April 28-May 2

April 27th, 2025 Write Comment News

le 28 avril au 2 mai 2025

Upcoming Dates   

  • Tuesday, May 20 – 3-5 Music Concert (See below for full information.)

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

(kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu and hopper_s@4j.lane.edu)

Le français

Jana Kincaid, French and Science kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu

There is NO French homework this week

Mme Jana has been out due to illness for the last week. She will update our blog when she’s feeling better.

 Students will continue working on our francophone country project. THIS PROJECT MUST REMAIN AT SCHOOL. If you notice any parts of this project in the materials your child brings home, please send them back to school. This project will take up most of our time for the next six to eight weeks. Your students will have limited access to the Internet during this time via websites I have already vetted. Most students are on their third or fourth categories. The categories will be done in this order:  flag, identity (population, currency, capital & continent), official and spoken languages, geography (where in the world do we find this country), food, climate, school (Is it obligatory and free? How much school does the average student attend, literacy rates, and how many students per teacher.) , famous monument or site, socio-economic and environmental situation (life expectancy, population living under the poverty level, number of maternity days, rural population with electricity, Internet users, and what percent of the country is forested), government (type & leaders), culture ( art, dance, famous people, sports), then our last category is three interesting facts.

Student goal:  I can express myself in writing, conjugating verbs, creating interesting sentences, and incorporating the grammar rules I have been taught.

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

Student goal:  I am becoming an expert on a francophone country.

 

Math

Shelli Hopper-Moore hopper_s@4j.lane.edu English & Math

There IS Math Nightly Review Homework this week

 Mme Breauna is taking lead in teaching while Mme Shelli supports. Here is a note from her about this week in math:

We’re taking a thorough approach to ensure strong foundational skills. We’re spending additional time mastering multiplication concepts before transitioning into division strategies. This careful progression helps students build confidence and understanding. As we begin exploring division, students will learn practical approaches that connect to their existing knowledge of multiplication, making this new concept more accessible and meaningful.

Here’s a parent support page to explain the major concepts of this unit.  Be sure to check it out! There are some interesting conceptual strategies that we’ll discuss that may differ from what we as adults learned in school.

In this unit your student will:
• Multiply multi-digit numbers
• Divide multi-digit numbers by a 1-digit number
• Solve problems about the area and perimeter
of rectangles
• Display data on a line plot and use it to solve problems

 

English

We’re continuing our fascinating journey through Greek mythology. Your young scholars will be diving into the classic tale of Pandora’s Box, which offers wonderful opportunities for discussion about curiosity and consequences. Students will also be crafting thoughtful paragraphs exploring the bigger question of why cultures create myths. This writing exercise helps develop their analytical thinking while strengthening their paragraph organization skills.

    

 

 Reminders:

Yearbook

If you would like to pay for a year book, you may send a check for $20 or cash in IN A SEALED ENVELOPE, with your child’s name and grade on the outside of the envelope.  You can also pay via the school’s QR code.

 
 
 

Snacks

PLEASE do not send any snacks containing peanuts or any kind of tree nut. Healthy, non-messy snacks are best. Please do not send candy as a snack.

 

PE & Recess

At recess, students will be outside even in drizzle. So please have your child wear layers and a jacket or hat during rainy, cool weather. Also, students need secure and sturdy shoes on PE Days:

Blue Class PE & Library days: Monday & Thursday

Red Class PE & Library days: Tuesday & FridayDecember 9-13, 2024

 

Spring Music Concert

What/Where:  3rd-5th Spring Music Concert on May 20 at 6:30pm in Roosevelt Middle School Gym.

Who is invited:  Everyone.  Using Roosevelt means anyone can attend. The gym at Charlemagne is too small for this type of event.     

Arrival:  Students should arrive between 6pm – 6:20pm.  The K-2nd concert will be finishing at 6pm so please don’t enter the gym before 6pm unless you are planning to attend the whole K-2 concert which starts at 5pm.

