Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
WOW! It's October already...two weeks till' the end of the first quarter already!
A special THANK YOU to the parents that came out and helped with pillow making. You totally rock! It was a blast and the kiddos loved the experience. Also, thanks for those that sent in materials for their kids. I was especially touched, when other families from our class sent in extra fabric, in case there were others without, and there were.
We accomplished a lot last week and we are pressing forward. We will be back to some regular/routine items this week. Spelling and DOL, but we will be starting our States Reports this week. This is a large project. In the end, we would like to host a "States Potluck" at school. I will send home more information soon, but for now, it is slotted for Thursday, November 17, 2016 from 5-7 PM.
I would like to have a pumpkin carving session the week before the annual Pearl Creek Halloween Carnival this year, so please pick up a pumpkin at the store if you are able. We will carve as many as we get by Friday, October 14, 2016. The kids have really enjoyed this in the past and the decor will accent our obstacle course nicely. The kids will plan the course using the Engineering Design Process and STEM-related fields...Should be a blast.
Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:10
New Classroom Jobs
New Seats
Planners
9:10 - 10:25
DOL
Spelling
Step Books
10:25 - 11:00
Library
11:00 - 11:40
ART
Read Aloud - Sign of the Beaver
11:40 - 12:10
Lunch
12:10 - 12:40
Recess
12:40 - 2:00
Math Block
2:00 - 3:30
State Reports Start
*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.
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.
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS - QUIZZES - TESTS
ON Friday, October 7 , 2016:
-- Cursive Letter "E"
-- GeoNotes 3
-- Book Reports: Plot, Recommendation, and Summary in Step Books
-- States and Capitals 3 and 4
HOMEWORK (homeroom)
DUE by Thursday, October 6, 2016:
-- Spelling Lesson 6
-- Reading Logs for book report
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if your child is in my math class)
Homework due Tuesday, October 4, 2016
-- Practice Topic 3 Review
-- Practice Topic 3 Review
Homework due Thursday, October 6, 2016
-- Practice 4-1
Homework due Friday, October 7, 2016
-- Practice 4-2
-- Practice 4-1
Homework due Friday, October 7, 2016
-- Practice 4-2
*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.
ONGOING INFORMATION
READING LOGSReading logs are a regular part of our class. 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 - Updates have been made and I will be adding more so please check back here each week!!!
Friday, October 21, 2016
Field Trip - Herring Auditorium
"Women of the World" - Two volunteers needed
Friday, October 28, 2016
Halloween Carnival at Pearl Creek
Monday, October 31, 2016 and Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Thursday, November 17, 2016
States Reports Pot Luck - Sassman and Hammer
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Field Trip - West Valley High School Performing Arts Center
"Amahl and the Night Visitors" - Two volunteers needed
Friday, January 27, 2016
Field Trip - University of Alaska - Davis Concert Hall
"A Children's Symphony" - Two volunteers needed
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Field Trip - Herring Auditorium
Versa Style Dance Company - Two volunteers needed
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
SPELLING LESSON: 6 (notice the "le" pattern at the end)
1. circle
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6. ruffle
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11. fable
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16. tangle
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2. angle
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7. juggle
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12. riddle
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17. marble
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3. cradle
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8. ankle
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13. icicle
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18. sizzle
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4. ladle
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9. battle
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14. sparkle
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19. paddle
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5. castle
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10. candle
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15.jungle
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20. handle
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