Week of February 24

2/21/2020

News & Notes

Progress Reports & Literacy Proficiency Reports - Monthly academic progress reports and our winter Literacy Proficiency Reports went home today. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding either report.
Lansing Field Trip - Our Lansing Field Trip is on March 11th. Permission slips and field trip information forms went home today. This field trip is always a highlight of 4th grade.
Science Night and Bingo for Books - Next week will be a fun filled week in Bennie Elementary. I hope you are able to attend one or both of these great events. See the flyer below for details about the science night.

Reading - Our focus next week will be on "tuning into interesting words" and academic vocabulary. We will have a vocabulary quiz next Friday.
Word Study - As a reminder, students are welcome to take a retest if they are willing to practice the words and would like to try again.
Writing - We finished reading "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" and are wrapping up the unit with a newspaper writing assignment. Using vivid language in our own writing is a goal.
Math - We are practicing division daily and are wrapping up our fraction unit by working on multiplying fractions. Division can be tricky for 4th graders. We have used a variety of strategies to solve long division problems. In their mailbox was a new game that I am encouraging students to try at home as well.
Science - We have been investigating how the earth changes rapidly and the impact of natural disasters. Our "stop natural disasters" game has been a big hit. Give it a try here.
Social Studies - We have started our unit on the United States government and the U.S. Constitution.
Cooking - We'll be making Rylie's Fideo soup this week.
Classroom Community - This week we read the book "I am Love" by Susan Verde. This book had so many connections to things we have talked about in class this year - from "brave breaths" to Dr. King to other books about compassion. Ask your child what connections they made.

We received our "One book, One School" book for 2020 - "The Tale of Despereaux". Everyone in the school received a copy of the book.

How would you describe Ernest Shackleton? What surprised you most about what happened to Shackleton and his crew?

Carrie O’Riley

2/23/2020 07:01:23 am

Lucy is bringing in a bag of sharpened pencils. They are mixed... but there are a few Ticonderoga Blacks in there. 😉 I will pick up more this week.