le 4 au 7 novembre 2024Upcoming Dates
Friday, November 8 – NO SCHOOL, Grading day
Monday, November 11 – NO SCHOOL, Veteran’s Day
Monday, November 25 – NO SCHOOL, Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am-8 pm & Book Fair
Tuesday, November 26 – NO SCHOOL, Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am-12 pm & Book Fair
Wednesday-Friday, November 27-29 – NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break
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 & Sciences kincaid_j@4j.lane.edu
No French homework this week, and we’re taking the quiz on Monday because I was not here on Friday, and I always feel they do better when I’m present to help give precise instruction ahead of time.
Student goal: I can identify and utilize prepositions in a sentence.
We continue with leveled reading groups twice a week. Charlotte is reading individually with students who need a little extra support four days a week. We continue our cursive writing instruction, and have nearly completed lowercase letters. This week, we’ll learn how to conjugate the verbs vouloir (to want) and pouvoir (to be able).
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.
Une tornade de poissons
Students have finished writing the “Le chien aux yeux exorbités.” So, we will move on to our new photo. It is called, “Une tornade de poissons,” a tornado of fish. Students always like looking at this photo, and we’ll work a little bit on some imagery as well.
We continue the “Moi!” project, and six or seven students have completed the project! We’ll spend a little more time this week trying to get these finished up. If you are in the building, they are displayed in the 4/5 stairwell & will still be up during Parent/Teacher conferences.
Student goal: With support, I can write a four sentence paragraph about a photo.
Les sciences
This past week, we learned about the different components of soil: humus (l’humus), pebbles (les cailloux), gravel (le gravier), silt (le limon) and clay (l’argile). Using rulers, we measured and drew the different sizes of components in centimeters and millimeters. We also demonstrated physical weathering (l’usure physique) by using a couple of different kinds of stones, conglomerate (le conglomérat) and quartz (le quartz). The kid groups agitated their stone inside a plastic jar with a lid, each student shaking for 30 seconds each. We noticed that the stones did not decompose in the same way, so all rocks do not weather equally. It was very loud and undoubtedly delightful for our neighbors. This week, we will demonstrate chemical weathering (l’usure chimique) on four different kinds of stones, using vinegar to model the effects. It will be a bit stinky in our room for a couple of weeks.
Student goal: I am learning what soil is made of and about physical and chemical weathering.
Mme Shelli hopper_s@4j.lane.edu English & Math teacher
Math this week
There is math homework this week. Attached to the homework are some ideas for practicing multiplication facts at home.
Students should be learning the facts through x10. Our fall facts test will be on November 15. Click the math tab at the top of this page for more ideas for practicing multiplication facts at home.
We are currently piloting Bridges Mathematics. Please give your feedback about math curriculum to the district through this survey.
We are midway through Unit 2, which includes a study of our base-ten number system and forms of numbers (expanded form, scientific notation, base-ten models, and word form). We will be continuing to model multiplication of 2-digit numbers with number pieces like this:
Here, students can visualize multiplication of larger numbers. They will get to the standard algorithm later in mathematics, but for now we are building on conceptual understanding of multiplication.
We will wrap up this unit during the week of Nov. 12-15. We’ll start our next unit on fractions in the second math curriculum we are piloting, Imagine Math – Illustrative Mathematics on November 18th.
At home, you can help your child become fluent x1 through x12 facts (a third grade standard that many students have yet to master.)
English
We continue the short novel, Love that Dog, this week. Last week, students identified some major themes in the text so far:- Try something before your decide your don’t it.
- Practicing can help us be more confident.
- Poetry is for everyone.
- We can encourage others.
OBOB practice begins Wednesday November 6 during lunch and recess. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Mme. Ginger, the teacher coordinator for OBOB at topize_g@4j.lane.edu
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) with Mme Rachel
Our school counselor, Mme Rachel, meets with our fourth graders each week. Here’s what they’ve been discussing:
This week we talked about the balanced brain. We learned that there is a logic center and emotion center. The logic center helps you organize facts, think about consequences and understand cause and effect. The emotion center helps you notice and feel. It tells us information about our wants and needs. We looked at another image that listed the logic center as reasonable mind and then discussed how reasonable mind and emotion mind need to balance into wise mind. We then used scenarios to determine which part of the mind was in control during that scenario. It was shared that we all have strong reactions at times but with practice we can get to wise mind quicker. An important part of the discussion was about how some people have hidden disabilities. They tend to use one side of the brain more, so it is important to pause and think before we react.
Hosting Interns
Bonjour Charlemagne families,
We have 2 AMAZING interns from France working at our school. We are asking families to think about hosting one of them for the next term: January(ish)-March (ish).
Tom is a 21-year old young man who is very enthusiastic, an extravert and a sports/outdoor LOVER. He is currently the host brother of a 2nd grader.
Charlotte is a 22-year old young woman who is calm and an art lover. She is currently with a 3rd grader.
The requirements to host are:
– Transporting the intern to and from school,
– Offering her/his own room,
– Offering 3 meals a day
The host families don’t have to be part of our Charlemagne community, so tell friends, neighbors, family members!
If you have an interest in hosting, please reach out to our host family coordinator, Rachel Buciarski (Charlemagne parent) at rachel@buciarski.com.
Merci beaucoup!
Reminders:
Class Representatives
Healthy and Nut Free Snacks
Please Keep Fidgets and Toys at Home
If your child needs a fidget tool that helps him/her/them focus, please let us know. We have some that work great and are far less distracting than others. A fidget is meant to help a child focus attention, so we reserve the right to ask students to put them away when they are more of a distraction to themselves and/or others. Toys are to be left at home, as per our school policy.
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 & Friday
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