Flores Class Chronicle - Week 4
Reagan Elementary Fourth Grade
Week of September 14-18, 2015
Hello Parents,
Please take a moment to read this memo (it can get lengthy) each week. This is where we will post all the important dates and events to keep up with.
NEW THIS WEEK...
Our classroom Twitter account has gone live! Follow us @floresfourth
Over the next several weeks we will work on learning how to share our learning online. We can't wait to show everyone our amazing classroom!
Weekly newsletters may also be found archived on our class website under the "Weekly Newsletters" page. Questions and/or comments? Please let me know!
For the love of learning,
Jan Flores
LUNCH ORDER REQUEST
EARLY RELEASE DAY - THIS WEDNESDAY 9/16 AT NOON!
If your child will be buying lunch this Wednesday before early dismissal at noon, please make sure they are aware of that when they come to school tomorrow - we must turn cafeteria orders in on MONDAY and will be asking the students tomorrow morning about their lunch plans for Wednesday. Students that don't order lunch ahead of time for Wednesday will need to bring a sack lunch.
Current Week Schedule of Events
The Week Ahead
Please Review Our Class Special's Schedule for your Student's Rotation Day. (https://sites.google.com/a/leanderisd.org/mrs-flores/class-schedule
Monday 9/14 - Grandparent's luncheon
Tuesday 9/15 -
Wednesday 9/16 -Early Release @12:00
Thursday 9/17 -
- Watch D.O.G.S. Pizza Night
- Constitution Day (Celebrate Freedom Week)
- Math Quiz Rounding/Measurements
Friday 9/18 -
- National Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arrgg!
- Science Quiz
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING THIS WEEK?
WRITING
- Continue Step 1 of the Writing Process: Brainstorming
- Grammar: verb review
- Continue Plural Nouns
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Texas Regions
- Celebrate Freedom Week
MATH
- multiplicative comparisons & place value relationships
- division concepts
- checkpoint on Thursday Measurement, rounding & place value relationships
- literature genres
- continue individual reading assessments
SPELLING
- Sitton Spelling Unit 3: able, dog, shown, mean, English
- introduce volume
- vocab quiz on Friday
Upcoming Events
Below you will find upcoming dates for the first semester. Please update your calendars accordingly. Please understand that dates are subject to change and more than likely will, but we will keep this list current to the best of our ability. To assist you in keeping your calendars updated, any additions or changes from the previous week's memo will be in bold.
SEPTEMBER 2015
Friday 9/14 -- Grandparents Luncheon (4th grade lunch 12:40 - 1:10pm)
- Early Release at 12:00pm
- Constitution Day (Celebrate Freedom Week)
- WatchDog Pizza Night
- Thursday 9/24 - Back to School Picnic PTA Meeting
OCTOBER 2015
Friday 10/2- Fun First Friday in 4th (Dress Up) - Super Hero Day
- NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences
- Quest Parent Orientation 6-7
- End of 1st 9 weeks
- Red Ribbon Week
- Early Release day; 1st 9 weeks report cards home
NOVEMBER 2015
Sunday 11/1 -- Daylight Savings Time - FALL BACK!
- Fun First Friday in 4th (Dress-Up) - Decade Day
- 4th Grade Veterans Day performance
- Generations Texas week
- Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER 2016
12/21 - 1/1/16 -- LISD Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
JANUARY 2016
- School resumes
- Fun First Friday in 4th (Dress-Up) - Crazy Hair Day
- End of 1st Semester
Destination Imagination Information from Mrs. Delisi
Hello, Parents!
Registration for Destination Imagination ("DI") is now open! DI is open to all interested 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students.
Please see the link below to my website, for information and registration forms. Registration closes at 3:00 PM on Thursday, September 24th. Please return forms to school, marked to the attention of Eileen Delisi/DI
Thank you!
https://sites.google.com/a/leanderisd.org/reagan-elementary-quest/home/destination-imagination
Eileen Delisi
QUEST Teacher
Destination Imagination Coordinator
Reagan Elementary
(512) 570-7200