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The Multi Age Program at Harbor Heights Elementary |
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Mrs. Burkhardt News from 4th Grade MAP |
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November 19 Dear Parents and Families, CONFERENCES: Just a reminder that in MAP we like students to attend their conferences with their parents. Looking forward to seeing all of you! J SHARING & CARING: To support the Harbor Heights December theme of Sharing and Caring, students are invited to bring new unwrapped toys, books, games, clothing, canned food and gift certificates for those families in need during the holiday season. Representatives from the Gig Harbor FISH and the Key Peninsula Children’s Home Society will be accepting these donations at our 10th annual Sharing and Caring Assembly on Thurs., Dec. 10th at 9:15. Items need to be at school by Wed., Dec. 9th. Thank you for supporting this all school community service project. MATH: Post tests for our Data unit were sent home today. Please note your child’s pre and post test scores at the top of the test. Our class average on the pretest for this unit was 42% and on the posttest is was 77%! STAR TESTS: Many classes in our school take the star reading test 4 times a year. This test helps determine the child’s reading range for AR. FYI: The average reading level of our class in September was 5.0 and as of the November test, the average reading level of our class is 5.4! I LOVE that this class loves to read so much! AR UPDATE: So far this year our class has passed 525 AR tests with an average grade of 84%! The average book level read was 4.6 which means sixth month of 4th grade! HELP: We are out of bird seed again. Any donations will be greatly appreciated by our class and all of our bird and squirrel friends! J EMERGENCY PACKS: Devin, Ashley, Chris, Leah, Tory, Emily S, James & Gissele have not turned in emergency packs. Please try to put one together for your child in case we do have an emergency this year! BOOK ORDERS: Please return November book orders by Tuesday, 11/24.
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Student # HOMEWORK – Due Wed. 11/25
*There is NO SCHOOL next Thursday or Friday, so don’t forget this!
This week’s writing prompts are more like diary or journal entries. They are not formal writing assignments and following the steps of the writing process is not required. This assignment has been given for the following reasons...to give students an opportunity to focus on their personal writing goals while they come up with great ideas and to practice either their cursive or keyboarding.
*Reading: Read for 2 hours or more. _______________________ ________________________ (student signature) (parent signature) *Math: · Xtra Math: Log on at least 3 times this week at home and complete a session each time. Have your parent initial here ________ when you’ve finished this. · Complete math pages 51-52 & 3-4 (use your multiplication cards to complete this paper). *Writing: Choose 1 of the following prompts to respond to. You may do this in cursive or on the computer. Please do your best to have correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation! Your response should be at least ½ page ~ single spaced.
NOTE: Please staple your math and writing to the back of this paper.
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November 13 Dear Parents and Families, CONFERENCES: I am sending home the conference schedule today. Please note the time of your conference. I’m looking forward to seeing you and your child at the conference. Devin, Chris and Leah are not scheduled for conferences yet. Please contact me ASAP with a time that works for you. You can call, email or send a note. CURRICULUM UPDATE: In reading we are focusing on informational text and text features. We are just finishing up a project on animal babies and will begin a biography project next week. We are also participating in literature circles with Mr. McClelland’s 5th graders. During lit circles, the kids focus comprehension strategies such as I Wonders, Connections and Predictions. They also have group discussions and complete follow up activities related to text structures. In math we are just finishing up our data unit. Our next unit will focus on multiplication and division. The post test is scheduled for Monday. In writing we have continued to focus on personal narratives and poetry. PLAY PERMISSION SLIP: Thank you to everyone who has already turned in their child’s permission slip and money. We still need these things from the following people: Chris, Leah, Tory, Myelle & James PAPERWORK: We still need the following: *Golden Student Handbook Forms: Chris, Myelle, James, Gissele *Emergency Packs: Devin, Ashley, Chris, Leah, Tory, Emily S, James, Gissele
· November 18th (Wed) ~ Play at GHHS 12:30-3:15 · November 19th-25th ~ Conferences ~ Early Dismissal · December 9th (Wed) ~ MAP Sharing & Caring Program @ 7:00 pm
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Student #: ________________ HOMEWORK – Due Thurs. 11/19
This week’s writing prompts are more like diary or journal entries. They are not formal writing assignments and following the steps of the writing process is not required. This assignment has been given for the following reasons...to give students an opportunity to focus on their personal writing goals while they come up with great ideas and to practice either their cursive or keyboarding. *Reading: Read for 2 hours or more. (See the writing assignment below that directly relates to the reading you’re doing at home.) _______________________ ________________________ (student signature) (parent signature)
*Math:
*Writing: Respond to one of the following prompts. You may do this in cursive or on the computer. Your response should be both the quality and quantity of a 4th grader. Please do your best to have correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation too! Your response should be at least 3/4 of a page ~ single spaced!
