Welcome to 4^thgrade

Richmond Street with

Mrs. Bennett, Ms. Larson, &

Mrs. Voboril (Mrs. V for short)

If you have any questions or concerns or if you would like to visit our classroom, schedule a conference, or volunteer to help out, you can contact Mrs. Voboril at vvoboril@esusd.k12.ca.us, Mrs. Bennett jbennett@esusd.k12.ca.us, and Ms. Larson at klarson@esusd.k12.ca.us.

TUTORING

If you are interested in tutors, the office has a list of high school students, and Vone Buckels (who taught 4th grade last year) is also available. Please contact her at vonev1teach@yahoo.com

Important dates and information

• Tuesday, December 8 - 4th grade Winter Concert from 2:00-2:30pm in RSS Café. Students need to wear black on bottom and white on top!

Social Studies: taught by Mrs. Bennett 305 jbennett@esusd.k12.ca.us

Science:taught by Miss Larson room 300

klarson@esusd.k12.ca.us

Math:taught by Mrs. Voboril room 306

VVoboril@esusd.k12.ca.us

              4th Grade Websites:

Science Website:

Absent? Need notes? Vocab? Study

Guide? Notebook Checklist?                   Click here...

http://sites.google.com/site/4thgradesciencelarson/home

PTA REFLECTIONS

Students will enter their artwork for the Reflections Contest.  Please sign the release form.

Language Arts: taught by the student’s homeroom teacher.

This week we will begin our unit on folk tales in language arts. We will be focusing on the story "Yeh Shen" in class and the students will have a quiz on this story on Thursday.

 We will alternate spelling with DPE. 

This Week's Tests:

Thursday: "Yeh Shen" quiz

Friday:

-DPE paragraph writing: The Everglades

- Math timed test

-Math: Unit 1 Test

 HOMEWORK Week of  November 2-6

MONDAY 11/2

-Read 20 minutes. Be sure to record book title, pages, and get parent signature in your agenda book.

-Language Arts: None

-Math: Study Link 1.6, Unit 1 review due: Thursday

-Science: None (Reminder: CE #8 due: Monday 11/9)

-Social Studies:

TUESDAY 11/3

-Read 20 minutes. Be sure to record book title, pages, and get parent signature in your agenda book.

- Language Arts: None

-Math: Study Link 1.7, Unit 1 review due Thurs.

-Science: finish purple workbook pg. 27-30

-Social Studies:None

WEDNESDAY 11/4

-Read 20 minutes. Be sure to record book title, pages, and get parent signature in your agenda book.

- Language Arts: "Yeh Shen" quiz tomorrow

-Math: Study Link 1.8, Unit 1 review due tomorrow!

-Science: Finish 2.2 preview in spiral

-Social Studies:

THURSDAY 11/5

-Read 20 minutes. Be sure to record book title, pages, and get parent signature in your agenda book.

-Language Arts: Re-read DPE paragraphs

-Math: Study for Unit 1 Test tomorrow!!

-Science: None

-Social Studies:

FRIDAY 11/6

Enjoy your weekend!!

LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS TO PROMOTE LEARNING?

Plug Into Summer Learning:

Log on to our “Plug Into Summer Learning” site for other fabulous ways to support learning over the summer in the areas of reading, writing, and math.  The links are recommendations from several of our teachers.  The site is found under “links” on our school’s homepage,or bookmark this link now:

 http://elsegundousd.com/richmond_school/teachers/smaisonet/summer-learning.htm

Great Parent Tips:

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/c436/

http://www.rif.org/parents/tips/default.mspx

Articles on Reading Motivation:

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/c55/

LOOKING FOR GOOD BOOKS TO READ?

By Grade Level:

http://www.haisln.org/recommendedreadinglists.html

http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/panda/subjectlinks/elemreading.html

2009 Notables:

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/childrensnotable/notablechibooks/index.cfm

Children’s Choice:

http://www.reading.org/resources/Booklists/ChildrensChoices.aspx

Teacher’s Choice:

http://www.reading.org/resources/Booklists/TeachersChoices.aspx

For the Boys:

http://www.townschool.com/library/summer_reading.php

(Click on the “Quick Links to Suggested Summer Reading Lists” listed by Grade Level.)

http://www.guysread.com/

http://www.bpl.org/kids/booklists/seriesyoungerboys.htm

http://www.bpl.org/kids/booklists/booksyoungerboys.htm

http://www.parents-choice.org/article.cfm?art_id=114&the_page=reading_list