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Week of February 24

2/21/2020

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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.

Upcoming Dates:

  • Tues, Feb 25 - Bennie Science Night 6:30pm
  • Wed, Feb 26 - Sports & Fitness Club
  • Fri, Feb 28 - Bingo for Books at 6:30pm

What We're Learning:

  • 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.
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Wish List:

  • Pencils

Weekly Highlight

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

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

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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.

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