Monday, October 1st: Puffins to Forest Grove Public Library 2pm-3pm
Chaperones Needed!
We visit the children's department about every three weeks and can always use parent volunteers to walk with us, encourage our kiddos to make smart choices, and to help kids find and check out books.
If you would like to join us, please email Ginny: [email protected]
and then plan to meet us in the classroom at 1:45pm on library days.
Wednesday, October 3rd: ALL DAY Out & About to Metro Transfer Station: taking a look at the path of garbage and recycling. 9 am- 2 pm
Chaperones NEEDED!
If you would like to join us, please email Ginny: [email protected]
Note: Students must wear comfortable, closed toe shoes (PE shoes work great)
Friday, October 5th: NO SCHOOL for students
Professional Development/Grading Day
Friday, October 12th: NO SCHOOL for students
Statewide Teacher Inservice Day
Thursday, October 18th: NO SCHOOL for students
Goal-Setting Student Conferences
Friday, October 19th: NO SCHOOL for students
Goal-Setting Student Conferences
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. We will talk more about how to encourage and track reading at our "Goal-Setting" conferences in October.
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 to explore: Addition/Subtraction & Place Value/Rounding
- 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
- Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers.
- Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
What's Happening in the Puffin Nest...
This week students began creating the characters in our Storypath: the workers in our business community.
To help support this activity, we continued to meet with parent experts. This time, students learned about the skills, education, experience and collaboration skills needed to be a graphic designer and a dance instructor.
Students decided on their Storypath job responsibilites and designed a uniform to reflect the kind of work their character would do. Next, they wrote about the skills and resources their character needs for their job. Our discussion centered on these ideas:
- What does a regular day in our job look like?
- What specific tasks do you handle?
- What kind of education and experience do you need to work in your job?
- What skills do you need to do your job?
- Do you work with others? If so, what skills do you need to do this?
- Who do you depend on in your job? Who depends on you?
Out and About
This Wednesday, we met with the Forest Grove Parks Department Supervisor to learn about his job of taking care of an important community resource. Students helped out by raking leaves and helping to clean up the park.
Next Wednesday, we will be gone all day on a trip to Metro Central Transfer Station and the Hazardous Waste Facility in Portland. We will learn more about the path of goods into our garbage and recycling. Students will consider the question, "What happens after you set your garbage out at the curb?"
For this Out & About, it is important that students dress appropriately for the weather because we will be outside most of the day. Everyone MUST wear closed toed shoes or boots for the tour of the hazardous waste facility!
NOTE: Students who ordered a school lunch that day will get a sack lunch that contains a sandwich, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable and milk.