le 27 février au 3 mars2023   

Upcoming Dates

  • Tuesday, March 14:  Field Trip to South Eugene High School for a music event. See below for more info. Please turn in forms!
  • Friday, March 17:  NO SCHOOL, Workload relief day
  • Monday-Friday, March 27-April 3:  NO SCHOOL, Spring Break!

Congratulations to the fourth-grade student group who won OBOB at Charlemagne:  Leo Kuhl, Remy Wallmark, Zeya Sroka, Franco Nese, and Rahim Nese. They will next compete at South Eugene High School on  xxxxx.

What’s up! Quoi de neuf?

Please send your child to school in proper footwear and a water-repellent jacket when the weather is threatening. Students will go out to recess unless the principal decides the weather prevents it. If your child is ill, or has had a fever or vomited within the previous 24 hours, please keep your child home. Please continue to follow current Covid rules as well. If your child will be absent, please email both teachers (kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu and hopper_s@4j.lane.edu) and please call in and leave a message on the school line (541) 790-7080 or for our secretary, Eliza Drummond, at drummond_e@4j.lane.edu.

Le français:

Mme Jana, French & Science kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu

•We speak exclusively in French during French class.

•We write in complete sentences and can identify many parts of speech.

•We are learning world geography.

Most students have completed their geography packet, which we will keep at school for a bit to help us with our next social studies project.

We began a study of the months of the year, the derivation of the names, and how they correspond to the order of the months which continues. Soon, we will be exploring line symmetry and radial symmetry, first in nature, then in maths.

We began our newest “J’observe….” writing activity called “Le cercle magique,” where students now have to write an eight-sentence essay. They also have to guess where the photo was taken.

French vocabulary this week is ten of our new science vocabulary words as we begin our study of energy. Here is a copy:  fév 2023 énergie l Vocab

Les sciences:

We began our new science unit, Energy (l’Énergie) with a discussion of what they already know about energy, in general. We’ll begin our experiments next week.

Mme Shelli, English & Math
hopper_s@4j.lane.edu

Math

Unit 7: Introducing Measurement Conversions

Key concepts of this unit are:

  • A digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to the right.
  • Multiplication can be thought of as a comparison in contexts other than place value.
  • Multiplicative comparison can be used to convert units of length, mass, volume, and time.

 Look for your child’s Unit 6: Decimals quiz in their home folder on Tuesday or Wednesday. Students should be able to convert decimals to fractions through hundredths place value. In addition, they should be able to order decimal fractions and should be able to solve problems with addition and subtraction of decimals.

In our new unit, students will use their understanding of place value and multiplication to help convert measurements in the metric system.  Here’s a video showing some of the concepts in this unit.This week students will create metric conversion tables and will solve problems such as “A bucket holds 4 liters of water. A tiny spoon holds 1 milliliter of water. How many spoonfuls of water would be needed to fill the bucket?”

One way to help make real world connections to math at home is to talk about metric measurements. Do you anything measured in liters in your house? Look for measurements on the bottom of liquid measurements. Do you have a scale at home that can be converted to metric system? We’ll be measuring items in centimeters and meters. We’ll also do some weight measurements with small digital scales.

We’ll move on to U.S. customary measurement and conversion after we spend some time in metric system. That will be a lot of fun when we have to figure out how many cups are in 4 gallons!

There is no  math review homework this week.

English

Literature & Writing: Unit 2 Extreme Settings

WordStudy: ur, ir, er spellings

Reading/ Writing: 

We read about a third of the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen last week. We discussed how narratives can follow a typical plot diagram.

This week we will look at how Brian, the main character, struggles to survive and overcomes big challenges. In the end, students will see tremendous growth and maturity in the main character. This will lead to a discussion of major themes in the text as we finish the novel in the following week.

Writing: One of the most exciting parts of this unit is for students to write short stories about survival.  Students started writing their story on Friday, so be sure to ask them about what they’re writing at school. 

Information about this ELA unit can be found here.

Artist in Residence:

Charlemagne is excited to host our first artist in residence of the 22-23 school year. Students will experience the joy and passion of West African culture as they drum and dance to the dynamic poly-rhythms of Guinea. This team-building residency uses hands-on, educational games and exercises to give students a deeper understanding of the wealth and diversity of West African culture while teaching music, dance, and performance fundamentals. West African greetings, traditions, and customs are discussed to pique kids’ interest in new cultures, expand their worldviews, and increase their global awareness. They will be here during the weeks of Feb 27–March 10. We look forward to this great opportunity funded by Lane Arts Council. Here is a link about them: https://www.westafricanculturalarts.org/