Hi,
What a wonderful day! Skyping with a 4th grade classroom in Uganda was amazing! The kids had some great questions and answered their questions well. The children in Africa sang us their national anthem and we sang ours for them. We also each sang our version of the ABC song. This school is a boarding school and they go to school 6 days a week from 7 am-4 pm then again from 7:30-8:30 pm. Their classes are taught in English at about 1st grade,which is not their native language.. It was great to learn about some ways that we are different, but more importantly how we are alike. They are kids, like us, learning, playing, and having fun. Because of our help with Libraries of Love, they are also reading a lot! Their smiles were incredible !
We also weeded and planted veggies in our garden box. Hopefully, we will have okra, eggplant, and peppers soon!
Thank you to Mrs. Benedetto for planning and donating materials for our awesome silent auction masterpiece! Be sure to come to the carnival to support our school and bid on our class art. Turn in food gift cards for our Dining Out basket from our class. Bring them to school and I will send them home with Ava, so Mrs. Bannister can create our basket. The carnival is going to be awesome!
One more week to sign up for the Kickball Tournament! $10 per child (K-5) You can sign up with a team or we will put you on a team. All kids will get a t-shirt, and we will be competing against Gattis and Blackland Prairie Elementary Schools. Help us Kick out Hunger locally and globally. All proceeds go to RR Serving Center and Friends of Los Ninos in Honduras. Kickball games will be on Sunday, May 1 at 11 am at Gattis Elem.
Empty Bowl Event on Saturday, April 9 from 11-2 at Cedar Ridge High School. Another great event to get a handmade bowl, some yummy food, and help the RR Serving Center.
Reading: We learned about Navajo Code Talkers during WWII and practiced reading, then stopping to jot notes after each section to monitor comprehension and summarize. We also practiced determining themes as we read Cheyenne Again. We will continue to work on these skills as well as explaining cause and effect, using context to figure out tricky words, and analyze characters and how they change. Text structures and author's purpose will also be practiced. We will practice these skills by reading short passages of different genres as well as reading in book club groups, and independent reading.
Writing: We continue to work on conventions in writing such as capitalization, punctuation, spelling, noun/verb agreement, and sentence structures. We are also using poetry mentor texts to write poetry and are writing creatively.
Social Studies: We are researching Texas Heroes and will present our information in a few weeks. The children need to turn in a summary, timeline, important characteristics, and reasons why he/she was influential to Texas. The kids choose how they will present-cereal box, poster, computer presentation, play, song, etc...They can dress up for their presentation. Ask your child about his/her Texas Hero.
Spelling-This week we practiced words with the Greek and Latin roots for water-hydra and aqua. Next week we will work with the Latin root-circ which means ring. (circle, circumference, etc...)
Next week, our vocabulary words will include measurement words. This week we reviewed some reading words.
Dates to Remember:
Friday, April 8, 2016- Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Saturday, April 9, 2016-Empty Bowl Event 11-2 at Cedar Ridge High School
Monday, April 11, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 12, 2016-Pen Pal Visit from 9:30-11:00, PTA General Meeting at 11
Wednesday, April 13, 2016- Send in food gift cards for our "Dining Out" basket
Friday, April 15, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, CARNIVAL 5-9 PM
Monday, April 18, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45, Family Fun Night at Chick-Fil-A 5-8
Friday, April 22, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, Rising Star Entries due to teachers
Monday, April 25, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 26, 2016-4th Grade Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum
Friday, April 29, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test-SCIENCE DAY
Monday, May 2, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Wednesday, May 4, 2016-Early Release Day
Friday, May 6, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 9, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR MATH TEST, Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR READING TEST
Wednesday, May 11, 2016-5th GRADE SCIENCE TEST
Friday, May 13, 2016-Wear college shirts, Turn in Reading Logs
Monday, May 16, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 17, 2016-Pen Pal Visit
Thursday, May 19, 2016-Rising Star Night, 6-7:30 pm
Friday, May 20, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, FIELD DAY 12:20-2:20
Monday, May 23, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Friday, May 27, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 30, 2016-No school,Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 2, 2016-Last Day of School
Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
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