Room 208 Update Week of November 25, 2013

Spring Street School

Mrs. Lubys Class
Metric Olympics happens Monday
morning in the gym from 10:15 11:00 AM
for TeamLuby. The children be be throwing
javelins (straws), shot puts (cotton balls),
and taking part in other Olympic-style
activities, estimating, and measuring their
distances! We could use 4-5 parent
volunteers for this endeavor!
Happy Thanksgiving/Happy Hannukah
Scootpad! The children have begun
using this reading comprehension and Math
skills website at home. Many used it
independently in class on Friday with
success. Please let me know of any
concerns.
On Friday, the children were
introduced to Coats for Kids. A letter will
be in Monday folders. The children are
encouraged to do chores or activities
beyond home expectations to earn a few
dollars for our classroom to purchase a
winter coat and accessories for Josepf, a
10-year old boy in the Worcester area.


Math Club Tuesday, 11/19 8 -8:30 AM
traditional multiplication

*Dont forget sneakers for PE on Tuesdays!
*Immigration Man Fri., Dec. 7, 2013

Homework
Date Assigned Due Date
Andrew Clements Literature Circle reading
(Ch 14-17) 11-21 11-26
Immigration/flag 11-20 11-25 (copy
on TeamLuby if needed)
Scootpad 10-15 minutes 3 nights/week
Nightly Reading approx. 20 min/each day
Mult/Div facts practice on-line or on
paper

Language Arts
Literature group reading is due
Tuesday this week. Our group discussions
involving protagonists, antagonists, climax,
rising and falling actions were very
enlightening last session! The children were
able to give text evidence as to why some
characters were more important than
others and what events were the turning
points! We also have Thanksgiving readers
theatre plays and Daily 3 activities.
Some children will be taking DRAs
this week.

Writing


With this short week, we
will be writing Thanksgiving
stories. Our pen pal letters will
be completed and sent off on
Monday to Sherwood!



Math
Metric Olympics is scheduled for
Monday morning. The children will
participate in Olympic-style events, then
estimate and measure their results! We
have begun Unit 4 using big numbers,
estimating and long multiplication
strategies. We will review lattice and
partial products before heading into
traditional algorithm multiplication.
EVERYDAY MATH FAMILY LETTERS can
be found on-line this year! As in past years,
they contain unit vocabulary, activities, and
selected homework answers. You can find
these newsletters at:
hLLp://everydaymaLh.uchlcago.edu/parenLs/4Lh-
grade/famlly-leLLers/ If you cannot access
them, please let me know.


Social Studies
This short week we will share our
family immigration histories as best as we
can since many of us have limited
knowledge of our ancestors. We will also
map them out on a huge world map to get a
visual of our past!
Science - from the desk of Mrs. Liporto
During our short week we will be
reviewing what weve learned about the
rock cycle and soil. After Thanksgiving
break week we will begin looking at the
concept of work and simple machines. We'll
being with a quick overview of all six simple
machines and then being doing experiments
on each individual machine over the next
few weeks. To learn more about work and
simple machines you can visit the following
website with your fourth grader:
http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-
machines/


Class Tidbits!

Happy Birthday
We have no birthdays
in November!





*Specials*
Art: Monday, 9:15-9:55 AM
Physical Education: Tues., 10:45 11:25 AM
Music, Wed, 11:25 12:05 PM
Health: Thursday, 10:45 11:25 AM
Chorus: Friday 10:00-10:40 AM
Media: Every other Wed. 9:10-9:30 AM


As always, your comments are welcome.
Please drop me an e-mail at school or at
home.
Barbara Luby