Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Just 2 Weeks until Fort Ross!

Home Assignments:
1. 
5th Grade Math: Packet - see Cerrito Creek's blog
4th Grade MathPacket.  Today, math students worked with partners to find the multiplication arrays (factor pairs) of groups of numbers.  We also reviewed the 7s.

2.  Fort Ross COSTUME:  Due November 6!

3.   Reading (20 min. every night)– Students may read their assigned Book Group books.

4.  Classwork to complete by Thursday:
  • Reading Goal for Book Group:  This includes the connections note taking sheet, with 5 connections made to the book.
  • Fort Ross Journal:  (Bring journal to school each day too.)  Students are writing from a prompt started in class.
  • California Map:  Some students brought home their California Map last Friday to finish the details of labeling, drawing a compass rose, and including the border lines around the state.  This link has the information they need.
Upcoming Events:

Friday, October 25, Mission Dolores Field Trip:
  This is a BART and walking trip to the Mission.  


Thursday, October 31, Halloween Parade, 8:45: Students should come dressed in costume for the parade.  Please no masks or violence represented in the costume.  

November 1 & 4:  Conferences/No School

Wednesday, November 6:  Dress Rehearsal for FORT ROSS.  Students will present about their characters in costume.  This is the same day the secret letter is due.  Your child will be bringing home an assignment to help you get to know their character.

Friday, November 8:  Sleeping bags, pads and pillows due to be packed in cars.

November 11-12 (Monday-Tuesday), Fort Ross trip.

 Making Arrays - 4th grade math


 Acting out situations related to the Missions