le 1er au 5 mai 2023 

Upcoming Dates

  • Wednesday, May 3 – Walk and Roll to school (see below)
  • May 8-19 – Oregon State Assessments in English & Math
  • Monday, May 15 – Field trip to Dorris Ranch, morning only 

Walk and Roll to School

Spring has sprung and the beautiful weather is among us! Walk and Roll to school day will be Wednesday, May 3rd. If you come to school some other way then a car that day, you can fill out a raffle ticket for a chance to win a brand new scooter or $5 Dutch Bros gift card! Everyone who participates gets a small prize, be sure to visit the table in the front of the school and leave plenty of time to make it to class on time! Thanks, ErinMarie Langsdorf, K-5 Physical Education

Field Trip

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 give your child his/her/their allergy meds before they come to school in the morning. If you want to leave meds at school, you need to fill out a medical form. If so, please see Eliza in the office. Please send your child to school in proper footwear and a water-repellent jacket when the weather is rainy. 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 are spending most of our time on the Francophone country project (see below).

We began our latest art project which is tessellations (le dallage). We began with a two-sided version, and are just working on  the four-sided version. I’ll add some photos when we have some completed work.

No French homework this week.

Sciences humaines et lecture :

We are rolling along on the big dodecahedron Francophone country project! Most students have finished at least six 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: Classifying shapes

Key goals:

  1. We can identify and model perpendicular and parallel lines in geometrical figures.
  2. We can identify and construct patterns with shapes.
  3. We can classify shapes by their sides and angles.

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

This next unit builds on students’ vocabulary about angles learned in the last unit to now classify different shapes. For example, students will identify types of triangles and classify them. Also, students will be constructing geometric designs demonstrating their understanding of key concepts in this unit.

We will be reviewing many of the mathematical key concepts we learned this year in our homework this week in preparation for state testing which begins May 8th. We will do English Language Arts state tests (OSAS) next week and Math the following week.

Homework: There is math homework this week.

English Language Arts

Word Study: Easily confused homophones (ex. their/there/they’re, it’s/ its, your/ you’re, and many more)

Reading:

This week we continue our unit: Myth Making, Greek Myths this week. In collaborative groups, students will read, summarize and present a Greek myth to the class. Students will identify major themes in the myths and will look for allusions to those myths in today’s culture. To finish this short unit students will independently show their writing skills in a detailed, organized paragraph for the prompt: What is a myth? Why did Greeks tell them?

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 Visit:

Dr. Brenda Brainard, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians came to share traditional stories from her culture last week. Her stories of Beaver connect to our discussion of types of traditional creation and morality stories. In a few weeks, we’ll follow up with more Native American culture through storytelling.