Tuesday, October 9, 2012

4th Grade News

Hello Fourth Grade Families,

Please see the Marathon Challenge information and mileage form from Mrs. Corder, our PE teacher.

Goal for the Week:   I will practice math facts for ____ minutes every night this week. (Students have selected their own targets for 5+ practice minutes!)

Announcements:     

The Green Gravy Group Challenge Contract:  went home in last week’s Friday Take-Home Folder.  Please review it, discuss it with your child and sign it if you feel this commitment would be a good fit for your student.  This is an optional program for responsible, independent students who are already submitting high quality work on time and who are looking for an additional challenge.

Paws for Reading: Students received a “Paws for Reading” sign-up in their Friday Take-Home folders. This (optional!) program from Scholastic allows students to sign in and log their reading minutes online to read for either the Cats or the Dogs, and Scholastic donates another book to charity for every 20 minutes read! 

October Book Order: last day for October Scholastic book orders (that went home today) is next Tuesday, October 20th 
 
This Week:

We’re continuing Math Topic 3 Multiplication Meanings and Facts, Re-testing on Math Topic 2, investigating Energy in science, writing rough drafts of our Titanic stories, finishing our mysterious story about a stranger, cheering on our classmates in the Variety Show and exploring visual rhythm in art!

With thanks, 
Emily Larson