4th Grade News and Notes January 8th-12th

Report cards are being sent home today.  Please look at those with your child and send the signed envelope back to school.


Also, graded papers are sent home on the last day of the week.  Please take a few moments to look over their graded papers to see how they are doing on their school work.

CCLS is glad to welcome children's book author Steve Swinburne on Friday, January 26th. 

Mr. Swinburne will speak to students about the process of writing books, editing, revising, and other great details about his work.
Many of his titles are on his website www.steveswinburne.com
Your child is bringing home an order form if you would like to purchase any of his books for your own collection.

Christian Character Formation Project:
Read: Mark 4:1-20
How can you determine to grow a faith that is fruitful?
Diligence: God's Power for you to focus on your work

Memory Work:
John 15:5
5 I am  the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Mark 4:20
20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”

Math: Lessons 41-45
Link to online textbook: 
4th Grade Math Textbook
Forget a homework sheet? Please print a math sheet here: 
Daily Math Homework Sheet

Spelling: Five spelling words will be given on Tuesday of each week along with the weekly grammar assignment.  They will be tested on Mondays.  On their tests they will be required to correctly write a meaningful sentence using each word, spelling and grammar will be checked for each sentence.
An example was sent home on Thursday to study.  Our first test will be Monday, January 8th.

Reading: Students started a new reading notebook for the spring semester. We are working on building reading stamina.  Students will be using reading logs to record the time and number of pages they are reading during one sitting.  Students are expected to log a reading time each day at school and five per week at home.  We expect them to read for at least 20 minutes or longer each time they log. By Monday of each week a parent needs to initial their student's reading log. Students should log at least 10 readings per week.

Science: We are starting a new unit on Energy.  We will be looking at circuits, electricity, magnets, and more!

Look forward to National Lutheran Schools Week January 22nd-26th
We will have more details about a K-4th grade service project and fun dress days to celebrate our Lutheran school.

Six Flags Reading Logs are sent home as well.  They are due Friday, February 23rd.