Upcoming Events:
Thursday April 14th No School- Student Lead Conferences
Garden work party 10am-2pm
Friday April 15th No School- Staff Development Day
Monday April 18th Puffins walk to FG Library @ 1:45pm- Chaperones Welcome!
* The Backyard Garden will be open for visits and a Work Party during conferences, from 10am-2pm. Please visit with your family if you have time!
* Sign-ups for Summer Garden Stewards are open. Please consider helping care for the garden this summer! Visit this link - Become a Summer Garden Steward! learn more.
* Take a look at our classroom project request on DonorsChoose.org:
Earthquake Preparedness Kits
On the Donors Choose page you can read about how the students of level 2 plan to complete this service learning project. After reading all about it, please consider a donation! If you choose to give (any amount helps!), you’ll receive updates and photos of this project in action and our students’ sincere gratitude.
Also, If you know anyone who might be interested in supporting public schools, please feel pass this message along.
Homework will be due on Thursday, April 14th:
Each week, homework is the following 3 parts:
1. Writing:
- Reading Response Letter in Writer's Notebook. Parents! Please take a look at the Directions for completing the Reading Response Letter (these can also can be found inside the front cover of the writing notebook.) Sentence starting ideas can be found on the last page of the notebook.
- NEW WRITING HOMEWORK OPTION: Students can TYPE their reading response and email it to:
[email protected] Title: Student Name/ Date - Students can get valuable keyboarding practice by typing their reading response letter each week. Please continue to proofread the letter and give feedback to your young writer. I recommend that students use Word or Pages to type/edit/save their work, and then cut and paste the finished response into the email. As you observe your kiddo typing, you will know if they need more "home-row" typing support. There are many free typing programs out there. Here are a few games/ websites to check out:
- http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html
- http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_game.htm
- https://www.typing.com/typinggames
2. Reading: Read for at least 20 minutes every night- track at home
3. Math: Complete at least 30 minutes of math practice per week-(more is recommended)
Suggested IXL skills for 3rd grade math practice:
- W.3 - W.6 Understanding Fractions
- Family Letter about 3rd grade fraction goals
- Fraction activities to try at home
- Math Homework Worksheet Packet: Identifying geometric Elements/Types of Angles/Using a Protractor
- Geometry Skills Practice on Khan Academy
- IXL Geometry P.13-P.15
Our Week in Review:
Project
Last Week, we had our first Out and About for our outdoor skills and emergency preparedness unit! We visited the Forest Grove Fire Station to learn about first aid and calling 911. This week, we will go to the garden to learn more about weather (and also do some work)!
We want to thank the Friends of Historic Forest Grove for generously collaborating on this unit's Out and Abouts. Please consider donating to this organization. They are requesting in-kind donations of historical artifacts pertaining to this region, and dating to 1940 or before. Contact the Old Train Station Manager Don Skinner, [email protected], if you have an artifact you would like to donate or loan the museum.
4th grade Math:
New Topics:
Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.
Writing Workshop
We are now working on Bringing History to Life with our Biography Unit!
Your child has already selected a person and has begun to read about that person's life.
During this unit, students will:
- Conduct a short research project that builds knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
- Write informational text by teaching about a topic clearly and including facts, quotations, details, formatting and illustrations.
Our kiddos brainstormed the following list of important questions to guide their research:
- Where are when did they grow up? What was their childhood like?
- What obstacles did they overcome? How?
- What were their hobbies and interests? What about education?
- Why are they famous? What are their major accomplishments?
- How have they made an impact on the lives of others?
- Do they have a famous quote?
Ask your child to tell you what they have learned so far!
Reading Workshop:
Novel Study:
Students follow up sessions of focused, independent reading with a four part reflection. In their novel study journals, students list and define new words. They note examples of figurative language. They summarize the chapters they read, pose questions and make predictions about what might happen next in the story.
Literature circles:
These small group book clubs engage students in rich conversations about shared readings. Students can express their opinions, predictions, and questions about a text in a productive, structured way. Students take on specific group roles which are designed to develop reading, speaking, and thinking abilities.
Literature Circle Books we are reading:
- View From Saturday
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Holes
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Class Read Aloud
We are currently reading The Witches by Roald Dahl.