Charlemagne 4th Grade

Upcoming Dates

• Now- June 12- Share your family history home project (see notes below in English)
• Monday, May 29 – NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
• Friday, June 2 – Le Tour du Monde (Jog-a-thon) Link to Information here.
• Friday, June 9 – NO SCHOOL, Grading Day for teachers
• Thursday, June 15 – Field Day/Last Day! Half day of school. Students released at 11:45.

Spring Music Concert for 3rd through 5th!

If you missed the music concert, it was a treat! The kids sounded amazing, and Mme Doyle did a fabulous job getting them prepared. A big thank you to Kahlil’s family, Daphne’s family, Remy’s family and Sofia M.’s family for their contributions to the event. It was a very memorable time.

 

Field Trip Photo Album

Thank you to the parents who came to our Field trip to Dorris Ranch. You can see field Trip photos here. More were added since last week!

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 are learning and applying grammar and spelling rules in French.

•We are learning about francophone countries around the world.

Most students have completed their reading, comprehension, & writing evaluations in French. We may do one or two more small evaluations, but they should be low-key.

There is no more French homework for the school year. I know, we’re all sad about it. 

As students are completing their Francophone country project presentations, they are either helping other students finish their dodecahedrons or practice their presentations or have returned to our most recent art project which is tessellations (le dallage). As students complete their presentations, I hang their dodecahedrons in the classroom. Here are some up-close and some macro views of the dodecahedrons hanging in the classroom. Here is a different selection of students than last week: 

 

Also, students are finishing up their tessellation art, and the display is looking awesome: 

Sciences humaines et lecture :

Your kids have worked so hard on this Francophone country project. We have heard most presentations already, and they’re pretty fascinating. We began with statistics about the U.S. and have been comparing our Francophone countries’ statistics. We’ve learned about and discussed, among other things:  what literacy rates are in other countries, sports (soccer being #1), what percentage of the country is forested, climates, languages spoken, neighboring countries and bodies of water, national animals, governmental systems, required paid maternity leave (which nearly every country we’ve studied provides), monuments, life expectancy, foods and dishes, and also why these countries speak French, so we spoke a bit about colonization. And they’ve done all this in French! (Okay, probably 80% in French, but still!)

Just a few students remain in red class to present their Francophone country, and I think one or two of them are doing their second country. We have about half a dozen presentations in store for us in blue class. The whole project will come home next week.

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

Math: Problem Solving

Goals:

1. Using the 4 operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, we will solve complex multi-step problems.
2. We will clearly communicate our thinking.
3. We will show our work clearly, using tables, charts and models.

We wrap up the year with a problem solving unit. Each day we will have a short 10 minute calculation review. Last week, we reviewed standard algorithm for subtraction. Most students have the basic concept, but subtraction across zeroes is a challenge for many students.

This week, we’ll do a year-end multiplication fact quiz. We’ve played games, build modeled and practiced all year. Now, students will have the opportunity to show improvement on the basic facts on x1 through x10. This assessment will be given on Tuesday 5/59. This and other year-end math check ups will come home to you after June 12th. Report Cards will come home on the last day of school.

Family History Homework Project-  Bring to Class any day this week.

As part of our study of Oregon history in 4^th grade, we have read about people who emigrated to Oregon during the 1800s. In a final home project, students are encouraged to learn a bit more about their family’s history or about the history of someone important to Oregon’s history (doesn’t have to be in your family.)

With parents’ help, students are encouraged to choose one of the following. They may bring their project/story anytime in the next few weeks to share with the class.  This does not need to be museum quality! It can simply be a written story or hand-drawn drawing, a photo, or object that goes with a brief story.

The last day to share is June 12th.  We will be sharing these as they come in to class. Materials will be returned to you.

• Family Tree
• Family Story
• Photo or object to share and describe
• Family immigration/ emigration story
• Short research project about anyone important to you or to Oregon’s history (see Mme Shelli if you need ideas)