From the Desk of Mrs. Larned...
March 15th , 2024
Upcoming Dates to Remember
March
- Thursday, March 21st: Family Night/Carnival at Woodview (5:00-7:00 p.m.)
- Friday, March 29th: No School (Good Friday)
April
- April 1st- 7th: Spring Break! 😎
Family Night
Field Trip
Thank you to all of the volunteers who joined us on our field trip to the State Capitol on March 1st. The students and I really enjoyed having so many family members spend the day learning about our Michigan government and history!
We still have one more field trip coming up this school year so, if you are planning ahead and think that you would like to volunteer to join us at Camp Roger on Monday, May 13th please let me know. 😀
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thank you, again, to all of the families who scheduled a time to meet with me during our second round of parent-teacher conferences last week on March 6th and 7th. If you were not able to make it in on either of those days and still would like to set up a time to meet in-person (or chat over the phone), I would love to set up an alternative time slot for us to discuss your child's progress. You can reach me here at school (616-794-4750), via email (larnedk@bas-k12.org), or through the ClassDojo app.
Math
Embarc Online (Math Curriculum Resource)
Recently, our Math interventionist was kind enough to introduce me to an awesome online resource that I didn't even realize existed! 🙂 EMBARC.Online is a website designed to provide parents/families and teachers with a variety of different materials that come straight from our district EngageNY math curriculum. I love it because it very easy to navigate! Families that are interested in checking out this site can use the link below (or find it by typing "EMBARC online" into their Google search engine).
Once on the EMBARC home page, you will see a list of grade levels at the top of the page. Scroll over the "4th Grade" icon and then click on "Module 5" from the dropdown tab. Once you have been redirected to the Module 5 page, you will find all of the lessons within this new Fractions unit. For each lesson, there is an informational video that provides step-by-step examples of how to complete problems that mirror the problems found on the students' homework pages coming home with them nightly. (*You can find the current lesson number in the top, right corner of each homework sheet). There is even a "Homework Solutions" link for each lesson that has a master copy of the completed homework assignment sheet, so you can take a look at it and see exactly what it is that students are being asked to do for each question.
Language Arts
In Language Arts, we recently began our fifth Wonders curriculum unit-of-study. This week, we kicked off a mini-research project on some of our favorite animals. Each student will be working to gather important information on their chosen animal and then compose a multi-paragraph report sharing all of their interesting findings.
Social Studies/Science
In our Social Studies/Geography unit, we have continued focusing on the different regions of the United States. This week, we have began researching the Western region and all of it's unique qualities, including: landforms, bodies of water, economic activities, climate, and other fun facts relating to this specific region in which we live. If you get a moment, see if your student can name a few (or all) of the states that make up the Western region of our country.