Week of 9/22 Newsletter

Hello 4th & 5th Grade Families,

I hope this note finds you well! We have a busy week coming up!

Jog-a-thon:
Tuesday, 9/23 at 9AM. Hopefully your child worked on getting pledges over the weekend!

Back-to-School Night:
Wednesday, 9/24 5:30PM. Please meet in our classroom for my presentation about the curriculum that will be covered this year! I'm excited to see you there!

Coloma October 1-3, 2014:
Chaperone Meeting: immediately following our Back-to-School Night meeting, at 6-7PM. If you have not already confirmed with me that you plan to chaperone, please do so immediately - there is a form on our class website under the Field Trips page.
Payment & Permission Slips: Payment and permission slips are due THIS WEDNESDAY so please be sure to send that in to the front office.
Comfort Clues & Behavior agreement: This was sent home with your packing list and information packet at the first meeting regarding Coloma. Please be sure to send it in by the end of the week.
We will be organizing groups and cabins this week, and finalizing the itinerary, which will all be available to you next week.

Matsiko Children's Choir: Friday, 9/24 10:30AM. We are so excited to have the choir back this year! The children will sing and dance and share about their program with our school. They are a choir of 18 orphaned and at risk children from Liberia and Peru touring the US for a year bringing awareness to the importance of education.

August & September Birthday Celebration
We will be celebrating ALL of the August and September birthdays after lunch with a little treat! If your child had a birthday in September or August, please contact me regarding bringing in a little snack.

What we're learning:
Math: Factors & Multiples - check out your child's notes about the concept. It heavily relies on know multiplication and division facts from 0-12 so please work with your child daily.
Social Sciences/Writing: Students are researching a Native American Tribe (with books and online) and writing a research report about it. We will be focusing on formulating informative paragraphs with sentence variety, as well as revising for better word choice. We're looking forward to sharing them with you when they're finished!
Science: 4th Graders are continuing to learn about environments and ecosystems. They've been growing several plants - ask your child about it!
5th Graders are continuing to learn about mixtures and solutions.

Thanks for your help both in class and at home! If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact me via email: rhonig@mountainesd.org.

Warmly,
Mrs. Honig