Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
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We will be making snowflakes in class this Friday afternoon. Feel free to come by and have some fun!
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We had a great week...Newton's First Law of Motion (Egg Drop), Buddies, Music Concert! A BIG THANK YOU to Sherri Wolf, Emmy Marshall, and Kathleen Wright for volunteering in our class room for pottery bowl making. It was a great success and this week we will fire them. Next week we will glaze and re-fire for the last time.
I hope you have seen the newly implemented reading logs. After winter break, I would like to start those on a regular basis. I have not yet determined how the kiddos will get "credit" for those, but I am thinking of an incentive program...I will let you know how we will proceed, but keep an eye out for those in the future.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT TOMORROW AT 2 PM. I LEARNED LATE LAST WEEK THAT OUR CLASS WILL BE ON THE CHANNEL 11 KIDS AND WEATHER REPORT THIS MONTH. MR. MIKE SHULTZ WILL BE COMING TO OUR CLASS TO RECORD THREE STUDENTS (THAT WE SELECTED AT RANDOM) TO PRESENT A WINTER PICTURE, STORY, AND A QUESTION. WE WILL ALSO MAKE A CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE END. THESE SEGMENTS WILL BE AIRED ALL WEEK ON CHANNEL 11. TUNE IN TO SEE!
TUESDAY, December 8, 2015 from 9:10-12:00 we have a field trip planned for the Alaska Room at Anne Wien Elementary School. I have two parent volunteers for now and have room for one more if you would like to join. Simply show up to school on Tuesday, ready to go at 9:10. This is an annual trip and is a wonderful experience that highlights Alaskan Native Culture and Art.
So here is how our new book reports will continue: Biographies Students will chose their dates this week (I am thinking that we will have presentations in January).
- 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)
This week
- Biography Book Report (keep reading and logs)
- Start Google Slides Presentation (making them)
- Literacy Groups (The Bridge to Terabithia and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing)
- DOL
- Spelling Lesson 9
- StoryTown 9
- Wreaths (Art)
- Snowflakes (Art)
- Hand Washing (Hygiene and Health)
- Coordinates (Art and Math)
Coming up
- WINTER BREAK IS COMING UP - 2 weeks left in the second quarter - wow that was fast!!!
- Current Events - Social Studies Class Presentations (after the holiday break)
- Tableaux of our next reading group book (after the holiday break)
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
DOL
Spelling Lesson 9
StoryTown Lesson 9
11:40 - 12:10
Lunch
12:10 - 12:40
Recess
12:40 - 2:00
Math Block Benchmark Test Lessons 5-8
2:00 - 3:30
Kids and Weather with Mr. Mike Shultz
Fast Write to Music
Wreaths
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, December 11, 2015
-- Spelling Lesson 9
-- TFK: On Patrol
ON Friday, December 11, 2015
Quiz - Spelling Lesson 9
HOMEWORK DUE Friday, December 11, 2015
-- Spelling Lesson 9
-- TFK: On Patrol
ON Friday, December 11, 2015
Quiz - Spelling Lesson 9
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if you are in my math class)
Homework due Tuesday, December 8, 2015
-- Practice 15-1
-- Practice 15-1
Homework due Wednesday, December 9, 2015
-- Practice 15-2
Homework due Thursday, December 10, 2015
-- Practice 15-3
Homework due Thursday, December 10, 2015
-- Practice 15-3
Homework due Friday, December 11, 2015
-- Practice 15-4
-- Practice 15-4
*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.
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)
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 (9:10-12:00)
Alaska Room Field Trip - two chaperones needed please
Friday, December 18, 2015 through Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Winter Break - Early out December 16-18, 2015 at 2 PM
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
