Ms. Hewitt’s Fourth Grade Class Newsletter
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Good Evening Guardians and Students,
Hope you all had great weekends! This week we are starting NWEA testing! Please be sure your children have a nice healthy breakfast and snack. Our first one is reading and starts first thing tomorrow. :) I am excited to see their growth!
NWEA Dates and Times
Monday, February 8:30-9:50- Reading
Thursday, February 10:50-11:55- Language Arts
Tuesday, February 9th 8:30-9:50- Math
Girls on the Run
We are very excited to announce that registration is open for the Spring 2016 season of Girls on the Run. Westlake will once again have a team this season and we can’t wait to get started. The Mission of Girls on the Run is as follows: “We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.” The girls that participate will meet twice a week to do activities and to start training to complete a 5K right here in Natomas. Practices begin on February 22nd and will be at the Del Paso Campus from 4:30-6:00pm. Registration is open until February 19th. The registration is $165 and scholarships are available for qualifying families. For more information about this program, please go to www.gotrsac.org or contact one of the coaches:
Barbara Kampmeinert Stacey Bradford
bkampmeinert@me.com jlynnsma@yahoo.com
916-425-1986 415-713-7147
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Language Arts
- Book Clubs are beginning this week! Students will meet with their groups on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They need to come prepared with 3 questions written down on a post it with the page number for everyone to reference. They will take notes digitally and have their vocabulary and page numbers on their group doc on Google Classroom.
- Spelling City List #10- Complete all activities before Friday to be prepared for the test on Friday in class.
- Vocabulary: Students will be introduced to five new Greek & Latin Roots during Unit 4 this week. Practice Packets will be due on Friday. Students will be tested on Unit 3 and 4 roots on Friday, 2/4.
- Writing: We will take our writing on whether zoos or good or bad through the writing process. Final drafts are due Friday.
Math
IXL Strands- Complete IXL strands 30 minutes a week is the minimum requirement.
New: R.4, R.5, R.6, R.7, R.8, R.9, R.10, R.11,
Monday- Lesson 6: Add Mixed Numbers- R.12
Tuesday- Review and Quiz on lessons 1-4
Wednesday- Lesson 7: Subtract Mixed Numbers
Thursday- Lesson 8: Model Fractions and Multiply
Friday- Quiz lessons 5-7
Monday-Lesson 9 Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers
Tuesday- NWEA Testing!- Math
Wednesday- Study Guide on McGraw Hill
Thursday- Chapter 9 Test
Friday- Chapter 10 pre-test on Fractions and Decimals
Encourage your children to utilize our many math resources XtraMath, Mangahigh our school ID is 67993, McGraw Hill, Front Row, and Prodigy!
Science
This week we will launch our earth science unit exploring how natural processes shape the surface of the earth and the ensuing effect on humans. Some of the essential questions that will be explored next week include: How can we see evidence of changes in the earth over time? What story of the earth can rocks and fossils tell us?
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
