia told me there is a sale at Costco for long underwear for only $10. It is going to be pretty chilly in January. Be on a look out for paperwork regarding Age of Sail this week!
I have had some questions regarding sweatshirt sizes. Our philosophy is the bigger the better because they will be wearing lots of layers. Also students can then wear it for years to come. The PayPal link for our Age of Sail class hoodies is on our school website! Click Here to order your sweatshirts. Be sure to include your child’s name when you order.
Conferences
Be sure to schedule your student led conferences at Canyon Creek by Clicking Here! I look forward to meeting with you all!
Google Expedition
Tuesday, November 10th students will have the opportunity to explore landforms all over the world! Can’t wait for this amazing adventure of a lifetime!
Olympic Triathlon
We earned the honor of winning the Olympic torch two weeks in a row! Our students are so proud. Thank you to the families who donated this week. Thanks for doing all you can to raise money for our amazing school! Olympic Triathlon Schedule: Friday, November 13th is the Olympic Triathlon! Please see the schedule for the day's events. Opening Ceremonies will begin on the blacktop at 12:50PM with classes lined up proudly waving their flags.
KCRA Kids Can Food Drive
We are collecting non-perishable food items for the KCRA Kids Can Food Drive from October 26th-November 6th. We will be donating all of our food items to Joey’s Food Locker, which goes directly to families who reside in the Natomas Unified School District. Donate one thing from your pantries this week.
Thank You!
Thank you Jessica Bradbury for helping making copies every week AND purchasing our class two boxes of paper. You are amazing. Also thank you Lanie Holmer, Maria Flor, and Alicia Teater for helping math groups each and every week. We are so grateful for you all.
Language Arts
- Spelling City List #6- words include: strong, wrong, copy, cloth, problem, etc. Students will complete assigned activities at home and will take the test in class Friday on their Chromebooks.
- Grammar: We will take the subject and predicate test on Wednesday this week.
- Writing- Continuing informational writing and paraphrasing.
- Traditional Literature: We will continue our Mythology unit. We will be studying allusions, good vs. evil, and plot elements.
- AR point goals are due this week, Friday, November 13th.
Math
IXL Strands- Complete IXL strands 30 minutes a week is the minimum requirement. Division Strands- E.1, E.2, E.26, E.18, E.17, E.13
Chapter 6: -
Monday- Lesson 3: Place Value to Divide
Tuesday- Lesson 4: Problem Solving: Make a Model
Wednesday- NO SCHOOL!
Thursday- Lesson 5: Divide with Remainders: E.4, E.5,
Friday- Lesson 6: Interpret Remainders
Go on XtraMath daily to become fluent in their math facts. Utilize Mangahigh to practice math facts using the game titled, Sundae Times. Our school ID is 67993. Students have also been working on Base Ten and Counting and Operations on Front Row. Please encourage them to continue to use this adaptive, valuable resource!
Social Studies/ Science
- We started our Life Science Unit on the human body! We started with our skin, bones, and next week we will be learning about our heart, lungs, muscles and more!
Reminders/Mark Your Calendars-
- Picture Retake Day- Thursday, November 19th
- 4-8th Grade Academic Awards Ceremonies- Friday, November 20th
- Silly Sock Day- Friday, November 20th
- Olympic Triathlon goal is for each student is to bring in $180 total. Some ideas are to have a yard sale, hold a lemonade stand, have a bake sale, ask dear family members, in order to support your child’s school.
- No School, November 11th for Veteran’s Day
- November 13th Last Day of 1st Trimester.
- Student-Led Conferences- November 18th- 20th
- No School for November Break: Monday 23rd- Monday 30th.
- No School for Winter Break: Friday 18th- Friday, January 1st.
- Age of Sail Field Lesson Tuesday, January 5th- Wednesday, 6th \
- Morning Study Hall has been a great success! If you want to come please remember to sign up by CLICKING HERE
