Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
States Pot Luck - For the last three weeks, your students have been working hard on researching one of our 50 states and making large posters to share what they have learned. They are excited to participate in a potluck item that is connected to their state in some way.
Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving - No School
From Mrs. Dunavin and The Student Council:
Student Council is sponsoring a winter gear and coin drive for the community of Savoonga, Alaska. We are looking for clean winter gear, such as coats, snow pants, boots, hats, scarves, and gloves. Clean out your closet and send your clean used gear to needy students in Savoonga. The competition starts Monday, November 16th and ends December 11th. The class that donates the the most gear earns a prize and the class that donates the most money earns a prize. All money raised goes to purchase additional gear and provides for shipping costs. Thanks for considering this worthy cause!
So here is how our new book reports are going to go: Biographies
- Part one will be to keep a reading log (reading at home, filled out at home, turned in when finished with each sheet)
- Part two will be step books (done in class)
- Part three will be a Google Slides Presentation (started in class and may be worked on at home)
GOOGLE DRIVES - I am going to keep this information here for a while
- You can access all of your student's digital assignments online and work at home if you would like. Just go to www.gmail.com and type in their email address and password. Then find the Google Menu (where you will find the Drive, Docs, and Slides) icon in the top right corner (it is a nine square grid next to their s-number). This is where they will make their Google Slides Presentation for their Biography Book Reports. It is as follows:
Username: s#@student.k12northstar.org (for example: s123456@student.k12northstar.org)
Password: s#g (for example: s123456g)
This week
- States Pot Luck
- State Reports Phase Three (finished by Tuesday for the Pot Luck)
- Fictional Narratives (finished by Tuesday for the Pot Luck)
- Biography Book Report (start reading and log)
- Newton's Laws of Motion - STEM Unit Lesson Two Continued
Coming up
- Bowl Making with Ms. Sherri Wolf - Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 2 PM (you're more than welcome to join and make a bowl with your student).
- PowerPoint/Google Slides Presentations - Biographies
- Current Events - Social Studies Class Presentations
- Alaska Room Field Trip - we just received our date and confirmation. This field trip is paid for by the state and federal grant programs to increase Alaska Native Education Initiatives. The date is Tuesday, December 8, 2015. We will leave at approximately 9:10 am and be back around noon. We need one more parent volunteer for this so please check your calendars. It is a unique and fun trip.
AS ALWAYS, PLEASE check your child's planner for homework and correspondence!
Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:10
Planners
Class Meeting
9:10 - 11:40
State Reports - Fictional Narratives and Poster Boards
Students that are finished - Writing "I am thankful for..."
11:40 - 12:10
Lunch
12:10 - 12:40
Recess
12:40 - 2:00
Math Block Lesson 7-3/7-4
2:00 - 3:30
Recess Part II
State Reports
*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.
HOMEWORK DUE Friday, November 27, 2015
NONE - HAPPY THANKSGIVING
ON Friday, November 27, 2015
NONE - HAPPY THANKSGIVING
HOMEWORK DUE Friday, November 27, 2015
NONE - HAPPY THANKSGIVING
ON Friday, November 27, 2015
NONE - HAPPY THANKSGIVING
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if you are in my math class)
Homework due Tuesday, November 16, 2015
-- Practice 7-3/7-4
-- Practice 7-3/7-4
Homework due Wednesday, November 17, 2015
-- Practice 7-5/7-6
*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:
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 (2-3:30 PM)
Bowl Making with Ms. Wolf
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 (9:10-12:00)
Alaska Room Field Trip - two chaperones needed please
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
