Angelville's First Published Party!

This morning we celebrated our very first Published Writing Party! We have had a month of writers workshop and 3/4 West completed their first published piece. The pieces are all about their Hello, Goodbye Windows in their homes. We all have that one window that gets more attention than the others. We might check to see that the mail man came, or watch our students playing out front, or feel the excitement as we wait for the UPS driver to deliver a special package. What a great way to highlight each student and the great jobs they have done, than with Top Pot donuts and 15 seconds of fame. Thank you writers for sharing today!!! We even had the Principal for a day come in and listen to our stories, very exciting:)

I'm a ROCK STAR!

We welcomed our first ROCK STAR into 3/4 West this week, Catherine. We also had the opportunity to meet Fuzzy, Catherine's Guinea pig! Thank you for being you Catherine, and we are all so glad that you are one of our new friends here in Angelville and St. Al's!!

Fruits from the Garden

It is always fun when the garden fruits and veggies transform into a different kind of food. This week we enjoyed zucchini bread. The zucchini was freshly picked from the school garden. Thank you Maya for taking time to bake and share your gift with others here at school. Such a treat!! Yummo!!!

Studies Weekly Quiz on Friday 9/30/11

There will be a Social Studies Quiz on Friday over what we have been learning in our Social Studies Weekly Newspapers. This year in SS we will study Maps/globes/atlases, and learn about communities in Washington and the US along with various communities in other parts of the world and how they are similar or different from ours.

What to Expect to know for the quiz: ( we will also go over this in class)

*List several things community members share.

* What does a compass rose show?

*Name the seven continents

*What are the cardinal directions?

*What are the intermediate directions?

*What is the line that divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere?

*What is the name of the line that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?

*What hemisphere do you live in?

*What are the names of the vertical lines that run across the globe East and West.

*What are the horizontal lines that run across the glob going North and South.

BON DIA WEEK 4!
September 26, 2011

Bon Dia, Good Day!

It was wonderful to see all of you at Curriculum Night last week! Thank you again for sharing your wonderful students with me this year. The #1 teacher in a student’s life is their parents. I look forward to being your partner this year as we work together to support your student

Notices
* Each week we will have a new ROCK STAR! Our first Rock Star this week is Catherine! Catherine will be featured all week. She is also able to bring in things to share with the other students. Each student will have the opportunity to be the Angelville Community Rock Star!

*Each week a Homework packet will go home on Monday to be returned on Friday. This week they will have a reading log to keep track of as well as a TFK (Time for Kids Magazine). There is a worksheet attached to the magazine. They will also need to complete the questions that are also in the magazine.

READERS/WRITERS WORKSHOP – EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! Last week in Writers Workshop we were working on mini stories. The students finished their Front Page News Papers! They are on display for you all to enjoy outside of the classroom on the wall. We continue to work on Personal mini stories. This week we will talk about writing little ‘seed’ stories, not big ‘watermelon’ stories. We will also finish up our ‘Hello Good-bye Window’ stories. I hope to create a window outside the classroom to put these stories up for all to enjoy.

In Readers Workshop this week we will concentrate on the world in which we are transported to when we read our books. We will also be looking at the Mental Movie that is playing in our heads as we read our books. I will spend time going around and conferencing with all of the students about their books.

MATH – In 4th grade math this week we will continue to work on rounding and place value, multi-step word problems, money, time and multiplying factors.

RELIGION – This week we will start our Steps to Respect, anti-bullying program. Last week we talked about the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit lives in each and every one of us. The Holy Spirit guides us in making the right choices and decisions. I had asked the students to bring in the names of their family members including their grandparents and great-grandparents. I told them that they may need some help from home with all of the names and on which side of the family they are on. We will be talking about out own family Trees.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!

Angelville News September 19-23

BON DIA WEEK 3!
September 19, 2011

Bon Dia, Good Day!

We had a great 2nd week of school!!! The students are getting into the routine of things! Looking forward to another one this week!!![

Notices
*Each week a Homework packet will go home on Monday to be returned on Friday. This week they will have a reading log to keep track of their reading at home. Students need to be recording their reading onto their reading logs. This week in the homework packet is a writing assignment. We have been talking about writing strategies in Writers Workshop. Please read through the homework packet with your student this week.
*Back to School Night 7-9pm on Wednesday, September 21, hope to see you all there.

READERS/WRITERS WORKSHOP – EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! This week in Writers Workshop we are working on mini stories. The students are also working on their own Front Page News Papers! They will be on display for you all to enjoy on Wednesday. In Readers Workshop we will be looking at different types of stories; Parts go together to make a book flow; beginning, middle and end.

MATH – This year the 3rd and 4th graders are split up for math. In 4th grade math this week we will continue to work on rounding and place value, multi-step word problems and multiplying factors.

RELIGION – This week we completed our Angelville Community Rules and Jobs. We will begin the Steps to Respect Curriculum as well.

Good WIll Hunting

Fourth Graders work together in Math class to solve a Brain Teaser!

Live on Netbooks, first week back in School

Angelville News September 12th - 16th

BON DIA WEEK 1!
September 12, 2011

Bon Dia, Good Day!

WELCOME EVERYONE BACK TO SCHOOL!! WELCOME ALL OF OUR NEW FAMILIES, IT IS SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU ALL AT ST. AL’S! I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st.

Notices

*No school on Friday, Teacher Development Day.
*Each week a Homework packet will go home on Monday to be returned on Friday. This week they will have a comprehension story with questions and a reading log to keep track of their reading. Ideally each student is reading each night. The logs are part of our reader’s workshop and very important to log everything so that we are able to study them in order to become better readers.

*Friday Folders will come home each Friday with their weeks work. This is a great time to sit down with your student and go over what they have done that week. This gives you quality time with your student and also gives you an idea where your student is strong and where your student may need some extra support. I ask that you sign the outside of the folder, take out all of the papers, and return with your student the following Monday. This is part of their grade.

READERS/WRITERS WORKSHOP – Last week we started our new readers and writers workshop curriculum. This year the students will be working on many new reading and writing strategies. The idea behind these two curriculum's is to engage the students to live ("readerly" and "writerly") lives. So far it has been fantastic! I will explain more about these two at curriculum night on the 21st at 7pm.

MATH – This year the 3rd and 4th graders are split up for math. In 4th grade math this week we are working on rounding and place value. Your student will be given math assignments each day for the most part. They will be given time to begin this work. If they finish in class, super! If not they will be bringing it home to complete at home. This is different than the homework packet. Math is every day.

SS/SCIENCE - In Social Studies this week we have started our Studies Weekly newspaper. This year we will be talking about Communities in Washington and the U.S. We will cover SS (M-W) and Science (TH-F). This week in Science we will brainstorm what a scientist is? What does a Scientist look like? We had a great day in the garden last Friday. We will continue to work in the garden throughout the year.

RELIGION - This week we have been talking about our Angelville Community rules. We will also begin the Steps to Respect program.

Hope you all have a wonderful week!!! Contact me with any questions.