Departure:  After the concert, we are asking that students and families help put away chairs, clean up the gym and help load up instruments and equipment into vehicles to be transported back to Charlemagne.  

Attire:  Dress ‘nicely’.  

Help:  We will need some volunteers to help transport instruments to Roosevelt from Charlemagne and then back again after the concert.  More info coming soon. 

Thanks,

M. Eric

blochmiller_e@4j.lane.edu

April 21-25, 2025

April 20th, 2025 Write Comment News

le 21 au 25 avril 2025

Upcoming Dates   

  • Tuesday, May 20 – 3-5 Music Concert (See below for full information.)

Yearbook

If you have not yet paid for a yearbook, you may still do so, but please turn the money in to the office rather than to your child’s teachers. We ask for a donation of $20 per student. If your family cannot afford $20 right now, your child will still receive a yearbook. Families that can afford to contribute more to pay for another family’s yearbook are encouraged to be generous. Checks are preferred and should be made out to Charlemagne Elementary, with your child’s name and grade written on the memo line. Cash is also acceptable. Please send a check or cash IN A SEALED ENVELOPE, with your child’s name and grade on the outside of the envelope.  You can also pay via the school’s QR code.

Classroom Needs

Thank you so much to everyone who sent in tissues. I think we have enough for now, and if we aren’t going to make it through the end of school, we’ll ask again. Merci!!!

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

(kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu and hopper_s@4j.lane.edu)

Le français

Jana Kincaid, French and Science kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu

There is French homework this week, it is vocabulary we use for the Francophone country project. If you’re helping your child with homework, I strongly recommend that you listen to this week’s vocbulary explained below. Here is a copy of the homework:  vocab francophone 21 avril 2025 l Vocab

Vocabulary spelled:

Vocabulary explained:

Vocabulary spoken for the home quiz:

Students took the French rules quiz (from the short week before last) on Tuesday, and they were sent home on Friday. Both classes had extreme scores within the class. Both classes averaged 14 out of 19 correct, which is 74%. Twenty of the 50 students who were present for the quiz scored 95% or better, and that represents 40% of the class. Those students who didn’t do well clearly didn’t understand the rules, so I again encouraged students to speak up when they don’t understand. Some kids just don’t want to say when they don’t get something, and it’s concerning because it gets in the way of their learning.

We continue working  on our francophone country project. THIS PROJECT MUST REMAIN AT SCHOOL. If you notice any parts of this project in the materials your child brings home, please send them back to school. This project will take up most of our time for the next six to eight weeks. Your students will have limited access to the Internet during this time via websites I have already vetted. Most students are on their third or fourth categories. The categories will be done in this order:  flag, identity (population, currency, capital & continent), official and spoken languages, geography (where in the world do we find this country), food, climate, school (Is it obligatory and free? How much school does the average student attend, literacy rates, and how many students per teacher.) , famous monument or site, socio-economic and environmental situation (life expectancy, population living under the poverty level, number of maternity days, rural population with electricity, Internet users, and what percent of the country is forested), government (type & leaders), culture ( art, dance, famous people, sports), then our last category is three interesting facts.

Student goal:  I can express myself in writing, conjugating verbs, creating interesting sentences, and incorporating the grammar rules I have been taught.

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

Student goal:  I am becoming an expert on a francophone country.

Les sciences

The students were able to read the science book, which is in English, with my sub on Wednesday. Also this week, we discussed the direction energy flows inside a battery, the signs of energy transfer, and then we began a new experiment. The new experiment is to light two bulbs with one battery, then we’ll work on how to brightly light two bulbs with one battery. Very illuminating. 💡

Artist in Residence

Tiana, the tie-dye artist,  finished up the 4th graders tie-dye shirts and handed them out on Thursday. They are magnificent!

     

Math

Shelli Hopper-Moore hopper_s@4j.lane.edu English & Math

No Homework this week

We start a new math unit this week. Mme Breauna will take the lead in teaching while Mme Shelli supports. Here is a note from her about our next unit:

Our mathematicians are going to become strategy masters! They will discover different ways to tackle multiplication and division problems, building their problem-solving toolkit. It’s so exciting to find new ways to solve challenges!
 
