The Multi Age Program at

Harbor Heights Elementary
Gig Harbor, Washington

Mrs. Burkhardt

News from 4th Grade MAP

October 9, 2008

Dear Parents and Families,    

          Curriculum Update: In math we are working on a unit about collecting and recording data. Our reading focus is informational text and text features. We are also finishing the chapter book, Sarah, Plain and Tall. In writing we continue to write personal narratives and we try to write at least 2 poems a month. Finally, in science…the crayfish have arrived!! The kids are beyond excited ~ be sure to ask them about our new critters! FYI: They eat dry cat food. If a few people can send in some, it would be greatly appreciated!

          Please help your child be prepared for music. This year (ASAP) they will need a 3-ring binder, recorder, pencil pouch with colored pencils, a regular pencil and a pink eraser whenever they go to music. Mrs. E also recommends that each student has 25 plastic sleeves for their music.

          The sign-up sheets for fall conferences will remain in the hallway by the music room through tomorrow, October 10th. If you haven’t signed up for your child’s fall conference, please stop by the school.

• Oct. 10^th (Fri) ~ No School for Students
• Oct. 24^th (Fri) ~ PTA Freaky Fun Friday Night
• Oct. 30^th (Thurs) ~ Picture Retakes
• Oct. 31^st (Fri) ~ MAP Halloween Celebration
• Nov. 10^th (Mon) ~ Veteran’s Day Assembly @ 9:30
• Nov. 11^th (Tues) ~ No School ~ Veteran’s Day

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HOMEWORK – Due Thurs. 10/16

*Reading: Read the same book for 2 hours or more. As you read, record “I Wonder” statements about your book. Use a piece of lined school paper.

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                (student signature)                                       (parent signature)

*Math:

• Complete pages 1-2 and 3.

*Spelling/Vocabulary: Your current words are:

 reluctant    bilingual    entrust    diagnosis    definition,

endurance    significant    distraught    hesitancy    infamous

• Study your words in whatever way you choose so you’ll be ready for your spelling and vocabulary test on Thursday, 10/16.

*Writing: Respond to the following prompt. You may do this in cursive or on the computer. Your narrative should be both the quality and quantity of a 4^th grader! Please refer to the narrative writing checklist that was sent home last week.

Home Sweet Pumpkin

Did you know that pumpkins are a kind of fruit? Not only are they fruit, they’re the very largest type. One pumpkin weighed 1,446 pounds. That’s was a world record!

Now, write a fairy tale about a family that lives inside a very large pumpkin.

NOTE: Please staple all of your work to the back of this paper.

Hard at work on day two...