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Valentines Day Party

A big thank you to all of you who donated stickers and Valentine items for our bags and Valentine party!  Hopefully, their pages came home in one piece so you could see their works of art. They had a great time decorating and getting ready for the party!  Thank you for all of you that have donated their time for ALL of the parties this year.  You have made it extremely easy and enjoyable for me and the students.

Language Arts

We are learning about Abe Lincoln and George Washington this week.  We will be discussing their importance in our nation’s history.  We will be doing many writing activities, reading non-fiction stories and conducting an experiment using copper pennies.

Our next unit of study this month will be dental health, nutrition, and keeping ourselves healthy.  We will have a special visitor discuss the importance of good dental health.

Another exciting addition to our week is Mrs. Angela Himmelman teaching us for Junior Achievement.  She will be discussing community, family, and wants and needs.  She will visit our room on Thurs. mornings for the next 4 weeks.

Math

We are still practicing our addition and subtraction facts and how they are related to each other.  Our new unit that I have introduced is place value.  We do not practice numbers above 100.  The boys and girls use manipulatives to make sets of 10, we call longs, or tens and making ones.  We practice 3 ways to make these numbers.  First, showing the number using the longs and ones, then they show how many groups of tens and ones.   ie.  ______tens   _______ones  and finally, they show the number by adding the number.  If the number is 56 they will say  50+6= 56.  Practice all three ways with your child.

I am always happy to give you some extra practice sheets.  We work on our math pages together, then have extension activities during math centers.  So, we have lots of math practice, but it is always good to practice at home as well.

Dates to remember

February 24- early dismissal

February 26-Storybook Day  (more info to follow)

Weather Reminder

Please remember to dress your children appropriately.  Many are not wearing mittens and hats and my supply is dwindling.  I realize sometimes they forget them or lose them.  I do remind them to check the lost and found.   The weather is not getting warmer, so please make sure they are dressed warmly and they remember to get it out of their bookbag.

Field trip  March 5!

If you have not sent in your permission slip, please do so as soon as possible.  They will need a lunch that they will be able to throw away.   Thank you.

Have a great rest of the month!  Let me know if you have any questions or concerns!  I am always happy to help.

Happy Holidays!

Themes this month:

Gingerbread Man

Polar Express

Christmas Activities

Reading

The first graders are doing a super job reading!  I am seeing a great deal of improvement with their strategies and comprehension.  We will begin our reading testing this week.  Please continue to read each night and sign your child’s book log.

Please remember to not only allow your child to read with you, but give them the opportunity to retell the story, and ask them questions about the story.

Math

We are continuing to learn addition and subtraction strategies in math.  The boys and girls have been introduced to number lines, counters, adding 1, adding 0 and touch points.  We will begin these strategies in subtraction this week.  We are hoping to have each student able to recall facts quickly by the first part of the year.  These strategies are to help them until they are familiar with the facts, and working towards quickly recalling them.

Science/Social Studies

We will conduct experiments, read and write about the Gingerbread Man, and the Polar Express, and create many Christmas crafts.  This is a fun time of year and the boys and girls are very excited!

Hand Washing and Wellness

Please encourage your child to wash their hands frequently.  We have many bottles of sanitizer and it is always available for them to use.  This is a prime time for children to start sharing cold germs.  Scrubby Bear will be visiting us on Thurs. to discuss this further.

Winter Clothes

As the weather gets colder, please remember to send your child with a hat and gloves.  I do have an abundance of ” Mrs. Clary’s mittens”  they may borrow as a last resort.  Please remind them how important it is to keep their hands warm and dry.  On that note, snowpants and boots are almost upon us.  They are required to wear snowpants if they want to play on the grass or equipment.  If they prefer to stay on the blacktop, boots are fine.

Book orders:  Thank you for sending in your orders online.  I have sent ALL  orders and hope to receive them by early next week.  I have several notes as to which are presents.  I will inform you when they come in.

Thank you for all of your support.

I hope you all have a nice holiday!

Always feel free to call or e-mail me and I will be more than happy to answer your questions.

4th Grade Book Buddies

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NEW SPELLING WORDS  OCTOBER 13

is, in, you, that, it

Review:

the, of, and, you, to

Anytime you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

The fastest way to get a hold of me is through school e-mail. tclary@dist228.org

School number 945-0625

September News:

September 8-11

• This week we are continuing to learn about our friends.  We are interviewing each classmate, working with their names, and listening to them share their “treasure bag.”  Each child did a great job constructing their “treasure bag.”
• In math, we are using counters to learn to add to 10.  We are learning new vocabulary such as, addition sentences, factors, plus, equals, and sum.  Please encourage your child to find small items to count.  Practice makes perfect!  I have introduced several math centers that are used as an extension to the completed work.  These will  keep them engaged in math while waiting for all our  classmates to finish their work.
• Spelling begins this week!  Please look for the information sheet in their BEE Book Tues.  Our spelling program introduces 3 words at a time.  The first week is the 3 new  core words.  The second week will have 2 new core words and 1 review.  The 3rd week consists of a dictation test and the spelling test.  This system continues until after Christmas.
• Along with the spelling words, we also introduce sight words that we frequently see.  All of these words go on our Word Wall once we have practiced these words many times.  Once they make it to our Word Wall, we will expect these words to be spelled correctly in their writing.

This week we will also have our fundraising assembly on Wednesday.   Northside has a very successful fundraiser selling magazine subscriptions.  Thursday, we will have a Bus Safety demonstration.  Ask your child what they learned!

The week  of Sept. 14-18

We will begin our science unit on Seeds and Plants.  We will be reading, writing, adding and experimenting while learning about seeds and plants.

Sept. 14 Ag in the Class with Mrs. Jansen

Sept. 15 School Pictures

The weeks  of  Sept 21-25 and Sept 28-Oct.2 We will be learning about Apples/Fall Activities

Thank you for  all of your support!  Call or e-mail me anytime if you have any questions.   Mrs. Clary