We Won the Good Sportsmanship Gorilla!

During Fitness Week, students are observed at recess and lunch and receive "dazzles" for positive acts, especially good sportsmanship! 

Today the winner was: ROOM 20!

Coach Allison said the major reason we won is because our class cheered on another class and told them how great THEIR cheer was! True examples of good sports!

Way to go, Green Emeralds! You are role models!

This Week in Room 20

Fitness Week Reminders

Try to wear our class color BRIGHT GREEN all week!  Shirts were sent home on Friday.  Eat a rainbow each day this week!  Our class is the GREEN EMERALDS!

Our walkathon will be on Tuesday at 9:00am.  Make sure to wear your fitness week shirt! Any parent who wishes to come and cheer and take pictures for our classroom is welcome. However, something new this year...no parents from fourth grade will be marking cards for our 4th graders as we walk laps. If you come to watch us walk, you may not mark cards.  

Send in any Fitness Week/Walk A Thon donations by May 22. Thank you for your support!  

SBAC TESTING

Last week we completed the SBAC testing in math and Language Arts. They worked so hard and I'm really proud of them! Any students who were absent during testing will make up their test this week.

Curriculum News

• English Language Arts - We will continue our novel study on Esperanza Rising this week.   We will have a vocabulary and comprehension test, most likely, on Wednesday.
• Mathematics -Geometry 

• Writing - Persuasive writing

• Science - Life Science

• Social Studies - Students will continue to read the informational chapter book called, What was the Gold Rush? 

• Last Day of School - June 4th

To Ethiopia, With Love

This is the video we sent to Hailey to show our Ethiopian pen pals so they could have a glimpse into our American lives!

It is supplemented with pictures of my own kids and Hailey, just to make her smile a little bigger!



Click the following link to see the video!
https://youtu.be/QGfWBAVkmGU

This Week in Our Class

Classroom News

---

Welcome Back  Welcome Back to school!  I hope you had a relaxing Spring Break.   Thank you to all the families who attended our Open House back in March.  The students were so proud of their work!  Thank you for your support, as always. Reminders: Our field trip to the Olivas Adobe is on Friday.  Please be sure to dress in layers and bring an old towel.  Students should have their lunch in their lunch box or bag and their snack kept in a separate bag.  A little yellow reminder sheet will come home on Wednesday with more information.    Return your Spring Pictures or money or both by this Friday.  Look for our Gold Rush Day flyer coming home this week.  We need lots of help for this day!  Thank you!  Gold Rush Day will be on May 1st. We are preparing for our play, which will be on May 6th! Students should be practicing and singing at home EVERY DAY!! I would appreciate your help with this! Curriculum News English Language Arts - We are starting to read Esperanza Rising, as well as the picture book called Harvesting Hope - The Ceasar Chavez story Mathematics - Continuing fractions and moving on to decimals Writing - One more informative piece and Intro to Persuasive Writing Science - Finishing Earth Science with Mrs. Dant, and moving on to Life Science Social Studies - moving from the CA mission system to the Rancho time period in history

Open House This Wednesday!

Reminder 

This Wednesday is Open House

March 25th from 6:00 - 7:00

We will get out of school at 12:30 

Because Open House is not at the end of the year anymore, it is showing work accomplished so far, and work in progress.

You will get to experience activities, games, and experiments that your children are engaged in on a daily basis! Super FUN!

The students are very proud, and I know excited to share everything!

I am thrilled to be able to watch them share with you. 

I encourage you all to attend!

Reminder!

A reminder that Wednesday, March 11, Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 13 are minimum days with a dismissal time of 12:30. If your child is involved in El Camino Tutoring, it is cancelled this week!

HOMEWORK FOR TONIGHT!

Homework for Thursday, February 26th

We are getting ready for the Smarter Balance Test at the end of fourth grade! 
Tonight, check out the website and the practice test for math 4th grade. Become familiar with the tools and try some Language Arts questions.

• Type http://caaspp.org/practice-and-training/ in the address or search bar or click here: Practice Test  and click on "Student Interface Practice and Training Tests"
• click on "sign in" (you are a guest)
• Select your grade and click "yes"
• Select ELA 3-5 Training Test

There is no other ELA homework tonight! You don't have to do the entire test but do some practice. About  1/2 hour is good!

Have fun!

Remember, your ADJUSTING A RECIPE PROJECT is due tomorrow!

We Ask, Hailey Answers!

Check out the answers to some questions we asked Hailey about Bele, Ethiopia!CLICK HERE to go to Hailey's Blog Post "From the Mouths of America's Future

The Week Ahead...

First of all, I'd like to take a minute to thank you all for making me feel so special and loved on Friday! I would also like to thank you for your donations to our "Minute to Win It, Valentine Edition" games! A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Keating, Mrs. Hahm Takelender, Mrs. Avellaneda, and Mr. Petersen for their help in making it such a memorable experience for our kids!

To see PHOTOS click on the PHOTO link above! Hysterical videos coming soon!

We are still in need of paper towels, tissues, white copy paper, and baby wipes in the classroom

Thank You!

Come watch your child BALLROOM DANCE! 

This Thursday, February19 from 12:20-1:10 come to the auditorium to be treated to a peek of their growing talent! Please sign in at the office before coming to the auditorium!

Curriculum This Week in:

Math: 

We will continue to focus on fractions. 
There will be a FRACTION KNOWLEDGE AND DECOMPOSING FRACTION QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY!
Please continue to refer to the link I sent last week to help you help your child. Here it is again: CLICK HERE. You can also refer to the Eureka Form that went home a few weeks ago and is highlighted on the JANUARY 25TH post.

English Language Arts:

Informational Writing and annotating text. Finish up work with Who Was Steve Jobs?

Science (Mrs. Dant):

Continuing to work on Earth Science

Social Studies:

Delving further into our unit on California Missions. Taking the perspective of BOTH the Spanish and the California Natives!

Health:

Informational Writing on various health topics

Canoga Park HS Art Show

One person from our class has submitted art to the Canoga Parks Art Show taking place on Saturday, February 21, 2015.  

All the other students who were interested in having their art displayed, remember please turn your work in to me by Wednesday.  I gave all the students who were interested in submitting their artwork a flyer with an application last week, but will send another slip home on Tuesday asking for your permission to submit the WARM AND COOL COLORS SUNSET piece we did in class. If you choose to ONLY submit the sunset piece from school. all that is needed is the signed application by WEDNESDAY!

Parents, you must fill out the application on the page 2.  Everything is due on Wednesday.  Please let me know you have any questions.  Here is the information on the art show.  Everyone is welcome to stay and enjoy the show and other activities on this day.  Thank you!

Minute to Win it