The Flying Rockstar News
10-16-2015, Level Creek Elementary School, 4th grade
Friday folders......
We will be on a different schedule next week due to IOWA testing. Our specials will be at 9:55, lunch is at 10:56 , and Recess is at 1:50.
Report Cards
Needed items!
We need many Pringles cans with lids (no chips) and packages of regular oreos. Let us know if you can help us out. (every kid will need 9 oreros) We still need at least 6 more packages of oreos.
We also need many packages of foil stars. They come in packages of 250 or so, they are small stars, and inexpensive.
We will also need help covering the Pringles cans with black paper. We'll let you know when. :)
Thank you in advance for the help!
Colonial Day is Coming
December 18th is our Fourth Grade Colonial Day. We request that all students dress up as colonist to be participants in our Level Creek Colonial camp that will be set up on the school grounds. (teachers will dress up too) Be on the look out for good outfits while all of the Halloween costumes are out this month. Below is a link form the PTA (it is a PDF) of a costume company that is a school partner.
Wholesale Costume Club
Buy costumes at wholesale prices and Level Creek will earn 15% of each purchase.
Click here for details
Square One Art
Your child has been creating an original artwork in art class. You have an opportunity for this artwork to be put on various products, such as mugs, ornaments, phone covers, etc that you can purchase from Square 1 Art. These items make great one of a kind gifts for family and friends, and they will be delivered to your child before the Thanksgiving break (just in time for the holidays!). You will be able to order online or send the order form in to your teacher. Please add 6% tax to your order.
Contact Kathryn Adams at kicadams@gmail.com with any questions.
This is a fundraiser that goes toward paying for the Fifth Grade tile wall.
Important Dates:
November 2 - Order deadline
November 19 - Products delivered to your child's classroom
Hero Day!
Friday, Oct. 30th
“Hero Day”
For more than a century, United Way of Metro Atlanta has helped those in need. Your donation stays in Gwinnett County and helps to ensure that:
□ babies are born healthy
□ children enter school ready to learn and graduate prepared for careers
□ young people avoid risky behaviors
□ families are self-sufficient
□ people have access to health care
□ homeless people are housed within one year
On Friday, October 30th, your child has the opportunity to be a HERO and help United Way. For a donation of $5.00 or more, students may come to school dressed up as their favorite hero.
*Please note that this is not a Halloween Celebration and students should not come dressed up as monsters, etc. Talk to your child about the qualities of a real hero. Your child may also donate and be a hero without dressing up since the act of giving is truly heroic. Donations will be collected in the classroom.
The Science Fair is Coming
Remember the Level Creek Science Fair is coming! Letters of intent are due on October 16 with the projects being due in December. Please visit the website:
PAY SCHOOL FEES..field trips, agendas, and books
General Class information
The invitation to join our Quizlet account can also be located on our website. http://quizlet.com/join/tw2BXYuk7 Study
This week in Language Arts...
Language Arts - Parents, two graded writing pieces are coming home in the Friday Folder for you to enjoy. You will find the Water Drop Story and a copy of the Explorer Letter (our most recent piece). You will also see the classwork that went into producing the final copies (graphic organizers, rough drafts, notes, etc…). Please return EVERYTHING with the other graded work on Monday. On Thursday we had fun aging the original Explorer Letter with a tea rinse, and it will soon be on display in the hallway. As a reminder, please make sure your child is reading 30+ minutes each night and correctly filling in his/her Genre Bingo Card.
I can....
- select books from a variety of genres to read at home and meet 4th grade reading requirements. (Genre Bingo Card)
- participate in discussions to express my own ideas or build on others’ ideas clearly.
- use correct spelling, capitalization, & punctuation in all of my writing.
This week in Math...Place Value
We are working on multi-digit multiplication next week. We will beginning Part 2 of the unit.
Tentative Math Test date October 30th
"I Can"....
- Use an area model to multiply multi-digit numbers
- Use the partial product method to multiply multi-digit numbers
- Use the traditional method to multiply multi-digit numbers.
- Write equations that model how to multiply multi-digit numbers.
- Estimate products of multi-digit numbers.
- Identify and differentiate between the properties of addition and multiplication.
This week in Science and Social Studies...
By the end of these units....your student should be able to...
Science: Solar System
"I Can"...
- compare and contrast the earth and other planets in our solar system
- illustrate the relative size and order from the sun of the planets in the solar system
- compare and contrast the physical attributes (number, size, color, patterns) of stars in the night sky
- compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position and number in the night sky
- explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same but a planet can be seen in different locations at different times
- explain how technology is used to observe the universe (telescopes, sensors)
- model the position and motion of the earth in the solar system
- explain the day/night cycle using a model
- explain and illustrate the sequence of the phases of the moon
- demonstrate how it is the earth's tilt and orbit around the sun rather than the earth's distance from the sun that causes seasonal changes
- explain how hemispheres and other characteristics of the earth's surface cause seasonal and climate variations
Social Studies: Colonies
" I Can" ...
- compare and contrast life in the three regions of Colonial America: New England, Mid-Atlantic (Middle), and Southern colonies
- classify the colonial regions using distinguishing characteristics including geography, climate, resources, economic development, culture and population
- describe how the area's geography led to economic development in the region (e.g., in New England, swift rivers led to industries/factories; poor, rocky soil hampered development of large farms; in the south, a longer growing season, warm climate, and fertile soil led to farming as basis for economy)
- define democracy (rule by the people)
- define colony (a settlement set up by people far from their home country, but where they are ruled by their home country)
- determine the basic steps taken by the early colonists to meet their needs for law and order
- describe colonial life in America as experienced by various people, including large landowners, farmers, artisans, women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native Americans
- identify the first European settlements in Georgia and their founding fathers (Savannah; James Oglethorpe)
- name positive traits of key historic figures and government leaders (honesty, patriotism, courage, trustworthiness)
- explain how the physical geography of each colony helped determine economic activities practiced therein
- explain how price incentives affect people's behavior and choices such as colonial decisions about what crops to grow and products to produce
- describe how specialization improves standards of living such as how specific economies in the three colonial regions developed
- explain how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers such as colonial trade in North America
Next Week's Important Events
You can find a homeroom special's schedule on our class website.
This week:
Monday Day 1 (PE)
Tuesday Day 2
Wednesday Day 3
Thursday Day 4 (PE), Spelling Test, Jamestown Discussion Board Due
Friday Day 5 TenMarks due, Mentor Sentence Quiz
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