Looking ahead to Thursday and Friday, we’ll be diving into small group rotations where students will get more personalized and hands-on practice with these concepts. These smaller settings really help your student shine!

Here’s a parent support page to explain the major concepts of this unit.  Be sure to check it out! There are some interesting conceptual strategies that we’ll discuss that may differ from what we as adults learned in school.

In this unit your student will:
• Multiply multidigit numbers
• Divide multidigit numbers by a 1-digit number
• Solve problems about the area and perimeter
of rectangles
• Display data on a line plot and use it to solve problems

 

Social Studies

From Mme Shelli
 
Social Studies/ ELA unit: We will wrap up the short chapter book called Lewis and Clark, In their Own Words on Monday. Students have had some lively discussions about the goals of the Corps of Discovery and its impacts on Indigenous people. Be sure to ask your child what they learned!

English

Our next ELA unit starts Tuesday & will be led by Mme Breauna. Here’s a message from her:
Our class is embarking on a new adventure into the magical world of Greek mythology. Get ready to hear your children share some amazing stories about Achilles heel and Pandora’s box as we explore why these myths have captured imaginations for thousands of years!
 
 

 Reminders:

Healthy and Nut-Free Snacks

PLEASE do not send any snacks containing peanuts or any kind of tree nut. Healthy, non-messy snacks are best. Please do not send candy as a snack either.

PE & Recess

At recess, students will be outside even in drizzle. So please have your child wear layers and a jacket or hat during rainy, cool weather. Also, students need secure and sturdy shoes on PE Days:

Blue Class PE & Library days: Monday & Thursday

Red Class PE & Library days: Tuesday & FridayDecember 9-13, 2024

 

Spring Music Concert

What/Where:  3rd-5th Spring Music Concert on May 20 at 6:30pm in Roosevelt Middle School Gym.

Who is invited:  Everyone.  Using Roosevelt means anyone can attend. The gym at Charlemagne is too small for this type of event.     

Arrival:  Students should arrive between 6pm – 6:20pm.  The K-2nd concert will be finishing at 6pm so please don’t enter the gym before 6pm unless you are planning to attend the whole K-2 concert which starts at 5pm.

Departure:  After the concert, we are asking that students and families help put away chairs, clean up the gym and help load up instruments and equipment into vehicles to be transported back to Charlemagne.  

Attire:  Dress ‘nicely’.  

Help:  We will need some volunteers to help transport instruments to Roosevelt from Charlemagne and then back again after the concert.  More info coming soon. 

Thanks,

M. Eric

blochmiller_e@4j.lane.edu

April 14-18, 2025

April 13th, 2025 Write Comment News

le 14 au 18 avril 2025

Upcoming Dates   

  • Tuesday, May 20 – 3-5 Music Concert (See below for full information.)

Yearbook

Your child should have come home on Thursday with a form to order a yearbook. We are asking for a donation of $20 per student. If your family cannot afford $20 right now, your child will still receive a yearbook. Families that can afford to contribute more to pay for another family’s yearbook are encouraged to be generous. Checks are preferred and should be made out to Charlemagne Elementary, with your child’s name and grade written on the memo line. Cash is also acceptable. Please send a check or cash IN A SEALED ENVELOPE, with your child’s name and grade on the outside of the envelope. Please send in money by April 18, which is this coming Friday. You can also pay via the school’s QR code.

Classroom Needs

Thank you so much to everyone who sent in tissues. I think we have enough for now, and if we aren’t going to make it through the end of school, we’ll ask again. Merci!!!

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

(kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu and hopper_s@4j.lane.edu)

Le français

Jana Kincaid, French and Science kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu

Students will take the French rules quiz on Monday. We had tie-dye on Thursday and there was no school on Friday, so we pivoted.

