Thursday-Friday, January 25th-26th: No School For Students
Grading/Staff Development Days
Monday, January 29th: Puffins to Forest Grove Public Library 2pm-3pm
Students should bring their library books to return, library card and a tote bag.
Chaperones Needed!
Thursday, February 1st: All Day O&A: Oregon Symphony- "Sounds of Home"
NOTE: We have our chaperones for this event. Stay tuned for other O&A trips in April and May if you are interested in joining us as a chaperone on our outward bound adventures this spring:)
Thursday, February 15th: Celebrations of Learning
Our School-wide Open House from 5-6:30pm
Thursday, March 1st: All Day O&A: Oregon Ballet- Alice in Wonderland
NOTE: We have our chaperones for this event. Stay tuned for other O&A trips in April and May if you are interested in joining us as a chaperone on our outward bound adventures this spring:)
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).
Recent 4th grade Math Topics:
- Multiplication: 1 digit by 2 digit and 2 digit by 2 digit using the "area method"
- Divide 1 digit by 2 , 3 and 4 digits using an area model
- Division Algorithm (AKA: Long Division) Watch a Video!
- Introduction to Fractions
Prefer a worksheet for math homework? You can download here, or your student can pick up a paper copy in class.
Here are the practice pages for the previous weeks:
- Homework #1: Introduction to Fractions
- Homework #2: Unit Fractions/ Finding Fractions on a Number line
- Homework #3: Comparing Fractions
- Homework #4: Adding & Subtracting Fractions
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!
Storytelling in the Puffin Nest...
This past week, an educator from Oregon Ballet Theatre visited to help us prepare for a field trip to the ballet on March 1st!
In class, we prepared for this event with an inquiry-based observation activity called “I see, I think, I wonder.”
This helped students to think about telling stories non-verbally!
Link to Slideshow of Photos.
- With each picture, we asked: what do your eyes see? This is a time for students to describe what is in the picture, not to infer things or guess which ballet it’s from.
- Next, we asked: what do you think? Students could be guessing what is happening, guessing what ballet it’s from, thinking about the characters’ intentions.
- Finally, we ask: what do you wonder? We consider what happened just before or after each scene in the picture or any other wonderings!
Our Class Read Aloud:
Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin. This story incorporates many Chinese folk tales told by the main character's father, which makes it a great fit with our focus on storytelling!
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. Ask your kiddo to tell you about the book they are reading!
Our Book Club Books:
- The Wanderer
- View from Saturday
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Holes
- Cricket in Times Square
- How to Train Your Dragon