October 24 Newsletter

Dear Parents,

Good afternoon! This week was short and sweet, but we still got so much great learning in. It turns out we love rocks!

Next week in reading we will be studying cause and effect, and in writing we'll be focused on how to write an expository paragraph with a topic sentence, details, and a closing sentence. In science we'll be wrapping up our unit on rocks and soil, and we'll begin our next science unit on ecosystems and animal adaptations. In math we will also be concluding our data and probability unit and taking our unit test.

Reminders:

• It is very important that your fourth grader wears tennis shoes every Friday for P.E.
• Please make sure your child brings a coat to school every day that the temperature will be below 60 degrees. We have our recess in the morning, so it is often pretty chilly when we go out.
• Please remember that homework is to be completed by your child independently. It is helpful if you are able to look over it and clear up confusion, but I want every fourth grader to try to do it on his/her own first. Thank you so much for your help with this!
• iPad messaging must be turned off on all student iPads. Please check that your fourth grader's iMessaging has been disabled by checking Settings>Messages and move the button to the left to deactivate it. Thank you!
• Mrs. Kinkeade, our P.E. teacher, has asked that students download two more free apps for use during P.E.: Smash Your Food Free and Fooducate. Click the Apps link on the left side of the blog for a complete list of apps your child should have, along with some recommended apps for math practice. Thanks!
• Next week is Red Ribbon Week! Help us celebrate being drug-free by participating in our spirit week. Each day's spirit wear is listed below under important dates.
• Be sure to click on over to the JTSD website for school-wide information and dates.

Important Dates:

• October 28-November 1-Red Ribbon Week
• Monday-"Put a cap on drugs"-->Hat Day
• Tuesday-"Our future is bright!"-->Wear sunglasses and bright clothes.
• Wednesday-"Crazy about being drug free!"-->Crazy Hair Day
• Thursday-"Save yourself from drugs!"-->Dress like your hero.
• Friday-"A healthy me is drug free!"-->Wear all red.
• October 31-Fall Parties (Due to space constraints, only volunteers who have signed up to help should attend.)
• November 5-No school-teacher PD day
• November 8-All Pro Dad
• November 9-Chili Cook-off

A Peek at Our Week:

Here are a few photos from our rock observations.

Have a great weekend!