I wanted to include a copy of the information that I emailed to 4th grade parents about the MID Uniform Policy so that you can locate the information if you need it:
Outerwear
As it’s getting colder, many of the students have started
wearing jackets to school and out to recess. ALL jackets, sweatshirts,
and lightweight outerwear must be the approved colors (heather grey, cherry
red, navy, white, khaki) and must be logoed.
PE Uniform
If students come to school in their PE Uniform on
Fridays and wear it all day, it must be the official PE Uniform from
Land’s End with the logo on the shirt and shorts.
If students bring a PE uniform to change into for
class (and change out of it after class) then they may wear a plain white
t-shirt and navy shorts with no logo.
Reminders
Scholastic book orders are due on Tuesday, 9/30. You can order online (see the class information link) or send in the order form with a check made out to Kris Poole or Scholastic.
Keep working on those magazine and memory book orders! We have a class goal of 100 orders. If each family can get 5 or 6 orders, you'll help us reach our goal!
4th grade parents, please return your child's September Geography assessment with your signature. I need this for your child's file. Thank you!
This week in...
Bible: Last week we learned about how the Holy Spirit came to the disciples, giving them the power to perform miracles, just as Jesus had promised them. That day Peter spoke to the crowd of people who were in Jerusalem to celebrate Pentecost, and 3,000 became believers. This event marks the birth of the Christian church. This week we'll talk about how Peter and John healed a lame man at the Temple gates. This miraculous healing caused many people to come to faith, and the Church began to grow.
Our memory verse for this week is: Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Acts 3:6
Literacy: We'll talk about the fact that every time someone writes something, they have a purpose in mind. Then we'll review Author's Purpose and use brief fiction and nonfiction passages to determine whether an author is trying to entertain, persuade, inform, or explain.
The kids are off to a great start writing Reading Response Letters, and will write one in their Reading Notebooks each week in class. This allows me to 'see' their thinking about the book they're currently reading independently. I write back each week and offer them suggestions and guidance about their reading, as well as their writing. I look forward to sharing these with you at Parent-Teacher conferences!
You'll see that we learn and review many of the same reading and writing skills and strategies in both 4th and 5th grade. However, we do so at varied levels that are appropriate for each student given their current reading and writing skills. Students at a more advanced level will learn how to use these skills and strategies with more complex texts, and in more depth. By differentiating in this way, I can give each student the instruction that they need in order to become better readers and writers :)
Social Studies: 4th grade will wrap up their study of the French and Indian War and begin discovering the causes of the American Revolution.
5th grade will finish their Geography unit and complete a study guide this week. They'll take their Geography test on Friday. I'll send home their study guides on Thursday so they can review for the test.
Have a great week!
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