le 24 au 28 avril 2023 

Upcoming Dates

  • May 8-19 – Oregon State Assessments in English & Math
  • Monday, May 15 – Field trip to Dorris Ranch, morning only 

A big Merci! to Franco and Rahim’s mom, Rhonda Nese, who came to school on Friday and gave us a short talk about the celebration of Ramadan. Friday was the final day of Ramadan, and the kids really enjoyed the presentation.

Field Trip

Look for a field trip permission slip to come home on Monday. On May 15th, we’ll go to Dorris Ranch for their presentation of People of the Land: Who lived in the Willamette Valley before us? During this educational tour, students experience the lives of Kalapuya people, Hudson’s Bay Company trappers, and Oregon Trail pioneers. Learn about the traditional hunting and cooking methods of the Kalapuya. Visit the trading post and view furs. Lend a hand at the pioneer cabin.

We will leave about 9am and return to school by bus about 11:45. Students will be able to eat lunch at school. At this time we have enough parent volunteers. Thank you!

What’s up! Quoi de neuf?

Please send your child to school in proper footwear and a water-repellent jacket when the weather is rainy like it has been lately. Students will go out to recess unless 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 email Eliza 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 correctly conjugate verbs in sentences in written and oral forms.

•We are learning about francophone countries around the world.

We squeezed in some art time this past week for those who have work to finish. Our francophone study art will be our main art project for the next six weeks, but we still have a couple other art projects we will do this year. Their stained glass window art project should have come home last week. If it hasn’t come home yet, your child has not yet completed it.

French homework this week is more words we are using for the Francophone study project, and here is a copy:  vocab pays francophone avril 2023 l Vocab

Sciences humaines et lecture :

We are rolling along on the big dodecahedron Francophone country project! For the last week, I am linking the finalized list of Francophone countries and which students are doing which countries. Most students have finished at least four of their twelve sides, and a few students have finished the entire thing! We do all the research and make all the sides, then at the end, we put together the dodecahedron, and the students practice presenting their Francophone country to the class. We’re having fun and learning deeply about our countries. This is where we’re spending the preponderance of our time in the coming weeks. The kids are learning a lot about how to do research on the Internet, and that you have to read to find information sometimes.

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

Math

Geometry: Angles and Classifying shapes

Key goals:

  1. We can classify and measure angles.
  2. We can construct angles with protractors.
  3. We can classify shapes by their sides and angles.

Look for our last unit math test to come home Monday.

Students will be using protractors this week to draw and measure angles. Last week, students learned a lot of geometry vocabulary such as acute, obtuse, straight angle, right angle, and much more. A lot of the work in this unit builds on students’ vocabulary so that as they move up in grades, they are familiar with basic terminology. To make the unit fun, we will be doing a lot of hands-on activities.

 

Homework: There is no math homework this week. Please return field trip forms.

English Language Arts

Look for completed materials from our Social Studies unit  on Lewis and Clark to come home in folders on Monday. The unit included a lot of class conversations beyond the short reading packet.

Word Study: Greek & Latin roots

Reading:

In the fourth module of Wit and Wisdom, Myth Making, we will read and analyze myths from the ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as Native American tribes, to learn the purpose and importance of these stories in their cultures. We will listen to some African myths, and there myths and stories from many other cultures for students to read in our choice book selection.

Our main texts are:

Informational text: ƒ Understanding Greek Myths, Natalie Hyde

Literary text (Myths): ƒ Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words & Wisdom from Greek & Roman Mythology, Lise Lunge-Larsen

ƒDrama: Pushing Up the Sky: Native American Plays for Children, Joseph Bruchac

Questions we will ask and discuss are:

  • What are myths, and why do people create them?
  • What do myths and stories from different cultures have in common?

At home, consider talking about myths and traditional stories from different cultures. Ask you child to retell a myth or story they’ve read in class. Encourage reading longer texts that include allusions to traditional stories such as one of the many series by Rick Riordan.

Guest Speaker:

Dr. Brenda Brainard, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians will come on April 28th to share traditional stories from her culture.