We began working in earnest on our francophone country project this week. THIS PROJECT MUST REMAIN AT SCHOOL. If you notice any parts of this project in the materials your child brings home, please send them back to school. This project will take up most of our time for the next six to eight weeks. Your students will have limited access to the Internet during this time via websites I have already vetted. We began with drawing the country’s flag. Most are pretty simple, but a few are quite complicated!

We have three art projects up in the hallway. Our “Tubes” project is in the stairwell that leads down to 4th & 5th grades. The other project is “Les cerisiers en fleur” or “Cherry blossoms,” so Mme Wolf selected a few to display in the case and on the wall across from the office. They will all come home in the next few weeks. We also have a board showing the body parts drawings we made.

Student goal:  I can express myself in writing, conjugating verbs, creating interesting sentences, and incorporating the grammar rules I have been taught.

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

Student goal:  I can form lowercase and uppercase letters correctly in cursive.

Les sciences

We tested objects in a circuit to determine which items are conductors (un conducteur) and which are insulators (un isolant). We also took our circuit, made it mobile, and tested various objects around the room. The most surprising result was that pencil lead (une mine) , i.e. graphite, is a conductor! It is the most common non-metal conductor. (It’s because of the unique molecular structure of graphite which allows electrons to move freely within its layers. No, we did not delve into that. Feel free to explore that at home. )

Artist in Residence

Tiana, the tie-dye artist, will finish up with 4th grade’s tie-dye shirt sessions on Monday. We should see the finished T-shirts in a couple of weeks. The kids are enjoying being creative and messy.

     

Math

Shelli Hopper-Moore hopper_s@4j.lane.edu English & Math

Yes, there is review HOMEWORK this week

Bridges Module 5: Geometry & Measurement:

During our math lessons this week, we will continue studying geometry! We are investigating symmetry, identifying polygons, and calculating area and perimeter. To wrap up our exciting week, we will be playing “Polygon Riddles”, a fun game where students take turns with each other solving riddles about different shapes. Here’s a sneak peek: “I have four equal sides and four right angles. What am I?” Ask your mathematician for the answer!

Major goals of this unit are:
  • Determine angles of rotation
  • Measure angles with protractors
  • Identify types of lines and angles
  • Identify and classify types of polygons

In small groups, students will continue solving problems telling time in French with our intern, Charlotte. This will continue through April.

Here’s the parent support page to explain the major concepts of this unit.

 

English & Social Studies

From Mme Breauna

Grammar Goals this week: Hello families! Your wonderful fourth graders will be diving into the world of pronouns this week. We will be learning about possessive pronouns (like “his”, “my”, and “theirs”) and relative pronouns (such as “who”, “which”, and “that”). We will also be exploring homophones- words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Ask them the difference between “two”, “to”, and “too” later this week!

 
From Mme Shelli
Social Studies/ ELA unit:
Corps of Discovery & Impacts on Indigenous people
This week, we’ll continue to read a short chapter book called Lewis and Clark, In their Own Words. Also, students will watch excerpts of the Ken Burns video of Lewis and Clark to help them picture the historic time period and places they read about.
 
Students will discuss and analyze differing perspectives of the historical time period by viewing several primary sources including videos of modern Indigenous Tribal leaders discussing historic points of view, documents quoting Thomas Jefferson’s words, and portions of historic journals of people on the expedition. Throughout the unit, students will discuss and write about points of view and impacts of American expansion.

 

 Reminders:

Healthy and Nut-Free Snacks

PLEASE do not send any snacks containing peanuts or any kind of tree nut. Healthy, non-messy snacks are best. Please do not send candy as a snack either.

PE & Recess

At recess, students will be outside even in drizzle. So please have your child wear layers and a jacket or hat during rainy, cool weather. Also, students need secure and sturdy shoes on PE Days:

Blue Class PE & Library days: Monday & Thursday

Red Class PE & Library days: Tuesday & FridayDecember 9-13, 2024

 

Spring Music Concert

What/Where:  3rd-5th Spring Music Concert on May 20 at 6:30pm in Roosevelt Middle School Gym.

