Thursday Folder Reminders

Hello 4th Grade Families,

There are several reminders going home in Thursday folders this week:

• The Colonial Fair is occurring in a few weeks, students have been preparing a musical performance at school for the Colonial Fair program. Students will also be required to complete  a project to  present to our class. Please review the project with your child and let me know if you have any questions
• Students are also coming home with a small sheet of paper to make their Williamsburg field trip dinner selection. Students are to choose one selection. If you are chaperoning (which means you paid for the trip), you will also need to make a dinner  selection. 
• Lastly, today is the last day for early registration for STEAM Camp this summer. Students are still able to sign-up after today if there are available spots.

Spring Pictures

Happy Wednesday!

Your child will be coming home with their Spring Picture packets today. If you would like to purchase your child's pictures, you can do so online using the information in the packet, or send in a check to school made payable to Lifetouch with your child. If pictures are not being purchased, then the picture packet should be returned to school.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Spring Break

HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

I did not assign any homework over spring break. I want students to take this opportunity to clear their minds and re-energize for the push to the end of the year. I can't wait to hear all of the exciting stories of trips and adventures from spring break when students return on March 28th.

I do, however, encourage students to continue to read 20 minutes a day and to use Reflex Math and SOLpass.org

Have a wonderful break! :)

Miss Drumheller

Week of March 28-April 1

Weekly Reminders:

• Sign-up for STEAM Camp taking place the week of June 20-24! I am very excited to announce that I will be the 4th grade STEAM Camp teacher this year!
• Book Orders were sent home in Thursday folders, so please use the online code to submit online orders from Scholastic

What Are We Learning?

Math

Monday- Probability

Tuesday- Probability

Wednesday- Probability

Thursday- Probability Review

Friday- Probability Quiz

Science

Monday- Working on our Electricity OTTW Project 

Tuesday- Working on our Electricity OTTW Project 

Wednesday- Working on our Electricity OTTW Project 

Thursday- Living Systems: Structural Adaptations

Friday- Living Systems: Behavioral Adaptations

VA Studies

Monday- Virginia Secedes from the Union

Tuesday- The Formation of West Virginia

Wednesday- The Roles of Virginians During the Civil War

Thursday- Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

Friday- Battleground: Virginia (major battles of Civil War in Virginia)

Writing

Students will receive their new Word Study words on Monday and assignments will be due April 8th

Reading

Monday- Historical Fiction Book Clubs

Tuesday- Historical Fiction Book Clubs

Wednesday- Review  of Historical Fiction pre-assessments

Thursday- Historical Fiction Book Clubs

Friday- Sensory Words in Reading and Writing 

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask

Ms. Drumheller

Week of March 14-18

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone is adjusting to the time change on this dreary day.

Weekly Reminders:

• Today is the last day for Read-A-Thon
• March 18th is the last day to turn in Williamsburg Field Trip payments and permission forms for both students and chaperones. Please be sure that your payment and permission from is in by Friday.
• Thank you to all who have donated post-it noes and glue sticks to our classroom. I cannot thank you enough for your generosity and support!

What Are We Learning?

Math

Monday- Rounding Decimals

Tuesday-Fractions to Decimals

Wednesday-Fractions to Decimals, Decimals to Fractions

Thursday- Decimals Review for test

Friday-Decimals Test

Language Arts

Monday- Students will continue to use the editing and revising process to correct journal writing

Tuesday-Students will continue to use the editing and revising process to correct journal writing

Wednesday- Students will be able to write a topic sentence for an already existing journal entry

Thursday- Homophones in writing

Friday- Word Study Assignments Due, Word Study Test

Science

Monday- Electricity/Magnetism Test

Tuesday- OTTW Project

Wednesday- OTTW Project

Thursday- OTTW Project

Friday- No Science due to SEARCH

VA Studies

Monday- Start of the Civil War

Tuesday- Slavery during the Civil War

Wednesday- Important Events Leading to the Civil War

Thursday- Virginia Secedes from the Union

Friday- No VA Studies due to SEARCH

Reading

Monday- Unit 3 (Reading History) Post Assessment

Tuesday- Research Presentations

Wednesday- Unit 4 (Historical Fiction Book Clubs) Pre-Assessment

Thursday- Highlighting/Test Taking Strategies

Friday- Unit 4 Session 1- start of Book Clubs

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a super week!

