Upcoming Events
Friday, March 3rd: All School Meeting & Spirit Day: Dress as a FGCS staff person!
Monday, March 6th: Puffins walking to the Forest Grove Public Library 1:50-3pm
Students should bring their library card and a tote bag.
Chaperones Needed! We need parent volunteers to walk with us, and accompany students to check out books. If you would like to join us, simply meet us in the classroom at 1:50pm on library days.
Monday, March 6th: Read Across America Day & PJ Day!
Grab your hat and read with the cat! Level 2 students will celebrate the National Education Association's twentieth annual Read Across America Day on Monday, March 6. (Note: this is after the official day on March 2nd).
Students will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday by reading in their pajamas! We will also enjoy special guest readers, opportunities to read with a buddy and read-to-self time. Students are allowed to bring a stuffed animal to read with, but they should not bring in blankets or sleeping bags. Students can bring slippers to wear in class, but must also bring sturdy outside shoes for recess and walking to the public library.
Wednesday, March 15th All Day O&A to Tillamook Forest
9:30-2:00 - All day!
At the Tillamook Forest Center, we will learn from educators about the lifecycle of salmon. A forest hike will allow us to investigate further the different roles of organisms in a forest ecosystem, and learn more in-depth about specific native animals.
Chaperones Needed! If you are interested, please email: [email protected]
2016- 2017 YEARBOOKS:
Yearbook orders are due: Monday March 20 (Monday before the start of spring break).
Follow this link to the online order form. You can pay with debit/credit online.
Paper forms are in the school office, which can accept cash or check.
If you have questions: talk to Vickie/Karen in the office, or Stephanie in the art room.
Returning Student Forms Due April 3rd
With open enrollment for 2017-18 underway, it is time for parents of current students to confirm that they plan to return to FGCS next year. Click here to fill out an online Returning Student Form. Current students are guaranteed a classroom place for next school year when their parents submit a form by the deadline.
Level 2 Weekly homework
1. Typing Homework: This year, Level 2 students will have typing homework to develop and support important keyboarding skills.
Please practice at least 20 minutes per week on: Typing.com
2. Reading: Spend at least 20 minutes reading (outside of school) every day.
When you finish a book, add it to your Tower of Books!
3. Math homework: Students should log on to either Dream Box or Khan Academy(see below) and complete 30 minutes (minimum) of math practice.
Current 4th grade math topics:
- FRACTIONS!
- 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.
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
- Homework #5: Adding & Subtract Fractions with UNLIKE denominators AND Multiplying a Fraction by a Whole Number
(They know how to do this- ask your kiddo to show you!)
What's Happening in the Puffin Nest?
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:
- The Wanderer
- View from Saturday
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Holes
- The Mouse & the Motorcycle
- Cricket in Times Square
- How to Train Your Dragon
Reflections on Project Work
The class business project was an amazing experience!
Check out the the student created class business website: puffinsppp.weebly.com
This week, the Puffins reflected about their class business experience through writing, making posters with partners and the creation of a fun puppet show. Take a look!
Read Aloud
We have started a new book!
Drizzle by Kathleen VanCleve
Eleven-year-old Polly Peabody needs to make it start raining. For her entire life, it has rained at exactly one o'clock every Monday afternoon on her family's magical rhubarb farm, until one Monday, when it stops. And then Polly's brother gets sick, really sick. Polly has to figure out how everything is connected and make it rain before her beloved Aunt Edith sells the farm. She has help from the farm itself, in the form of the plants and insects, including her best friend, Harry, a chocolate-tasting rhubarb plant. They all push Polly to confront her fears. But is it enough, and more importantly - is there enough time?