4th Grade Newsletter
Week #4: September 14, 2018


Reminders/Information:  

• Be on the lookout for UIL sign ups in the next Tuesday folder.  
  
• At Home Learning for Math-  
  

Optional assignment will be emailed each Thursday.  If you choose for your child to complete and receive credit, it must be  finished and returned the following Thursday.

• ALL students should be reading at least 20 minutes at home every day.  
  
• No school on October 8th & 9th
  

Upcoming Dates…

• 9.17- 4th grade teachers in a meeting 11:30-3:30
  
• 9.25- Flu Clinic
  
• 10.5-Field Day
  
• 10.8-10.9- No school- Staff Development
  
• 10.11-Fall Picture Day
  
• 12.13-Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum
  

Next week we are learning...

• Language Arts- Paragraph Writing; Character Conflicts; Spelling Suffixes -ible & -able; Adjectives
  
• Math- Addition and Subtraction
  
• Science- Energy
  
• Social Studies-Constitution Week
  

Classroom/Grade Level  Needs…

• 4th grade store donations
  
• Sticky Notes
  

Thank you for your involvement in your child’s education!
Sincerely,
The 4th Grade Team

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4th Grade Newsletter
Week #2:  August 31, 2018

Reminders…

• NO SCHOOL on Monday!
  
• Please make plans to attend 4th grade Academic Night on Sept. 10th.
  
• Consider signing up to work the 4th grade store.  An email went home on Wednesday with the dates.
  
• Make sure you have completed the volunteer application to be on campus/field trips and work with students. You can access this through the FBE website.  Don’t wait until the last minute!
  

Upcoming Dates…

• 9.7 -Grandparents’ Lunch
  

Lunch times:  Gray 12:09, Williams 12:11, Howell 12:13,
Rodriguez 12:15, Templeton 12:17

• 9.10- Parent Academic Night 5:30-6:30 in classrooms
  
• 9.25- Flu Clinic
  
• 10.5-Field Day
  
• 10.11-Fall Picture Day
  
• 12.13-Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum
  

Next week we are learning...

• Language Arts- Plural Nouns, Text Features, Writing Genres
  
• Math- Comparing and Rounding Numbers
  
• Science- Mixtures and Solutions
  
• Social Studies- The First People in Texas
  

Classroom/Grade Level  Needs…

• 4th grade store donations
  
• White copy paper
  

*We would love your help running our school store.  
Watch for a Sign-up Genius coming soon.  

Thank you for your involvement in your child’s education!

Sincerely,
The 4th Grade Team

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4th Grade Newsletter
Week #1:  August 24, 2018

Reminders…

• Return t-shirt/SS weekly order form with payment of $20 by August 30th.
  
• Return signed permission form for app/website use.
  
• Binders and zipper bags are a great help for students as they travel back and forth between classes.  
  
• Make sure you have completed the volunteer application to be on campus/field trips and work with students.
  

Upcoming Dates…

• 8.27 -PTA Meeting 6pm
  
• 9.7 -Grandparents’ Lunch
  
• 9.10- Parent Academic Night 5:30-6:30
  
• 9.25- Flu Clinic
  
• 10.5-Field Day
  
• 10.11-Fall Picture Day
  
• 12.13-Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum
  

Next week we are learning...

• Language Arts- Sentence Structure, Comprehension Review, Plural Nouns
  

Spelling Quiz on Friday 8.31 (words will come home Monday)

• Math- Place Value
  
• Science- Classifying Matter
  
• Social Studies- TX Landforms
  

Classroom/Grade Level  Needs…

• Gently used Recess Equipment (footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, hula hoops, tennis balls)
  
• Items  4th Grade School Store - “One person’s trash, is another person’s treasure! “   (toys from kids’ meals, pencils, erasers, notepads, party favor type trinkets, etc)
  

*We would love your help running our school store.  
Watch for a Sign-up Genius coming soon.  

Thank you for your involvement in your child’s education!

Sincerely,
The 4th Grade Team

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Welcome to our class!! I am so excited about the 2018-2019 school year!

Back to School Night is Tuesday, August 14th from 4:30-6:30. If you ordered school supplies, they will be delivered to the classroom. If you purchased school supplies, please bring them with you when you come to meet me! I am looking forward to meeting each of you, and the wonderful year ahead of us!

​Hi Parents!
What a week we've had! Thanks so much for making the Crowe's Nest Farm field trip a success! If you have pictures from the trip, I'd love to see them! I appreciate the volunteers for their help, and all you parents for having their kiddo prepared and ready to go! :)

The Friday assembly was great! Your kiddos had such a fun time leading, and I was a super proud teacher! I've put video into Seesaw. The app was giving me a hard time today, so I had to break up the video. Sorry about that!

