Dear Fourth and FifthGrade Families,
Last week, the students continued honing their writing skills, using colorful adjectives to give a detailed description of a monster they had portrayed earlier. As the week went on, the class not only talked about sensory adjectives that describe how an object looks, smells, tastes, sounds, or feels to the touch, but also about adjectives that describe positive and negative feelings. Equipped with an extensive repertoire of concise adjectives, the students have discovered that instead of repeatedly using more basic words such as “good” or “bad,” they have many more options to describe the objects they are writing about. We will now have a closer look at prepositions.
At the same time, the class continues to hear stories about the Norse gods. The students are collectively reading The Golden Bull. If your child still needs to choose a book for the book report, make sure to let me know about their choice by Thursday. We will start working on the cover of our book report on Friday.
It is very exciting for our students as they rise through the grades and begin to take some of the leadership roles in the school. A shining example of this is our class having the wonderful opportunity to play their ukuleles for all the students and their families from Kindergarten through Third Grade at our Lantern Walk festival. The Fourth and Fifth graders are working hard during each music class to learn to play the songs that all students will be learning to sing for this lovely event. Please be sure your child has their ukuleles with them every day until the Lantern Walk, starting tomorrow, November 2. They will need to practice at home, too.
The Lantern Walk is November 7th. Your child will need to be at school by 5:30 pm next Tuesday. It is important that all class students attend this community event.
Announcements and Reminders:
The autumn weather is here and it is getting colder. Layering clothing is essential for students to be comfortable throughout the day.
Please label clothing!
Send two full water bottles daily.
We are looking for two volunteers in our class to bake gingerbread and bring it to Lantern Walk. We have a standard recipe and individual bags for pre-portioning that we will provide to all volunteer bakers. Please coordinate with our class rep, Candace Parks, if you are willing to help.
Upcoming Events:
11/1: NO SCHOOL: Teacher in-service
11/1: Joyful Beginnings and Kindergarten Parent Night: 6 pm - 7 pm
11/7: Be at school with ukuleles for Lantern Walk 5:30 pm
11/7: Kindergarten Lantern Walk: 6 pm
11/7: Grades 1-3 Lantern Walk: 6:30 pm *Please note new date for grades
11/17: Thanksgiving Luncheon 11 am: Half Day
Happy Halloween,
Gaby
