Tuesday, April 25th

Good Evening, Room 36 Families!

It was good to see many of you at the Spring Chorus Concert yesterday!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at Lexile level)
- MyMath: Chapter 14, Lesson 10 (p. 935-936)
- Close Reading: "A New Life On Mars" (#20)

Monday, 4/24 Homework:
- Read 20 minutes
- Math Countdown: Week 6
- Theme Worksheet (swimming)

Friday, April 21st

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Don't forget: If you child is in Chorus, the Spring Chorus Concert is on Monday morning at 8:45.  See you there!

Also, this weekend would be a great time for students to do some research in preparation for their Mars Colony Project next week.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, April 20th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Today we have been learning all about the planet Mars, and Mars One's plan to send humans to establish a settlement on the Red Planet by 2030.  Students now have a fairly good idea what they will need to include in the Mars colony they will engineer with their team.  Students can continue to bring in recycled materials to use after the weekend. Engineering will start next week!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at Lexile level)
- MyMath: Chapter 10, Lesson 4 (p. 655-656)
- Reading Comprehension: "Abraham Lincoln"
- EXTRA: Mars Colony Research

Wednesday, April 19th

Good Evening, Room 36 Families!

Today Ms. Ward spoke to our class about a special event we have been asked to be a part of: Teachers and administrators from around the country (and the district) will be visiting Brentwood next Thursday to experience our special Science Magnet! Room 36 will be performing a brief science "rap" about ecosystems and food chains as an example of the special ways kids get to interact with science at our school. We're excited!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at Lexile level)
- MyMath: Chapter 10, Lesson 3 (p. 647-648)
- MEMORIZE: Science "Rap" #1 or #2

Tuesday, April 18th

Welcome Back, Everyone!

Sorry for not posting yesterday -- my brain was still on Spring Break! ;-)

The rest of the year is going to go pretty fast. I've told the kids to buckle up!

4th graders will take the SBAC assessment during the first week of May 1st - 5th.  If your student is still shaky on their multiplication facts, PLEASE have them working on ReflexMath or some other fact practice to be prepped.

The 4th Grade Chorus Concert is on Monday, April 24th. Please come hear our students sing!

This week we are starting our Mars Colony project. We will be doing this mostly in class.  A note was sent home before Spring Break asking for donations of recycled materials for students we can use to build a Mars colony.

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at Lexile level)
- MyMath: Chapter 10, Lesson 2 (p. 641-642)
- Close Reading: "Mission to Mars" (#19)

Homework: Monday, April 17th
- Read 20 minutes 9independent reading at Lexile level)
- MyMath: Chapter 10, Lesson 1 (p. 635-636)
- FINISH: Theme packet (Shel Silverstein poems)

SPRING BREAK!

Have a great Spring Break, Everyone!

Thursday, March 6th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at Lexile level)
- Math: Standardized Test Practice (p. 154-155)
- Math Task Challenge (#5) "Skateboard Fun"

Wednesday, April 5th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Spring Fever is hitting hard, so if you receive a call from me, please have a talk with your student.  Only a couple more days until Spring Break!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at Lexile level)
- MyMath: Standardized Test Practice (p. 103-104)
- FINISH: Theme Packet - "The Crush"

Tuesday, April 4th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes
- Math: Standardized Test Practice (p. 128-129)
- Close Reading: "Little-Girl-Two-Little-Girls" (poem)

Monday, April 3rd

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Don't forget: Spring Picture Day is tomorrow (4/4/17).  This is optional, but photo order forms were sent home with all students.

Also, don't forget that there's no school next week: It's Spring Break!

In preparation for the SBAC, which students will be taking in May, we are doing a math review this week.  Today we covered Chapter 1 (place value, estimating/rounding, ordering numbers), and we will also review multiplication strategies, long division, and patterns/sequences.  All math homework this week will also be testing practice.

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at Lexile level)
- Standardized Test Practice (p. 26-27) purple handout
- Reading Comprehension: "Recycling"
- Students who recently transferred in to Room 36 may have additional homework