Upcoming Events
Friday, October 13th: NO SCHOOL for students
Statewide Teacher Inservice/Professional Development Day
Friday, October 20th: NO SCHOOL for students
Professional Development/Grading Day
Thursday, October 26th - NO SCHOOL for students
Student Conferences
Friday, October 27th - NO SCHOOL for students
Student Conferences
How is Your Student's Homework Routine Going?
Level 2 Suggested Weekly Homework:
Reading: 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 we will send home an 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
Account usernames and passwords were given out during Family Visits.
Math homework: complete at least 30 minutes (or more) of math practice each week. This can be completed online, with math games, or through worksheets.
4th graders can join our class account with Khan Academy
First, Sign up at khanacademy.org (or log in with your existing account).
Next, visit khanacademy.org/coaches.
There, in the "Add a coach" field, enter the class code HHEC6P
3rd & 4th Graders can use DreamBox Online Math Learning
DreamBox Mathematics accounts are set up and ready to go for Puffins!
Students were sent home with a letter which contains their username and password.
Please take a moment to log on and set up your account!
On a tablet, simply download the green Dreambox app.
On a desktop computer, go to: https://play.dreambox.com/login/x49q/forestgcs
You will be asked for a school code- enter: x49q/forestgcs
Current 4th grade Math Topics:
- Place Value
- Multi-digit Addition with Carrying & Subtraction with Borrowing
- Rounding Whole Numbers
Level 2 Project
This Week, students rehearsed and preformed legends about their Native American clan. We also focused on stewardship by helping prepare the Sunflower Garden and Backyard Garden for fall/winter.
In class, we worked on building model cedar plank houses, totem poles and canoes to add to our village mural. Before selecting a chief for our village, students considered what the qualities of a good leader were. Everyone thought about their own strengths and weaknesses. Students narrowed down the possible choices for chief through amiable clan discussions and we held a brief debate before students voted to elect our new village chief.
During Writer's Workshop this week we focused on our NW Storypath project. Students considered our work and research so far to brainstorm notes about their character identity, village jobs and the village setting. Students drafted, edited and published this historical fiction piece about daily life in their village.
Next week, we will have an in-class presentation from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Students will learn how Native Americans used science and engineering to create tools, homes, clothing, and more – passing this knowledge down through generations. They will also have a chance to explore artifacts designed by Oregon’s first engineers and try out their own engineering skills!