Parents,
I hope that your spring break was fun, relaxing, and safe. Don't forget to bring in signed reading logs for prizes. Any student reading over 150 minutes will receive a prize. The readers who read the longest amount of time get to choose first.
Writing Camp is beginning on Tuesday! During writing camp, our classroom is transformed to resemble a campsite. We all wear orange bandanas (I have them for the kids), camp clothes, and bring in our sleeping bags! We set up camp in our classroom, sing camp songs with the other fourth grade classes, and work on writing all morning. During the week, we will plan and write a personal narrative and an expository draft. We will review ways to revise to make our pieces even more effective for the reader and will work a lot on editing. (capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, etc...) We will be reading mentor texts or books and other pieces through a writer's eye and determine strategies and techniques that worked well for other authors. We will then use them in our own writing. Playing games that reinforce editing and revising skills will also be a part of our camp day. Writing Camp is one of the highlights of fourth grade and your child will have a wonderful week!
Our schedule is modified a bit this week so that the younger kids can use the cafeteria to practice the Hoe Down. We will be having our specials in the morning and our recess after lunch. We will also be having sack lunches on Friday in our classrooms due to the Hoe Down. Let me know ASAP if your child wants a sack lunch. The time before lunch will be mostly writing but we will be working on math and science in the afternoon.
Camp letters is a fun part of writing camp. Just like you would send your child a letter if he/she were away at camp, you can send your child a letter during writing camp! You can pretend that they are away at a sleepover camp and you miss them, you can write them a letter that includes stories and memories from your camping experiences, you can write them a letter that encourages them to enjoy this time writing and learning, or you can write about whatever you would like! You can write a letter a day (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) or write one letter. You can ask friends and family to write letters, also. You may email letters to me and I will print them out to give to the kids or send them into school in a sealed envelope to me and I will hand them out throughout the week. Whatever works for you! Letter writing is authentic writing and it is great for the kids to see more ways to communicate and how important writing is in our lives. Have fun with camp letters and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Dates to remember:
Monday, March 18-return spring break reading logs
Tuesday, March 19-Friday, March 22-Writing Camp!
Thursday, March 21-Writing Club 2:45-3:45
Friday, March 22-Hoe Down for K-2
Monday, March 25-Science test on Natural Resources
I am so excited about this week! We are going to have a great time!
Sincerely and Happy Camping!
Pam Bartholomew
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