Monday, Jan. 28thPuffins to Forest Grove Public Library 2pm-3pm
Students should bring their library books to return, library card and a tote bag.
Chaperones Needed!
Tuesday, Jan. 29th Scholastic Book Orders Due
Scholastic Book Club flyers were sent home 1/17. You can view this month's selections and submit your order online at https://orders.scholastic.com/L79X9. When you place your order online, you'll help earn FREE books for our class!
To Order Online:
- Go to scholastic.com/bookclubs
- Enter our one-time Class Activation Code: L79X9
- Shop and submit your child's book order.
- As soon as your order is delivered to our classroom, it will be sent home with your child.
Wednesday, Jan. 30th 12:55-1:45pm O&A to Top Golf
We will be touring the facility, taking photos and learning about a golfing business in action.
Please contact Ginny if you would like to chaperone: [email protected]
Thursday, Jan 31st& Friday, Feb 1st NO SCHOOL for students
End of 1st Semester
Monday, Feb. 11th NAEP Testing for 4th graders
Monday, Feb 18th NO SCHOOL President's Day
Thursday, Feb. 21st Celebrations of Learning!
Our School-wide Open House from 5-6:30pm
Level 2 students will be presenting their class business and their Mini-Golf course will be open for business!
Community School Calendar 2018-2019
Forest Grove Public Library November Calendar of Events
A little note about comfort: Winter is here! Please make sure that your kiddo is properly outfitted with warm (waterproof) layers and appropriate footwear on Monday and Wednesdays when they will be outside for at least part of their day.
What's Happening in the Puffin Nest...
This week, level 2 students had an "In & About" workshop visit from SCRAP’s Education Program.
SCRAP is a nonprofit organization located in Portland. Their mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community.
Students discussed the difference between recycling and reusing and got to see examples of “reuse art” as well as products that artisans make and sell.
Next, students participated in a bookmaking workshop where they created their own unique journal out of reusable materials. We hope that this experience will inspire creative reuse projects at home!
Speaking of creative reuse projects…
The Puffins have decided that they would like to get a head start on making the mini-golf clubs for their class business at home.
Students brainstormed ideas for where they might find the supplies needed for such a building project. They talked about getting permission to hunt for materials in closets, basements, garages and sheds.
They know that they will be looking for items that are not currently being used, and that could be put together creatively to make a putter. A major goal is for the students to use ALL repurposed materials, and we hope that this might be a fun project for you and your kiddo to work on together.
Students who are able to repurpose existing materials at home to make a putter, should try to bring it in by February 8th.
PLEASE NOTE: this is an optional design/build home project that you can assist with
to support their class business.
Next week, we will have our Out & About to Top Golf in Hillsboro, where students will investigate new ideas for their own business.
Reading Workshop: 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. Ask your kiddo to tell you about the book they are reading!
Our Book Club Books:
- Flora & Ulysses
- Joey Pigza Loses Control
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School
- Charlie Bumper vs the Teacher of the Year
- Sasquatch Escape
- Dragon Slayer’s Academy: Pig Latin
- Class Trip From The Black Lagoon
- How to Train Your Dragon
- One and Only Ivan
- Time Cat
- The People of Sparks
How's your homework routine going?
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 and a well-lit, comfy reading spot away from distractions. 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
Passwords were sent home at family visits. Please email Ginny if you need help getting into your child's account.
Math homework
It is strongly recommended that your student practice math skills at least 30 minutes (or more) per week.
Our Dreambox math program for homework has started. Passwords and account information were sent home with your kiddo this week.
If you are interested in exploring other ways to practice math at home, take a look at these ideas:
Ideas for math practice:
- 4th graders can get valuable math practice with Khan Academy. Current 4th grade math topics are listed below.
- Online Math Game Sites: ZapZap Math or Prodigy- create your own account!
- Multiplication Facts Practice with a simple dice game. How to Play: Each player takes turns rolling 3 dice. First to break 200 (or 500, etc.) wins. On your turn, you get to choose two dice to add together, then you multiply the sum by the final die. That’s your score for that turn.
- Facts Practice with Free Math Apps: Sushi Monster & Math Hero
- Facts Practice with Purchased Math Apps: Operation Math & Math Vs. Zombies
- Place Value and Rounding
- Multi-digit Adding and Subtracting
- Factors & Multiples
- Prime and Composite Numbers
- Multi-digit Multiplication
- Division with Remainder
Our fraction unit was developed with Dr. Gowri Meda. For information about how we approach instruction during this unit, or to get information about how to review concepts at home with your child, visit Dr. Meda's website of math videos: Math Precisely.
Prefer a paper copy of math homework? Here are the practice pages for the previous 4 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.