4th Grade News and Notes for October 8th-12th

Service Projects DUE Friday, October 12th!! End of 1st Quarter -- all work is due by Friday.

Scholastic Book Order Forms went home with your child, if you do not have an order form you are welcome to shop the catalogs online.  Please place all orders online.  There is a link on the side of this blog.  

Scholastic Book Order Forms will be submitted Friday, October 26th.  Usually books arrive within a week of being submitted.  Also, be sure to check out the class wish list to add to our classroom libraries. 
Class Codes
4E: J3CX6
4G: PBGXF

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We have our fifth spelling unit this week.  Any missed words will be on their spelling test on Thursday, October 11th.  Each student will need to have 20 spelling words from a list provided in class.  Every student has a copy of their list in their binder and a copy at school.  Also, students will add their lists to Seesaw this week so you have access to their spelling lists in multiple formats.  We will practice in class but please be working with your child during the week on their spelling.

Character Formation Story: Joseph Forgives His Brothers

Word of the Week: INTEGRITY - God's power for you to honor Him and others.

Memory Verse: 

2 Chronicles 20:15b

‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's.

Focus Question: How can you forgive with a forgiveness that lasts?

Joseph showed us what it means to forgive with a forgiveness that lasts when he forgave his brothers for selling him over 20 years ago. How can we act like Joseph in our own situations when others ask for our forgiveness?

Art: Students painting their Picasso-style self-portraits.  Next up is optical art!

Reading: Students will be working in small groups and individually with teachers as we work on reading comprehension and fluency.  Students should bring home their reading notebooks to mark that they have spent time reading five out of seven nights for at least 20 minutes.  This weekend students will need a parent signature as part of a completion grade in reading.  There is a grading checklist your student has started in class, please help them use the checklist at home so they are ready to turn in notebooks on Monday.

Students are working on building their reading stamina. It is always helpful to talk about what they are reading at home.

Math: Students are encouraged to practice math facts at home, especially multiplication.  They should be able to say their multiplication facts as quickly as possible from memory.  Please work on these throughout the year. 

Students will work on lessons 12-16 this week. 

In class, students were given a specific username and password to an online math program that aligns perfectly with our math curriculum.  Please have your student login at home using a computer, tablet, or a cell phone.  You will be able to download the app from your app store for free.  The usernames and passwords are in the student's planner.

IXL.com 

In case students forget to bring home their math book, here is an online version.  If there are measuring questions they will need to use their math book to complete those questions.

Math Textbook: Link to math text book for Lessons 11-20; Inv.2

Social Studies: Students are learning about Pioneer Life to prepare for the field trip.  Friday we will be reviewing map skills.  Map skill review will continue until Mrs. Glackin returns to resume regions of the U.S.

Science: Students will have a deer simulation to replicate changes in population over five years (one minute will equal one year).  We will learn about carrying capacity. There will be a quiz (investigation) this week on food chains and food webs.  A review will be sent home to help students prepare for the quiz.

Our first field trip is coming up on Wednesday, October 10th.  Parents are needed to form small groups of students to explore and learn about the pioneer days of Missouri's history.  Please email Mrs. Endorf if you are able to join us for the day.

Wednesday, October 10th:

Students and parents joining us will need to bring a home/sack lunch and water for the field trip - we will eat at Shaw Nature Reserve.

Please watch the weather, as the day approaches, to plan accordingly for they type of shoes and jackets to wear/bring.  If it rains it could be muddy in the field.  Weather permitting we will try to have our field trip as planned. Hoping for a nice fall day. :) 

If students would like to wear jeans they may for this field trip, usual CCLS polo for their top.

Important Dates

Wednesday, October 10th: Field Trip to Shaw Nature Reserve

Parents please email Mrs. Endorf - KEndorf@ccls-stlouis.org if you would like to join us on the field trip.

Friday, October 12th: End of the 1st Quarter

Service Projects are DUE by 3 pm.
Friday, October 19th: Fall Party Day at 2:00 PM 
Report Cards Released

Thursday, October 25th: Early Dismissal at noon - Parent/Student Led Conferences all afternoon/evening

Friday, October 26th: No School

If you need to contact Mrs. Headrick, please email her at CHeadrick@ccls-stlouis.org

Mrs. Endorf

Mrs. Headrick (Mrs. Glackin)