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Hoppy Birthday this month to
Regi deLeon on the 1st,
Zachary B. on the 4th,
Cole Johnson on the 19th,
and
Alex Baker on the 30th.
Congratulations to you all!
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I have received only one entry!
I am really disappointed!
We have so many wonderful artists in
this class. All they have to
do is a bit of research and then
draw and color with vivid colors.
There is still time left to get your
entry in!
There is no failure
worse than the failure to try!
See link below for details.
Due by
November 7
Missouri Postcard Contest
I have encouraged all of the students to
get involved with this contest! They will have
to do some research with the links provided on
the information sheet below. |
November 2
Daylight Savings time ends; turn clocks
back one hour
November 3 Sign up
for parent-teacher conferences on the
bulletin board by Mrs. Jane Perryman's
office (elementary counselor; across
from the cafeteria entrance)
November 3 - 7 Book Fair in the
cafeteria; 4th grade will visit on
Tuesday, Nov. 4
**4th graders will visit to develop
their wish list on Tuesday at 2-2:30
November 7 Sock Hop 6:30
p.m. Cafeteria/Gym
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 Greenwood
faculty, staff, students Mock Presidential
Elections
Voting is in the
conference room.
4th grade will be voting on Monday at
2:00 p.m.
Parents, please vote at your assigned polling
place on Tuesday, Nov. 4!
Did you know?
...that I always
try to give tests first thing in the
morning (except spelling/vocabulary
tests)?
...that students can earn 3 points
for each test that is handed in
signed by their parents?
...that I always list on the board
in the morning where and what to
hand in each day?
...that I list numbers on the board
for missing work and the students
can then hand them in?
...that last week I told the
students that if they don't get
their work in immediately when
numbers are listed, they will get
zeros from now on?
...that we have had anywhere from
2-12 students in at recess finishing
up work that they "forgot" to do the
night before.) This is going
to stop. They need the
exercise, and I need the time to
work with students who need
re-teaching of concepts and/or time
to grade or to work with my college
students.
...that students are keeping track
of their science and Missouri
history notes in their binders now?
...that I always announce at the end
of the day what materials to pack?
The students are to "tune in".,
listen, and stack what is needed on
their desks as I make those
announcements. Then I call by
rows for students to pack their
things in backpacks. We spend
approximately 10 minutes doing this
task at the end of the day.
...that I always tell the students
to pack their homework folders and
their planners (even on the
weekends)?
...that I have had more and more
students coming back to the room for
materials they "forgot". I
tell them they are making the choice
not to listen, and they should be
making better choices.
...that whenever questions are
assigned in math, Missouri History
and science, answers are to be
written in complete sentences in
such a way that the reader knows
what the question asked?
...that when using notebook paper,
holes are to the left and labels on
papers are to be written in the
upper right-hand corner with name#,
date, and subject and page number?
...that when papers are stapled,
they should be stapled in the upper
left corner?
The majority of the students are
making great choices and have
learned the daily routine!
Congratulations to them for doing
the right thing! |
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Coming
Events |
November 7 Missouri Department of
Conservation
Missouri Postcard Contest
November 13 -14 parent
teacher conferences
November 19, Wednesday, Math Club
3:03-4:45 in 4th grade classroom |
Tests/Projects |
this
week:
Unit 3 Math test on
Tuesday, Nov. 4
Spelling/vocabulary test,
List 2.10 on Friday
next
week:
Spelling/vocabulary test,
List 2.11
Missouri History, Chapter 3, "The
First Missourians" test is Wed., Nov. 12 |
Just so you know...
After school this week, Mrs. J...
- Monday,
- Tuesday, technology
meeting, 3:30-4:30
- Wednesday, Faculty meeting,
3:30-4:30
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday |
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Please let me know if and when at
link is not working on my website. |
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Math:
Unit 3 Multiplying,
Dividing, Number Sentences and Algebra
Look
for the Family Math Letter for Unit 4 in Home
Connection envelopes.
Unit 4 Decimals and Their Uses
We begin this unit on
Wednesday.
With my supervision, Mrs. Wendy Ramsey,
our site-based methods practicum student
teacher will be teaching math on some
Tuesdays and Thursdays while in our
classroom this semester. (She will
be teaching other subjects, too.)
We are looking forward to having her
learn more about teaching as she teaches
us about decimals and their uses.
Check daily planners for more assignment
details.
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Language Arts
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Reading:
Students should be reading
at least 30 minutes per
night! Fill out book
reports as books are
completed. go to:
Reading Links for forms.
Using the
latest National Geographic
Explorer Magazine, students
will be practicing
comprehension skills as we
read and learn about Death
Valley, it's history and
it's geography.
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Word Study:
This week
lesson 2.10 Vocabulary
Click Here for spelling
list. Choose the top
link "find a list", then
enter "Shae Johnson" and you
will go directly to list
one. You can bookmark this
site as one of your
favorites. Each week
we have a listing, the new
one will be posted.
Try the games and
activities, too, to give
practice learning the words.
Test will be on Friday.
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Writing: On
Wed. Brenda Bradshaw's 425
college students will be
working with a small group
of students. They have
developed lesson plans to
practice on our students
based on some cold writing
these 4th graders did for
them earlier in the
semester.
Writing and Editing
Checklist To use with any writing work whether it
is typed or handwritten.
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Research:
Ozark
Highlands Video Conference
Project Groups
Independent Project: individuals or groups working on topics having to do with the Ozark
Highlands for our Nov. 21 video conference with St. Louis school. Students
are to be researching and
finding images and
information on their own
that will help them put
together a presentation.
They are to keep sites,
images, etc. either on their
desktops at school or on
their flash drives. It
is important to have all
materials collected so we
can work on final products.
I will be able to give time
in class for the groups to
develop and rehearse their
presentations during the
week of Nov. 17.
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Missouri History:
We continue
learning about the first Missourians
with the use of chapter 3 in the
textbook. So far we've learned
about the Paleo group, the Archaic
group, and the Woodland group. We
continue this week by learning more
about the Cahokians, the Mississippian
Mound Builders, the Hopewells and the
relationship they all have to the Native
Americans who lived in our area, esp.
the Osage.
Test over chapter 3 is next Wednesday,
Nov. 12
Watch for daily assignments on planners.
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Science:
We proceed with
doing the mineral hardness test, using
the Moh's scale of hardness this week
with hands on activities using the Moh's
scale as we classify minerals. We
study sedimentary rock using a
sedimentator ( a tube of water with
various sized sediments in it) to learn
how sedimentary rocks are formed.
Click here to find the
Minerals and Rocks Objectives and Study
Guide
Texts used for this
unit include the green science book,
Earth's Surface and the orange booklet,
Sedimentator student guide. Students
are expected to keep track of these
books and booklets. They are only
lent to them to use. We will take
notes on experiments and have those
notes in the binders. |
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Since the
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