Hello Bat Families, 10/10/2015
We had another busy and great week in fourth grade. Our pen pals had some issues with their van, so we rescheduled our visit for Tuesday, Oct. 20. We are very excited to meet them and learn about their lives.
OMS Toy Drive continues. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 175 new toys. We have about 63 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences are beginning on Monday. We are looking forward to talking about progress so far and goals for the year. Please bring your student to the conference, so he/she can be part of setting the goals for the year. If you haven't signed up yet, here is the link. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4ba8ad292-student
Skype Author Visit on Thursday-On Thursday, author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka will be skyping with our fourth graders. He will lead a writing workshop session with them. His website has lots of great activities and information about him. Check it out: http://www.studiojjk.com/activities3-6.html
Reading-We are learning about non-fiction or expository text. We read a nonfiction book of our choice and worked on some facts and opinions. We also summarized part of an article in our Time for Kids publication. Book Clubs has also been a focus this week and we are working hard to keep track of our thinking on post-it notes as we read, then bringing that thinking to our book club meetings to share.
Writing-We continued gathering entries for writing essays or expository pieces. In expository writing, the author explains or gives reasons and examples to support a central idea. (Football is the best sport. –central idea. Reason 1, Reason 2, conclusion) We will also read a quote about teamwork and wrote about our thoughts and opinions of the quote and gave an example of a time in our life where the quote applied to us.
Social Studies-In our teams, we finished our maps of Texas that include regions, landforms, cities, rivers, and resources! We will have an open book quiz on the regions on Tuesday and will begin learning about Native People in Texas.
Spelling-We are beginning to look at plurals this week.
Vocabulary- Words with ian are our focus this week. Magic becomes magician when ian is added. A magician is someone who performs magic. Music becomes musician. A musician is someone who plays music. The words are attached to the homework packet. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, October 12-Conferences begin.
Tuesday, October 13-library check out-conferences continue
Thursday, October 15-Author Skype Visit
Friday, October 16-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, October 19-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club! Come write with us from 2:45-3:45.
Tuesday, October 20-Pen Pal Visit! 9:30-10:45
Have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
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