ANGELVILLE NEWS

BON DIA

September 15, 2008

Our trip to Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder was a hit last Friday. We had an excellent tour by one of the guides in the park. She explained how the locks work, why we need the locks, and then gave us a wonderful informative presentation about the salmon from the salmon viewing room. What a great way to learn, hands on. I want to give a very special THANK YOU, to Mrs. Bjolstad and Mrs. Martin for taking time out of their day to be with us on our field trip. The day could not have been brighter!

A special THANKS to all of our 4th grade families who attended Back To School Night. I enjoyed getting to meet most all of you. Please call me at school or leave me a message on my e-mail if you have any questions or concerns.

REMINDERS

*Friday the 19th are school photographs. Your child will take their individual photos and will need to be in their best dress.

*Homework packets went out today and will need to be returned Friday morning the 19th.

*If work during the day is not completed it needs to go home and returned the next day. If it is not returned the next day it is considered late. If it is not returned the following day I will no longer accept the work. Students who are absent due to illness will get a few extra days to complete all of their work.

WEEKLY PLANS

Math: We are reviewing in multiplication, division and fractions, depending on the math group that your child is in. Tomorrow we will begin some time on graphs. I will go over a graph sample and how you collect data to show in a graph. This week your child will need to collect data on a topic and show in a graph the results. Rocket Math will also begin.
Reading: We are reading Maniac Magee. We will finish up with chapter 11 this Friday and have a mini comprehension quiz.

Spelling: If your child received 100 on their pre-test they do not have to take the test on Friday. However, they do need to complete the homework packet.

Social Studies: This week we will begin talking about longitude and latitude. Students will use their birthdays as coordinates.

Science: Life Cycle of a Salmon.

Religion: How we can live out the Beatitudes in our St. Alphonsus community.

Writing: Working on Personal Narratives and their Front Page Newspapers.

Salmon

by, Serafima

We jump

we skip

we leap, like trout

It's hard

no reward, up the salmon ladder

to spawn

Finally we spawn

Salmon