FourthGradePostReminders!

• Ms.CARRADE’SCLASSstillneedparentvolunteersfortheOvernightFieldTriptoPetalumaAdobe.Pleasereachouttoyourclass’roomparentsformoreinformation/volunteer

• Reminder-TherewillbenoschoolfromMonday,November25thtoFriday,November29th.

• DuetothePG&Epoweroutages,anextraweekofschoolhasbeentotheendoftheyear.ThenewlastweekofschoolisMonday,June8thtoFriday,June12th.CrossingthebridgewillbeonFriday,June12th.

• Cardsofanykind(Pokémon,magic,baseball,etc)arenotallowedatschool.Ifstudentsarefoundplayingwiththecardsatschool,theywillbeconfiscatedandNOTreturned.Thankyouinadvanceforremindingyourchildtoleavethesethingsathome.

• TheendofTrimester1isthisFriday,November15th.Reportcardswillbegoinghomethebeginning/middleofDecember.Wecan’tbelievewe’vealreadycompletedathirdoffourthgrade!

• Weencouragestudentstodoatleast45minutesofDreamboxaweekoutsideofclasstohelpreinforceandbuildfluencyinmathskills.Thisallowsstudentstogetpracticeinareaswemaynotbecoveringinacurrentunit,butwhereastudentmayneedspecificsupport.Itsgamebased,iPadappcompatibleifyouhaveone,andteacherscanseehowstudentsareprogressingandwhereinclasswecanbuildinmoredifferentiatedsupport.

• Togetaglimpseintothewonderfulworldof4thGrade,checkoutourprivateclassinstagrams.Youwon’tbeabletoseeanyofthepicturesunlessyourequestto“follow.”Ms.Carrade’s:ms.carradeMs.Thompson:ms.thompsonwca

HomeworkTherehasbeenanoticeablepatternofstudentsnotcompletingallofthehomeworkeachnightorforgettingitemsathome.Theexpectationsofdeadlinesandpersonalresponsibilityareveryimportantin4thgradeasitisnecessarytherestoftheireducationalcareer.Aswearelearningtheexpectationsfor4thgrade,keepworkingoncompletingallhomeworkassignmentsthenighttheyaregivenandreadytobecheckedthenextmorning.Thisincludesthenightlymathwork,readingcomprehensionquestion,andparentsignature.Ondayswherethereiswritinghomework,therewillbenomathorreadingtocomplete(signatureisstillneededthough). SMART Foundation

THANKYOUifyou'vealreadycontributedtotheWCASMARTFund!Ifyouwanttocontributetothesuppliesintheclassroom,andofcoursetheSpecialsclasses,pleasejustdonatedirectlytotheSMARTFoundation.Thatmoneygivesustheclassroombudgettodotheamazingthingswelovetodowithyourkidseveryday!Tomakeadonationonline,pleasegotohttp://www.WillowCreekAcademy.org/donate ELAWehavebeenamazedbyhowKaranahasleanredtosurviveonherownontheisland.While,weweresadshewasnotabletomakethejourneytotheCaliforniacoast,wearegladshemadeitbacktotheislandsafely.Nowthatshehasmadehernewhomeandissafefromthewilddogs,weareinterestedtoknowhowshewillgetaelephantseal’stooth.AskyourchildhowdidKaranabuildhernewhouse!

Daily5WeconinutedworkinginourguidedreadinggroupsandatDaily5stations.Ourbookgroupsaregoinggreatandwearelearninghowtobeindpendentandfocusedwhennotworkingwiththeteacher.Someofthereadingcomprehensionskillswehavebeenworkingonaresummarizing(somebody,wanted,but,sothen)andwritingitinparagraphform,characertraits,usingevidencetosupportanswers,andusingcontextcluestohelpunderstandvocabulary.STARTINGNEXTWEEK,TherewillbeaspellingtesteachFridayonthewordpatternfromtheweek.Studentswilleitherhave5,10,or15wordsfortheweektostudy.MathContinuinginthisweek’sFridayPost,youwillgetapreviewofthemathlessonstocomeforthefollowingweek(insteadofareviewofthecontentlearned).ThiswayyoucanusethisFridayPostasatoolthisupcomingweektosupportyourchildwiththeirmath,shouldyouneeditasareference.Wewillstarttheweeklearningthedifferencesbetweendifferentkindsofquadrilateralsandtrianglesbasedontheirrules.Wewillfocusonthetermsparallel,perpendicular,andangle.

