Charlemagne 4th Grade

Upcoming Dates

• Friday, October 13 – NO SCHOOL, Professional Development

What’s up! Quoi de neuf?

We are into our inclement fall weather, so please send your child to school in proper footwear and a water-repellent jacket with a hood or a hat 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. You can view updated illness & Covid rules here. 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 attendance line (541) 790-7080 or email Eliza at drummond_e@4j.lane.edu.

Please ensure that you email BOTH TEACHERS when you communicate with us.

We had an amazing group of dancers and musicians from Ghana. Go through the photos below with your kids and they can tell you about all the amazing things these performers did. The kids loved it!       

Le français:

So, we began homework last week, and most students did well, but a number of students forgot their homework. Not having your completed homework to show me every day causes students to lose homework points. So, I tell students to always put their homework in their home folder after it’s completed and initialed, to put the home folder in their backpack with their snack, and to put the backpack next to the door from which you leave. If you can help your students get into this habit, it will be to their highest good. This week, it’s English homework, but you’ll see the lavender French homework again next week. We’re really trying to establish routine and responsibility.

Student goal:  I can name and order the days of the week in French. (We’re not quite there yet.)

I hope to begin reading groups this week. We continue to correct two horrible sentences on all full days, and alphabetize on our short day. I have instructed all of the lowercase letters, but many students still need practice attaching the letters properly. They can do an “a” but not when it has a “p” after it, so we’re working on that. I think we will be able to begin uppercase letters this week!

Student goal:  I can find grammatical and punctuation errors in sentences in French.

Student goal:  I can form and connect all the lowercase letters correctly in cursive.

Student goal:  I can alphabetize words up to and beyond the fifth letter.

Student goal:  I am learning to quickly and efficiently use a translating dictionary.

We are continuing with our first art project, and we are making progress on the “Moi!” project which is all about them. Here are the first completed projects hanging in the hallway:

We have just two French assessments left to do. We’ll do speaking and writing this week. We conjugated the verb faire (to make or do) last week and will conjugate aller (to go) this week, then we’ll move on to verbs that end in -er, which is 90% of the verbs in French. Many students have begun typing with accents in our French typing program, “Tap’Touche.”  We continue to spend time learning about translating dictionary use. 

Student goal:  I can type words and letters using French accents.

Buddies! Both red and blue classes began buddies, and our first meetings went very well. Both classes will do buddies once a week with first graders on Wednesdays. Here is a brief look:

Les sciences:

We will begin our first science unit, Soils, Rocks, and Landforms (La terre, les pierres, et les formes du relief) the third week of October. Our first activity is to discover the components of soil. Sorry for the delay, but some routines are taking a bit longer to solidify. Two parents have volunteered to help prep sciences, and I could use one more….please?

Math

 

Upcoming Dates

• Friday, October 13 – NO SCHOOL, Professional Development

What’s up! Quoi de neuf?

We are into our inclement fall weather, so please send your child to school in proper footwear and a water-repellent jacket with a hood or a hat 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. You can view updated illness & Covid rules here. 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 attendance line (541) 790-7080 or email Eliza at drummond_e@4j.lane.edu.

Please ensure that you email BOTH TEACHERS when you communicate with us.

Le français:

The big news is….homework begins this week!Students will come home on Monday with a lavender sheet of French homework. We’re beginning with the days of the week. Each night, students complete one section of the homework. I have gone over each category, and they should have an example written in each section. They are meant to ask an adult to initial the homework. Initialing the homework simply tells me that you see your child has done the homework, not that it is correct or not. I prefer that parents NOT HELP with homework. We’re really just trying to establish routine and responsibility. If your child loses the homework, you can print off a copy here:  jours de la semaine sept 2023 Vocab

Student goal:  I can name and order the days of the week in French.

We continue to correct two horrible sentences on all full days, and alphabetize on our short day. We continue our cursive writing instruction this week with a review of the letters c, a, d, g, h, p, and f. I modeled the new letters u, y, i, j, k, r and s. We’re going pretty quickly through the lowercase (minuscule) letters, so in October, we’ll begin to work through all uppercase (majuscule) letters. French assessments, which include writing, speaking, comprehension, reading, and listening will happen during the next two weeks. None of the assessments are very long, and I don’t put them all on the same day. I  introduced the kids to another number game this past week, Hidato. Next week, I will introduce Ken-Ken. These are logic and number games, so practicing them in French is very doable. We are continuing with our first art project, and we are making progress on the “Moi!” project which is all about them.

Student goal:  I can find grammatical and punctuation errors in sentences in French.

Student goal:  I can form all the lowercase letters correctly in cursive. 

