Weekly Update 1/18/16-1/29/16

Homework folders for the week are actually for two weeks, and not due until 1/29/16. Students using a homework pass may skip both weeks of homework, while knowing they are responsible for understanding the material.

However, 4th graders have a myth to edit and polish and turn in on 1/22/16.

• 1/18/16: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day- No school
• 1/25/16: No school for students. Teachers in professional development.
• 1/26-1/27: Talent Show auditions in MPR
• 1/27/16: FNO

• 2/9/15 Student Science Fair/Engineering Projects are due. Information is available
• 2/25-2/26: Amazing Americans (5th) and California Biography (4th) Reports will be due.

Have a great week!

What to ask your kiddo...January 15th Edition

What a busy week! Your students are working hard and growing at an amazing rate. Their writing is maturing and their math skills are becoming more and more solid. Grades were updated this week on Home Access Center- please monitor them.

Some things to ask your kiddo this week, include:

• What is MobyMax? Show me your log-on info and let's look at it together. (Your students are welcome to work on it from home!)
• 4th grade parents: May I see your myth? Let's work on it together.
• Both grades: How would you like to get going on your research project?
• Can you show me how to write equivalent fractions?
• What kind of supplies do you think your settlers brought to the new world?
• 4th grade: Who is Warren Faidley?
• 5th grade: Who is Mahalia Jackson?
• Why do we have Monday off of school?

Have a wonderful three day weekend- dare to dream and remember to help others along the way!

Weekly Update: 1/11-1/15

• 1/14/16: Open PTO Meeting 3:15 in the MPR
• 1/18/16: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day- No school
• 1/25/16: No school for students. Teachers in professional development.
• 1/26-1/27: Talent Show auditions in MPR
• 1/27/16: FNO- CHipotle
• 1/29/16: Mother/Son Dance

• 2/9/15 Student Science Fair/Engineering Projects are due. Information to be available soon.
• 2/25-2/26: Amazing Americans (5th) and California Biography (4th) Reports will be due.
  
  
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Back At It In 2016! January 8, 2016

Well, that is a bit embarrassing! No blog since Thanksgiving??? Just shows how busy we are and how hard our students are working- no time to take a break and update.

I hope that 2016 has started beautifully for you and that you and your student are looking forward to doing research on the person they have selected.

Please keep up with AR Goals, book projects and practicing math facts.

Here are a few things to ask your child about:

• What colony or settlement are they part of in social studies?
• Is their group collaborating effectively? Why or why not?
• Quiz them on their math facts- multiplication and division.
• How does one create equivalent fractions?
• What type of writing did they work on this week?
• How is their literature circle going?
• Are they being a good citizen? Are they using the THINK principles in class and outside of class?

Have a fabulously wonderful weekend!

Weekly Announcements: 10/26-10/30

• 10/26-10/30: RED RIBBON WEEK
• Monday: Wear RED! “Say no to drugs!”
• Tuesday: Cowboy clothes: “Give Drugs the Boot”
• Wed: Mismatched/Crazy Socks- “Sock it to Drugs!”
• Thurs: Favorite sports jersey/tshirt: “Team Up Against Drugs!”
• Fri: White clothing or Halloween costume; “Say BOO to Drugs!”
• 10/29/15: Pumpkin Capers: All 4th graders need to bring in a pumpkin the size of their head for our awesome science lab! We begin at 9:05 am. I will keep your child’s pumpkin for you beginning on Monday 10/26. Thank you Mrs. Wente for volunteering!
• 10/30/15: Halloween Celebration: Please feel free to send in ONLY healthy, low sugar treats. I cannot accept anything homemade :-(. We will be watching Holes in the morning, and participating in the Costume Parade in the afternoon. School Harvest Festival 10/30 @ 4:00 PM
• 11/2-11/6: Parent Teacher Conferences.  Students will be dismissed at 2pm on Tuesday-Friday. Our conferences will begin on 10/29, due to travel.
• 12/1/15: 5th grade Science Camp Meeting. Camp dates: 5/9-5/11/16. Cost 195.00. Deposit of $50.00 due on 12/13/15.
• Your students’ direction for the “Trimester Book Project” are in this folder. Your student should be reading their chosen book and taking notes. Please review the assignment.Time for Step 4! Doing our projects!

Things to ask your kiddo, October 23rd edition

It was a good week, with lots of important work completed!
Grades are pretty well updated in Home Access Center, for you to check. Remember, we now only grade on a scale of 1-4, in order to match the state testing bands.

IMPORTANT: ALL 4th GRADERS NEED A PUMPKIN, ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF THEIR HEAD, AT SCHOOL BY THURSDAY 10/29/15, FOR 'PUMPKIN CAPERS"!

Things to ask your kiddo:

• 4th and 5th: What joint project did you do in science? What question are you answering on your google slide?
• Are you being a respectful and compassionate classmate?
• Are you talking over your teacher during instruction, and making it difficult for all students to hear and understand the tasks?
• What is a number talk? Can you make up one for me to do?
• You have a lot of writing in your binder at school. What do you need to work on to become a better writer?
• What special activities are happening next week for Red Ribbon Week?

Weekly Announcements, October 19-23

Alberg's Awesome Word: Awareness

10/23/15 Last day to bring in socks for SOCKTOBER!

10/30/15 Last day for 4th graders to bring in See's Candies Orders.

10/30/15: Halloween Celebration: Please feel free to send in ONLY healthy, low sugar treats. I cannot accept anything homemade :-(. We will be watching Holes in the morning, and participating in the Costume Parade in the afternoon. School Harvest Festival 10/30 @ 3:30 PM

11/2-11/6: Parent Teacher Conferences.  Students will be dismissed at 2pm on Tuesday-Friday. Our conferences will begin on 10/29, due to travel.

12/1/15: 5th grade Science Camp Meeting. Camp dates: 5/9-5/11/16. Cost 195.00. Deposit of $50.00 due on 12/13/15.

Your students’ direction for the “Trimester Book Project” are in this folder. Your student should be reading their chosen book and taking notes. Please review the assignment.Time for Step 4! Doing our projects!