Grade 4 Newsletter

2 November 2007

 

v    November 7 6-8 PM Marvelous Multiplication for Moms and Dads

 

v  November 9 12:15 VeteranŐs Day Tribute at PCHS, wear red, white, and blue!!!!!

 

v    November 12 VeteranŐs Day (no school)

 

v    November 13 and 15 Student Led Conferences

 

v    November 16 Early Dismissal (11:30) followed by vacation week

 

v    November 27 Picture Retake Day

 

v    December 13 6:30 Winter concert, wear black skirt/pants, white shirt

 

v    MATH: We will start a unit on decimals next week. Students will bring a Family Letter home Monday. Keep practicing facts daily.

 

v    READING: We found what a great author and illustrator Lynne Cherry is as we read The Great Kapok Tree this week. The story is set in the Amazon Rain Forest. What can you find out at home about the animals and plants of this wondrous place?

 

v    SCIENCE: Classes have sown amaryllis plants and will be charting their growth in different environments.

 

v    SOCIAL STUDIES: We will begin a unit on the United States and the Maine Constitutionsbpost and the Bill of Rights next week.

 

v    Students enjoyed our October Merit Dollar Event, movie and popcorn, on Thursday. Keep earning those dollars!

 

Remember to set your clocks back Saturday night and vote Tuesday!