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Anyone is welcome to join us on Monday from 2:00-3:00 for the class Halloween party. Reminder kids may come to school dressed in their costumes. Anything that interferes with learning or is a distraction should be kept in backpacks until the party and parade. This would include masks, gloves, or blow-up costumes. The school-wide parade on the playground will start at 3:15, weather permitting. Thanks to all who helped!!  

Students finished the math test for unit 2 last week on comparing & ordering fractions. They will be working during our Bear time to make corrections/improvements to their overall scores. The test will be sent home at the end of the week. This will be the only grade for math on report cards at this time. Extra practice in IXL 4th grade math in the O column will be helpful! We started with O.6. Keep in mind that if your child receives below a 3 on this math standard, there will be opportunities for mastery at Bear time. For some students, extra practice at home may be necessary.

Due to the fact that Chromebooks aren't going home this year, we have created a form for you to fill out if your child needs the device at home for Lexia or IXL use. Please complete this form if you would like your child to bring home his/her device for school use.

Thank you and have a great week!


Important Dates

Late Starts: 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30

Fall Party: 10/31st: 

1/2 days: 11/10, 11/11, 11/18

Thanksgiving Break: 11/23 - 11/25

Party Dates:

Fall Party--October 31

Winter Party--December 22

Kindness Party--February 14


Party Volunteers who have signed up! Click Here


Reading:   Our reading strategy focus will be looking for the main idea using the thoughts and actions of the characters. Using the data from the Fountas & Pinnell reading assessments, NWEA, and conferring conferences, I am working on what reading strategies and goals each student needs. These strategies are intended to be added to their "reading tool kit". These mini-lessons are used as a  focus for many reading strategies. It's possible to use more than one reading strategy at a time. These strategies cover comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and expanding vocabulary. Students presented their reading goals at their student-led conferences. 

Writing:  Lessons will focus on how to write personal narratives over the next few weeks. 

Math: Unit 3: 20 lessons. Students learn that a fraction a/b is a product of a whole number 'a' and a unit fraction 1/b, or a/b = a × 1/b, and that n × a/b = (n × a)/b. Students learn to add and subtract fractions with like denominators, and to add and subtract tenths and hundredths.

Home Connection Unit 3

Home Connection: Family Support

      Math Units below

  1. Factors and Multiples
  2. Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
  3. Extending Operations to Fractions
  4. From Hundredths to Hundred-thousands
  5. Multiplicative Comparison and Measurement
  6. Multiplying and Dividing Multi-digit Numbers
  7. Angles and Angle Measurement

Science: (Currently the focus in on Social Studies).

Here is the link for the Human Machine Unit. 

Social Studies: (Our focus will be on Science this week, not SS) Once we begin SS, it will be Foundational Social Studies on "Thinking Like a Historian, Geographer, Political Scientist, and Economist".  Here are all the units for SS. We will begin with Unit 1.


Positivity Project focus this week is "Knowing My Words and Other People Matter"




Below are links to Google forms and presentations for  4th grade. Please make sure you scroll down the page. I will go over all of the information at BTSN, but if you are like me, you might want to get a head start! Have a fantastic Week!

                                                                Fall Volunteer Form


                                Winter Volunteer Form


Be sure to add to your calendar the party dates!


Fall Party--October 31

Winter Party--December 22

Kindness Party--February 14



(click on the link)





Snacks in the Classroom

Please make sure that everyday snacks are quick and easy for your child to handle. For example please no yogurt, pudding, uncut fruit, or messy items for everyday snacks. This avoids spilling on our school devices, furniture, etc. These snacks work better in the lunchroom. Thank you for your understanding. 

Birthdays

We love to celebrate birthdays! For students who would like to celebrate their birthdays in our class please bring in non-food items for example instead of cupcakes maybe pencils. Sometimes parents put together little gift bags. These are just ideas. There is no obligation to send anything! 


Weekly Specials Schedule

Lunch: 1-1:25 Lunch Recess: 1:25-1:50

A.M. Recess: 11:20-11:40 every day

P.M. Recess: 3:00-3:15 every day



Monday

P.E.

Tuesday

Music

Wednesday

 No Specials

Thursday

Media Center

Friday

   Art


ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL

8:10 Drop-Off Begins: Students can go to the playground or enter the building for breakfast

Supervision will be available on the playground.

8:23 Bell Rings for students to begin to enter the building.

8:25 Bell Rings: Teachers should be outside their

doors to monitor the hallway and greet students as they enter the room

8:30 Tardy Bell Rings

3:50 Dismissal


Late start days are just one hour later for all morning procedures.

Half-day dismissal is at 12:09 p.m.


Shuttle riders should head outside at 3:30 on full days and 11:55 on half days.

Renee Abbott
Fourth Grade Teacher
Lincoln Elementary School
1102 Orchard Ave.
St. Joseph, MI 49085





















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