First Picture Day

Our first picture day of this school year will be October 2nd at 11:20.  : )

Book Orders Due

I will be inputing the September book order tomorrow afternoon.  Remember you can send in one check to Scholastic or go online!

Thank you!

Thank you so much for coming to open house last night!  I was truly happy to meet with all of you and set us all up for a successful year!

Open House Night

I'm really looking forward to meeting all of you at Open House.  4th grade will begin in the gym at 6:00 followed by a brief meeting in room 348.  See you then!!

Our first field trip!

Our first field trip is upon us!  Please make sure to return the signed permission slip as soon as possible.  The cost is $10.  If you are interested in chaperoning there are forms that MUST be filled out before the five parents can be selected.  Remember we will be having other field trips so if you don't come along this time, maybe next time! : )

Are crayfish are hungry!!

Help us experiment with our crayfish by sending in SMALL amounts of cooked corn or other vegetables, live earthworms or fish food.  :) Thanks for your continued support!

September Newsletter

Reminders

ü Sept. 12^th – bus drill

ü Sept. 13^th – first day of orchestra practice ( Mon. and Thurs. depending on instrument)

ü Sept. 24^th – Open House 6-8

o   We will begin in the gym

ü Sept. 26^th – NO SCHOOL

ü Sept. 28^th – Book orders due

ELA

Reading:

Ø  Students will learn about narrative elements. Setting, characters, plot, theme, point of view

Ø  We will be taking an in depth look into each element and using the information as we read throughout the year. We will also begin learning reading strategies from our reading CAFÉ !

 

Writing:

Ø  We’ll review the writing process and the 6 traits of good writing.

 

Grammar:

Ø  How to use nouns and pronouns effectively to make writing better.

Spelling Patterns: All tests are Thursdays!!!

Ø  Sight word list

Ø  List 1 – long and short a

Ø  List 2 – long and short e

Math

Third Grade review and Chapter 1

Concepts:

o   Place value, expanded, written and standard form in number writing, comparing, ordering and rounding numbers. We’ll also begin word problem strategies and skills.

Vocabulary:

o   Place value, standard form, expanded form, greater than, less than

Assessments:

o   Each unit of study will have a pre and posttest.  You will see how much your child has grown with each concept!

o   Math fact tests will be every other week.  All students will begin with additions facts.

Social Studies

Concepts:

v  Geography of NYS

v  Various maps

o   How to use legends

o   How to use a compass rose

o   What type of map is this?

Vocabulary:

v  Physical map

v  Political map

v  Labels

v  Compass rose

v  Latitude

v  Longitude

v  Continent

**We are awaiting live crayfish!  When they come we’ll begin our first animal unit!