Materials & iPads:

Please send back to school a Journeys reading textbook, if you still have one. Students will get to keep their art supplies from class and will bring home math quizzes and booklets this week. Students may keep their iPads over the summer and can access SORA (library books), Dreambox, and other apps for learning during the summer. They will need to bring it back to school in the fall. If you plan to change schools or move, please be sure to return the iPad to school.

If your child somehow brought home his orange school headphones, please return them also. Please have your child hang on to her French journal, which can be a great future resource.

School Photos

Life Touch will email you digital copies of your child’s photos and will be sending them directly to you. They will probably arrive around July. If you do not receive them contact Life Touch directly.

Last week of school:

Monday, June 14 – Cohort A attends its regular school day. This is the last day for Cohort A in the building, so it’s say good-bye to your teachers day. Cohort B has Zoom & Seesaw.

Tuesday, June 15 – Cohort B attends its regular school day. This is the last day for Cohort B in the building, so it’s say good-bye to your teachers day. Cohort A has Zoom & Seesaw. 

Wednesday, June 16 – Whole class  Zoom & fun Seesaw reflection activities 9:30-10:35

Thursday, June 17 – Last day of school, only 5th grade attends. 4th grade has asynchronous Seesaw work.

Le français

It has been a pleasure teaching and learning French with your students over this crazy school year. I’ve been impressed with the progress students have made, especially since we got back into the classroom. Due to less contact with students over the last year and more, very few students met fourth-grade French standards this year, as you may see reflected on the French report card. If your child ends up below the standard on his report card, just know that he will have opportunities to get caught up in the next year or so. This year, we practiced a lot of  French through reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities. We corrected sentences and examined grammatical errors including spelling and syntax. We worked hard on verb conjugations and parts of speech. Most students did an admirable job remaining in French in the classroom, which they will also be expected to do in 5th grade.

Since we lost some time together, and since we don’t want any backsliding at this juncture, I strongly recommend you help your child maintain her French over the summer. If you look at the Le français section of the blog, there are many sites that your child can visit to practice French. Even if you show movies in French that they already know, that can help (See the potential list on the blog). If siblings or parents also speak French, practice with them. Please make it fun and have a great summer!

A Year in Review:

 Your Child’s English Report Card

In 4th Grade, we covered the standards listed below and, due to distance learning, some were covered more in-depth than others. As you review your child’s report card, you may see some 2’s. This reflects means your child has made some progress toward meeting the 4th grade standard, but they may need more practice in that area. This year, it is quite common to see some 2’s. Review your child’s Seesaw math work over the last few weeks to get a glimpse at what they understand at this point in the year.

Know, that teachers next year will make every effort to fill in gaps in student learning as they teach grade level standards. For ideas about how you can help your child maintain and build math skills this summer, check out the “Summer Skill Building Suggestions” below.

4th grade math skills covered this year:

  • Solve problems with addition & subtractions (Add & Subtract with regrouping through millions)
  • Solve problems with multiplication (Correctly multiply 3 digit x 1 digit numbers with standard algorithm or other strategy)
  • Solve problems with division (Student may not yet be using standard algorithm – instead they may use strategies to solve division problems with 3-4 digit dividends)
  • Compare and order fractions (Use strategies or make common denominators to compare)
  • Add and Subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators
  • Covert Fractions and decimals (Use models, identify place value through tenths and hundredths)

If you would like more detail about what students should be able to do at each grade level in math, check out this document or this list of math standards at each grade level.

Summer skill-building suggestions

Math Facts- All 5th graders need to start the year knowing basic multiplication facts. Also addition, subtraction & multiplication facts. Get some flashcards or try a Flashcard app online such as FactMonster.

Dreambox -District-paid math subscription all summer for students

Prodigy – Online math games & practice. Free- parents will need to sign up for an account.

Math Workbooks- Looking for paper & pencil work? You might consider purchasing a workbook. Select 4th-grade level for review & introduction to concepts we missed due to CDL. Look for problem-solving activities, measurement, fractions, multiplication & division practice. A few suggested workbooks: Singapore Math Level 3 or 4A or Critical Thinking for Math Grade 4.

Read, Read, Read. Consider the Eugene Public library’s summer reading contest. Also, check out SORA on iPads in Clever for free reading books during the summer.

Summer Weekly Reading  Menu- Link Here

Journal – Going on a trip or staying home? Have your child journal about it each day. They can add photos or drawings, too.

French – Have a sibling that also speaks French? Practice with him or her. Also, check out “Le français“ on this blog and try some of the many free opportunities to practice French over the summer. Watch movies in French. See the list of potential choices on Netflix at the top of the blog.

Technology Help

If you are unable to troubleshoot any technology issues that you have by using the quick sheets provided in your tech folder (you received this when you picked up your child’s iPad), you may submit a “help request” form at 4J’s Technology Support page: https://technologysupport.4j.lane.edu/