Best Part of ME

The 4th Graders are Thankful for the.....BEST PART OF THEM!

Here are a few I'd like to share

My Nose

The best part of me is my nose.

I can smell delicious food.

I can smell what my mom is cooking.

I can also smell bad odor.

My nose is one of my five senses on my body.

I can practically smell anything.

I love my nose.

4th grader

My Hands

My hands are the best part of me.

They are strong and hard.

They have good grips.

They are accurate.

They have good hand-eye coordination.

They are good for building Legos.

They are good for handling bugs and reptiles.

They have a couple of moles.

They have some hair.

They have short nails.

They are accurate. I like my hands.

4th grader

Angelville Newsletter, Week 11

Bon Dia


November 17, 2009

*my trip to Maine a few weeks back, Bug Light House.

I apologize for the day-late Newsletter, as I tried to blog yesterday I was unable to for some reason.





RAVES:


*All the parents who attended the St. Al's Gala.


* All the families who help make the event Grand.


* All of the students for their work on the classroom projects.





Reminders:


* Social Studies Geography Test on Wednesday!


* Bingo this Friday night in the cafeteria.


* Continue to check your child's planner each night making sure they are completing all of their work and the work is getting back in their backpacks so it returns to school the following day.


* Next week is our Thanksgiving Feast, November 25th in the cafeteria. All families are welcome. The 4th grade will eat around 11am.





Academics:


This week in Math, we will continue our unit on multiplication. We will have a Multiplication test next Wednesday morning, before our Thanksgiving Feast. I will send home a Multiplication review sheet on Friday.


In Reading we continue with Maniac Magee Chapters 32-36, there will be a quiz on Thursday.


In Religion we are creating visual representations of the 10 commandments. Each week the students also reflect on Fathers sermon and the Gospel.


In writing the students wrote about the The Best Part of Me. They are on our outside wall. Fill free to come up and read them. We are Thankful for these gifts that we believe are the best part of us.


In Science we are working on a Physical Science Unit; motion, matter, heat, molecules.


In English we continue this week to talk about different kids of Pronouns and where they are used in a sentence.





YAY for sun today!!

If Your're Not From.....

Little over a week ago my students heard a story called, If You're Not From the Prairie. They then wrote about places they have been/ lived and know so well that this place has now become a part of them. Here is one student's writing of their special place.

If You Haven't been to Boston

If you haven't been to Boston you don't know the cold.

The swift winter wind, that blows in your face.

If you haven't been to Boston you don't know the beaches,

the fun sandy beaches, on the coast of Massachusetts.

If you haven't been to Boston you don't know my grandpa,

my fun loving grandpa with his great big beard that is white as snow.

If you haven't been to Boston you don't know my friends.

who love to play and dance.

When I leave Boston I will remember it!

The winter wind, the sandy beaches, my fun loving grandpa,

and my friends who love to play.

by, 4th grade student

Angelville Newsletter, Week 10

Bon Dia

November 9, 2009

Raves:

* To all of the students and families who came and supported our family auction last night. It was great fun, and wonderful to see so many familiar faces.

* Great job to the Brain Dances, you were AWESOME!

Reminders:

* NO School on Wednesday, Veterans Day.

* All are invited to the Veterans Assembly on Tuesday, at 2;30pm.

* No Hot Lunch on Friday due to set up for the Auction.

* Fr. Dan will be visiting the 4th grade at 2:15 on Friday. The students will share with him their Good Samaritan Stories they have worked so hard on. Any and all parents are invited to attend as well.

* Our Field Trip to Carkeek Park is on Thursday, November 12th. We will leave at 9:30am and return right around noon for lunch. If your child has not turned in his form please do so ASAP. We will be traveling by car with Monica and Maureen.

Academics:

In math we continue to work on standard form multiplication. We will add 2-digit x 2-digit towards the end of the week. The students are really doing well on their multiplication facts.

In Religion we have finished our stories, we have broken up into groups to study the 10 Commandments and show visual representation of each Commandment. We read the Gospel for Tuesday's mass each Monday, and then reflect/summarize on Father's Sermon Tuesday afternoon.

In reading we continue to work our way through Maniac Magee. We are nearing the end of the book, in the final part. Since this week we will miss reading for 3 days due to other commitments, we will pick back up with the chapters next week.

In Social Studies we completed the 5 Themes of Geography in Washington, if you get a chance come up and check out our wall in the hall. We will have a Washington State Geography Test next week. I will send home a review sheet on Friday. The students worked today and will work again tomorrow on a Veteran from 6 different wars, we will also hang those on our outside wall this week.

We finished our Seattle City Lights, Tool Kit, on shrinking our Carbon Footprint and will begin a new chapter in Science next week.

In English we continue to look at nouns, pronouns and parts of sentences. In writing this week we will write about, 'The Best Part of Me.' Each student will write about what they feel is their best part, whether that be their hair, or knees, or even teeth. I will try and post them on the outside wall next week.

Have a great week! A nice Veterans Day, and hope to see you all at the Auction.

Chapter 28 (103-105)

1. How did Maniac celebrate Grayson’s reading?
2. What was special about Grayson staying overnight in the equipment room?
3. Read The Little Engine that Could, how are Maniac and Grayson like the Little Engine? Explain

Chapter 29 (106-109)

1. Describe the Thanksgiving that Grayson and Maniac shared? (pages 106-107).
2. Why was Maniac so proud to paint the numbers 101 on the door outside the baseball equipment room?
3. Draw and color a picture of what you think the baseball equipment room looks like.

Chapter 30 (110-111)

Draw a picture of Grayson and Maniac’s Christmas decorations.
Make a Christmas card that Maniac could have sent to friends from his new home with Grayson. Decorate it with pictures and write a message signed with Maniac’s name.

Chapter 31 (112-114)

1. Why was this Christmas wonderful and why did their Christmas make you smile?
2. Why was Chapter 31 sad?
3. Write about one of your heros. Describe what this person means to you and what character traits he or she has that you admire.

Angelville News - Week 9

Bon Dia
November 2, 2009
Week 9

Raves:
· The fourth grade class for their cooperation and respect shown toward both of our Guest Teachers last week while I was away.

Reminders:
· Tuesday is early out at 2:00 for teacher meeting.
· Photo re-takes at 11:30am
· Friday, November 6th is Non-uniform day.
· Prayer assembly at 8:45am

Academics:
Math – this week we will be working on Comparing values represented by digits in whole numbers using place value 4.1E. We will also begin multiplying 2-digit numbers using the standard multiplication algorithm 4.1F.
Religion – finish illustrating our Good Samaritan stories and begin the 10 Commandments.
Reading – Chapters 28-32 of Maniac Magee, I will post the study guide on the blog.
Social Studies – Exploring the 5 themes of Geography in Washington State, and using the computer lab to research in groups each theme of Washington.
Spelling/English – Unit 8, Long u sound words. In English we will continue to review nouns, parts of sentences and move into pronouns.
Writing – Students wrote about places they know so well that those places have become a part of them. Their inspirations came from the book If You’re not from the Prairie. If in the halls come by and read some of them on the board in the hall.

Have a great week!