Hi,
Our class was the first one to turn in all of our Registration forms! Yeah! Thank you for your help!
We had a busy and fun week. Phil Bildner, the Texas Bluebonnet Award Winnning Author, came to our school to talk to all of the fourth graders on Tuesday. He is very entertaining and relates well to the children. He brought some of his manuscripts and showed them all the revisions that he had to do before the book got published and read some of his rejection notes. The kids learned that the revision is important and necessary and all authors do it. He also did some Show, Not Tell activities with them which were hilarious and our creative fourth graders did great. (example: Instead of telling that Grandma is angry, show that Grandma is angry but saying that she stomped her feet, she yelled and screamed, she pulled out her hair, her face was bright red, steam was coming out of her ears, she threw her dentures, etc...) We were so excited after Mr. Bildner's visit, that we came back and wrote until recess!
Here's what we did this week:
Reading: We learned about asking questions as we read. We practiced using books about the first Moon Landing in 1969 and a book about Ruby Bridges.
Writing: We are working on writing detailed leads and writing long and hard with our draft. Then rereading to revise. Next week we will choose another entry from our writer's notebook to take through the beginning of the writing process. We will then look at our two drafts and decide which one we want to publish.
Math: We are learning lots of multiplication strategies and practicing them using games. We are using mental math with larger numbers and appyling them to problem solving situations.
Social Studies: We are learning about Texas Regions, Native Americans, and Longitude and Latitude. The class is staying in their room and the teachers are rotating so each teacher will be in each classroom for a lesson. We've done 3 of these rotations so far and it has been great! We will be doing a Texas Cookie project next week on Friday and will need some supplies. Look for more information soon.
Monday is our first Pen Pal Field Trip and we are all very excited. The kids wrote great letters today and I will drop them off at The Court tomorrow.
Next Week is Education Go Get it Week.
Monday--"Step Up for Education"--Wear Tennis Shoes
Tuesday--"Show Your College Spirit"--Wear your favorite team t-shirt/jersey
Wednesday--"Hats off to College"--Wear your favorite team hat
Thursday--"Dress for Success"--Dress as your future profession
Friday--"Your Future is So BRIGHT!"--Wear sunglasses
Here are other dates to remember:
Oct. 4-Forest Creek Service Club Meeting in our classroom (512) from 2:45-3:30
Oct.5 SEPAC Monthly Parent Coffee (See Flyer)PTA Meeting in the library @ 6:30 pm
Oct. 6 1st Walk to School Wednesday, TAKS Accountability Review Meeting in the library @ 4:00 pm
Oct. 7 Pre K, Kinder, 1st, 3rd, and 5th Vision and Hearing Screening
Oct. 8 Pre K, Kinder, 1st, 3rd, and 5th Vision and Hearing Screening
Oct. 11 No School (Columbus Day)--Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 11- 15 Book Fair in the library
Oct. 29 Harvest Fest from 5-8 pm
FYI- if you have a Randalls Remarkable card, please take a minute to sign up for e-Labels for Education. FCE will receive 100pts per person. Lots easier than buying 100 cans of soup for 1 point each! Thank you for sending in Box Tops and Labels!
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any concerns or questions. Thank you for sharing your children with me!
Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
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