News from 4th Grade Team
Mrs. Carreon * Mrs. Kolodziej * Mr. Riggs *Mrs. Connary
PICTURE DAY MAKE-UP IS TOMORROW!
Pictures
ART & MUSIC TIME
- 8:55-10:15 Mrs. Kolodziej and Mrs. Connary to music (40 min.) and art (40 min.)
- 10:15-11:45 Mrs. Carreon and Mr. Riggs to music (40 min.) and art (40 min.)
PLEASE SET UP
- 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.
RED RIBBON WEEK IS COMING
Mon. Oct. 19: Crazy Hair Day
Tues. Oct. 20: Mustache Day
Wed. Oct. 21: Crazy Socks Day
Thur. Oct. 22: Mismatch Day
Fri. Oct. 23: Wear Red Day
Math Tutoring & Support
Mrs. Kolodziej: Tuesday afternoons 3:15-3:50 (*need permission slip signed & returned)
Mrs. Carreon: Monday lunch time 12:15-12:45 (students will eat lunch in classroom)
Mrs. Connary:
This Week's Learning
Reading: Making inferences, determining the main idea and identify the theme of the text as well as evidence supporting the theme within the text.
Writing: Informative newspaper article about European Explorer writing and summary writing using I.V.F.
Grammar: Quotation marks.
Social Studies: Unit 2; Early European Explorers (Cortes, Cabrillo, Drake, Cermeno, Vizcaino)
Science: How do charges behave?
Read Aloud: Island of the Blue Dolphins
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
Upcoming Events
Oct. 12: Picture Make-Up Day
Oct. 12: K-Kids @ 12:00
Oct. 12: SSC Meeting @3:30
Oct. 13: PTA General Meeting @7:00
Oct. 14: GLEE Club @12:00
Oct. 14: Peace Patrol Training @3:30
Oct. 14: Family Dinner Night @5:00
Oct. 16: Mad Science Assembly @10:00
Oct. 19-23: RED RIBBON WEEK!
Oct. 19: K-Kids @12:00
Oct. 19: Peace Patrol Training @ 3:30
Oct. 21: GLEE Club @12:00
Oct. 21: Peace Patrol Training @3:30
Oct. 23: Law Enforcement Day!
Oct. 26: K-Kids @12:00
Oct. 27: ELAC Meeting @3:30
Oct. 28: GLEE Club @12:00
Oct. 30: PTA Fundraiser Assembly @10:00
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: multi-colored Mr. Sketch markers, color copy paper, multicolored whiteboard markers, kleenex, baby wipes
RIGGS: white card stock, multicolor copy paper, multicolored post it notes, multicolored sharpies, prizes for prize box
CARREON: electric pencil sharpener, color copy paper, white card stock paper, prizes for prize box, sharpie markers
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
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