Hassels' Headlines
Dec. 11th, 2015
Mrs. Hassels' Fourth Grade Class
News You Can Use!
PAWS Pride- The PAWS Pride lesson this week focused on following directions in the classroom. A big part of our day is spent using technology. We reviewed the importance of listening to directions when on the Chromebook during independent work and whole group instruction, even when playing a game or listening to music may be more appealing.
Holiday Grab Bag- The students are so excited about this activity! The gifts are due on Wednesday, Dec. 16th. Please make sure the gift is wrapped and labeled with the receiver's name. The sender needs to describe themselves on the label but NOT reveal their name. It is a secret!
Five Below Fundraiser- The PTA is doing a fundraiser at Five Below. You can shop Dec. 11th-Dec.13th and 10% of the total dollars spent will be donated back to the PTA! This would be a great place to shop for the Grab Bag gifts:) Click the link below for more details about this fundraiser. Happy Shopping!
Click here to read more about the Five Below fundraiser.
Important Dates
Dec.16th- Holiday Grab Bag gift due
Dec. 17th- Holiday Party 1:15-2:15
Dec. 18th- Last day of school before Winter Break
Jan. 4th- First day of school after break
Subject Snapshots
Unit 2 Review Week
Math
Unit 5- Big Numbers, Estimation and Computation
Science-
Energy
Reward Jar Celebration
Hour of Code!
This week we started Hour of Code. Hour of Code is a website where you can make a character move by moving blocks that say things like ''move forward'' or ''turn right''.There are 4 themes. They are Minecraft, Tynker, Combat, and Star Wars. If we finish our work in the morning, we can code.Same with daily five. When she does Global Read Aloud, we can code while she reads. By Kate
Ask your child all about it! See pictures below.
The Conley Library Wants Your Picture...
Take a "selfie" with your favorite book and bring in a 4x6 copy of the picture to the LRC in the month of December.
We will post the pictures on the LRC Bulletin board after winter break as part of our "Instagram" display.
If you bring in a picture with a book you will get a scratch n sniff Holiday book mark from your favorite librarians!
They can bring the books in with them to their normal library time or an open checkout time. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Young Authors
District 158 Young Author’s
Does your child like to write? The Young Author’s program is a great opportunity for our Kindergarten through 8th grade students. The students who participate will have their books judged. One book will be chosen to represent each school in the state conference on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Entries will be due to your child’s school by February 26th. Watch for more information to come in newsletters and on Haiku.
School Store
Our School Store is open every Tuesday and the students really enjoy finding and purchasing fun treasures and school supplies. If you are looking for a Christmas idea you can purchase a School Store gift certificate for your child. Click on the link below for more details.
Click here to learn how to purchase a School Store gift certificate.Yearbook
Yearbooks can be ordered ONLINE ONLY @ YBPay.lifetouch.com with the Yearbook ID Code : 10091016
Yearbooks are $15 again this year and will be on sale at least through January.
Girls on the Run
Would you be interested in helping to build the confidence of the young girls at Conley and have fun doing this? If so, you need to consider becoming a coach for Girls on the Run. Being a coach is easy, rewarding, and you don't have to run! Check out the website to learn more information about this great program!
Writing
By,
Jonas Brown
Science
Literacy
Mrs. Hassels' Math Class
Mrs. Price's Math Class
lot of guided math. Guided math is a activity with three stations, 1.
Mrs.Price, 2. math box, and 3. regular pages.we also played
divisibility dash on our chrome books(everydaymath.com).We have been
learning how to compare and make equivalent fractions.It was very fun
learning about fractions this week.We did a whole group lesson on
writing fractions as decimals and converting improper factions to
mixed numbers, and we filled out half of the Fraction equivalent
chart.On Friday we learned how to make a fraction into a decimal by
using a calculator.You just need to divide the numerator by the
donominator.We had a lot of fun with Mrs.Price, and learned a lot of
stuff.