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Hello Lincoln Families,

      The NWEA testing period will start this week,  January 17-27. Our class will begin reading testing Wednesday, January 18th since we don't have school on January 16th. The math test will begin Tuesday, January 24th. I try not to schedule testing on the first day of the week. Testing will be in the mornings beginning at about 10:00. If at all possible, please schedule appointments after 1:00.  Keep in mind testing may take 2-3 days. It varies for each student. Thank you for your understanding! Also, they can have gum or hard candy!

     A note went home last Thursday from Ms. Mileham, the music teacher. The 4th-grade performance will be on February 1st in the evening. Make sure to ask your child for the note if you have not yet received it. They are asked to wear red, white, and blue the day of the performance since the theme is America. Hope to see you there!

Have a fabulous week!


Important Dates

No School: 1/16

Late Starts: 1/18, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22

NWEA Testing: Reading: 1/18-1/20; Math 1/24-27

School Spelling Bee: 1/25

4th Grade Performance: 2:00-2:30 & 6:30

Half Days: 2/23, 2/24


Party Dates:

Kindness Party--February 14


Party Volunteers who have signed up! Click Here


Reading:  The reading strategy focus will be "In the book & In my head". This strategy will help students use text evidence and background knowledge or "schema" to make a reasonable inference in reading. Using the data from the Fountas & Pinnell reading assessments, NWEA, and conferring conferences, we are 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 are continuing to work on the persuasive writing drafts. 

Math: Unit 4: 23 lessons. Students read, write, and compare numbers in decimal notation. They also extend place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000,000. We will take the Unit 4 test this week and then begin Unit 5 Multiplicative Comparison and Measurement.

Family Support Video Unit 5

Family Support Material

Family Support Material (PDF)


Learning Narrative Video Unit 4

Home Connection: Family Support Video for Unit 4

Family Support Material


      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: We concluded our science unit on the Birth of Rocks. Our next unit will be Waves of Sound beginning about the beginning of February.

Waves of Sound

Birth of Rocks (click here)

Social Studies: We will begin the United States in Spatial terms.

The United States in Spatial Terms


The Positivity Project focus this week is "Perspective"







Kindness Party--February 14



(click on the link)





Snacks in the Classroom

Please ensure that everyday snacks are quick and easy for your child to handle. For example please no yogurt, pudding, uncut fruit, or messy items for daily 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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