Ms. Hewitt’s Fourth Grade Class Newsletter
Sunday, January 24th, 2016
Good Morning Guardians and Students,
Congratulations to Deigo Flor for being one of the four students to represent 4th grade our our school's Geography Bee! We are all so proud of you Diego! Geography Bee will be held on Wednesday, January 27th @ 6:00pm on the Pebblewood Campus.
Congratulations Emery and Ava Morrow for auditioning and making it into our schools Talent Show! I can’t wait to watch you both shine! Also Ava McDonald, Kloie, Jamar, Brendan, Francisco, Nate and Jason have been rocking the 3-8 group dance! I love seeing students involved in after school activities with our school! Go Westlake! WCS Talent Show is on Friday, February 12th, 6:00 pm at NP3 Gym.
Thank you Lanie Holmer, Alicia Teater, Maria Flor for helping with math this week. You ladies are so helpful! Also thank you to Jessica Bradbury for continuing to make copies for our class Friday mornings! Thank you Edith Tostado for grading all of our 4th grade timed tests prompting so I can have in those scores for the progress reports. I appreciate all the assistance I can get. :)
Mid-Trimester Progress Reports went home on Friday. Please review the scores that comprise the overall grades in each curricular area. You will notice that some areas have few grades. For example, we just launched our fractions unit and only have two classwork scores in this area. This grade will change quite a bit in the coming weeks as students delve deeper into these chapters. Please sign and return the cover sheet of the progress report only. The grade printout is yours to keep. As always, the best way to stay apprised of your child's ongoing progress is to check Infinite Campus regularly. Updated grades post on Friday evenings.
Language Arts
- Spelling City List #16- Complete all activities before Friday to be prepared for the test on Friday in class.
- Spelling City Vocabulary- Complete all activities before Friday to be prepared for the test on Friday in class. Words this week are related to our Physical Science Unit.
- Vocabulary: Greek and Latin Root Words Unit 3. Practice packets are due on Friday.
- Grammar: Will begin DLR to review grammar expectations
- Reading: We will continue our unit on pairing fiction with nonfiction passages. We will continue learning about book club discussion norms, using common core close reading standards, and depth and complexity icons.
- Writing: We will continue learning about opinion writing and how to organize using supportive evidence that support their opinions.
Math
IXL Strands- Complete IXL strands 30 minutes a week is the minimum requirement.
Review: Q.4, Q.5, Q.6, Q.8, Q.9, Q.12, Q.13, Q.15, Q.16, Q.18, Q.19, Q.20, Q.21
New: R.4, R.5, R.6, R.7, R.9
Monday- Study Guide online with McGrawHill
Tuesday- Chapter 8 Test and Chapter 9 Pre-test (Operations with Fractions)
Wednesday- Lesson 1 and 2: Add fractions using models, add like fractions- R.4
Thursday- Lesson 3 and 4: Use models to subtract, subtract like fractions- R.5, R.6, R.7, R.9
Friday- Quiz lessons 1-4
Encourage your children to utilize our many math resources XtraMath, Mangahigh our school ID is 67993, McGraw Hill, Front Row, and Prodigy!
Science
We will continue our physical science unit on sound and light waves. Essential questions this week include: how do low frequency waves compare to high frequency waves on the electromagnetic spectrum?What are the features of radio waves? How are radio waves used everyday?
Art
Check out Ms. Jackson's website to see what's currently happening in art. Tons of neat pictures of students work!
My Princess and Me Dance
The annual WCS "My Princess and Me Dance" is coming up on February 6th at 6 p.m. Tickets will sell out and cannot be purchased on the day of the event. For more information please see daddyofdaughters.com. WAVE also needs help with volunteers and donations. Please sign up at https://goo.gl/QBXQJM. Thank you!
Academic Talent Search
Westlake will be offering Academic Talent Search testing for those interested in signing up for the ATS summer classes with CSU Sacramento. Forms should be returned no later than Feb. 5th. The test will be proctored Feb. 25th from 4-5pm for 4th grade on the Del Paso Campus in room N1. For more information about ATS, parents can visit their website at www.csus.edu/coe/ats
Gate Testing
If you wish to have your child tested for Gifted and Talented Education eligibility, please email me. The process begins with submission of parent and teacher referral forms, which must be turned in by Friday, Feb. 5th. Parent forms and information are available at the following links:
Reminders/Mark Your Calendars-
- UPDATED DATE for WAVE Astronomy Night- Wednesday, February 3rd from 6:30-8:00pm on the Del Paso Campus!
- Talent Show- Friday, February 12th 6:00 pm at NP3 Gym
- February 15-19: Presidents' Week Break
- Update on Morning Hall: From now on morning hall will not begin until 7:50. If you have any questions about this please let me know. Morning Hall
