FourthGradePost
Reminders!
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BothclassesstillneedparentvolunteersfortheOvernightFieldTripto
PetalumaAdobe.Pleasereachouttoyourclass’roomparentsformore
information/volunteer.
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Reminder-TherewillbenoclassthisFriday,November11thforVeteran’s
Day.
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Ineachclassthisweek,teachersandstudentsdiscussedtheelectionandits
results.Wemaintainedasafeenvironmentforstudentstosharetheir
feelings.Weareupholdingamessageofgratitudeforwhatwedohave,and
empathyforall.
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Togetaglimpseintothewonderfulworldof4thGrade,checkoutourprivate
classinstagrams.Youwon’tbeabletoseeanyofthepicturesunlessyou
requestto“follow.”Ms.Carrade’s:ms.carrade
Ms.Thompson:ms.thompsonwca
Homework
Keepworkingoncompletingallhomeworkassignmentsthenightthey
aregivenandreadytobecheckedthenextmorning.Also,parent
signaturesareneededforthebehaviorlogandreadinglogeachnight.
SMARTFoundation
TheWillowCreekFoundationisrampingitupthisweek.
They'vesentoutallthankyoulettersANDreminderletterstodonate.
ToavoidtheirphonecallonOctober24th...theS.M.A.R.T.DayOf
Giving...getonlineanddonate.
www.WillowCreekAcademy.org/donate.
Everycentcounts,butthey'rehopingyoucandonate...
*$250/student/yearforthe"S"-ClassroomSupportOR
*$1200/student/yearfortheSMART"fullshare"-Classroom,Music,
Art,Reading,TechnologyOR
*$3000/student/year-somefamiliesaren'tabletogivethe"full
share"...ifyoucandonatemore,pleasedo!
ELA
WearecontinuingtodivedeepintoKarana’sworldinIslandoftheBlue
Dolphins!Wewereshockedwiththefinalresultoftheconflictbetween
CaptainOrlovandChiefChowig,andareintriguedtoseewhatwill
becomeofthepeopleofGhalas-atafterthebattle.Belowarethethree
standardswewillbeworkingonduringthisunit.
Daily5
WeconinutedworkinginourguidedreadinggroupsandatDaily5
stations.Weafocsingonbecomingfullyindpendentwhentheteacheris
workingwithasmallgroup.TherewillbeaspellingtestonFridayevery
weekbasedonthewordpatternfromtheweeklysort.
Math
ThisweekwestartedUnit4:Measurement!StudentsarepracticingusingtheU.S.
StandardandMetricsystemstomeasuretheheight,width,andperimeterofobjects.
Wearefocusingonprecisionwithmeasurement,andconvertingfromfeettoinches,
yardstofeet,meterstocentimeters,etc.Asweteachperimeter,weemphasizethat
ifyoumeasuretwosidesoftheobjectthathasfoursides,withequaloppositesides
(likearectangleorsquare),youknowtheunmeasuredsides.Forexample:
Soyoucanseethatthetopsidewillalsobe15,andtheleftsidewillalsobe8.
Studentsthenaddedthe15+8(=23)andthendoubledtheiranswerto46.
Also,asweconvertedinchestofeet,
forexample,studentsgottomakea
greatconnectiontodivisionwe
8feet
werejustpracticing!Forexample:
Whatistheperimeterofthedoor?
84inches.
15feet
Writethatinfeet....
84÷12=
so...12x____=84
well,weknow12x5=60,then+12=72+12again=84
sothatwas12seventimes.Soitis84inches=7ft
Writing
Wefinishedourfinaldraftlastweekandwereabletoshareourrealistic
narrativestotheclassbyreadingthemaloud.Weworkedonboth
speakingandlisteningskills.WefinishedtheunitonThursdayandwill
startournewpersuasiveunitonMonday.
Science/SocialStudies
Thisweekweworkedonparaphrasingandlookingthroughinformation.We
thenputthenotesintographicorganizersbasedoneachaspect.Weusedthe
BayMiwokasanexampletoread,understand,andcompilenotesonthe
economic,political,social,andculturalaspectsofNativeAmericandailylives.
Nextweek,wewillchoosedifferenttribesfromCaliforniaandworktowards
creatingourskits.
DrivingQuestion:
As historians,
how can we
use
performance to
tell about the
daily life of
California
Native
Americans?
Specials
Thisyear,both4thGradeclassesareworkingwithKinderbuddies!Ms.
Carrade’sclassgoesdowntoMs.Schmidt’sclassandMs.Thompson’s
classworkswithMrs.Perez’s.ThiswillhappenonmostFridaysfrom
1:00-1:30.Itisagreatwaytolearnleadershipskills!
P.E.isonMondayandWednesday,somakesuretowearcomfortable
clothesandshoes.
Contact:
Ifyouhaveanyotherquestionsorconcerns,pleasefeelfreeto
[email protected]
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