Get class info sent right to your phone!

Understanding that many families are extremely busy, I have signed our class up for a Remind.com account. Using the link below, you can find instructions on how to get reminders about upcoming school/class events right to your phone! These messages might include Fin Friday reminders, field trip updates, or fundraiser information. YOu can sign up or opt out at any time. I have found this very helpful in the past and hope you consider signing up. :)

Remind.com set up info

Spring Cleaning?

Share your COLORS: Recycling unwanted crayons into unlimited possibilities.

Please consider donating your unwanted crayons to be recycled into new ones.  The Crayon Initiative accepts unwanted crayons and melts them down to create new crayons to donate to schools, hospitals, arts programs and other organizations invested in our children.  We will have a donation box in the Shatekon lobby during the month of June.  For more information, please visit: http://thecrayoninitiative.org/   

Simple Machines

Today we had another guest speaker who brought materials so we could explore Simple Machines!

Simple Machines

Here are two great websites to help study simple machines. Have fun exploring!

http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/Labs/Machines/

http://legacy.mos.org/sln/leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html

Free Entrance to National Parks!

The National Park Service turns 100 years old in 2016 and we want everyone to join the party! For a free pass for all 4th Graders click here!

Additionally, on 16 days in '16, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. 

Mark your calendar for these entrance fee–free dates in 2016:

• January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• April 16 through 24: National Park Week
• August 25 through 28: National Park Service Birthday
• September 24: National Public Lands Day
• November 11: Veterans Day

National parks are America’s Best Idea, and there are more than 400 parks available to everyone, every day. The fee-free days provide a great opportunity to visit a new place or an old favorite, especially one of the 127 national parks that normally charge an entrance fee. The others are free all of the time. Plan your visit and enjoy our country’s history and nature.

The fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

Fee-free days make parks accessible to more people. However, national parks are always economical, with entrance fees that range from $3 to $30. In addition, any fourth grade student can get a free annual pass through the Every Kid in a Park program, and active duty military and citizens with a permanent disability can also get free passes. For more information about the variety of discounted passes available, please visit the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass page.

Ask the Animal Presentation

Please join us in celebrating the completion of our Naturalist Google Slides Presentations!

Come to Shatekon to learn about NYS animals like:

¨ Moose, hawk, coyote, bullfrog, white tailed deer, raccoon, red fox, humpback whale, gray squirrel, bobcat, bald eagle and mink

¨ When:  Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 12:30-1:15 pm

¨ Where:  Computer lab

Please let us know the names of everyone attending by 4.18.16. You must be on the visitors list to be allowed into school.

April Newsletter

ELA

**The NYS testing dates for ELA are the 5^th-7^th. These tests are untimed and have fewer questions. We will start each day at 8:15. Our specials have been moved to 10:15 or 10:45. If your student is still testing at 10:15 they will be moved to another location to finish the test.

**The following week we will revisit our animal study and complete an online research project titled “Ask the Animal”. Students will use our iPads to do research and create a presentation all about a NYS animal. Mrs. Chakmakas and Mrs. Rao will join us as well to help with the project. Stay tuned for an invite to our electronic NYS animal zoo!

Ø  Our regular classroom schedule will resume the 3^rd week of April (18^th-22^nd). That is when we will go back to normal homework and classwork.

Math

Concepts:

o   Continue review of content covered in 4^th grade

o   Prepare for NYS math exam

o   Begin chapter 9 - Decimals

o   Place Value of decimals

o   Equating decimals, money and fractions

o   Comparing decimals

o   After the NYS tests we still have chapters 9 and 12 to finish in our text book.

o   When the book is finished we will begin lessons called “Getting Ready for 5^th Grade”

o   These lessons will incorporate what we have learned this year and stretch students thinking.

http://gregtangmath.com/

https://www.reflexmath.com/

Social Studies

This week we will begin an inquiry unit about the American Revolution! Students will read use our text book, primary sources, videos and on-line research. They will get to choose to either write a persuasive essay to join the revolution or not or create a skit! We will take a few weeks to research and create before we present for each other. We have so many creative students; it’s sure to be great!

Reminders

ü 4.5.16 – 4.7.16 NYS ELA testing

ü 4.8.16 Quarter 3 closes

ü 4.12.16 Scotia Glenville Traveling Museum - Measuring

ü 4.13.16 to 4.15.16 – NYS Math test

ü 4.13.16 – PTA meeting in library

ü 4.18.16 – Report cards sent home

4.25.16 – 4.29.16 – Spring Break