Here we are already at the end of the first nine weeks!! The students who earned their Russ Bucks where able to go to and have a lot of fun at the first Conduct Dance on Friday. There will be more dances each nine weeks so ask your child for their Friday folder for their weekly conduct grade. Each A earns $10, each B earns $5. Students need $50 to enter the dance and if they have earned all dollars they could have as much as $40 dollars to spend.
On another fun note, students went on their first field trip last Tuesday to the Chaffee Trail Library. Students had fun with a scavenger hunt then fun storytelling by the fireplace where they learned about interesting nonfiction books and got to make some noise in the library (which is not usually allowed:). Students learned about all the resources the public library offers, such as computers, to help them with school and fun. They also were able to check out a book. Hopefully you can take them back so they can check out more, but if you can't, students can turn the book back in at our school and we will get the books back to the library.
Math
We are currently working on multiplication in Module 3. Students need to have a automatic knowledge of their multiplication facts to be the most successful at this time in math. We will move on to division next, so practicing facts at home is currently very important. Students could use flashcards to help improve their speed recalling facts. This year in fourth grade students will have to be able to multiply numbers up to four digits by one digit such as, 5, 216 X 7. Then we will move to multiplying two digit numbers by two digit numbers such as 43 X 56. Students will begin with the concept of multiplication and move to using the standard algorithm to solve problems.
Science
You should have seen the Science Fair information packet come home a couple of weeks ago. Currently students should be thinking about what they want to do their project on and turn in their topic to me to be approved. If they are not sure, the internet has lots of ideas and the public library is an awesome resource for help too!
Dates to Remember
October 15............................Last Day of the 1st nine weeks
October 17............................Early Dismissal
October 18............................Movie Night
October 19............................Planning Day-No School for students
October 22-26.......................Red Ribbon Week
October 31............................Early Dismissal
October 31............................Book Character Parade
Until next time,
R. O'Steen
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