le 15 au 19 mai 2023 

Field Trip on Monday – Living History at Dorris Ranch

Monday morning, we’ll be on an outdoor field trip to  Dorris Ranch from 9:00-11:45 so please have your child wear a hat, light jacket, and close-toed walking shoes (not sandals).  The weather might be cool but sunny. You might also consider applying sunscreen before leaving home. Students should bring a water bottle to school, too.  

 

Upcoming Dates

  • May 16-19 – Oregon State Assessments in English & Math
  • Monday, May 15 – Field trip to Dorris Ranch, morning only 
  • Wednesday, May 24 – Virtual field trip to our Capitol
  • Wednesday, May 24 – 3, 4, 5 Spring Music Concert 6 pm – 7 pm (see below)

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.

First of all, thank you all so much for all the sweet gifts, flowers, and notes for Teacher Appreciation Week. It was lovely.

We will begin our final round of French evaluations this week. They will extend into next week as well. 

We are still working on our latest “J’observe…” writing project. It is a little house on a little island. The kids don’t know yet where the little island is. Once we’ve completed the work, I’ll tell them where it is. (In the fjords of Norway. Shh. 🤫)

As students complete their Francophone country projects, they will return to our latest art project which is tessellations (le dallage). We began with a two-sided version, and are now working on a four-sided version. I’ll add some photos when we have some completed work.

Sciences humaines et lecture :

Students began giving presentations on their countries last week. We have had nine presentations in the red class, and the blue class will begin their presentations this week. I sent catch-up work home with a number of students last week, and several more may be asked to take work home this week to catch up. I want the dodecahedrons completed by this Thursday. We still have a lot of presentation time to spend in class. When most presentations are complete, I will send home the research papers with their graded score sheets attached. It is the 1-4 scale, with 3 being a “meets.” 

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

Math

Multiplication of whole numbers and fractions

Key goals:

  1. We can model multiplication of fractions and whole numbers with number lines and area models.
  2. We can solve real-world problems and communicate clearly our thinking about our thinking process.

Look for our geometry unit math test to come mid-week.

Last week in math we explored symmetry and patterns, with an emphasis on explaining student thinking.We incorporated our prior knowledge of angles and polygons. Our fourth graders have amazing ideas and reasoning! This week we will be using visual models and writing equations to show multiplication of a whole number and a fraction. 

Homework: There is NO math homework this week.

 

English Language Arts/ Social Studies

To continue our study of Oregon history we will learn about different people who settled in the early days of Oregon. We will discuss how Oregon became a state and learn about Oregon’s government. A special emphasis this week will be on people from diverse back grounds who settled in Oregon. Some the resources this week come from the Oregon Black Pioneers program.  We’ll finish with a virtual field trip via Zoom to the state capitol building next week.

As we read and discuss a lot of history, students are making game boards and maps to bring home and to share with you. These should be ready next week.

Be sure to ask your child about the history trunk from last week and to ask them what they learn on Monday while on our field trip. If you want to know more about Oregon’s history, check out the Oregon Historical Society’s website!

Social Studies standards is unit are:

4.2 Explain how Oregon achieved statehood and identify the stakeholders involved.

4.12 Explain how diverse individuals, groups and other traditionally marginalized groups, circumstances and events influenced the early growth and changes in Oregon.

4.14 Examine the history of the nine federally recognized Oregon tribes.

 

From our Music teacher, Mme Doyle

The Spring Concert is happening May 24th at 6pm in the gym. We will be featuring 3rd grade, 4th grade and 5th grade music classes alongside our after-school choir. There will be 7 pieces total in a variety of musical modalities – song, instruments, acting, story and movement! Doors will open at 5:40 and students will be expected to arrive between 5:40-5:55 in order to be ready for perform.

Parent volunteers needed. Please contact Mme Doyle at doyle_k@4j.lane.edu to help with setting up chairs, student supervision, any decorations for the gym, and tearing down after the concert. This big event needs lots of hands to be a success.