October 7th - 11th, 2013

Fourth Grade Nature and Science Field Trip! :  Friday, October 18th from 8:30-2:30.  Students will arrive at school early this morning as buses will depart at 8:45 a.m.  We will be touring the museum exhibits and also view the planetarium.  Permission slips and parent sign up forms are attached to each child's Weekly Reaction sheet in Friday Folders this week.  Permission forms and money need to be turned in by next Friday, October 11th.

Parent-Teacher conferences will be Wednesday, October 16th and Thursday, October 17th.  Your student recorded your conference time in their planner. Please check this time and contact me if we need to reschedule.

Cookie Dough Delivery on Thursday, October 10th.  This is also the day of the limo ride. 

Early Release Day:  October 24th at 1:00 p.m.

1.  Click on the Mega Math word link below to play our math games that directly tie to our math Expressions unit.  Remember the higher the letter is in the alphabet, the more challenging the game.

MEGA MATH


2. Creating and writing project:  Due:  October 31st.

 Here’s an “ap-peel-ing” contest, and a fun and creative way to celebrate October’s top holiday. First, design a costume for either a real or plastic banana. Use a variety of materials, such as paper, cloth, paint, glue, markers, glitter, yarn, or whatever. Create a setting and a nameplate for your banana. Bring your completed project to school on October 31^st. We will have a “parade” of costumed bananas and a panel of judges will choose the four “top bananas”.  Awards will be given for the Top Banana, Scariest Banana, Most Creative Banana, and Funniest Banana.

For a language arts connection, each student will write a story featuring their banana as the main character. This project will be completed at home as homework. The afternoon of the 31^st, we will share our stories while we enjoy banana splits (with new bananas of course!).

Attached you will find a rubric that will be used to grade you project.

Reminders:

·         The paper should be typed in 12 point, Times New Roman Font.

·         The paper should be a minimum of 1 page typed, double spaced