Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
Our states pot luck is finally here (THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016 from 5-7 PM) and I am super-excited! This is the third year now, and it has become a bit of a fourth grade tradition. Please check out a recipe/dish from your student's state to bring, and share with other families. It will be held in the commons and we will hang state poster boards in a "Gallery" style for you to explore the kids' hard work over the past few weeks.
Last week we were back to some regular classroom items such as spelling and DOL. We also learned about figurative language (Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms). Next up is Personification, Alliteration, and Onomatopoeia. I hear that our PenPal letters are in transit by the way! Finally for now, we started a new STEM topic that explores Astronomy and Aerospace Engineering. We will continue with that this week as well.
MATH: Topic 6 comes to a close this week and we will possibly start Topic 7, which focuses on multiplying 2-digit numbers by multiples of 10, and using rounding/compatible numbers to estimate. It should be a fairly quick section, and good prep for the next chapter. Reminder: Please check PowerSchool to see any missing assignments as we are halfway through the second quarter already, YIKES!
Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:10
Class Meeting
New Jobs
9:10 - 10:25
Spelling
Poster Boards
10:25 - 11:00
Library
11:00 - 11:40
Read Aloud - Poster Boards
11:40 - 12:10
Lunch
12:10 - 12:40
Recess
12:40 - 2:00
Math Block
2:00 - 3:30
STEM - Aerospace Engineering
*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
BY Friday, November 18, 2016:
-- State Research Reports Due
HOMEWORK (homeroom)
DUE Thursday, November 10, 2016
-- Spelling Lesson 10 (This is a review lesson and we will not have a quiz)
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if your child is in my math class)
Homework due Tuesday, November 15, 2016
-- Practice 6-5
Homework due Wednesday, November 16, 2016
-- Practice 6-6
Homework due Thursday, November 17, 2016
-- Topic 6 Review
Homework due Friday, November 18, 2016
-- Topic 6 Take Home Test
-- Practice 6-5
Homework due Wednesday, November 16, 2016
-- Practice 6-6
Homework due Thursday, November 17, 2016
-- Topic 6 Review
Homework due Friday, November 18, 2016
-- Topic 6 Take Home Test
*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
Thursday, November 17, 2016 from 5-7 PM
States Reports Pot Luck - Sassman and Hammer
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Field Trip - Alaska Room at Anne Wien Elementary
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