Miss Drumheller

Reminders

Hello 4th Grade Families!

I just wanted to send out a few reminders for this week:

Tonight from 3-6 pm will be Family Book Fair night

Also tonight  starting at 6:00 pm is the Fine Arts Night...come check out some of the artwork made by our classmates!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9th is Spring Picture Day. If you would like a Class Photo, it needs to be purchased tomorrow and your child's photo envelope needs to be returned. This is the only opportunity to order a Class Photo.

Saturday, March 12th is the last day for the Read-A-Thon. Our class is doing a wonderful job reading! I am so proud of them all!

Enjoy the beautiful weather!!

Week of March 7-11

Weekly Reminders:

• Our classroom is in need of supplies. We are out of post-it notes and glue sticks. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.
• Also, many students mentioned that they need a new notebook for a subject. Please check with your child if they need a new notebook. 
• Please sign your child's agenda book each night and reading log. 
• Book Fair will be from March 7-11
• Spring Pictures and Class Photo on Wednesday, March 9th. (class photos must be purchased at this time if you want one, with the envelope returned)
• Wednesday, March 9th from 6:00-7:30 pm Fine Arts Experience
• Wednesday, March 9th Family Book Fair Night

What Are We Learning?

Math- Students will begin their next unit of decimals. Please make sure that your child is still using Reflex Math at least 3 nights a week

Science- Students will finish their Electricity and Magnetism unit. Test will be on Thursday

VA Studies-Students will finish their New Nation unit and begin the Civil War unit. .Test will be on Friday

Language Arts- Students will receive their next set of word study words. Students will also learn to edit/revise writing and commonly misused homophones

Reading- Students will continue to research the  Revolutionary War as a piece of their Reading History unit. 

If you have any questions/concerns, please let me know.

Thank you!

STEAM Camp

Your child received information yesterday in their silver folder about STEAM camp. I encourage all students to participate in this week long camp from June 20-24. Our 4th grade group will be experiencing hands-on science related to space. We are all very excited about STEAM camp at Pinebrook this year...hope to see you all there!

Read-A-Thon Update

Just as a reminder, the Read-A-Thon will go until Friday, March 11th. Students should be recording the time that they read at home each night on their personal Read-A-Thon website/account. Students can earn prizes for the reading that they do.

Also, whichever class per grade level has the most sponsors will receive a pizza party. Our class is very excited about this reward, so please support us in gaining more sponsors for our Read-A-Thon.

If you have any questions about how to gain sponsors from your child's  account, please let me know.

Spring Picture Day

Spring Picture Day will be on Wednesday, March 9th.

Our class is scheduled to have pictures taken at the end of the day, Students will be taking a class photo AND individual photos during this time.

Information:

• Students will be coming home with Picture Day forms in their Thursday folders  (tomorrow).
• Instructions for ordering class photos are on the Lifetouch flyer
• If students want a class photo, they MUST return their picture envelope with the payment inside or the online payment information. Students will not receive a class photo if they do not bring back the envelope and payment/payment information
• You can pay online for your child's photos, but we still need the photo envelope to be returned with the payment information. 
• You will pay for individual photos of your child, once you receive your child's individual pictures packet.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Ms. Drumheller

Book Fair Browse

Good  Afternoon!
Our 4th grade class will be attending the Book Fair Browse on Friday to check  out all of the new books to purchase at the book fair.

The Book Fair will begin on Monday, March 7 and go until Friday, March 11. Students who bring in money to purchase books from the Book Fair will be allowed to visit the Book Fair during non-instructional times of the day. Returns on items/books are not permitted, so students will need to make good choices about their purchases the first time. Please discuss with your child, items/books that they are allowed to purchase.

Have a wonderful day!