Kindness Party:

Our Kindness party was a huge success! Thank you for all the donations and the committee for organizing the party items and game!

Spring Conferences:

Spring conferences are on an as-needed basis. I have emailed all parents, notifying them either way! My conference schedule doesn’t begin until the week of February 20th. All students are finished with their student-led conference slides and goals! If your child is not coming into the classroom for their conference, please schedule a time to conference with your child at home. Let me know if your child needs the Chromebook for the conference and also when the conference is complete. It's so exciting to see all the progress these kids are making as a product of their hard work. They are recognizing the importance of goals!

Music:

Recorder information went home this week. All orders need to be placed by February 24th. Please contact amileham@sjschools.org with any questions. 

Have a fabulous week!

Important Dates

Late Starts:  2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15

Half Days: 2/23, 2/24

March Reading Month Begins! Class Read-In: 3/3 (1/2 day)

Spring Break: 3/17-3/26

School Resumes: 3/27

Academic Agenda

Reading: We will begin summary strategy lessons called, Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then for fiction and the 20-word gist for non-fiction. 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: Persuasive essays are finished. These will be coming home attached to a writing rubric once we are finished with the revising lessons. In addition, students are working on their Student-Led slides and writing creative free writes. After conferences and into the spring, we will begin the research on a historical event that reflects our Social Studies and writing curriculum. Then write an informational essay from the research. The events include Underground Railroad, The Great Migration, Ellis Island (Immigration) Dust Bowl, and the Orphan Train.

Math: Unit 5 Multiplicative Comparison and Measurement unit test was taken on Friday. We will begin Unit 6 this week!

Unit 6 Launch Video

Unit 6 Family Support Video

Unit 6 Family Support Materials

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 the Sound Unit and students took the final assessment on Friday. Science will be on pause so we can begin the research for the historical event. We have one more unit in Science called, Energizing Everything. 

Waves of Sound

Birth of Rocks (click here)

Social Studies: After conferences and into the spring, we will begin the research on a historical event that reflects our Social Studies and writing curriculum. Then write an informational essay from the research. The events include Underground Railroad, The Great Migration, Ellis Island (Immigration) Dust Bowl, and the Orphan Train.

Human Geography

The United States in Spatial Terms

The Positivity Project focus this week is "Being Present & Giving Others My Attention"

          

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 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