Hello, parents! We
have had an amazing first week of school!
We have learned many new routines and have had a lot of fun
getting to know one another, with some fun games and activities. We have eased into the transition of all the
core classes, with the exception of Language Arts. We will begin that on Monday! I have had so much fun getting reconnecting and
getting to know your kiddo. This groups
is so fun, and truly love one another. We
have welcomed our new kiddos with open arms, and are becoming a family! It is beautiful to witness. I am so proud of all of them, and feel so
blessed to be their teacher! Besides all
of the fun we have had, I have highlighted just a few things below that we have
learned this week:
Religion- This week, we discussed the Creation
Story, and the Fall into Sin.
We discussed our blessings, and read Bible verses sharing the power of
God. Our first memory verses are our
theme for the school year: “In All Things…”
Next week’s memory:
8/31-“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of
all creation.” Colossians 1:15
9/3- “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on
earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or
authorities—all things were created through him and for him.” Colossians 1:16
Language Arts- We used our reading and writing skills
when we created our time capsules, which we will put away and get back out in
May to see our many changes. We traced
our hands and feet. We also filled on
surveys about our Favorite Things, interviewed a friend, took a mad minute, and
created self-portraits. We began writing
about our summer vacations. We will
continue to work on these narratives at school.
Next week, we will have our first Reading story (Because of Winn
Dixie), and we will have our first spelling test next Friday. Spelling words, and our challenge word will
come home on Monday in the assignment books.
They will always be in this weekly note, and they are online for you to
access. I ask that your child take their
reading book home at least twice a week to review the story. We will have a comprehension test over the
selection on Fridays as well. Next week,
we will also begin English, where we will identify complete and incomplete sentences. The students were introduced to Judy Blume,
the Author of the Month, this week, and they love her! We read Freckle Juice and began Tales
if a Fourth Grade Nothing. Do you
remember that story? One of my
favorites! :) Monday the students will
also receive information about book reports, when they are due, and what is expected. They are reading Newbery Award winning
books. Thank you!
Spelling Words for Friday, August 27th
Story: "Because of Winn Dixie"
blade, gray, past, afraid, magic, delay, amaze, drain,
maybe, break, sale, hang, stain, glass, raft, jail, crayon, fact, stale, steak,
fraction, trait
Challenge Word: concoction
Math- We took our first mad minutes and I assessed
where each child was in this process.
Many of them already know their multiplication facts, and that is
wonderful! We worked on place value through
the hundred thousand, and also worked with putting numbers in standard,
expanded, and word form. We completed some Problem Solvers, which takes real
world math problems, and breaks them down, so that they can solve and
experience them. This is such good
practice! Please practice math facts at
home with your child through flashcards and computer games. Thank you!
As a reminder, Homework Folders will come home this
afternoon filled with graded work.
Please empty these and return the folder on Monday. Although we did not have very many
assignments this week, anything with a letter grade B or below can be
“redone” for half credit per answer, and turned back in on Monday. So far, everybody is doing very well and
working very hard!
Next week, Special Classes begin! We will begin Writers’ Workshop, Art, P.E.,
Music, and Computers. We are excited to
see Addie! Fun times in the 4th grade!…
:)
Have a great weekend!
Please come and cheer on our 4th grade volleyball girls at their
tournament at Hope Lutheran tomorrow.
Our first game is at 8:30!
Here are some pictures from the first week of school!
Sharing our Bags of Five Things…
Getting to Know you...
Working hard…
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