Thursday, August 31st

Good Evening, Room 36 Families!

Tomorrow begins our LONG Labor Day Weekend! No school Friday (9/1) or Monday (9/4).

The first Student of the Month ceremony will be on Wednesday, September 6th.  The Students of the Month for August brought a letter home with more information. (Students are listed on the Student of the Month page on the right.)

There will also be a Class Dojo Lunch Bunch on Thursday (9/7), for students with the highest number of Dojo points for the month. These top scoring students will be able to eat lunch in the classroom, play games, share treats, and possibly watch a video.

Have a great weekend!

 

Wednesday, August 30th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes
- Math: Quick Check
- Finish: Reading Comprehension Art/Monarch Butterflies

Tuesday, August 29th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Back to School Night will be Thursday, September 14th. I look forward to seeing you there!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes
- Math: Number Forms - Find the Mistakes
- Close Reading: "At the Amusement Park"

Monday, August 28th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

I'm so excited -- Brentwood students received their planners today! This will be a much better way to keep track of homework than the weekly sheet we had been using.

Because of some technical difficulties, students will take the Week 1 Vocabulary Quiz next week.  They have a whole extra week to study.  :-)

It is going to be HOT all week. If possible, please send your students with more water than usual. I don't want anyone to get dehydrated.

Homework:
- Read 20 Minutes
- Math: Missing Numbers/100s chart
- Finish: Doodle Vocabulary: Week 2
- Students MUST return all Parent Homework + an

Happy Friday!

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

We had a great, BUSY second week of school!

No weekend homework, but student WILL have a vocabulary quiz on Monday.  (Week 1 vocabulary words:  peer, plentiful, ascend, and constellation.) Students need to be able to use the words correctly in a sentence.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, August 24th

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

The fourth graders attended a Behavior Assembly with Ms. Pennicooke, Ms. Bryan, and Ms. Lauridsen this morning. We discussed the many ways we need to Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible at school.

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at Lexile level)
- Math: Comparing Numbers
- Finish: Reading Comprehension Art: Emperor Penguins
- All Parent Homework needs to be returned to school ASAP.

Wednesday, August 23rd

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Today we conducted our first Mystery Science exploration! Room 36 set out to answer the question: Can a volcano pop up in your backyard?  Please ask your students to explain why or why not!

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at "just right" level)
- Math: Number Words
- Finish: Doodle Vocabulary Week 1: peer, plentiful, ascend, constellation
- Finish: Parent Homework packet

Tuesday, August 22nd

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

Today is the first day of close reading homework. We have practiced close reading as a class, but your  child may need assistance at home.

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at "just right" level)
- Close Reading: A Real Life Batman
- Math: Rearranging Digits

Monday, August 21st

Good Afternoon, Room 36 Families!

We had a great day learning about solar eclipses today! All students who had permissions slips were able to go outside and use Brentwood's NASA approved glasses to view the partial eclipse over Los Angeles. It was exciting!

You students brought home the parent "homework" packet from the Main Office today.  Please try to fill it all out and return by Friday.

Homework:
- Read 20 minutes (independent reading at "just right" level)
- Eclipse Myth
- Math: Alaska's Populations

Happy Friday!

Congratulations on a great first week in 4th grade!

Your students brought home important paperwork regarding the 2017 Solar Eclipse, which will take place on Monday. Please ask them for it.

Have a great weekend!

Third Day of School

Good Evening, Room 36 Families!

We had another great day in 4th grade today!

Room 36 students experienced their first STEM challenge of the year! Please ask them how they saved "Fred".

I have started using Class Dojo. For those of you who don't already have a parent account, if you turned in the purple sign-up sheet I will have you in the system soon.

Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes (independent reading at appropriate level)
- multiplication chart
- complete Back to School paperwork

Second Day of School

Good Evening, Room 36 Families!

We had a great second day.

Homework:
- 20 minutes independent reading
- 12x12 multiplication chart
- complete Room 36 Back to School paperwork if necessary

The First Day of School

Welcome to Fourth Grade, Room 36 Families!

We had a great day today! I really enjoyed getting to know your kids.

Please read through all of the paperwork that came home with your child today, and fill out and return the necessary forms.

Back to School Night is coming up soon. I can't wait to meet you all!  Until then, please feel free to explore the Room 36 links on the right to get more information about our class.

Homework:
- 20 minutes independent reading (a "just right" book)
- Read through and fill out Back to School paperwork
- Visit RemarkableRoom36.com (secret code: butterscotch)

Get Ready!

Welcome to 4th Grade!