I thought our field trip to the U of A and Ben's Bells went well on Friday. Thank you to Mrs. Tapia, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Neilson, Mr. Mourelatos, Mr. Folkerts and Mr. Warren for providing transportation and supervision. Hopefully your son or daughter told you about the field trip.
It is hard to believe that we are down to the last week of the school year. Thank you for your support the entire year- it made my year far more enjoyable. Our entire class will be fifth graders next year and I sincerely wish each student continued success. It has been my pleasure to have them in our All Star class.
Please make sure your son or daughter has turned in library books and the math handbook.
We still have work to do this week. We have been working on our poetry books for about a month. I hope the kids have been keeping up with their poems. The book should include at least 25 poems, a cover and table of contents. Of course, it should represent the student's best effort. The books are due on Tuesday morning. We will share the poetry books with our class on Tuesday. Wednesday all the fourth graders will gather for Pastries and Poetry. After the kids share their poems with their peers then we will enjoy delicious pastries. The kids absolutely need their poetry book on Wednesday.
Monday afternoon there is an assembly to listen to the candidates running for a student council office. Good luck to all of our class members brave enough to run for office!
Tuesday at 9:15 is the fourth grade Strive for Excellence Assembly. If you received an invitation last Monday, I hope you will be able to attend and cheer for your son or daughter as the award is received.
The yearbooks are scheduled to be distributed on Wednesday. Thursday morning the third through fifth graders will gather in the cafeteria to sign yearbooks. I will provide special sheets of paper for those students who did not purchase a yearbook. Everyone will have an opportunity to have their friends write them encouraging words.
Progress reports will be sent home with the students on Thursday afternoon.
Thanks again for a wonderful year. May we all continue to grow, reach and succeed!
Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Homework week of May 19, 2014
Monday - finish poetry book, math 19 & 20 and reading log
Tuesday - If not done, finish poetry book and math 24 & 25
Tuesday - If not done, finish poetry book and math 24 & 25
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Teacher's note May 12, 2014
Last Friday afternoon in walked Xiah's mom, our CEO, with two beautiful bags in her hands. I opened the gifts to discover a beautiful silver book mark and a gorgeous silver snow globe from Things Remembered. Both of the items had my name engraved on them. Thank you for donating to the group class gifts. You are very generous and have been supportive all year. Please accept my sincere thanks.
Monday morning we have a special presentation titled Too Good To Throw Away. It correlates with our Changing Earth science unit and encourages us to reduce, reuse or recycle. I think it is very informative and persuasive.
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 will be the track assembly. The ribbons from regionals and city will be awarded to the athletes. Parents of the track team are invited to attend if they wish.
We have two wonderful events on Friday - our field trip to the U of A and the band and orchestra concert. Our adjusted plan is to leave Soleng Tom by 8:45 in the morning, walk around the U of A, paint kind coins, eat lunch and be back at Soleng Tom by 1:00. Then we will enjoy listening to our musicians.
It is time to return library books and the math handbook. The math handbooks were handed out during parent teacher conferences to the families who wanted a reference book at home. Please return all the school books as soon as possible.
We did not take the unit two math test on Friday. We need to review organized lists and vertex edge graphs. I think we can review and take the test on Monday. Then we will finish the year studying three dimensional geometry.
This week we will put a great deal of effort into our poetry unit. The kids will be writing nature, concrete and free choice poems. They will be producing their final copy at home for their homework. The completed poetry book will be due next Tuesday. The entire fourth grade will enjoy Poetry and Pastries together on Wednesday, May 21.
I hope this is a wonderful week full of learning activities to help us grow, reach and succeed.
Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa
Monday morning we have a special presentation titled Too Good To Throw Away. It correlates with our Changing Earth science unit and encourages us to reduce, reuse or recycle. I think it is very informative and persuasive.
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 will be the track assembly. The ribbons from regionals and city will be awarded to the athletes. Parents of the track team are invited to attend if they wish.
We have two wonderful events on Friday - our field trip to the U of A and the band and orchestra concert. Our adjusted plan is to leave Soleng Tom by 8:45 in the morning, walk around the U of A, paint kind coins, eat lunch and be back at Soleng Tom by 1:00. Then we will enjoy listening to our musicians.
It is time to return library books and the math handbook. The math handbooks were handed out during parent teacher conferences to the families who wanted a reference book at home. Please return all the school books as soon as possible.
We did not take the unit two math test on Friday. We need to review organized lists and vertex edge graphs. I think we can review and take the test on Monday. Then we will finish the year studying three dimensional geometry.
This week we will put a great deal of effort into our poetry unit. The kids will be writing nature, concrete and free choice poems. They will be producing their final copy at home for their homework. The completed poetry book will be due next Tuesday. The entire fourth grade will enjoy Poetry and Pastries together on Wednesday, May 21.
I hope this is a wonderful week full of learning activities to help us grow, reach and succeed.
Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa
Homework week of May 12, 2014
Monday - vocabulary 131 & 132, type I Do Not Understand and cinquain poetry and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 107 & 109, math pages 2 & 3, and reading log
Wednesday - study spelling words, math page 6, type haiku, acrostic and nature poems
Thursday - math 8 & 9, work on nature and free choice poems, and reading log
Friday - work on poetry if necessary
Tuesday - spelling 107 & 109, math pages 2 & 3, and reading log
Wednesday - study spelling words, math page 6, type haiku, acrostic and nature poems
Thursday - math 8 & 9, work on nature and free choice poems, and reading log
Friday - work on poetry if necessary
Spelling list: The Down and Up Fall
1. difficult
2. probably
3. beginning
4. direction
5. discover
6. excellent
7. important
8. imagine
9. energy
10. remember
11. different
12. another
13. beautiful
14. dangerous
15. government
16. interest
17. becoming
18. description
19. engineer
20. wonderful
Bonus words
transformed
investigate
enthusiastically
decor
apparently
corridor
2. probably
3. beginning
4. direction
5. discover
6. excellent
7. important
8. imagine
9. energy
10. remember
11. different
12. another
13. beautiful
14. dangerous
15. government
16. interest
17. becoming
18. description
19. engineer
20. wonderful
Bonus words
transformed
investigate
enthusiastically
decor
apparently
corridor
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Teacher's note May 5, 2014
Wow! The kids had terrific nonfiction book reports! I was impressed with the creativity, information and confidence the students demonstrated. Monday we will enjoy the rest of presentations that did not get an opportunity on Friday.
Thank you for the outstanding response to drive to the U of A on May 16th. I sent the letter home on Monday and by Wednesday we had enough drivers. I really appreciate your support.
I am looking forward to seeing all of you Tuesday night at the Family Barbecue. Please have the students at school by 5:15 and report to the music room. They do not have to wear anything special for the boom whacker concert. The performance will start at 5:30 and last about 30 minutes. The kids will help put away the boom whackers and music stands and then be free to eat and enjoy the many other attractions at the BBQ. The Family Barbecue is one of my favorite events of the entire school year.
In addition to Tuesday's BBQ, we have a couple more special events. Monday morning our class will preview the Book Fair in the Library. Thursday morning we will see the Art Bus while it is parked at Soleng Tom.
The kids are going to love this week's reading selection "Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back!" It describes a variety of carnivorous plants and how they function. We will also continue to write poetry. Next we will write acrostic, nature and concrete poems - it is an opportunity for the kids to be creative! Wednesday evening the students will start typing their poetry at home. Please encourage the students to put their best effort into their poetry book. The fourth grade has planned a Poetry and Pastries special event for May 21. The kids will read their poems to each other and then enjoy a delicious treat!
Math is going to be interesting and fun this week as we do probability experiments and analyze the data. The kids should have a far better understanding of probability after this week. I am planning to give the unit two test on describing data and probability on Friday.
Sometime in the near future I will be gone for a day or two for professional development - it is time for me to learn more! I am going to try to arrange it on a day when I will not miss too much fun.
I will see you Tuesday.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Figueroa
Thank you for the outstanding response to drive to the U of A on May 16th. I sent the letter home on Monday and by Wednesday we had enough drivers. I really appreciate your support.
I am looking forward to seeing all of you Tuesday night at the Family Barbecue. Please have the students at school by 5:15 and report to the music room. They do not have to wear anything special for the boom whacker concert. The performance will start at 5:30 and last about 30 minutes. The kids will help put away the boom whackers and music stands and then be free to eat and enjoy the many other attractions at the BBQ. The Family Barbecue is one of my favorite events of the entire school year.
In addition to Tuesday's BBQ, we have a couple more special events. Monday morning our class will preview the Book Fair in the Library. Thursday morning we will see the Art Bus while it is parked at Soleng Tom.
The kids are going to love this week's reading selection "Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back!" It describes a variety of carnivorous plants and how they function. We will also continue to write poetry. Next we will write acrostic, nature and concrete poems - it is an opportunity for the kids to be creative! Wednesday evening the students will start typing their poetry at home. Please encourage the students to put their best effort into their poetry book. The fourth grade has planned a Poetry and Pastries special event for May 21. The kids will read their poems to each other and then enjoy a delicious treat!
Math is going to be interesting and fun this week as we do probability experiments and analyze the data. The kids should have a far better understanding of probability after this week. I am planning to give the unit two test on describing data and probability on Friday.
Sometime in the near future I will be gone for a day or two for professional development - it is time for me to learn more! I am going to try to arrange it on a day when I will not miss too much fun.
I will see you Tuesday.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Figueroa
Spelling words: Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back!
1. major
2. cedar
3. spiders
4. locate
5. ruler
6. motive
7. raven
8. pilot
9. silent
10. super
11. paper
12. native
13. rivals
14. solar
15. bison
16. legal
17. humor
18. moment
19. nature
20. virus
Bonus words
carnivorous
boggiest
chemicals
dissolve
accidentally
fertilizer
victim
2. cedar
3. spiders
4. locate
5. ruler
6. motive
7. raven
8. pilot
9. silent
10. super
11. paper
12. native
13. rivals
14. solar
15. bison
16. legal
17. humor
18. moment
19. nature
20. virus
Bonus words
carnivorous
boggiest
chemicals
dissolve
accidentally
fertilizer
victim
Homework week of May 5, 2014
Monday - vocabulary 127 & 128, finish math 37 - 39 and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 104 & 105, math 45 & 46, and reading log
Wednesday - type biopoem and I Am poem, math 48, and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math 51 & 52 and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 104 & 105, math 45 & 46, and reading log
Wednesday - type biopoem and I Am poem, math 48, and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math 51 & 52 and reading log
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