Week 10

Last week I enjoyed our time together discussing your child's progress in school. I appreciated all of the feedback you gave me.
Class News
- This week in Social Studies we will continue our study of the great explorers through history in both 4th and 5th grades. We will be doing a fun project in class where students will choose an explorer and make a "Trading Card" similar to a baseball card.
- 5th grade students will be doing newsgroup stories every other Monday. Each Monday and Wednesday our class receives newspapers that are generously donated by the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Students choose their stories from the paper or the Internet in class. Students are graded based on the rubric I sent home with them.
- Our class book report will be due in a week on Monday, October 23rd.
- 4th grade students will be doing a World War II four-part project culminating our unit study of this period in history. I sent the directions home with the students on Friday. This project is due Friday, November 17th. Students will choose a topic to study. For instance, Franklin Roosevelt, The Battle of the Bulge, World War II Weaponry, Women of World, etc.
The four components will consist of:
1. Creative project from the Product Choice Chart in your child's packet. (Parents are welcome to come to class to view some projects that I have kept from previous years).
2. One-Three page report with a title page and bibliography siting the research used.
3. A speech to present to the class. (The grading rubric is attached to the packet).
4. Finally, a student created illustration in color of their topic.
We will be doing much of the work in class... We will be gathering research from the Internet this Friday. In addition, we will begin the written report rough draft together and start writing our speech outlines after our research is complete.

An exciting project is coming soon for the 5th Graders too! An American History Hero Project. Stay tuned for the details.

Weekly Joke
Why do teachers wear sunglasses? Ask Mr. Sweet

Weekly Quote
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
W. B. Yeats

Weekly Riddle
4th Grade -
Stronger than God,
More Evil than the Devil,
A Rich Man wants it.
A Poor Man has it.
And if you eat it, you die.
5th Grade - What are the next two letters in this series: A E F H I K L M ?

Homework

Monday, October 16th
Reading - 4th - 20/4/1, 5th Grade - Ch. 20-22 + 20/4/1
Math - 4th Grade L40, 5th Grade - L41
Spelling - Write a story using the incorrect words from the spelling pre-test.
Other - Book Report Project

Tuesday, October 17th
Reading - 4th Grade - 20/4/1 5th Grade - Crispin Ch. 24,25,26 + 20/4/1
Math - L42
Other - Finish Rough Draft of Spooky Story

Wednesday, October 18th
WE WILL BE HAVING A PARTY THIS FRIDAY that the students worked very hard to
earn. Children will be dressing up in Crazy Costumes, singing songs in a microphone, dancing,
watching a movie and having pizza, soda. A couple of parents will bring brownies, ice cream,
and apple pie.
Reading - 4th Grade - 20/4/1...Reading Counts Book, 5th Grade - Crispin Ch. 27,28,29 20/4/1
Math - L44
Other - Book Report

Thursday, October 19th
Reading - Read 20 min.
Math - L45 + Study for Test
Spelling - Study for DOL, Vocab, Spelling Tests
Other - Book Report Due Monday
PARTY FRIDAY! Don't bring your lunch