Newsletter for Week of 10/5 -10/9

Hello Families and Friends of the 4/5 Classroom,

I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall weather that is beginning in our area. We have a great week planned which will wrap up with our field trip on Friday to see Micha Dance. Details follow.

Field Trip Announcement: The "Micha Scott Dances" show at the Mello Center is Friday October 9. The show is from 10-11. Your child should come to school at the usual time. We will leave the school at 9:00. We do need 1 more driver. If you are able to help us out, please let me know today, if possible, so that I can get all the drivers and passengers arranged. The cost is $2.00 ea. for every child and parent driver.  You must have all paperwork signed in the office to be a driver.  

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 and promises to be a great adventure!

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

Math: Our test on factors and multiples went well for most students last Friday. We will continue to practice divisibility rules and concepts this week. Your child should review the divisibility rules each night this week in his/her Blue Binder. Math facts should be practiced each night for 5 minutes, too. Please check your child's planner for specific math practice assignments.  

Science: Magnets and circuits continue.

Social Studies: We will finish highlighting chapter 3--The Tribes of North America in our History Alive texts and make notes in the margins on Tuesday and Thursday. We are creating and coloring our totem projects. Students can pick out additional texts today as we will write a brief essay on a tribe of their choice to practice our writing skills. This will be a research project that can, for the most part, be done in class. This is an example of expository text with the purpose of informing the reader.

Writing and Grammar: We will continue sentence variety this week in grammar and use the strategies we learn in our journal writing over the coming weeks. Yesterday, we added similes to the mix. This 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