News from 4th Grade Team
Mrs. Carreon * Mrs. Kolodziej * Mr. Riggs *Mrs. Connary
WELCOME BACK!
HAPPY SPRING
CHALK WALK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Dreambox Expectations
Math Support
This Week's Learning
Language Arts: We will read, annotate, and determine main ideas/theme in story, The Gold Letters.
Grammar: Spiral grammar review.
Science: Observe ecosystems and understand the living and nonliving things in an ecosystem.
Social Studies: California as a state.
Read Aloud: Esperanza Rising
Daily Schedule
MONDAY-THURSDAY
8:45-8:55 Morning School Meeting/Class News
8:55-9:25 Independent Reading/Reading Conferences
9:25-9:40 Vocabulary Review
9:40-10:50 Guided Reading
10:50-11:05 Recess
11:05-12:00 Rotation #1: Math/Science and Social Studies/Writing
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:35 Rotation #1 continuation (1:10-1:35 P.E.)
1:35-3:10 Rotation #2: Math/Science and Social Studies/Writing (1:35-2:00 P.E.)
3:10-3:15 Clean Up and Dismissal
3:15 Dismissal
8:55-9:35 Kolodziej/Connary classes to art/music
9:35-10:15 Kolodziej/Connary classes to art/music
10:15-10:50 Carreon/Riggs classes to art/music
10:50-11:45 Carreon/Riggs classes to art/music
FRIDAY/MINIMUM DAYS:
8:45-8:55 Morning School Meeting/Class News
8:55-9:25 Independent Reading/Reading Conferences
9:25-9:40 Vocabulary Review
9:40-10:50 Guided Reading
10:50-11:05 Recess
11:05-12:00 Rotation #1: Math/Science and Social Studies/Writing
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Rotation #2: Math/Science and Social Studies/Writing
1:45 Dismissal
Music & Art Corner
Mrs. Adamos, our art teacher, has requested help with needed art supplies. Please consider donating:
- paper plates
- baby wipes
- empty shoe boxes
Upcoming Events
Apr. 5: Mad Science Lunch Time Visit
Apr. 6: GLEE @12:15
Apr. 8: APEX Assembly @8:45
Apr. 11: SSC Meeting @3:30
Apr. 12: PTA General Meeting @7:00
Apr. 19: DAC/DELAC Meeting @12:00
Apr. 20: GLEE Club @12:15
Apr. 21: APEX Fun Run Event
Apr. 21: 2nd Grade Musical @6:30pm
Apr. 22: 2nd Grade Musical Assembly @9:00
Apr. 26: ELAC Meeting @9:00
Apr. 27: GLEE Club @12:15
Apr. 29: GLEE Assembly @10:00
June 1: Volunteer Tea
TEACHER WISH LISTS
We are so thankful for our generous 4th grade families. We appreciate the offers for help with supplies that we may need and below are our Wish Lists. Any items are GREATLY APPRECIATED and we THANK YOU in advance!
CONNARY: hand sanitizer, small prizes for treasure box
RIGGS: prizes for prize box
CARREON: prizes for prize box
OFFICE 365: POWERPOINT
- Username: ID#@live.cvesd.org
- Password: Upper case first letter of first name, lower case of last name, followed by the 8 digit birth date in the mmddyyyy format
For example:
Student Name: Adam Green
ID#: 222333
Born: May 4, 2004
- Username: 222333@live.cvesd.org
- Password: Ag05042004
Once you are signed in to OFFICE 365, click on the Office 365 logo in the top left corner of the page, click INSTALL NOW and you're ready to go! We appreciate your support in student success this 2015-2016 school year and thank you for enrolling your child over this break.
4th Grade Teachers
Mrs. Kolodziej: Room 305: Math/Science
Mr. Riggs: Room 306: Wiritng/Social Studies
Mrs. Connary: Room 503: Math/Science
HOW TO CONTACT US
Math Support
4TH GRADE BENCHMARKS
- 740 Lexile by the end of the year
Fluency:
- 120 words per minute
Typing:
- 20 words per minute
AR Level:
- 4.5-5.0 range
Writing:
- Narrative-write 3 to 5 paragraph essay
- Opinion-write 3 to 5 paragraph essay
- Informative-write 3 to 5 paragraph essay
Mathematics:
- 75% or higher average in all math quizzes/tests
- Complete all 8 math fluency tests