le 4 au 7 avril 2023 

Upcoming Dates

  • April 10-21 Artist in Residence: Glass art
  • May 8-19 – Oregon State Assessments in English & Math

Morning Snacks

Please send your child to school with a morning snack. Several students are getting snacks from the office daily, and we don’t have a budget for that. Of course, if your family needs assistance with providing a snack, you can talk to Mme Eliza in the office. Also, if it happens every once in a while, it’s no problem; it’s the repeated snacks that are the problem.

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 about francophone (French-speaking) countries around the world.

I hope you had a great break! Unfortunately, I will have to be absent on Thursday and Friday of this week to take care of a family member that needs my talents as a nurse. Although I tried to get French-speaking subs, and the same sub on both days, I failed. On Thursday, my sub will be Debra Gelzer, who was the fourth-grade English teacher at Charlemagne for years. She can speak some French, but I’m going to have her do the science and some grammar work that we don’t always get to in English. On Friday, my sub is Alexia Murphy, who is one of the part-time first-grade teachers, and she is Belgian, so her French is lovely. They have both subbed for me before.

We didn’t get to spend as much time as I had hoped on telling time, so we’ll continue with telling time in French for the first few weeks of April.

Everly’s stained glass name project

Rahim’s stained glass name project

Remy’s stained glass name project

We will continue with our latest art project, Le vitrail (Stained glass window) which involves reflection and limited rotational symmetry. Most students have begun their final copy, and a few lucky students with short names are on their third one! They look beautiful in the stairwell.

We will have French homework next week.

Sciences humaines (Social studies):

We will continue to talk about our big spring social studies project this week. Each student will be randomly assigned a Francophone (French-speaking) country, will learn all about the country, will create a dodecahedron about the country, and will present the country to the rest of the class. We will begin the project in earnest next week.

Les sciences:

We did our last large science experiment the week before spring break, which was trying to light two bulbs with one battery. We discussed open and closed circuits in more detail. The second aspect is attempting to light two bulbs brightly with one battery. We will continue this experiment next week as we learn about parallel and series circuits (les circuits en dérivation et les circuits en séries). Next, we’ll move into magnets.

Parent Volunteer Opportunities

– Field Trip on May 15 to Dorris Ranch 9:00-11:45 am. Let Mme Shelli know if you’d like to join.

-Challenge Work – Mme Shelli is starting a new “Wizard Work” activity in class this month. If you’re interested in helping correct these extra credit activities, let Mme Shelli know. This can be done any day of the week at a time that is convenient for you.

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

Math

Unit 10: Adding and subtracting mixed number

Key goals:

  1. We can replace a mixed number with an equivalent fraction to make it easier to add and subtract fractions with like denominators.
  2. We can use visual models and equations to represent situational problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions.

About half of all 4th grade math standards involve fractions. Unit 10 focuses on being flexible with fractions, turning mixed numbers into improper fractions and back again. This flexibility allows students to add and subtract mixed numbers.

Look for our Unit 8: Multiplicative Comparison Unit Test to come home on Thursday or Friday. Note that there may be TWO scores on the test. If one score is crossed out, your child had an extra opportunity to meet with Mme Shelli and revise their work. In some cases, students did not carefully read the question. In some problems, there was an additive comparison such as “X is  6 more than another,” requiring x +6. Other problems have a multiplicative comparison such as “X is 6 times more than another,” asking the student to solve X x 6. If students earned 11/15 or less on their first try of the quiz, they will meet with Mme Shelli early in the week and will be able to review their first try, to revise and to resubmit their work before they bring home their quiz mid-week.

Homework: There IS math review homework this week

English & Social Studies

Word Study: none this week

English Writing: Look for your child’s persuasive essay to come home on Tuesday. Ask your child to read their essay to you. Students got really excited about the topics they chose. They worked on writing an organized 4-5 paragraph with an introduction, supporting body paragraphs and a conclusion.

Social Studies:

This month we will read about how the United States expanded west in the 1800s. This follows our fall unit about Indigenous people of Oregon. As students read a text called In Their Own Words: Lewis and Clark, they will also begin to examine history from different perspectives. To get a better understanding of the Native American perspective, we willl use some of the state-wide curriculum authored by Native American tribes of Oregon.

 

 

Groups:

Rainbow Alliance

Charlemagne’s Rainbow Alliance will be beginning after spring break. This group provides a weekly opportunity for FOURTH and FIFTH-GRADE students to make friends, read books, play games, have conversations, and hang out. The group will be led by myself and our school psychologist. We will be using some activities from WelcomingSchools which will be age-appropriate material. Some topics we will be addressing are:  Understanding Pronouns, Creating Community, Understanding Gender Identity, and more. The goal of the group is to create a safe and inclusive space for all students. Please reach out if there are any questions or concerns.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15nAS2LkkEM6rrWzGqnoy2ShJcafNuGpB4jq_opQiXcY/edit?usp=sharing

Rachel Parac (she,her)
School Counselor | Charlemagne French Immersion Elementary School
parac_r@4j.lane.edu | 541-790-7050