Dear Families, Grandfriends’ Day is Friday, May 3rd. Registration begins at 9:15 am in the Canteen area where grandfriends will receive a classroom schedule. Grandfriends then head to the Commons for a Band of Friends performance at 9:30 followed by opening remarks by Mr. Kennedy. They are then dismissed to the classrooms for 10. Many families have grandfriends that are splitting their time between siblings. Here is our 4th grade schedule: 10:00-10:40 - Morning meeting and National Park landmark share. 10:40-11:20 - Spanish 11:20-12:00 - Academic Choice (A sampling of various fourth grade activities) Dismissal will be at 12:00. If you have any general logistical or scheduling questions, please feel free to ask Jodi Pink or Jennie Pope, I can also do my best to answer any questions! Below are a few curriculum highlights: Language Arts Fourth graders have been busily publishing a narrative story. Through the writing process they are focusing on organization, word choice, and conventions. In addition to those three areas, students are asked to include at least one simile. Once the rough draft is complete, they are required to conference with two peers to receive compliments and suggestions. Rather than saying “I like your story”, students are asked to identify a certain part they enjoyed and why. When giving feedback, students are asked to be very specific about their suggestion by using phrases such as “Have you considered.” or “How would you feel about adding…”. After the story is published, each student reflects on their work by completing a writing rubric. Social Studies Fourth graders started to create their 3D national park projects. We look forward to sharing the projects with our grandfriends on Grandfriends' Day. Parents will get to see the structures on Portfolio Day. This project require the students to plan, reason, apply critical thinking skills, and to be creative. Check out the fourth graders in action! Math
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Please enjoy a few pictures from the past few weeks! Warmly, Brigid
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