Who is invited:  Everyone.  Using Roosevelt means anyone can attend. The gym at Charlemagne is too small for this type of event.     

Arrival:  Students should arrive between 6pm – 6:20pm.  The K-2nd concert will be finishing at 6pm so please don’t enter the gym before 6pm unless you are planning to attend the whole K-2 concert which starts at 5pm.

Departure:  After the concert, we are asking that students and families help put away chairs, clean up the gym and help load up instruments and equipment into vehicles to be transported back to Charlemagne.  

Attire:  Dress ‘nicely’.  

Help:  We will need some volunteers to help transport instruments to Roosevelt from Charlemagne and then back again after the concert.  More info coming soon. 

Thanks,

M. Eric

blochmiller_e@4j.lane.edu

April 7-10, 2025

April 6th, 2025 Write Comment News

le 7 au 10 avril 2025

Upcoming Dates   

  • Friday, April 11 – NO SCHOOL – Professional Development for teachers
  • Tuesday, May 20 – 3-5 Music Concert (See below for full information.)

Classroom Needs

We asked each family to bring two full boxes of tissues at the beginning of the year, so if you already did that, feel free to ignore this request. However, we are low on tissues and would love some donations. Please don’t send tissues with lotion in them. Thanks to Tessla and Finnegan’s mom for sending in a maxi-set from Costco and to Ian’s family for sending in tissues. Merci! 

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

(kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu and hopper_s@4j.lane.edu)

Roller Coaster Schedule

This past week, we began a new schedule, and it went quite smoothly. I had a bit of a hard time with it after doing the same schedule for over 15 years, but it really cuts down on transitions, which are time-consumers, so that is very positive. Students begin the day in the room in which they ended the day prior instead of beginning in the same room every day of the week. It’s called a “Roller coaster schedule,” and it has brought positive comments from other immersion programs. You don’t need to do anything differently, and if any kids end up in the wrong room, we will figure it out. 

Le français

Jana Kincaid, French and Science kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu

There IS  French homework this week. This week’s homework covers four additional rules, all of which we’ve been using all year. The goal is to be able to apple the rules when speaking and writing in normal usage, not just for the exercises. Here is a copy of the homework:  vocab règles avril 2025 l Vocab

We began working in earnest on our francophone country project this week. THIS PROJECT MUST REMAIN AT SCHOOL. If you notice any parts of this project in the materials your child brings home, please send them back to school. This project will take up most of our time for the next six to eight weeks. Your students will have limited access to the Internet during this time via websites I have already vetted. We began with drawing the country’s flag. Most are pretty simple, but a few are quite complicated!

Le petit îlot

We began a new “J’observe…” this week, Le petit îlot (The little islet). This is an actual place, and in the students’ descriptions of the photo, the students have to make an informed guess of where this could exist in the world, just to get an idea of recognizing clues and to raise awareness of climates around the world. We will work on climates during the Francophone country project.

We have three art projects up in the hallway. Our “Tubes” project is in the stairwell that leads down to 4th & 5th grades. The other project is “Les cerisiers en fleur” or “Cherry blossoms” in a limited space, so Mme Wolf selected a few to display in the display across from the office. They will all come home in the next few weeks. We also have a board showing the body parts drawings we made.

Student goal:  I can express myself in writing, conjugating verbs, creating interesting sentences, and respecting the grammar rules I have already been taught.

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

Student goal:  I can form lowercase and uppercase letters correctly in cursive.

Les sciences

We will dive back into our Énergie unit this week. We will test objects in a circuit to determine which items are conductors (un conducteur) and which are insulators (un isolant). 

Artist in Residence

This week, fourth grade worked on a tie-dye project with our second artist-in-residence, Tiana Povenmire-Kirk. This project will be completed this week and will take place in both classrooms.

     

Math

Shelli Hopper-Moore hopper_s@4j.lane.edu English & Math

No HOMEWORK this week


 In small groups, students will continue solving problems telling time in French with our intern, Charlotte. This will continue through April.
 

