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Hello Lincoln Families,

We had a fantastic ending to a great week! Our girls and boys' relay race at Lincoln was comprised of students from our classroom and both heats won! It was so exciting to observe the dedication and energy all of them put into the race. Thank you to all the parents who came and helped with this wonderful SJPS tradition! Also, an extra thank you to Mrs. Pantelleria who not only pulled the water wagon for our students but helped us celebrate our day by getting pizza for our class. Many students said it was the best day ever! 

I would also like to thank the students and families for all the beautiful notes, gifts, and recess duty that was covered by Mrs. Crayton! In addition, our PTO showered us with gifts and food all week! I know I can speak for our staff and say we never felt more appreciated and supported. Thank you for everything!

Just a reminder NWEA testing begins this Tuesday morning. If you can make appointments around the morning for this week, it would be appreciated. In addition, since we are ending this trimester and school year I have a lot of assessing for the report cards. It's difficult to make up the work and test-taking in 4th grade. It can't be sent home as homework. The only time for me to work with students who miss school is at recess when I don't have recess duty. I understand there are certain circumstances when absences can not be avoided. Thank you for your continued support and consideration. 


Important Dates:

Late Starts: Every Wednesday in May!

NWEA Reading Test Window: 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th (10-12:00)

NWEA Math Test Window: 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th (10-12:00)

NO SCHOOL: 5/29

Kiwanis Park: 5/30 (Leave at 1:00 for park and stay until about 3:00)



Academic Agenda

Reading:  The new learning focus will be text structures, including time order, compare and contrast, & cause and effect in a text.  We have also been analyzing poetry. Ask your child what new poems we have read! 

* (Continuous) 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: Students have been working on their historical events and essay! This is an integration of the  Social Studies and writing curriculum. The events include Underground Railroad, The Great Migration, Ellis Island (Immigration) Dust Bowl, and the Orphan Train. Ask your child what event they picked! After students collect the research they will write an informational essay. 

Math:  We took the unit 7 test last week, and will begin unit 8. This section prompts students to consider different ways of looking at two-dimensional shapes: by the number of sides, length of sides, size of angles, presence of parallel or perpendicular lines, and symmetry. Students examine these attributes in shapes, classify the shapes by the attributes, and explain their classifications. For example, they identify quadrilaterals as parallelograms if they have two pairs of parallel sides, as squares if they have four equal sides and four right angles, and so on. 

In studying symmetry, students characterize shapes based on whether they can be folded into two equal halves that match up exactly, draw lines of symmetry, and complete drawings of figures that are halved by a line of symmetry.


Unit 7 Launch Video

Unit 7 Family Support


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  In this unit, students explore energy! Students investigate how energy is stored, how it can make objects move, and how collisions transfer energy between objects. Students also construct devices that convert energy from one form into another, such as heat into motion and electricity into light.

Social Studies:  Social Studies and writing curriculum will be integrated. This research and essay writing will take several weeks to conclude. This includes writing an informational essay from the research. The events include Underground Railroad, The Great Migration, Ellis Island (Immigration) Dust Bowl, and the Orphan Train. We have also begun the "Our Federal Government" unit. This will help prepare students for vocabulary and background knowledge before our Lansing trip!

Our Federal Government

Human Geography

The United States in Spatial Terms















       

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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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