Sunday, April 24, 2016

Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog

EARTH DAY CLEAN UP!!!

Mock Trial!!! Did Monkey take the banana???

Special THANK YOU to Judge Jane KAUVAR for allowing us this wonderful opportunity!!!

Countdown to Twin Bears/Angel Rocks Camping/Educational Excursion!

17 DAYS!!!

Volunteer meeting is this Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 5 PM.

We will go into further details about volunteering and form a few committees so things can go smoothly. We will also be discussing follow cars, schedules, and shopping. I hope you can make it. I would also ask, for you to be "cleared" by the district offices downtown by then, or at least have done everything on your end. Sometimes, it takes a while to get things processed. Kara Beck has also informed me that your clearance is effective for 2 years, so this will take care of next year if you need, or if you had it done last year, you may still be good to go!

The Final Quarter
-- Kahn Academy
-- Narrative Writing - Spring Break Reflections
-- Tableaux
-- Mount Fuji
-- Fossils
-- Ecosystems
-- K'NEX Bridge Building
-- Zentangle
-- Book Battles
-- Debates

Monday looks like:

9:00 - 9:10

Class Meeting

9:10 - 11:00

D-YO-L

Spelling

SSR

11:00 - 11:40

Library

11:40 - 12:10

Lunch

12:10 - 12:40

Recess

12:40 - 2:00

Math Block

2:00 - 3:30

Writing Workshop

Zentangle

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 MONDAY,  May 2, 2016 (Whoa, May is here already?)
-- Spelling Lesson 18
-- TFK

MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if you are in my math class)

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
-- Practice/Reteach 14-8
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
-- Practice/Reteach 14-9
Thursday, April 28, 2016
-- Practice/Reteach 14-10
Friday, April 29, 2016
-- Topic 14 Review (Test Friday)

ONGOING INFORMATION

READING LOGS
I have decided to implement weekly reading logs as a regular part of our class for this next quarter. Students will receive "points" for for each day that they read a minimum of 20 minutes at home. The purpose: for students to read each day (not 100 minutes over the weekend or 40 minutes on Tuesday to catch up for Monday).
The logs will be due on a rolling basis and should have dates read on them. I will give credit as they are turned in and filled out correctly (please initial these). The points students receive will be added to their overall reading grade, counting towards their final grade.
It is simple, if students read and turn in their logs, they will see their grade improve significantly while naturally benefitting in fluency and accuracy. If they do not, they will not be given a "0" on the assignment, they simply will not receive any points.
Please look for these to come home this week. I have a yellow folder by the classroom front door filled with new reading logs. Email me with any questions or concerns please.

GOOGLE DRIVE
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, April 26, 2016
Twin Bears Parent Volunteer Planning Meeting

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 through Friday, May 13, 2016

Angel Rocks Hike and Twin Bears Camping Trip - Details to follow

Monday, May 16, 2016
Arctic Bowl and Pioneer Park Picnic

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 (also an early out day - dismissal at 2 PM)
Birch Hill Recreation Hike and Picnic

It's a good life!

Mr. Sassman