4th Grade News and Notes October 22nd-25th

Conference time sheets went home on Friday along with report cards.  Please sign and return the report card envelope this week.  
Your child will need to be present for the first half of the conference.  Then they will be dismissed to the hall while teachers have a few moments to check in with parents. Overall, the time will be about 20 minutes per student.  We look forward to preparing your student to lead us in a conference time as well as time to check in with you, as parents. 

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR PARENTS DURING STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES

• Can you tell me more about...?
• How did you learn that?
• Can you show me an example...?
• I've noticed that you've learned...
• Of what are you most proud?
• It makes me proud to see that you...
• How do you feel about...?
• What's the most important thing you learned during this project?
• What did you find most challenging about...?
• I can see improvement in...
• What are you working on now?
• Tell me about what you want to learn.

Join us for the Scholastic Enchanted Forest Book Fair this week! Students are welcome to bring money to purchase books.  We will visit the book fair as a class on Tuesday, October 23rd.  Please see your child's take home packet for more information about the book fair.

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 seventh spelling unit this week.  Any missed words will be on their spelling test on Thursday, October 25th.  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.
The bonus word of the week is flabbergasted. It was missing on one side of the sheet.

Character Formation Story: God Calls Moses
At 80 years old Moses had to learn to trust God and lead his people through a time when Pharaoh had them in slavery.

Word of the Week: RESPONSIBILITY - God's power for you to be accountable to God and others.

Memory Verse: No memory work this week.

Focus Question: How can I be ready to trust God and obey Him when He gives me a special job?

Art: Students will complete the drawing and coloring of their optical worm tunnels art! Please see their latest Picasso inspired self-portraits hanging in the hallway.

Reading: Reading groups with teachers are going great!  We are working on reading comprehension and fluency.  You can see your child's work in their reading notebook behind the "Group Book" tab.  Sometimes your child will have an assignment that they will need to complete during the week.  Students should bring their reading notebook home 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 math facts and various skills this week.  We will resume with test #3 and investigation 2 after conferences.

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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 your student's planner and were sent home on Friday.

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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

Here is the video we used last week in math to help teach elapsed time.  I suggest watching it with your student again.

Elapsed Time T-Chart

Social Studies: Students will continue to practice map skills and take a look into St. Louis 250 year history.  

Science: Students will work with shrimp brine eggs; finding a variety of salt solutions to test for the best conditions for hatching. Students had to alter the salt solutions of their brine shrimp.  We will see this week if they were successful. We will discuss how other species adjust and produce different varieties of animals we have today: birds, dogs, etc. Be on the look for a study guide/review this week for Test on Wednesday.

Important Dates

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)