Weekly Newsletter
Week of March 15th, 2021
Fourth Grade News
Registration for current student's is happening now. LC's can make a choice by logging on the OLS by April 20th to be included in a drawing.
Go Formative
OLS
Overdue Lessons
We understand how frustrating this must be and we are aware that many student's have overdue assignments showing up on your plan. We are hoping an update will come soon.
Teachers are not allowed to mark any lessons complete. Tech support is investigating and has asked that we not do anything and to let them resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience!!
See the snips below for upcoming enhancements to the OLS!! Click photos to enlarge.
OLS Hiccups
Just a friendly reminder that K-12 is aware of the glitches in the OLS with lessons not marking complete and/or lessons showing as overdue that were skipped by teachers. We appreciate your patience as they work to find a fix to the issues.
What to Expect This Coming Week of School
ELA - Students will continue with Poetry this week.
Writing your Think Alouds: Students should come to class prepared with lined paper or a small notebook to begin journaling "THINK ALOUDS" for class the week of March 22nd.
Math - Students will begin multiplying fractions this week.
Students should continue to practice multiplication facts daily/weekly as the concepts are becoming more challenging this year as they will for next year.
Additional Math Resources
This link has a ton of manipulatives you can use:
Fractions specific:
Fractions slips- https://toytheater.com/fraction-strips/
Fractions circles: https://toytheater.com/fraction-circles/
More Fraction bars:https://mathigon.org/polypad
You can create your own bars with this one: https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/fractions/
Multiplication Practice https://mathigon.org/multiply
*Do/Undo Multiplication https://www.mathplayground.com/do_undo_multiplication.html
*Product Game: https://www.nctm.org/
*Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Product-Game/ Demo Division (for speed)
https://www.arcademics.com/games/demolition
For math reteach:
We have added lessons on Monday's for reteaching past math skills. It is important that students continue to practice math skills we have done in the past. Starting Monday, Dec 14, there will be 1 extra lesson on Monday's that will have a short instructional video or link to practice a skill and a link to take a GoFormative that has 2-4 questions about that topic. This should only take about 30 minutes and you can add this to your math attendance.
Student's have been doing well with this and we are looking forward to seeing growth. THANK YOU!!!
Use this link to get started: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in
March 1 Voting link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cy5pVl8pPeoh5m-101OHOjwAR8aPni8E_Zv9M2buj_I/edit
NCVA FIRST EDITION YEAR BOOK
Use the link below to pre-order your yearbook.
Events Calendar
- 1st: 31st: March Madness - Epic Reading
- 17th: 3rd quarter ends Happy St. Patrick's Day
- 18th: 4th quarter begins
- 18th & 19th: Teacher Work Days/No Live Class Connects
- 19th: Virtual Outing
***Check your email for more information regarding the following school events.***
Re-Registration * Open now (Started: February 25th) Deadline April 15th!!
NCVA Re-registration school year '21-'22 for current students opens February 25th and must be submitted by April 15th to prepare for the new student enrollment lottery.
How to Re-register: Log in to Online School and click "Re-Register" on the left green panel".
Then choose from the following options: "yes, we are returning", "no, we are not returning", or "we are undecided". Please complete by April 15th.
Families completing registration in the OLS by April 20th will be included in a drawing to win a Kindle Fire 7 tablet.
March Madness-Children's Book Collection * March 1st - April 2nd
During the month of March, we will be holding a March Madness Book competition. All students should have an account set up in EPIC. Your EPIC class code has been shared in an email. Students will have the opportunity to read books and vote for their favorites. A Final Four Tournament will be held March 19th -31st and the winner will be announced on April 2nd.
Use this link to get started: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in
Congratulations to the following books for moving into the “Elite 8”:
- ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST
- Too Much Glue
- Memoirs of a Goldfish
- Picture Day Perfection
- The Word Collector
Next face off dates....
March 15 * The Secret Diary of Wolf vs. Wolves
March 17 * Maddi's Fridge vs. The Monster Who Ate My Peas
March 19 * Final Four Tournament
Student Art Show * May 21st
The annual NCVA Elementary Online Art Show will take place on May 21st 1:00p-2:00pm. Deadline for art submissions: Wednesday, May 19th 5:00pm.
Weekly Expected Progress
Here is where you should be for the following subjects if your started on the first day of school:
ELA - 74%
Math - 80%
Science - 79%
Art - 69%
Social Studies -100%
History - 87%