Monday, January 15th: NO SCHOOL
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Thursday-Friday, January 25th-26th: No School For Students
Grading/Staff Development Days
Thursday, February 1st: All Day O&A: Oregon Symphony- "Sounds of Home"
NOTE: We have our chaperones for this event. Stay tuned for other O&A trips in March, April and May if you are interested in joining us as a chaperone on our outward bound adventures this spring:)
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).
Recent 4th grade Math Topics:
- Multiplication: 1 digit by 2 digit and 2 digit by 2 digit using the "area method"
- Divide 1 digit by 2 , 3 and 4 digits using an area model
- Division Algorithm (AKA: Long Division) Watch a Video!
- Introduction to Fractions
Prefer a paper copy of math homework? Fractions Homework 1
All 4th grade math students should be practicing their multiples DAILY.
4th graders have set goals and made plans for daily practice and have identified the numbers they needs to work on (ie. 6’s, 7’s, 8’s, etc.). Check in with your kiddo about this!
What's Happening in the Puffin Nest?
Puffins are learning about stop motion animation with the stop motion app: Stop Motion Studio. This week they worked in partners and later with their Level 4 Buddies to create moveable characters from play doh. They are also working on developing a story board and a background for their scenes.
This practice will prepare them to make a short animation of a fairy tale adaptation. Over the next month, they will be choosing a favorite piece of writing from our FairyTale writing unit, and will use it to create their own stop motion animation of their own stories.
Our Class Read Aloud:
Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin. This story incorporates many Chinese folk tales told by the main character's father, which makes it a great fit with our focus on storytelling!
Reading Workshop: Book Clubs
These small group "Literature Circles" engage students in vocabulary study and rich conversations about shared readings. Students can express their opinions, predictions, and questions about a text in a productive, structured way while developing their 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
- Cricket in Times Square
- How to Train Your Dragon