Grade 4 Newsletter

6 October 2006

• The fourth grade honors a student who displays the “Hero” qualities from each homeroom monthly. The following students were honored on Thursday as our September Heroes: Brody T. Mariah P., and Paige N.- Congratulations to all three…keep up the good work. We also honor students at the end of each trimester in the areas of academic achievement, perfect attendance, and community service. Vacation is a great time for students to be involved in some form of community service. Please remember to send a note to school if your child does participate in a community service so that they can be honored at our assembly.

• Social Studies classes will be preparing for the school wide student Mock Election after vacation. The election will be held November 2^nd.

• Math classes: Students each have their own set of fact triangles - please, practice, practice, practice.

• Science classes will be finishing “Ponds and Communities” after vacation.

• Language Arts Classes will be starting a new theme called “Earth Patrol”. This theme focuses on our natural world and how we need to respect and preserve it. The book study groups will be reading fiction and non-fiction literature based on this concept. Our first story is “The Great Yellowstone Fire”. See if students can locate Yellowstone National Park on a map over vacation. Let the learning begin!

• Next week is vacation week, enjoy the break and we’ll look forward to seeing students on Oct.16^th.