Hello Everyone,

I hope you enjoyed the beautiful fall weather this weekend.

DRA Assessments: will continue during office hours this week. Thank you all for making sure your child is on zoom and ready for their assessment. It is really a pleasure to work one-on-one with each and every one of them!

Halloween Costumes: with Halloween on Saturday, we have decided to wear our costumes on zoom this Friday! It is also fine for your child to wear their costume during the week on the days that they have their special zoom classes in music, PE and art. All that teachers ask is that every student participate in a positive way. 

Report Cards: will be going out November 9th. Parent/teacher/child conferences are the week of November 9th. Please sign up on the document below.

Teacher/Parent/Student Conferences: Sign up for a conference here. 

Illuminate Report Card Student Portal: your child's private username and password will be shared at their conference. This is how you and your child can view and stay informed about grades and monitor progress.

Warmly,

Heather

Hello everyone,

I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I am going to be out for the week with family matters and wanted to let you know that your children and you are in good care with former Mountain 4-5 teacher, Reina Honig. She will be substituting for me all week. If you have questions or need assistance, please direct your inquiries to Reina at rhonig@mountainesd.org. I will look forward to seeing everyone next Monday.

Sign Up for the DRA: Reading assessments are right around the corner--October 19th - October 30th. Please sign up for a time slot here during my office hours for your child to meet with me one-on-one over zoom. Your child must be in a quiet, private environment for this assessment which is free from distraction for 1 hour. I will be:

1. Listening to your child read and conducting a running record.

2. Having your child read the book over zoom cover to cover.

3. Having them complete their summary writing assessment.

Tables: As the weather turns, the office has made the decision to move the tables which are outside the PAC room to inside the PAC room.

That said, the PAC room hours will be: Monday through Friday 8:00 - 5:30.

**4th grade will still have items available by 3:00 p.m., but you will no longer be able to pick things up/drop things off over the weekend and if not retrieved by 5:30 on Friday, will need to wait until 8:00 Monday morning.

Cabrillo College: For the past several years, Cabrillo College has hosted 4th grade students on campus for a College Experience and Guided Tour.  This year, they are bringing the College Experience to us virtually!  This year's theme is “I am going to College” and it will feature three exciting yet simple interactive activities. 

Your Child will Experience: 

• Pre-Event Activity - What is College? I will share a pre-recorded video on zoom, virtual tour of Cabrillo College with a 360 view of campus.  Students will have the opportunity to ask questions so the Cabrillo team can answer some of them during the Live Event. 

• LIVE Event October 27, 9:30 am  -- “I’m Going To College” will feature a brief 15 minute live presentation featuring Cabrillo faculty, staff, and students!  

• Post-Event Activity --will include a Kudoboard to thank students for participating in the 4th Grade Experience. 

Thank you and I will see you soon,

Heather

Hello Everyone,

I hope you enjoyed the beautiful fall weather this weekend and got out a bit.

We have 2 large projects that are on the agenda this week:

1) Erosion Action Project: this is the project that ends the unit of study on the causes and effects of erosion. Please read and follow the instructions carefully before starting the project. There are 4 different choices your child can make for this Action Project depending on time and interest to demonstrate the learning here.

Choice  1: Make an erosion control model (physical or 3D model)

Choice 2: Cause and effect news report (video)

Choice  3: Create an advertisement (video or poster)

Choice  4: Plant a native tree or shrub

Resources:

If you want to create a 3D digital model, click here to use Tinkercad (you may create an account) or your child may join our class with this link below: https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/9AHEJS6DB874 Class name: 4th Grade Tinkerers

Nickname: their first name all lower case

Click here to make an Adobe Spark video 

Click here to make a news article with Canva

Click here to make a poster or ad with Canva

Watch this quick video to learn more about native plants that call the San Lorenzo River home.

Click here to learn about native plants and where you can buy them. 

We will have a science padlet for the purpose of uploading and sharing projects when your child has finished. What can they upload? Pictures of physical models, plantings, posters, ads, news articles. They may also upload short videos. If they are creating a 3-D model on tinkercad they may share it there as they have a seat in our 4th Grade Tinkerers Classroom.

Due date: Monday October 12th

2. Business Proposal: this is a project that wraps up the unit on California Geography. Your child will need to create a business proposal for this. They are required to write out their proposals, first, in their writing notebooks using the google document here as a guide. Then, they may type their proposal on the google document once it has been shared with a teacher this week and given a thumbs up. 

Due date: Monday October 12th

Please let me know if you have questions about either project. We will be assisting all learners on zoom, but some parent guidance may be necessary to be sure that students feel successful and can achieve the goals of finishing the projects. 

**Help your child select choices for these projects that are within reach for them and you. It is perfectly fine to have a simple project and a simple business proposal. These do not need to be so elaborate that they are unattainable or stressful. Have some fun!

Have a good week.

Warmly,

Heather