This past week, we began French assessments with a listening assessment. We also did reading comprehension. Next week, we’ll do oral reading fluency. We conjugated the verb être (to be), and in upcoming weeks, we will conjugate the verbs faire (to make or do), and aller (to go), then we’ll move on to verbs that end in -er, which is 90% of the verbs in French. We began our French typing program called “Tap’Touche” which teaches students how to type with accents. We  continue to spend time learning about dictionaries, particularly translating dictionaries, and how to use them. We will continue to work on dictionary use, which includes learning about parts of speech. I’ve noticed that many children are not very solid with alphabetizing. We are doing it once a week, but if you can do some alphabetizing at home, that would be great. Put the cereal in alphabetical order or the names of all the family members in alphabetical order. We use dictionaries daily in my class, and not knowing alphabetical order is a limiting factor.

Student goal:  I can alphabetize words up to and beyond the fifth letter.

Student goal:  I am learning to quickly and efficiently use a translating dictionary.

Student goal:  I can type words and letters using French accents.

Again, I hope we can begin buddies this coming week, but our buddies are first graders, and with two new teachers in first grade, they are still working on getting their programs in place and are not quite yet ready for buddies.

Les sciences:

We will begin our first science unit, Soils, Rocks, and Landforms (La terre, les pierres, et les formes du relief) the second week of October. Our first activity is to discover the components of soil.

Math

 

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, September 27 – School picture day!
• Friday, October 13 – NO SCHOOL, Professional Development

Thank you so much to all the parents who came to curriculum Night! Here is our presentation from that evening in case you missed it.

What’s up! Quoi de neuf?

We are heading into inclement fall weather, so please send your child to school in proper footwear and a water-repellent jacket with a hood or a hat 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. You can view updated illness & Covid rules here. 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 attendance line (541) 790-7080 or email Eliza at drummond_e@4j.lane.edu.

Please ensure that you email BOTH TEACHERS when you communicate with us.

Le français:

We are in the swing of correcting two horrible sentences on all full days, and alphabetizing on our short day. We continued our cursive writing instruction this week with a review of the letters c, a, d, g, h, p, and f. I modeled the new letters u, y, i, j, k, r and s. We’re going pretty quickly through the lowercase (minuscule) letters, so in October, we’ll begin to work through all uppercase (majuscule) letters. French assessments, which include writing, speaking, comprehension, reading, and listening will happen during the next two weeks. None of the assessments are very long, and I don’t put them all on the same day. I  introduced the kids to another number game this past week, Hidato. Next week, I will introduce Ken-Ken. These are logic and number games, so practicing them in French is very doable. We are continuing with our first art project, and we are making progress on the “Moi!” project which is all about them.

This past week, we began French assessments with a listening assessment. Next week, we’ll do oral reading fluency and comprehension. We conjugated the verb avoir (to have), and in upcoming weeks, we will conjugate the verbs être (to be), faire (to make or do), and aller (to go), then we’ll move on to verbs that end in -er, which is 90% of the verbs in French. We began our French typing program called “Tap’Touche” which teaches students how to type with accents. We also spent time learning about dictionaries, particularly translating dictionaries, and how to use them. We will continue to work on dictionary use, which includes learning about parts of speech. I’ve noticed that many children are not very solid with alphabetizing. We are doing it once a week, but if you can do some alphabetizing at home, that would be great. Put the cereal in alphabetical order or the names of all the family members in alphabetical order. We use dictionaries daily in my class, and not knowing alphabetical order is a limiting factor.

I hope we can begin buddies this coming week, but our buddies are first graders, and with two new teachers in first grade, they are still working on getting their programs in place and are not quite yet ready for buddies.

Les sciences:  

We will begin our first science unit, Soils, Rocks, and Landforms (La terre, les pierres, et les formes du relief) in early October. 

Math

This coming week, September 28th (Thursday) and 29th (Friday) 2nd-5th grade students will be learning Pedestrian safety during Physical Education class. Students are welcome to bring their own labeled helmet and labeled, in good working order, scooter to P.E. on those days only. Blue class has P.E. on Thursday and red class is on Friday, please only have your child bring their scooter for their P.E. day. They will need to pick it up after school from the gym the same day. They can drop it off in the gym on their way into school in the morning. Only your child will ride their scooter. I have many scooters and helmets to loan if your child does not own a scooter or would prefer to borrow. If any parents are interested in volunteering to help during your child’s P.E. time please email Mme. ErinMarie langsdorf_e@4j.lane.edu for more details. This is in preparation for our Walk and Roll to school event on Wednesday, October 4th. Please see Mme. Poppy’s weekly email for more information.

 

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, September 20 – Curriculum Night (6:00-7:00) Visit your child’s classrooms and hear from both teachers.
• Wednesday, September 27 – School picture day!

Please ensure that you email BOTH TEACHERS when you communicate with us.

