Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
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| Quarter two starts this week and we are back to some routine lessons: spelling, DOL, TFK, and StoryTown. I will be placing a strong emphasis on handwriting this quarter, specifically proper written conventions and presentation (two of the Six Traits of Writing). We will also be plugging away at our states reports!!! |
Last week was a busy one. It was the last day of the first quarter on Friday, and most students turned in their late work. We capped it off with a nice pancake breakfast too :)
Couple of housekeeping items here:
- Report cards are due to come out this week, so please look for them in your student's mail.
- Martha Redbone Roots Project was an AWESOME field trip! The students enjoyed the beautiful music and culture exchange!
- Our class has started drafting pen pal letters. We are writing to a third grade class at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Randolph, New Jersey. We are eager to finish those up this week and send out a care package. If you would like to add something to the box of goodies, please send it in with your student.
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| We finished up Charlotte's Web last week and it was an amazing reading experience for the class. We will be starting our class book logs this week. |
Our class has filled the marble jar and it's time for a celebration (reward)! The students have elected to have a Halloween class party. We will coordinate this with the annual Pearl Creek Halloween Carnival on Friday, October 30, 2015. Our class party will be during the day and more details will follow. Our roles at the carnival will be different.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015
I would like to take the opportunity for class fundraising during the carnival because attendance is usually excellent. The plan is to sell grocery bag holders and to create an obstacle course (class project)...We will need two to three parent volunteers along with their student(s) for booths that night. Thanks so much in advance! We can also meet up. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO KARA BECK AND JAMIE BOYLE for making so many bags to sell! Hopefully we sell out, and this will get us started for our proposed Angel Rocks hike and Twin Bears Camping Trip in the spring!
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REMINDER: PARENT-TEACHER
CONFERENCES NEXT
MONDAY AND TUESDAY!
OCTOBER 26th and 27th!
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AS ALWAYS, PLEASE check your child's planner for homework and correspondence!
Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:10
Planners
New Jobs
New Seats
Class Meeting
9:10 - 11:40
DOL
StoryTown Lesson 4
Spelling Lesson 4
11:40 - 12:10
Lunch
12:10 - 12:40
Recess
12:40 - 2:00
Math Block
2:00 - 3:30
Recess Part II
PenPal Letters
Book Charts
TFK: Exploring Space
*Please note that Math, Specials, Lunch, and Recess are Intermediate schedules and stay in blocks. At times, curriculum instruction will be shuffled to accommodate different initiatives. For example, Monday 8-24-15, we had a special Pearl Creek Garden Tour at 10:20 am - 10:50 am, so English/Language Arts was moved to the afternoon.
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to call or email me anytime to discuss things further. I hope you find this information helpful and useful.
FOR Friday, October 23, 2015
-- GeoNotes Lesson 4 (in-class)
-- Pen Pal Letters (in-class)
-- StoryTown Lesson 4 (in-class this week and next)
-- States Report Phase 2 (in-class this week and next)
-- Spelling Packet Lesson 4 (homework)
-- TFK: Exploring Space (homework)
-- States and Capitals Quiz Two (FRIDAY in-class)
-- Spelling Quiz (FRIDAY in-class)
FOR Friday, October 23, 2015
-- GeoNotes Lesson 4 (in-class)
-- Pen Pal Letters (in-class)
-- StoryTown Lesson 4 (in-class this week and next)
-- States Report Phase 2 (in-class this week and next)
-- Spelling Packet Lesson 4 (homework)
-- TFK: Exploring Space (homework)
-- States and Capitals Quiz Two (FRIDAY in-class)
-- Spelling Quiz (FRIDAY in-class)
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if you are in my math class)
Homework due Tuesday, October 20, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 4-2
Homework due Wednesday, October 21, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 4-3
-- Reteach/Practice 4-2
Homework due Wednesday, October 21, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 4-3
Homework due Thursday, October 22, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 4-4
Homework due Friday, October 23, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 4-5
Homework due Friday, October 23, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 4-5
*Please keep in mind, projects or tests we have in class may have to be brought home to be finished or to study. Please ask your child if they have completed their work before you have signed their planner.
Dates to Remember:
Monday, October 26, 2015 and Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 30, 2015 (5:30-7:30 PM)
Annual Pearl Creek Halloween Carnival
Class Party - Marble Jar Reward Celebration
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
