Hello Lincoln Families,

Thank you for participating in your child's spring student-led conference! Whether you came in for a face-to-face or your child presented at home, it's a perfect time of the year to celebrate as well as revisit learning goals and make adjustments where needed. Remember when your child presents at home, email me so he/she can receive a touchdown! Report cards will be going home the week of March 4th. In the classroom, we are doing many assessments in reading, math, and science. These will be coming home by the end of the week.

Read In: Friday, March 1st is the beginning of March Reading Month! This Friday we will begin the celebration with a Read-In. Students can wear their P.J.s, bring a snack and clear drink, and lots of their favorite books! Be sure to scroll down to see the dress-up dates for March 4th -8th. Have a fantastic week!

Social Awareness Link from Ms. Von Behren

Social Awareness

Self-Management Link from Ms. Von Behren

March 4-8 Dress-Up Days:

Monday March 4: Red, white and blue day

Tuesday March 5: Thing 1, Thing 2: Twin Day!

Wednesday March 6: Wear tie-dye or a color that makes you happy to celebrate how books brighten our world!

Thursday March 7: Wear a shirt that you can read

Friday March 8: Show your Bear Pride and wear Bear Wear

Important Dates

 Late Start:  All Wednesdays in February & March

Talent Show: 2/29

End of Trimester 2: March 1st & Popcorn Day

Report Cards Go Home Week of March 4th

Field Trip to Planetarium: 3/19 from 9:30-10:30 (no chaperones needed)

Spring Break: March 29th

School Resumes: April 8th

Lansing Trip - April 15 (Parent Chaperones needed)

4th Grade Music Performance - April 24th at the high school: at 5:00

Sarett - May 3 -12:30-2:00 (Parent Chaperones needed)

In the classroom: students will research and write an informational essay on a historical event. I encourage you to ask your child which historical event they are going to choose! 

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?

Math: We will begin unit 6 this week. Students multiply and divide multi-digit whole numbers using partial products and partial quotients strategies, and apply this understanding to solve multi-step problems using the four operations.

Unit 6: Home Support Video Link

Math materials

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: Waves of Sound. We took the assessment and will begin the last science unit in April.

Social Studies: Unit 3 Human Geography in the United States. In this unit, students explore the United States through the lens of human geography, focusing on the themes of movement and human/environment interaction. Using literature and primary sources, they study the push and pull factors of migration and the influence of migration on culture within the United States. Through both historical and current examples students explore ways people have used, adapted to, and modified various environments in the U.S. They deepen their understanding of human-environment interactions by assessing positive and negative effects of human activities on the physical environment. Returning again to historical examples, students explore ways in which geography can be used to interpret history. Finally, students will research and write an informational essay on a historical event. 

The Positivity Project focus this week is Humor.

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