Upcoming Events
Monday, May 28th NO SCHOOL Memorial Day
Wednesday, May 30th "B" Street Trail Hike: 10 essentials stations.
Early Hike! We will be walking out the the trail head at 9:15am, and returning to the school at 11:30am
Thursday, May 31st Celebrations of Learning Event 5:00pm – 6:30pm
The entire family is invited to jump into a preparedness adventure!
Friday, June 1st FGCS Talent Show
Wednesday, June 6th Level 2 Adventure Hike & Picnic. ALL DAY O&A
The bus will depart FGCS at 9:15am - return to the school at 1:45pm
Monday, June 11th FGCS Bridging Ceremony
1:00-2:30 p.m. at Taylor-Meade Auditorium (Pacific University)
This event honors our 'bridging' students (2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th graders) who are moving up to the next level at FGCS or the high school. Parents and other family members of bridging students are encouraged to attend. Doors will open for the event at 12:30 p.m. and the event will start at 1 p.m. Click here for a map of the Pacific University campus. Please note that the 2:30 p.m. end time is approximate - the ceremony may run longer.
Students may be dismissed to parents immediately after the Bridging Ceremony, but you must check out with me before taking your student. Students may not self-release after Bridging. Puffins not going home with parents after the ceremony will be dismissed at the usual time and place.
Tuesday, June 12th Field Day and Last Day of School- 3:05/3:20pm dismissal
Level 2 Suggested Weekly Homework:
Reading Homework
Spend at least 20 minutes reading (outside of school) every day.
Reading is on the "honor system" and we ask that you help your kiddo to develop a daily reading routine with good-fit books. At fall conferences, your kiddo brought home the Tower of Books wall poster, which is a fun (and optional) reading genre challenge.
Typing Homework
Level 2 students have typing homework to develop and support important keyboarding skills. Please practice at least 20 minutes per week on: Typing.com
Math homework
It is strongly recommended that your student practice math skills
at least 30 minutes (or more) per week.
This can be completed online with Dreambox or Khan Academy. Students can also play math games, or complete worksheets (you can find grade level workbooks online or at the Learning Palace).
Current 4th grade Math Topics:
- Area & Perimeter
- Measurment & Data
Area & Perimeter
Measurement & Data- Watch mini-lessons & work through practice problems
on Khan Academy
The Metric System: Play the Horrendous Soup Game!
All 4th grade math students should be practicing their multiples DAILY.
4th graders have set goals and made plans for daily practice and have identified the numbers they needs to work on (ie. 6’s, 7’s, 8’s, etc.). Check in with your kiddo about this!
What's Happening in the Puffin Nest...
Level 2 students have been learning about the impact of natural hazards during our earth systems science labs. Now, we turn our attention to preparedness actions and survival skills.
Puffins and Plovers spent the day at Gales Creek this week to practice some different outdoor skills.
In small groups, students rotated through stations to practice tent building, tying knots, safe fire building, and first aid/splint making.
Second Step Child Protection Unit
As you may know, FGCS uses a social-emotional curriculum called Second Step to teach students important skills for getting along with others and doing well in school. It also helps our school be a safe and supportive place where everyone can learn.
To help make our school even more safe and supportive, we are also going to use the Second Step Child Protection Unit. In these lessons, students will learn three types of skills:
- Personal Safety. Students will learn important safety rules, such as safety with guns, sharp tools, and fire, and when riding on wheels or in cars. They will also learn ways to help them decide if something is safe or not.
- Touching Safety. Students will learn about safe, unsafe, and unwanted touches, and rules about touching private body parts. They’ll also learn to say no to unsafe or unwanted touches, and to tell an adult if someone breaks rules about touching private body parts.
- Assertiveness. These lessons will also give students a chance to practice asking an adult for help, telling an adult about an unsafe situation, and being assertive to get out of unsafe situations.
Reading Workshop: Book Clubs
These small group "Literature Circles" engage students in vocabulary study and rich conversations about shared readings. Students can express their opinions, predictions, and questions about a text in a productive, structured way while developing their reading, speaking, and thinking abilities.
Students are finishing up their first book, and getting ready to explore a new book in their book club group. Ask your kiddo to tell you about the book they are reading!
Our Book Club Books:
- The Wanderer
- View from Saturday
- Flora & Ulysses
- Because of Winn Dixie
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Holes
- The Mouse & the Motorcycle
- Cricket in Times Square
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Clementine
- The Genius Files
- Ella Enchanted
- Time Cat
OUR CLASS READ ALOUD:
The Wild Robot
A shipwrecked robot named Roz learns to survive by observing and befriending the animals native to her new island.