We continue Bridges Module 5: Geometry & Measurement. Last week we reasoned about angles and learned a lot of geometry vocabulary (acute, obtuse, straight angle, degree, polygon, etc.). This week students will use protractors to measure angles and will describe and classify polygons.

  • Determine angles of rotation
  • Measure angles with protractors
  • Identify types of lines and angles
  • Identify and classify types of polygons

Here’s the parent support page to explain the major concepts of this unit.

 

English & Social Studies

A note from our Student teacher:
Bonjour and it’s great to virtually meet you! My name is Breauna Green, and I am a student teacher for Madame Shelli. I am currently in the UOTeach program and will be a licensed teacher next school year.
 
Last week, we worked on grammar and correct punctuation for complex, compound, and run on sentences. This upcoming week, we will be studying possessive pronouns and homophones (example: two, to, too). Keep an eye out for grammar worksheets that we have worked on and corrected together in your child’s home folder. They’ve been making great progress with their sentence structure punctuation. 
 
Social Studies/ ELA unit:
Corps of Discovery & Impacts on Indigenous people
 
We continue our three week integrated ELA/ Social Studies unit about the Lewis and Clark expedition and its impact first people of Oregon. A major theme of this unit is to consider history from different perspectives. Last week we read about how Indigenous have been living in Oregon since time immemorial. This week, we’ll delve into U.S. History and read a short chapter book called Lewis and Clark, In their Own Words. Throughout the unit, students will discuss points of view and impacts of American expansion.

 

 Reminders:

Healthy and Nut-Free Snacks

PLEASE do not send any snacks containing peanuts or any kind of tree nut. Healthy, non-messy snacks are best. Please do not send candy as a snack either.

PE & Recess

At recess, students will be outside even in drizzle. So please have your child wear layers and a jacket or hat during rainy, cool weather. Also, students need secure and sturdy shoes on PE Days:

Blue Class PE & Library days: Monday & Thursday

Red Class PE & Library days: Tuesday & FridayDecember 9-13, 2024

 

Spring Music Concert

What/Where:  3rd-5th Spring Music Concert on May 20 at 6:30pm in Roosevelt Middle School Gym.

Who is invited:  Everyone.  Using Roosevelt means anyone can attend. The gym at Charlemagne is too small for this type of event.     

Arrival:  Students should arrive between 6pm – 6:20pm.  The K-2nd concert will be finishing at 6pm so please don’t enter the gym before 6pm unless you are planning to attend the whole K-2 concert which starts at 5pm.

Departure:  After the concert, we are asking that students and families help put away chairs, clean up the gym and help load up instruments and equipment into vehicles to be transported back to Charlemagne.  

Attire:  Dress ‘nicely’.  

Help:  We will need some volunteers to help transport instruments to Roosevelt from Charlemagne and then back again after the concert.  More info coming soon. 

Thanks,

M. Eric

blochmiller_e@4j.lane.edu

April 2-5, 2025

March 31st, 2025 Write Comment News

le 2 au 5 avril 2025

Upcoming Dates   

  • Tuesday, April 1 – School resumes for students
  • Friday, April 11 – No school – Professional Development for teachers
  • Tuesday, May 20 – 3-5 Music Concert (See below for full information)

Classroom Needs

We asked each family to bring two full boxes of tissues at the beginning of the year, so if you already did that, feel free to ignore this request. However, we are getting low on tissues and would love some donations. Please don’t send tissues with lotion in them. Thanks to Callie’s dad and to Olivia Y’s family who already sent some in. Merci! Come on everyone else. 

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

(kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu and hopper_s@4j.lane.edu)

This week, we will be trying a new schedule. Students will begin the in the room in which they ended instead of beginning in the same room every day of the week. It’s called a “Roller coaster schedule,” and it has brought positive comments from other immersion programs. Third grade has been doing this schedule all term, and they are very happy with it, so we’re going to give it a shot. You don’t need to do anything differently, and if any kids end up in the wrong room, we can probably figure it out. 