Le français:

This past week, we began correcting what I call the “horrible sentences.” I create a sentence with errors, and the students do their best to correct on their own or with a partner, then we go over the corrections together. This has multiple grammar lessons in it, and the students learn how to use editing marks. Also, the students did a little alphabetizing exercise for me to see what work we need to do there, and many students forgot about alphabetizing past the first letter. We began our cursive writing instruction this week with the letters c, a, d, g, h, t, p, e, l, and f. We’ll go through all lowercase (minuscule) letters, then progress and work through all uppercase (majuscule) letters. We began a logic packet called “Problèmes de logique,” this week, which many students enjoy. French assessments, which include writing, speaking, comprehension, reading, and listening will happen during the next two weeks. None of the assessments are very long, and I don’t put them all on the same day. I also introduced the kids to Sudoku this week. In the upcoming weeks, I will introduce the games Hidato and Ken-Ken. These are logic and number games, so practicing them in French is very doable. We also began our first art project, and we began a “Moi!” project which is all about them.

This week, we will begin French assessments, will continue to work on cursive writing and correcting sentences, and will continue with our art project and our “Moi!” project. We will conjugate the verb avoir (to have), and in upcoming weeks, we will conjugate the verbs être (to be), faire (to make or do), and aller (to go), then we’ll move on to verbs that end in -er, which is 90% of the verbs in French. In the next week or so, we will begin our French typing program called “Tap’Touche” which teaches students how to type with accents.

Please welcome our French intern for fourth grade, Ludivine Girardot. Ludivine is 22 and comes to us from Rueil-Malmaison, a suburb of Paris with a population of 80,000. She has an 18 yr old brother and a 12 year old sister. She has a degree in Applied Foreign Languages for which she studied English, German, law & economics. She has experience babysitting and helping students with homework. She wants to be a teacher and is eager to help our fourth graders with their French skills. She loves pets (and has two dogs and a cat), food (pasta, rice, cheese, bread, chocolate), nature, cars (especially Porsches), and books are her most favorite thing. She loves to walk in the forest, take photos, play and watch tennis, and watch movies. She says she is super happy to live in Oregon this year because she loves nature and nature in Oregon is beautiful. She looks forward to discovering the state through hiking. So, if you’d like to get to know our intern and help give her a positive experience while she’s here, consider taking her on an excursion or inviting her for a dinner. Her email is lgirardot9@gmail.com, and you can feel free to contact her directly.

Les sciences:  

We will begin our first science unit, Soils, Rocks, and Landforms (La terre, les pierres, et les formes du relief) in early October. 

Math

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, September 20 – Curriculum Night (6:00-7:00) Visit your child’s classrooms and hear from both teachers.
• Wednesday, September 27 – School picture day!

 

Please ensure that you email BOTH TEACHERS when you communicate with us.

Your child will begin with his/her homeroom teacher again during the first full week of school.

Le français:

First, thank you for sending your kids to school ready to learn! Thank you also for completing the parent survey. I will read them this weekend. I think we had a great short first week. We mostly went over school and classroom routines those two days. We also did a getting-to-know-one-another activity. I had them read the room, which just means they walk around the room and read everything up on the walls. It helps them familiarize themselves with resources in the room. We also prepped our French and science journals with tables of contents and numbered the first 20 pages. They also wrote all the months in order in English and in French, to the best of their ability, so we know what to work on. Every student chose a French book to keep at his/her desk. Everyone also wrote his/her/their signature on Friday, which we will redo five more times this year to monitor progress. 

This coming week, we will begin correcting what I call the “horrible sentences.” I create a sentence with errors, and the students do their best to correct on their own or with a partner, then we go over the corrections together. This has multiple grammar lessons in it, and the students learn how to use editing marks. Also, the students will do a little alphabetizing exercise for me to see what work we need to do there. We will begin our cursive writing instruction this week with the letters c, a, d, and g. We’ll go through all lowercase (minuscule) letters, then progress and work through all uppercase (majuscule) letters. We will also begin a logic packet called “Problèmes de logique,” this week, which many students enjoy. It’s a French logic packet that they can work on when they have finished class work. French assessments, which include writing, speaking, comprehension, reading, and listening will happen during the next three weeks. None of the assessments are very long, and I don’t put them all on the same day. I’ll also introduce the kids to Sudoku this week. Upcoming weeks will introduce the games Hidato and Ken-Ken. These are logic and number games, so practicing them in French is very doable.

In the next week or so, we will begin our French typing program called “Tap’Touche” which teaches students how to type with accents.

We will begin our first art project this week which involves concentration and fine motor control. It takes a few weeks, but you’ll be seeing those lovely projects soon as we hang them up on our walls. This coming week, we’ll begin a “Moi!” project which is all about them… in French.

Les sciences:  

We will begin our first science unit, Soils, Rocks, and Landforms (La terre, les pierres, et les formes du relief) in early October. 

Math

 

I’m thrilled to be able to student teach with Madame Shelli at Charlemagne and get to know your student(s). If you have any questions or concerns, I encourage you to contact me via email.

 

PS: If you’re familiar with Duck Trails Summer Camp, your kiddo(s) might know me as ‘Tsunami’ from the past 3 years.

 

Soyez bien,

Madame Hannah (she/her)

4th Grade Student Teacher with Madame Shelli