Dear Lincoln Families,

WOW! We had a wonderful Fall party. A special thank you to all the families who sent in items and volunteered their time. The treats and activities were delicious and engaging! 

Just a reminder that this time we can start to have colder weather. As a result, students will be asked to wear winter gear. If they make another choice, no phone calls will be made home for dry clothes, shoes, etc.

Make sure to scroll down for upcoming dates and what's happening in the classroom. Have a fantastic week!

Important Dates

 Late Start: 11/8, 11/15, 11/29

Musical at H. S. 11/7 (8:30-10)  *Please note that we are leaving Lincoln at 8:30 on Tuesday morning for a preview of the high school musical, Oklahoma. Students need to be here on time to make it on the bus. Thank you for your help with this!

Play It Safe Program: 11/14 (8:40-9:40)

 Picture Retakes: 11/14

November 20th -  Lincoln Thanksgiving Dinner 

Thanksgiving Break: 11/22 - 11/24

In the classroom: I encourage you to ask your child what's going on in the classroom. For example, What EBLI strategy are you learning? How do you add fractions?

Reading: Our reading strategy focus will be looking for the main idea of non-fiction and fiction passages and books using EBLI strategies.  I am working on what reading strategies and goals each student needs. These strategies are intended to be added to their "reading tool kit". These mini-lessons are used as a  focus for many reading strategies. It's possible to use more than one reading strategy at a time. These strategies cover comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and expanding vocabulary. What is EBLI?

We are currently reading aloud and in small groups, Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad. This is a true story explaining her bravery and overcoming every obstacle. We focus on vocabulary, spelling, writing main idea summaries, and comprehension questions. We are also reading Towers Falling. This a historical fiction story based on the character Deja who learns about who she is and what happened on September 11, 2001. We focus on vocabulary, spelling, writing summaries, and comprehension questions. Students continue to do their at-home reading. When they are finished with the bookmark, they need to write a main idea summary as well as a theme if the book is non-fiction.

Math: Unit 3: 20 lessons. Students learn that a fraction a/b is a product of a whole number 'a' and a unit fraction 1/b, or a/b = a × 1/b, and that n × a/b = (n × a)/b. Students learn to add and subtract fractions with like denominators and to add and subtract tenths and hundredths.

IM Family Resources

Math Units below

1. Factors and Multiples
2. Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
3. Extending Operations to Fractions
4. From Hundredths to Hundred-thousands
5. Multiplicative Comparison and Measurement
6. Multiplying and Dividing Multi-digit Numbers
7. Angles and Angle Measurement

Science: Our next science unit is the Birth of Rocks. 

Birth of Rocks (click here)

Social Studies: Foundational Social Studies on "Thinking Like a Historian, Geographer, Political Scientist, and Economist".  Here are all the units for SS. We will begin with Unit 1.

The Positivity Project focus this week is Self-Control

If you are interested in volunteering to organize classroom parties fill out the Google Forms. Thank you for your consideration!

Winter Volunteer Form

Kindness Party Volunteer Form

Be sure to add it to your calendar the party dates!

Winter Party--December 22

Kindness Party--February 14

Getting to Know You Google Form

(Click on the link)

Snacks in the Classroom

Please make sure that everyday snacks are quick and easy for your child to handle. For example please no yogurt, pudding, uncut fruit, or messy items for daily snacks, including sandwiches. This avoids spilling on school devices, furniture, new carpet, etc. These food items work better in the lunchroom. Because the 4th grade has a fast-paced curriculum, snack time is a quick break, not a meal. Thank you for your understanding. 

Birthdays

We love to celebrate birthdays! For students who would like to celebrate birthdays in our class please bring in non-food items, for example instead of cupcakes maybe pencils. Sometimes parents put together little gift bags. These are just ideas. There is no obligation to send anything! 

Welcome to 4th Grade Letter

Party Dates:

Fall Party--October 31

Winter Party--December 22

Kindness Party--February 14

Weekly Specials Schedule

Lunch: 1:10-1:35 Lunch Recess: 1:35-2:00

A.M. Recess: 10:05-10:20 every day

P.M. Recess: 3:15-3:30 every day

Monday Art

Tuesday Music

Wednesday  No Specials

Thursday P.E.

Friday    Media Center

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL

8:10 Drop-Off Begins: Students can go to the playground or enter the building for breakfast

Supervision will be available on the playground.

8:23 Bell Rings for students to begin to enter the building.

8:25 Bell Rings: Teachers should be outside their

doors to monitor the hallway and greet students as they enter the room

8:30 Tardy Bell Rings

3:50 Dismissal

*Students who will be eating breakfast may enter the gymnasium door anytime after 8:10 to enjoy breakfast in the cafeteria.

*Late Start Wednesdays:

Supervision for Late Starts will begin at 8:10 at Lincoln Elementary School.

Arrival time and tardy bell delayed one hour 9:25/9:30

*Half-day dismissal is at 12:09 p.m.

*Shuttle riders should head outside at 3:30 on full days and 11:55 on half days.

Pick up & Drop off Procedures

Renee Abbott

Fourth Grade Teacher

Lincoln Elementary School

1102 Orchard Ave.

St. Joseph, MI 49085