Le français

Jana Kincaid, French and Science kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu

There is no French homework this week, it will be the week of April 7. We began talking about our francophone country project the week before spring break and students were assigned their countries. We will begin our research this week.

Most students have completed our newest “J’observe..” writing prompt, “Les garçons et la moto.” The boys are in India, fresh from bathing at the canal in the village of Chachura in Utter Pradesh, precisely here. Many students though the boys were in Africa rather than Asia, but a few kids had it figured out. We will do a new “J’observe…” writing activity the first or second week back to school.

We have two art projects up in the hallway. Our “Tubes” project is in the stairwell that leads down to 4th & 5th grades. The other project is “Les cerisiers en fleur” or “Cherry blossoms” in a limited space, so Mme Wolf selected a few to display. They will all come home in the next few weeks.

Student goal:  I can express myself in writing, conjugating verbs, creating interesting sentences, and respecting the grammar rules I have already been taught.

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

Student goal:  I can form lowercase and uppercase letters correctly in cursive.

Artist in Residence

This week, fourth grade will create a tie-dye project with our second artist-in-residence, Tiana Povenmire-Kirk. This project will be completed next week and will take place in both classrooms.

Les sciences

We will dive back into our Énergie unit this week. We will test objects in a circuit to determine which items are conductors (un conducteur) and which are insulators (un isolant).

     

Math

Shelli Hopper-Moore hopper_s@4j.lane.edu English & Math

HOMEWORK- Math review Tuesday & Wednesday; Writing to share with parents on Thursday

On Thursday, please look for the last unit quiz to come home as well as students’ most recent writing assignment.

 In small groups, we’ll be practicing telling time in Frenchwith our intern, Charlotte. This will continue through April.
 

This week, we’ll start Bridges Module 5: Geometry & Measurement. This week we’ll be measuring angles and using protractors as well as learning a lot of vocabulary.   this week’s goals are:

  • Determine angles of rotation
  • Measure angles with protractors
  • Identify types of lines and angles

Here’s the parent support page to explain the major concepts of this unit.

 

English & Social Studies

Current Unit: Corps of Discovery & Impacts on Indigenous people
There’s an opportunity for your family to visit the POW WOW this weekend at Lane Community College. Here’s the link for more information.
 
We begin a three week integrated social studies unit about the Lewis and Clark expedition and its impact first people of Oregon. We’ll start by reading a book about Indigenous People of Oregon and learning from lessons provided by the Grande Ronde Tribe about its people’s traditional way of life living in Oregon since time immemorial. Then, we’ll delve into U.S. History and read a short chapter book called Lewis and Clark, In their Own Words.

 

 Reminders:

Healthy and Nut-Free Snacks

PLEASE do not send any snacks containing peanuts or any kind of tree nut. Healthy, non-messy snacks are best. Please do not send candy as a snack either.

PE & Recess

At recess, students will be outside even in drizzle. So please have your child wear layers and a jacket or hat during rainy, cool weather. Also, students need secure and sturdy shoes on PE Days:

Blue Class PE & Library days: Monday & Thursday

Red Class PE & Library days: Tuesday & FridayDecember 9-13, 2024

 

Spring Music Concert

What/Where:  3rd-5th Spring Music Concert on May 20 at 6:30pm in Roosevelt Middle School Gym.

Who is invited:  Everyone.  Using Roosevelt means anyone can attend. The gym at Charlemagne is too small for this type of event.     

Arrival:  Students should arrive between 6pm – 6:20pm.  The K-2nd concert will be finishing at 6pm so please don’t enter the gym before 6pm unless you are planning to attend the whole K-2 concert which starts at 5pm.

Departure:  After the concert, we are asking that students and families help put away chairs, clean up the gym and help load up instruments and equipment into vehicles to be transported back to Charlemagne.  

Attire:  Dress ‘nicely’.  

Help:  We will need some volunteers to help transport instruments to Roosevelt from Charlemagne and then back again after the concert.  More info coming soon. 

Thanks,

M. Eric

blochmiller_e@4j.lane.edu