Then,laterintheweek,wewillbeginexploringangles.Studentswilluse90degreesasabasistodetermineifanangleisobtuse(greaterthan90degrees)oracute(lessthan90degrees).Fromtherestudentswillusepolygonstodeterminetheprecisenumberofdegrees.

Forexample,ifstudentscanseethat3ofthesamepolygoncanmakea90degreeangle,theneachofthosepolygonsarea30degreeangle.Usingthatinformation,studentscanusethatsmallerpolygontomeasureanddeducethesizeofagivenangle.

Inthispicture,studentscanseethattwoofthesametrianglecanmakea90degreeangle,sothosetwosmallerangleseachmustbe45degreesinordertoreach90.

SocialStudiesNowthatwe’velearnedhowtoparaphraseandresearchthe4aspectsofNativeAmericanlife,eachstudentpickedanaspecttobecomeanexpertin.Thentheclassmadetheirowngroupsof4-5peoplewhothenchosewhichtribetoresearch.The5tribesarethe,theChumashtribeoftheSouthernCoast,thePomoTribeoftheNorthernCoast,theCahuillatribeoftheDesert,theShastatribeofthemountains,andtheYokuttribeoftheValley.Theyresearchedeachtribewiththelensoftheiraspect.Wehadafishbowldiscussiontosharetheinformationtheyfound.Nextweek,wewilllearnhowtomakescriptsTheDrivingQuestion:Ashistorians,howcanweuseperformancetotellaboutthedailylifeofCaliforniaNativeAmericans?WritingContinuinginthisweek’sFridayPost,youwillgetapreviewofthewritinglessonstocomeforthefollowingweek(insteadofareviewofthecontentlearned).ThiswayyoucanusethisFridayPostasatoolthisupcomingweektosupportyourchildwiththeirwriting,shouldyouneeditasareferenceWewillspendthewholeweekworkingfastandfuriouslytocompleteourfirstessays!Wewillcreatebodyparagraphsusingallthelistsandanecdotes.Then,we’llcreateengagingintroductionsandconclusionstobeginandendouressays!We’llstartworkingonapersuasiveessaytheweekafter.Belowareanexampleofathesis,3reasons,one

list,andoneanecdotetosupport.Thesis:IloveIceCreamReasons:

1. I love ice cream because I like all the different toppings 2. I love ice cream because of all of the different flavors 3. I love ice cream because you can eat it different ways.

ListtoSupportReason1:Ilikeallthedifferenttoppingsbecausetheyaddextraflavortomyicecream.Ilikeallthedifferenttoppingsbecausetheycanmaketheicecreamcrunchy.IlikeallthedifferenttoppingsbecauseIcanmaketheicecreamhealthierbyaddingfruit.AnecdotetoSupportReason2:OncewhenIwasyoungertheicecreamshopwasoutofmyfavoriteflavor,chocolate.TheservertoldmetoptrymintchocolatechipbecauseIlikethetasteofmint.Aftermyfirstbiteitbecausemynewfavoriteflavor.Ilovethattheywereabletomixtwoflavorstogether!Belowisanexampleofabodyparagraph.Theyellowsentenceistheintroductionsentence,thegreenphrasesaretransitionalphrases,andthebluesentenceistheconclusionsentence.Forboththelistandtheanecdote,theywereeachexplained.

Specials:BelowaretheschedulesforPE.Makesureonthesedaystowearappropriateshoesandclothing.Carrade:Tuesday11:20-12:00andThursday2:20-3:00Thompson:Monday2:20-3:00andTuesday11:20-12:00Contact:Ifyouhaveanyotherquestionsorconcerns,pleasefeelfreetoe-mailusatathompson@willowcreekacademy.orgorjcarrade@willowcreekacademy.org.