Hello Lincoln Families,

     Our class has finished the story, Because of Winn Dixie. Our class clips have also touched the floor!  We would like to celebrate with a movie and a party to honor the beautiful story told by Kate DiCamillo, next Thursday, November 10th. But we need your help! In the story, Opal organizes a party for her closest friends that includes some unique items. If you are able to help here is the sign-up sheet (click here). If possible, please send in item(s) by Thursday morning. In addition, on Friday we will have a Read-In! Students will be able to bring their favorite books, a stuffed animal, a snack, and a clear drink. Thank you for helping our class celebrate the theme of friendship and our class celebration of the clips touching the floor! We have much to celebrate this 1st trimester. Thank you for all your support!

Important Dates

Late Starts:  11/9, 11/16, 11/30

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 "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