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Hello Lincoln Families,

On behalf of our Lincoln 4th Graders, I want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generous donations to the House of Way. Your support is invaluable and contributes to making a positive impact in the lives of many families. Thank you for being a champion of our cause!

The winter party is on Friday, December 22nd from 2:00-3:00. For this party there are no volunteers, so I don't need parents to come in. We are all set for some tasty treats!  Please send in the party item with your child on Thursday the day before the party or on Friday. Thank you for your generosity and help! We have earned several Bear Behavior Tickets as a class! To celebrate, we will watch The Grinch Who Stole Christmas on Friday. Here is a link to the Common Sense Media review for the movie. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

From Ms. Von Behren

Important Dates

 Late Start: 12/20

Student Council Dress up days!

Monday, Dec. 18th - Christmas PJ Day

Tuesday, Dec.19th - Santa and Mrs. Claus Day

Wednesday, Dec. 20th - Elf/Nutcracker Day

Thursday, Dec. 21st - Grinch Day

Friday, Dec. 22nd - Ugly Sweater Day

Winter Party: 12/22


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 4 

Unit Goals

  • Students read, write and compare numbers in decimal notation. They also extend place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers and add and subtract within 1,000,000.


Section A Goals

  • Represent, compare, and order decimals to the hundredths by reasoning about their size.
  • Write tenths and hundredths in decimal notation.


Section B Goals

  • Read, represent, and describe the relative magnitude of multi-digit whole numbers up to 1 million.
  • Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, the value of a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to its right.


Section C Goals

  • Compare, order, and round multi-digit whole numbers within 1,000,000.


Section D Goals

  • Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.


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  Waves of Sound. This will begin sometime in January.

Social Studies: Unit 2

In this unit, students explore the United States through the social studies discipline of geography. In exploring the United States in spatial terms, students first consider the location of the United States. They learn about and use a variety of geographic tools such as maps, globes, and satellite images to answer the question “Where is the United States?” Next, students examine the concept of place relative to the United States. They use songs, stories, photographs, and aerial images to investigate the question, “What is it like there?” and to describe significant physical and human characteristics. Students also use the concept of regions to compare sections of the United States. They build on their understanding that regions are defined by common characteristics and explore ways in which the United States can be divided into regions. Students then compare a region to which Michigan belongs with other regions in the United States using special purpose maps.

The Positivity Project focus this week is Love of Learning.








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



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


Winter Party--December 22

Kindness Party--February 14



(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


























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