Working Hard and Holiday Cheer

Donations Still Needed!

Our class  is going to be making miniature gingerbread houses. 

We are still in need of the following items: 

-cans of vanilla frosting (we really need these!)
-Christmas hard candies

-skittles

-m&ms

-red and black licorice

-miniature candy canes

-necco wafers

-gummy lifesavers

-large lifesavers

 The last day for donations is Friday, December 16th. We will be making these houses in our classroom on December 21st at 10:00. Anyone who is available to help is greatly appreciated. Please let me know if you are able to come in. It will be a morning full of fun!  

Reminders:

Math Test:  Our Unit 3 math test will be on Wednesday or Thursday.  I am hoping to send home a review on Tuesday.

Holiday Program Info: 
Tuesday, December 13th

Fellowship Reformed Church

6:30pm - K, 1st & 2nd

7:30pm - 3rd, 4th, 5th

** Students can come down to our the room at 7:15. Please do not send them down any earlier as there will not be supervision in the rooms until then. Students are to use the bathroom before they come to the room. Please also know that your student must be picked up by an adult after the program.

Gingerbread House Time:  Will take place on Wednesday, December 21st at 10:00am.  Volunteers are welcome!

Classroom Holiday Party: Will be immediately following gingerbread house time around 10:45 - 11:40.  If you volunteered to bring an item, I will send you a reminder as we get closer.

Here is what we learned in 4th grade this past week:

Writing: 
I can generate opinion essay topics by noticing things around me.

I can notice how opinion essays are organized.
I can organize my opinion essay with boxes and bullets.

I can think about transitional phrases that use parallel structure.

Science:  

I can identify features of the sun.

I can identify features of the earth.

I can observe the phases of the moon.

Math: 

I can practice dividing with different methods.

I can use estimation to check if my answer is reasonable.

I can figure out when to include zeroes in my quotient.

I can make sense of remainders.

Reading:

I can determine the main idea by thinking about what is important.

I can support the main ideas with key details from the text.

I can determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

I can recognize and organize descriptive informational text.

Important Dates:

December 13th: Holiday Program at 7:30pm
December 16th: Popcorn Friday
December 21st: Gingerbread house making and Classroom Holiday Party in the a.m.
December 22nd - January 2: Holiday Break; no school
January 3rd-9th: 5th Grade Can Drive
January 13th: Early release day; School ends at 12:15