Week of: Feb. 22-26
Ms. Kvalstad's 4th Grade Class
Upcoming Events
Tues. Feb. 23: Bingo Night 5-7pm
Fri. Feb. 26: Scholastic Online orders due: https://orders.scholastic.com/J8GTL
Feb. 29: Last day to order yearbooks for $30 before prices go up on March 1 to $35. You can order on the Solana Pacific webpage.
Fri. March 4: Sandpiper Sprint-Don't forget to get pledges using your online pledge page that is going home today.
Mon. March 7-Fri. March 11: Conference Week (minimum day 12:15 dismissal) Please sign-up using this link: http://tinyurl.com/jdjdxba
Mon. March 7-Fri. March 11: Pennies for Pasta (coin drive supporting families battling Leukemia and Lymphoma)
Tues. March 15: Amazing Quest!
Tues. March 22 @ 2:00 4th Grade Gold Rush Performance Cast B: Taylor, Kvalstad, Loriso, Nelson (Cast A will perform at 1:00-Oliver, Dow, Goldberg, Hall)
Wed. March 30: Field Trip to San Juan Capistrano (Thank you for sending in the permission slips & money!)
Student-Led Parent-Teacher Conferences
Conference week is coming up March 7-11 and I'm looking forward to meeting with each of you to reflect on your child's hard work, goals, and progress as a 4th grader! Please remember students will join the conference and will even lead a portion of the conference.
Please use this link http://tinyurl.com/jdjdxba to sign-up for a conference time that works best for your family. If the available times/dates don't work of your schedule, please email me so we can arrange one that does.
Biography Presentations
Mission Project & Presentation
This week students will choose one of the 21 California missions to begin researching for the informational essay they'll write. The research will be taking place in class and at home, while the essay writing will take place at school.
Project Options
1. Poster (including at least 5 pictures or drawings, and captions)
2. Diorama (the mission, a “day in the life,” etc.)
3. Slideshow (using either Keynote or Powerpoint, and must include at least 5 slides of pictures and captions)
4. Mission Model (please no kits)
5. Simulated game like Minecraft
6. Painting or Drawing
7. iMovie
8. Visit the mission and create an iMovie or scrapbook
9. Come idea (must be approved by the teacher)
This project is student-created, not parent-created, so please know that my intent is not to create more work for you! It should be a fun, creative opportunity for your child to show what s/he has learned about the missions.
Due date: still TBD
Riddle of the Week
*If your child brings the correct answer to class they'll receive a special reward!
LANGUAGE ARTS
Novel Study: Island of the Blue Dolphins:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grammar: Continue pronoun study: pronoun-verb agreement
Spelling: root word study (pod/ped, mal, trans)
Informational writing: Students will begin researching information on their topic of choice and drafting their piece.
MATH
Eureka Module 4: Geometry
This week's objectives:
-review vocabulary terms and practice, identify and draw points, lines, line segments, rays, and angles
-recognize them in various contexts and familiar figures
-identify, define, and draw parallel and perpendicular lines
Don't forget about the wonderful videos and homework support from the Oakdale website that go directly along with the math homework:
http://www.oakdale.k12.ca.us/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1415354483173