Next week we will be reviewing in all areas. We'll also be completing our Structure and Function module in PLTW. 
We'll be finishing up our end of year BAS testing, take our math test, and write our end of year writing sample. So proud of how much each of the kiddos has grown this year!!

Updates/Reminders:
- We will be returning all library books next week.
- Next week will be our final week of RED Reading folders. I am missing a few of our readers, please check to see if any slipped out of the folders at the house. Thanks in advance!
- Please continue to check the school website and my emails for dates. The end of the year has a lot going on!

Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, May 14: Kindergarten Open House 5:30-6:30
- May 14-16: STAAR Testing (campus closed to visitors)
- Wednesday, May 16: K-2 Enrichment Showcase 4:30-6:00
- Wonderful Wednesday dates (optional) 3:00-3:50:  May 9
- Tuesday, May 22: End of Year Awards 1:30 (date was changed)
- Friday, May 25: Class EOY Party (more info later!)
- Tuesday, May 29: Last Day of School

Thanks so much for your partnership! Have a wonderful weekend!

​Hi Parents-
Hope everyone had a great weekend! I had family in town visiting, and it was a fun time!

This week:
Language Arts:
Writing Workshop: We are researchers!
Reading Workshop:  We are researchers!
Phonics: Vowel Pairs
Word Family/Word Wall: Review
Math: Review 3D shapes and coins
Science: Farm Animals
Technology: ChatterKid, Epic!, Seesaw, PicCollage
PLTW: Finish up Animals and Algorithms, Begin Structure and Function

Updates/Reminders:
- Please return field trip permission forms (please sign the back as well!), along with a $6 payment for Crowe's Nest Farm. (If sending check, please make out to FBE and include DL number.)
- Please send a healthy snack to school each day. 
- RED Reading folders will continue to come home on T/Th over the next few weeks. This will be my last week to officially meet with groups so that I can begin individual end of year testing....so please make sure they are reading these over the next few weeks to help them finish the year strong. I can see such a difference when they are reading at home, too. I just love the home/school partnership!!
- Please make sure to check the dates at the bottom of my email, as well as the school online calendar. This is a busy time of year with lots of extras on the schedule.
- There has been a date change to our End of the Year Awards program due to a schedule conflict. The new date is May 22.

Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, April 23: Star Student: Piper
- Wednesday, April 25: I will have a sub so that I can help with Kindergarten Screening for our incoming students. (Wasn't this just yesterday for your little ones??)
- Friday, April 27: Parent Reader: Charity
- May 1-4: Bookfair in the library
- Thursday, May 3: Field Trip to Crowe's Nest Farm
- Monday, May 14: Kindergarten Open House 5:30-6:30
- May 14-16: STAAR Testing (campus closed to visitors)
- Wednesday, May 16: K-2 Enrichment Showcase 4:30-6:00
- Wonderful Wednesday dates (optional) 3:00-3:50: April 25, May 2, May 9
- Tuesday, May 22: End of Year Awards 1:30 (date was changed)
- Friday, May 24: Class EOY Party (more info later!)
- Tuesday, May 29: Last Day of School


Thanks so much for your partnership! Have a wonderful day!

​Hi Parents-
Hope everyone is having a great week! Sorry for the delayed update!

This weekend I attended the Math Pentathlon with my son, and had the joy of watching two of our very own classmates represent FBE. Ben and Noah have been working very hard all year practicing with their team, and did a fantastic job at the tournament. Way to go, boys!!

This week in kindergarten:
Language Arts:
Writing: Poetry
Reading: Poetry
Phonics/Word Work: R controlled vowels
Sight Word/Word Family: -ar, as, by
Math: Problem Solving
Science: Living/Nonliving
Technology: Chatterkid, RAZ, Epic!, Seesaw

Updates/Reminders:
- This time of year has a lot of events to look forward to! Please make sure to check the dates at the bottom of the email, and keep an eye on the calendar posted on the school website.
- Please remember to return signed report card envelopes.
- Many red reading folders have not been returned. Please make sure to have your kiddo read these every T/Th night. Their reading is really coming along, and reading these at home will help them master kindergarten expectations. Thanks so much for your partnership and support at home!
- Today and tomorrow the campus is not open to visitors due to STAAR testing. Thanks for your help in this.

Upcoming dates:
- Friday, 13th: Parent Reader: WenChen Ling
- Monday, 16th: Star Student: Alex
- Thursday, 19th: Maker Night 5:00-6:30
- Friday, 20th: Parent Reader: Hector
- Monday, 23rd: Star Student: Piper
- Friday, 27th: Parent Reader: Charity
- Thursday, May 3rd: Field Trip to Crowe's Nest (more info coming home soon)
- Wednesday, May 23: End of the Year Awards Ceremony @ 1:30
If your student is signed up for Wonderful Wednesday, the meeting dates are:
April 18, 25, May 2, 9
- Tuesday, May 29th: Last day of school

Thanks so much for all you do! Have a great week!