NOTE: Please staple your math AND writing to the back of this paper.
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November 5 Dear Parents and Families, CONFERENCES: Devin, Kelson, Wesley, Annee, Chris, Leah, Tory and Gavin are not scheduled for conferences yet. Please look at the conference schedule that was sent home today and contact me ASAP with a time that works for you. You can call, email or send a note. PLAY PERMISSION SLIP: Thank you to everyone who has already turned in their child’s permission slip and money. We still need these things from the following people: Devin, Chris, Leah, Tory, Myelle & James PAPERWORK: We still need the following: *Golden Student Handbook Forms: Chris, Myelle, James, Gissele *Emergency Packs: Devin, Ashley, Chris, Leah, Tory, Emily S, James, Gissele
· November 10th (Tues) ~ Veteran’s Day Assembly @ 1:15 *Wear Red, White and Blue!! · November 10th (Tues) ~ Picture Retakes · November 11th (Wed) ~ No School ~ Veteran’s Day · November 11th (Wed) ~ HOA Fundraiser @ Galaxy Theaters Wizard of Oz @ 10:00 & Night at the Museum 2 @ 10:30 Admission is FREE ~ Donations to PHOA are Encouraged!! *If you’re going, please mail peninsulahandsonart@gmail.com to tell them which movie you plan on attending! · November 18th (Wed) ~ Play at GHHS 12:30-3:15 · November 19th-25th ~ Conferences ~ Early Dismissal · December 9th (Wed) ~ MAP Sharing & Caring Program @ 7:00 pm
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*Expository
Writing Practice:
NOTE: Please paperclip your writing to the back of this paper. It will be going in your scrapbook. Grade 4 Checklist for Expository WritingMy writing will be very good if I have thoughtful and specific content and organize my writing. That means I should q follow the directions given in the writing prompt; q narrow my topic; q stay focused on my main ideas, q elaborate by using reasons, well-chosen and specific details, examples, and/or experiences to support my ideas; q include information that is interesting, thoughtful, and necessary for my audience to know; q organize my writing so that there is an opening/introduction, a middle, and a conclusion; q organize my writing in paragraphs; q use words that help show how my ideas are connected. My writing will be very good if I have an interesting style. That means I should q show that I care about my topic, q use language that fits my audience and purpose, q use words and phrases that help the reader understand my ideas, q use different types of sentences. My writing will be very good if I follow conventions in writing. That means I should q follow the rules of correct English grammar and usage (for example, correct pronoun for subject, verb endings, subject-verb agreement), q spell words correctly, q use correct capitalization, q use correct punctuation (periods, commas, quotation marks, question marks), q write complete sentences, q show where new paragraphs begin. Washington Grade 4: Content, Organization & Style Scoring Guide
Washington Grade 4: Conventions Scoring Guide
Grade 4 Checklist for Writing Stories (Narrative)My story will be very good if I have thoughtful and specific content and organize my writing. That means I should
q follow the directions given in the writing prompt; q stay focused on the events in my story (plot); q elaborate by using specific details to describe characters, settings, and events; q organize my writing so it has a beginning, a middle, and an end; q organize my writing in paragraphs; q use words that help show how the events in the story are connected. My story will be very good if I have an interesting style. That means I should q show that I care about my story; q use words and phrases that help the reader imagine the characters, setting, and events; q use different types of sentences.
My story will be very good if I follow conventions in writing. That means I should q follow the rules of correct English grammar and usage (for example, correct pronouns for subjects, correct verb endings, subject-verb agreement), q spell words correctly, q use correct capitalization, q use correct punctuation (periods, commas, quotation marks, question marks), q write complete sentences, q show where new paragraphs begin.
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