March 5,2018 UPDATE We enjoyed our trip to Denver to the Colorado History Center. Many students reported that this was their best fieldtrip ever. Thanks to our PTO for helping with the cost of the bus, and to others who contributed a little extra to help lower the overall cost. Our class had three chaperones who were outstanding help to us, Mr. Glissman, Mrs. Sheesley, and Mr. Santos. To them we send a big thank you. This will be a week of assessment as we conclude Unit 7 in CKLA, the American Revolution. We will also have our Topic 13 Math Test on Monday morning. Please complete the Topic 13 Online Test now. Math homework will have some choice added into it. We are going to be working with measurement of weight, capacity, and mass. A few days of homework may be substituted with bringing in examples of items measured by each type of unit. See below for details:HOMEWORK:READING*180 Days of Reading - Week 25 - Due on Friday the 9th. *CKLA Monday- Study spelling words for test. Tuesday-Study for Unit 7 Test (use your study guide) Wednesday – Read AR book or Kaleidoscope if assigned Thursday- Read AR book or Kaleidoscope if assigned Friday- Read AR book or Kaleidoscope if assigned SPELLING TEST- continued to Tuesday due to absences. MATH Monday – bring in an item that is measured in inches, another in feet, one in yards, and one in miles. For full credit bring in one of each customary unit of length. A picture also works for this. Tuesday -14-1, or bring in an example of a cup container, a pint container, a quart container, and a gallon container,(besides the usual)Wednesday – Topic 14-2, or bring in an example of an ounce, pound and a ton. A picture will also work.Thursday – Topic 14-3Friday – Topic 14.4

Update
November , 2017
Room 183

So much to tell you - NEED PIZZA BOXES, about 12 more. If you have not brought one in please do so. We will make the Colorado regional relief maps on Monday or Tuesday. If you brought supplies already for this project (such as flour or salt), I will make sure you get one of the boxes I have. Please wipe out the remnants of your pizza before bringing it in. It is ok if it is a little greasy.
Notice went home in Thursday folder about the EXPERT EXPO. We will be starting our research. Students should talk over their idea with a parent, then bring me the idea written down on a piece of paper, preferably 8 ½ by 11 inches. (: I will approve and or assist the student in narrowing the topic so that it can be accomplished by April 30th. Please avoid topics that researchers have taken years and years to research. For instance, the topic of SPACE is out of reach for a 4th grader in 5 months. I plan to approve a topic for each student by Wednesday, so that they can check out a nonfiction book in our library on the topic. Keep that mind please, so that I can assist in the completion of the initial research with the sources available to us. I will be asking them to tell me what they are interested in or what nonfiction book they would like to read. Some students may need to go to the public library after this first part for additional research, but I hope that we will be able to handle it in house.
And then…..
Not to confuse or overwhelm anyone I want to let you know that I will be assigning a Colorado History Project that will not be due until 3rd Quarter. Since they will be researching a Colorado Landmark, many parents like to have the opportunity to take the time over the winter break to go and visit the landmark. I have the list of approved landmarks on Sign-up Genius, and I will release it for your sign-up next week. They need to know what landmark they are researching by December 18th. Students will also receive a rubric and a graphic organizer for their work. Just wanted to give you a heads up, and to keep the two projects, Expert Expo, and Colorado History Project sorted out.
It continues to be “full steam ahead” in room 183. We are working on reading an informative text on Islamic Empires, and answering questions explicitly. We are learning to quote a text, paraphrase, and write an informative paragraph from that in our own words without plagiarizing. This is a skill that will carry over into the history research, and the Expert Expo project.






Home Work:
READING –
180 Days of Reading Week 13 – due on Friday, November 10th
CKLA
Monday morning: Turn in the 6-pack: Activity Pages: 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5
Monday evening: Activity Page 9.1 Grammar – Types of Sentences. Due on Tuesday
Tuesday: 9.2 Morphology – Root Word Graph – Must return on Wednesday for class. No credit given after Wednesday on 9.2
Wednesday: 9.3 Spelling Practice – Due on Thursday.
Thursday: Spelling Test – No CKLA homework.

MATH
Complete online Topic 7 Math Test by 11:59 on Sunday the 5th, like now.
XtraMath 4 days a week to prepare for upcoming Math Facts Test – 80 points.
Monday – Math Test Topic 7 – no homework.
Tuesday – 8-1
Wednesday – 8-2
Thursday- 8-3
Friday- 8-4
All Math homework is due the next day.

https://wethepeople.scholastic.com/etc/designs/scholastic/classroom-magazines-migration/clientlibs/reader/index.html?id=800-000001

Try this link to Scholastic - Online paper on the CONSTITUTION.  We will study this later in the year but your child may enjoy reading it now.

Parent Teacher Conference will be on October 18th and 19th. Please make an appointment with the online service, SignUp Genius. www.signupgenius.com

Go to the website and click on: "Find A Sign Up" - Under "Search For A Sign Up" enter my email address: [email protected] and then type in the code or random text that is provided. That will take you to: "Fall Conferences"

You will find many fifteen minute slots to choose from. Because slots fill up quickly, I urge you to get one as soon as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact me immediately if you have a question or a scheduling problem. I really want to meet with each of my student's parents.

Thank you very much,
Mrs. Certain