Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
How many pennies did it take to negate the force of the exploding canister? Force, Mass, Friction all play a role in Newton's 3rd Law - Every action has an opposite and equal reaction!
Last week was productive. Spelling, DOL, Science, Social Studies, Reading, Writing, Math, oh my!
We have immersed ourselves into our space unit and we will hopefully wrap up before the break, concluding with a really cool art project! Thanks for coming to Pearl Creek's Art and Music Night. I hope you enjoyed seeing all the wonderful work on the walls and students perform.
Special thanks to Mrs. LaPlaunt for giving a fabulous lesson on six-point snowflakes...perhaps your child showed you at home?
We also concluded our Newton's Laws of Motion demonstrations on Thursday. I uploaded some of the videos above. So much awesomeness!
This week we will keep going with our space unit and play around with some more STEM lessons, art, and reading, while diving into a few writing prompts.
Tomorrow, we will also be walking to Frog Pond with our buddies at 2:30 to observe Frog Pond in the winter (we were there in the fall and will go once more in spring). We will use our trip as inspiration for Winter Haikus! Please make sure your kiddo has plenty of snow gear. Thanks.
Two weeks till winter break...
Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:10
Planners
New Jobs
9:10 - 10:25
Space School - MARS
Station Rotations
Read Live
10:25 - 11:00
Physical Education
11:00 - 11:40
DOL
Free Write to Music
11:40 - 12:10
Lunch
12:10 - 12:40
Recess
12:40 - 1:55
Math Block
2:00 - 3:30
Read Aloud - Sign of the Beaver/Zentangles
Buddies - Hike to Frog Pond
Winter Haikus drafting
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS - QUIZZES - TESTS
Mars - Monday
Jupiter - Tuesday
Saturn - Wednesday
Uranus - Thursday
Neptune - Friday
Newtons 2nd and 3rd Loaws of Motion - By Friday
Here is our To Do List - Q2
(IC) In-class Assignment
(HW) Homework
Jupiter - Tuesday
Saturn - Wednesday
Uranus - Thursday
Neptune - Friday
Newtons 2nd and 3rd Loaws of Motion - By Friday
Here is our To Do List - Q2
(IC) In-class Assignment
(HW) Homework
HOMEROOM HOMEWORK
For FridayNONE
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if your child is in my math class)
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
--Practice 11-2
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
--Practice 11-3
Thursday, November 14, 2017
--Practice 11-4
Friday, December 15, 2017
--Practice 11-5
***Please note that Math, Specials, Lunch, and Recess are Intermediate schedules and stay in blocks. At times, curriculum, instruction, and homework may be adjusted 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.
ONGOING INFORMATION
READING LOGS
Reading 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 benefiting 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. They must login using these credentials:
DATES TO REMEMBER
Reading 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 benefiting 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. They must login using these credentials:
Username: s#@student.k12northstar.org (for example: s123456@student.k12northstar.org)
Password: s#g (for example: s123456g)
DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday, December 22, 2017
End of the quarter, Friday, December 22, 2017. Early dismissals that week: 2 PM on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - Mark your calendars!
Friday, December 22, 2017 - Monday, January 8, 2018
Winter Break
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
