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Math

The students have been working on several methods of multiplying up to four digit numbers by 1 digit numbers. Next week we will be working on multiplying by two-digit numbers.

Reading

The fourth graders have been studying how to make inferences or “read between the lines” while they read.  They have been looking for clues or evidence in what they read to support the inferences made.  Next week they will be learning about the historical fiction genre.

Conferences

Conferences will be held in the evening on December 8, 10 and 17^th.  A paper with a scheduled conference time for your child was sent home today.  Please return the paper to school as soon as possible.

Reading Logs

The reading logs that were sent home today will be due on November 30th.  Due to the short week next week, I will not be sending home another reading log then. Thank you for supporting your child in their reading!

         

Upcoming Dates

11-20   Family Movie Night at Sibley @ 6:30 p.m.

11-26   No School-Thanksgiving

11-27   No School

12-8   Evening Conferences

12-10    Evening Conferences

12-17   Evening Conferences

12-23 to 1-1  No School  for Winter Break

Morning Muffins and Math

Thanks to all the students and families that attended!  We had 16 students from our room.  Jill, our instructional coach said parents also attending the math meeting. A big THANK YOU to those of you who attended the Math Chat on Muffin Morning.  While the end survey showed that most of you were excited about the way your child is learning math, several of you wanted to know more. If you have specific topics or questions you would like me to address in future gatherings (or simply through email/phone calls, please contact me at jill.petersen @alschools.org or leave me a message at 507-373-5117.  I am excited to be working with parents who see the value in being lifelong learners.

NOVEMBER HAS ARRIVED

Veteran's Day is November 11th.  We are having a program at 9:30.  Please send pictures of military to me if you would like the pictures included in the slide show.  Parents and/or grandparents are welcome to come if they have served in the military. 

No school Friday! November 6th.  Staff Development for staff.

Math and Muffins is Tuesday , November 10th at 7:30 am.  Come to your child's classroom and see what we have been doing this fall.  At 8:10 their will be a math presentation from Jill Peterson, our instructional coach from Sibley.  

SAVE THE DATE:
Movie at school is going to be November 13th. 
Bowling for the fundraiser is December 11th. If you raised enough money to attend the extreme bowling, you will be going on December 11th. 

Friday

A few reminders....

The Fall Party is at 1:45 on Friday. The students may wear a school appropriate costume for the party. No gore,weapons, etc 

Book Orders are due Friday.

If you have a military picture of a relative that has served or is serving please send it to me.
 Email link 
We are having a slide show at school for Veteran's Day. All service men and women are invited to attend if they would like.  

Star of the Week!

Ethan was the star of the week last week!  He is a very good singer and actor.  When he grows up he wants to be a brain surgeon.  He also enjoys reading historical fiction books.

Jacob is the Star of the Week this week!  He enjoys reading books, playing with his brother William, and swimming.  His hero is his dad! He went camping in Glacier National Park and had a surprise vacation to Florida.  Lucky Jacob!

STAR OF THE WEEK--RAYEA

Rayea was our star of the week.  She enjoys reading, playing with her friends, and spending time with her family. Rayea is very helpful and kind to others. Yeah for Rayea.

 
                     We have some great teachers and paras in our building!  They are super heroes!

4th Grade News

 Math

The students have been working on multi-digit addition and subtraction.  They have also been working on using reasoning skills to know which operation to use when solving word problems and working on being able to tell if their answer is reasonable by using rounding and estimating.  They completed the assessment on these skills and will begin working on multiplication skills next week.

Reading

This past week the fourth graders have been practicing and performing readers theater scripts to practice fluency.  Next week they will be working on finding the sequence of events in their reading.

Halloween

On Friday, October 30th, the 4^th graders will be having a Halloween party at school from 1:50-2:40.  The students will be allowed to wear a costume for the party if they would like to dress up.  We ask that the students bring the costume to schools with them in the morning, but not wear them until it is time for the party. We would like them to plan on putting their costume on over the clothes they wear to school, so we ask that they plan accordingly. We ask that costumes are non-violent (no weapons, blood, etc.).  We also ask that the students not have face paint or colored hair spray for the school party.  We have a limited amount of time to have the students change into costumes, so we would appreciate costumes that the students can change into quickly.

Scholastic Book Orders

 Book orders are due November 6^th. You can order online or send your order into me. The order code for online is: HKFD9.