Thursday, November 9th O&A: Outdoor Skills with Trackers 2pm- 3pm
NOTE: ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A COMPLETED ONLINE FORM TO PARTICIPATE!
To begin your registration please log into your Trackers online account or if you do not have one please create one before registering.
Trackers Earth Account Creation or Log In: https://new.trackersearth.com/users/sign_in
Once you log into your account will need to click on this registration link: http://new.trackersearth.com/legacy_checkouts/new?cart=9999800004247
At the payment page, please click Pay Later and enter the code “campcredit”
Friday, November 10th: NO SCHOOL: Veterans Day Observed
Monday, November 13th: Puffins to Forest Grove Public Library 2pm-3pm
Students should bring their library books to return, library card and a tote bag.
Chaperones Needed!
If you would like to join us, please email Ginny:
[email protected]
Wednesday, November 29th: All day O&A from 9am-2:30pm
We will take a bus to visit the Oregon Historical Society & Portland Art Museum
Chaperones Needed!!!
If you would like to join us, please email Ginny:
[email protected]
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).
Current 4th grade Math Topics:
- Place Value
- Multi-digit Addition with Carrying & Subtraction with Borrowing
- Rounding Whole Numbers
- Factors & Multiples
- Multiplication Facts 2's -12's
- Prime & Composite Numbers
What's Happening in the Puffin Nest?
On Wednesday, an educator from the Washington County Museum met the Puffins at the Forest Grove Library for a presentation about the Chinook people, who lived along the Columbia River. Students learned about the “Wapato Lowlands” – the region on the lower Columbia River with Sauvie Island at its heart – was once one of the richest, most densely settled areas north of Mexico and the home of the Chinook people. They also learned how the area’s natural resources, including salmon, provided the Chinook with great wealth. They practiced words of the Chinook trade language, and got a chance to appreciate historic Native American cultures through a trade game and exploration of objects including furs, cedar bark tools and stone artifacts.
On Thursday, Level 2 students got together with their Level 4 buddies to begin designing and making a wish flag. Students read about the project together and created a theme and a symbol for their flag. Buddies thought about ideas or messages that are meaningful to them, such as: peace, friendship and community. Next, they went to the art room to dye their flags in preparation for next week, when they will add their designs to the flags during art class.