Ms. Hewitt’s Fourth Grade Class Newsletter
Friday, April 15th, 2016
Good Afternoon Guardians and Students,
International Festival:
What an amazing event! Anthony and his lion dancing team were absolutely incredible! It was great seeing so many of you out there on Saturday. I love our Westlake community!
Scholastic Book Fair:
Our spring Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Del Paso library during the following dates and times: Our online book fair has started.Click the link http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/westlakecharterschool
- Sat, 4/16/16 (During International Festival): 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Tues, 4/19/16: 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
- Weds, 4/20/16: 12:45pm - 5:00pm
Smarter Balance Testing is NEXT WEEK:
SBAC is schedule for April 18th- April 29th. April 18th-22nd students will be working on their ELA test. April 25th-29th they will be working on their math test. During these 2 weeks we will not be assigning book club readings because we want to ensure students go to bed early to feel fresh and at their very best each day. Here is the link the Parent Letter from the Parent Westlake Weekly info for them as well.
During the next weeks, the following will be very important:
- Help your child to get to school on time (even better to arrive a bit early). Testing begins immediately after morning line up.
- Make sure your child has a healthy breakfast and gets a good night's sleep.
- “Encourage your child to do their best but emphasize that this test is just one way to look at their progress in 4th grade. They have done the hard work already by learning in 4th grade all year long. Now they have the chance to show what they know!” Quote- Mrs. Chastain :)
Did you miss the Pioneer Day Information Meeting?
Pioneer Day meeting was a success. Thank you to all the families who were able to attend. If you would like to volunteer for the event or like to know more about it please click here to access our presentation we shared on Monday evening. There is a link in the presentation to sign up for day of or take home projects.
Our grade level is working on our Spring Pioneer Day which is happening on June 7th. We are so excited for this field lesson experience for our students. This field lesson costs around $1500 all together and we are hoping to offset that with your donations. If you can help us make Pioneer Day a huge success for our students by donating any amount that works for your family please click in this link https://westlakecharter.com/
And a thank you to all of you who donated for the Age of Sail field lesson, the $6036 received from you went a long way to help offset the total of $12714. We appreciate your continued support of our amazing field lessons.
Our Campus Culture Videos- each month Westlake celebrates a core value. Enjoy our school’s videos here!
Language Arts
- Digital Book Clubs will pause during SBAC testing. Please encourage them to read daily for 30 minutes or more.
- No Spelling Tests during SBAC.
- Vocabulary: More Geometry vocabulary words can be studied using this quizlet. Test will be given after SBAC testing.
- Writing: Students will continue to work on their narratives this week taking it through the writing process.
Math
IXL Strands- Complete IXL strands 30 minutes a week is the minimum requirement.
Geometry : P.19-P.25
New ones are: P.30, P.31, P.13, P.14, P.15, P.16, P.2, P.3, P.4
Encourage students to go on Front Row at home.
Monday- (Quiz on lessons 1-7) Teach 8 and 9: Triangles and Quadrilaterals
Tuesday- Lessons 10 and 11: Symmetry
Tuesday- Review past chapters for SBAC
Wednesday- Review past chapters for SBAC
Thursday- Review past chapters for SBAC
Friday-Review past chapters for SBAC
Chapter 14 Test will happen after SBAC testing.
Encourage your children to utilize our many math resources XtraMath, Mangahigh our school ID is 67993, McGraw Hill, Front Row, and Prodigy!
Social Studies
Next two week students will begin a simulation of pioneers' journey west! They will learn about many of the challenges faced by those who ventured to California. This will be perfect to enjoy during our SBAC testing.
Art
Check out Ms. Jackson's website to see what's currently happening in art. Tons of neat pictures of students work!
Clubs Volunteers:
WCS and BASE are piloting an after-school club program that provides free, quality activities for students. We are looking for volunteers to lead a club for a one-hour time slot, once a week for six weeks - May 2nd through June 13th. A flier was distributed to go home in backpacks today. Please also include this information in your newsletters. While we are asking for parent volunteers, we would LOVE to have teachers share their gifts and talents in an after-school club, as well! Please complete the registration form HERE
Reminders/Mark Your Calendars-
- Saturday, April 16: International Festival: Are you interested in hosting a cultural booth to share food, crafts or activities of your heritage? Email wcs.ifc.chair@gmail.com.
- Week of April 18th: Smarter Balance Testing window for ELA 8:30-11am.
- Week of April 25th: Smarter Balance Testing window for Math 8:30-11am.
- April 29th math facts test.
- May 3: Mid-Trimester AR Goal Check
- Wednesday, May 25: Open House
- Monday, May 30: Memorial Day, No School!
- June 15: Last Day of School
