It's Friday!

Dear Families,

Happy Friday!  Burrr….the cold weather is here!  Please remember to send your child to school with jackets, pants, hats, and mittens.  This will help make recess more enjoyable for them.  Here are some things happening in our classroom:

Math- We finished unit 2 and took our assessment this week.  Math tests will be coming home on Monday.  Next week we will begin unit 3 with a focus on fractions and decimals.

Writing- Over the last few days we worked on our On Demand Narrative Assessment for Trimester 1.  Students worked hard to show all that they have learned about narrative writing.  Next week we will choose one of our personal narratives to publish and share with you at conferences.    

Reading- We are still focusing on literary elements, but have focused specifically on identifying theme. We also started a new read aloud, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume.  Our literary genre will continue through December.

Science- Our science time was cut short this week with all of the end of trimester assessments, but we did manage to squeeze in an experiment.  We have been learning about Force and Motion concepts and wondered if the weight of our hot wheels car would affect the speed the car would travel.  We collected weights of different cars and then experimented with them.  We will look at our data and draw conclusions from our experiment next week.    

Important Upcoming Dates-

Picture Re-takes- If your child had their school pictures retaken, they should be in next week.

Field Trip- Our field trip to the Flynn Theater will be next Wednesday, November 15th. We will be leaving around 9:00 and returning to school by 11:30.

Book Orders- Online book ordering is always open, please just send me an email when you place your order.  There are directions on how to order on the Book Order page above.  

Conferences- November 20-21st

Please go to the MBS homepage to sign up for a conference if you haven’t already scheduled.  Conference input forms went home today with students.  This will give you an opportunity to share any concerns or questions you might have which will help me make the best use of our time together.  Please take a look at them and send them back to school by next Friday, November 17th.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to email or call.  Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Carney