Newsletter for Week of 9/28-10/02

Hello Families and Friends of the 4/5 Classroom,

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and got a chance to see the blood moon and lunar eclipse last night or simply view it with your child on you tube. The kids did an excellent job last Friday with the substitute teacher they had. To acknowledge and celebrate this good behavior, I am giving them a small popcorn party on Friday this week  at 10:30 (snack time). If any parents would like to contribute, I am accepting bags of popcorn (like from Trader Joes, etc.) and juice. Thank you in advance!

New Announcements: We are going to see the "Micha Scott Dances" show at the Mello Center on Friday October 9. The show is from 10-11. Your child should come to school at the usual time and we will leave the school at 9:00. This amazing opportunity came up rather suddenly and most classrooms are going to this unique performance. We do need drivers, however, and the cost is $2.00 ea. for every child and parent driver. If you are able to drive, please let me know as soon as possible. You must have all paperwork signed in the office to do so. Permission forms will go home tomorrow with your child in the blue binder homework folder. Please sign and return this form along with $2.oo for your child. 

Reminders:
Field Trip: O'Neill Sea Odyssey. Tuesday October 20th from 7:45 -12:00. Please be sure you are here at the school with your child promptly at 7:45. Space is limited. We are allowed no more than 8 parent volunteers/ chaperones. Your child should eat a good breakfast. There are no breaks once on board. Dress comfortably, wear soft-soled sneakers only (no sandals, platforms, heels, or thick-soled shoes allowed) and a jacket (gloves and hats as necessary). This is a free event. This should be a great adventure!

ELA: We will continue with our literature circle book--The Birchbark House.  

Math: homework on factors, multiples and divisibility will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review our concepts.  

Science: Experiments with making a compass and other magnet projects continue on Wednesday.

Social Studies: We will practice highlighting chapter 3 in our History Alive texts and making notes in the margins on Tuesday and Thursday. Photocopied chapter  notes went home with your child for a first-read preview last week and will be used for the purpose of developing these useful note-taking skills. 

Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety this week in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our journal writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.

Have a great week!

Warmly,

Mrs. Young