Hello Lincoln Families,

     Report cards will be coming home on November 28th. It's important to keep in mind a couple of things. First, if your child is not a "3" the goal is to get there by the end of 4th grade. Students develop at their own pace. Second, students will continue to get individualized and group intervention in the areas below a "3" which is considered at grade level. Also, in math, and reading, there are ways to practice at home, which is probably necessary if the practice at school is not enough to master these goals. Students who are struggling with fractions need multiplication and division fluency. Please consider helping your child practice these facts to memory. In reading it's equally important for your child to read consistently a  book that is not too easy or too hard at his/her interest level. The research supports that if this happens at school and home, along with quality instruction at school, your child can become a lifelong reader. I look forward to continuing our work together! 

     This last week the playground was extremely muddy. If possible I encourage students to bring an extra pair of pants, shoes, or boots just in case. It's just not possible for Mrs. Kauffman to call home for every student who may have a "muddy accident" on the playground. Unfortunately, we have several months ahead of weather that will create a messy playground. Thank you for your help!   

    Our 4th-grade students worked extremely hard on achieving their individual learning goals! We all deserve a little time off.  Have a fantastic holiday break! 

Important Dates

Silly outfit day! 11/22 (because of support with Stuff-a-Truck)

Late Starts: 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21

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

Thanksgiving Break: 11/23 - 11/25

Party Dates:

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 of non-fiction passages and books. 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.

Writing:  We will continue writing 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: Our next science unit is the Birth of Rocks. 

Birth of Rocks (click here)

Social Studies: Our focus will be on Science over the next few weeks. 

Positivity Project focus this week is "Gratitude"

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

           Kindness Party Volunteer Form

Be sure to add to your calendar the party dates!

Fall Party--October 31

Winter Party--December 22

Kindness Party--February 14

Getting to Know You Google Form

(click on the link)

Safety Patrol Parent Permission Form

Back-to-School Night Presentation

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