1/6/2023

 

With the second half of the school year here, now is a great time to help your child reflect and create a new goal for this school year. 

Con la segunda mitad del año escolar aquí, ahora es un buen momento para ayudar a su hijo/a a reflexionar y crear una nueva meta para este año escolar.

School Wide News🏫

• if your child has a cellphone and/or smartwatch on school campus, district policy is for the devices to remain OFF during school hours/Si su hijo tiene un celular y/o un smartwatch en la escuela,el protocolo del distrito es que permanezcan APAGADOS durante el horario escolar
• The School Effectiveness Questionnaire (SEQ) is a chance for parents to provide critical feedback to schools and the District to ensure we are fulfilling our mission to educate, affirm, and inspire each and every student. The survey, sent through email, is available now through Friday, February 10.

• To purchase a yearbook ad separate from the yearbook purchase, visit this link!

• https://forms.gle/okfoPaFSLXLzAHuL9

• Smencils pencils safety patrol fundraiser begins Monday 7:30-8am daily for $1 EACH

• Smencils pens safety patrol fundraiser begins Monday 7:30-8am daily for $2 EACH

• Yearbooks on sale online ONLY- visit www.strawbridge.net Enter the school code: YBYB25646 $26 until 2/28/2023

4th Grade General News🗞

• Reading and math FAST state assessment results will be going home in the Tuesday Folders for your reference. The first 2 administrations of this test, August and December, are for informational purposes ONLY. Students may NOT be on grade level , however, this does not necessarily indicate that a student is not on track to succeed by the end of the year. 
• The 3rd admininstration of the FAST state test will take place in May. 
• To support our NEXT reading unit about technology, we will be visiting the Cox Science Museum for a lab session and museum exploration. $20 fee is due NO LATER than 1/20/23. More details coming in the Tuesday folder which will be sent on Wednesday, 1/4/2023. 
• To help your child develop a sense of ownership and responsibility, motivate them with goals and celebrations. Consider these tips:
• For behavior, use the iShine Folders to create a weekly goal and let your child choose what they want to earn when they meet their goal. Behavior plays a key role for safety patrol selection in 5th grade! 
• For academics, use the assessments that go home in the Tuesday folders to create a goal. Let your child choose what they want to earn when they meet their goal. 
• For reading, set a monthly goal with a number of books they complete. A monthly rule of thumb is at least 3 chapter books a month or at least 4 nonfiction books a month. Let your child choose what they want to earn when they meet their goal.
• I Shine folders is a communication  piece between parents and teachers to learn about your child's day. Please review daily and initial. Help your child reflect upon their day through the use of the I Shine folder/Las carpetas I Shine es una pieza de comunicación entre padres y maestros para aprender sobre el día de su hijo. Por favor revise diariamente y ponga sus iniciales. Ayude a su hijo a reflexionar sobre su día mediante el uso de la carpeta I Shine. 

Reading 📚Lectura    

• • It's time to refreshen your child's personal library! January Scholastic Book orders are due 1/27/2023. EVERY CHILD GETS A FREE COPY OF WINGS OF FIRE COLLECTION WITH THER ORDER. Place your order online or send it to class. https://orders.scholastic.com/M9R7W
  • Every book order earns  Mrs. Barreras points to purchase more books for the classroom library! The more your child reads, the more their inner reader develops! 💕
  • 1/13/22, Friday- Join us from 8:15-8:45am as we celebrate our 5th grade readers learning success at our exhibit "Hear our Voices!". You will learn about a variety of historical events and the voices they impacted. 
  • Reading test for unit 4, Thursday 1/12/2023
  • Daily homework is to read for at least 20 minutes. Your child can use their book club book, books from home, books from NHE library or the public library, or use the books selected from Mrs. Barreras classroom library. A routine should be set in place in order to assure your child dedicates time to read in a quiet place. Technology devices should be out of sight to avoid distraction. This may need to be reinforced every so often to keep a consistent schedule. 
  • Check out our 4th graders readers as we make memories! I’ll be updating this link as the year goes on with more priceless moments https://padlet.com/jacqueline_barreras/1vpnm78wrlbe531i

Math 🔢Matemáticas

• Starting next week 2 resource teachers will be visiting the classes to assist with small groups. Next week the small groups will concentrate on division.

• It's important your child is practicing their multiplication table at home. Their basic multiplication fact knowledge will aid them in accurately and fluently multiply multidigit equations. One way to help them at home is to create flashcards for the multiplication table and quiz them out of order. 

Science 🧪Ciencias

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• Science Fair (this is a mandatory assignment for a grade) Parents make sure to review the guidelines for this year’s science fair and supervise that your child is submitting the work to me on time. Resources are available via Google Classroom, and I will explain how to copy the blank google slide presentation provided for the project in class. Please stay involved and encourage your child to work and to show you their work at home. Projects need to be completed in Spanish. The experiment trials will need your adult supervision! Reach out if you have questions. 

• Feria de Ciencias (este es un trabajo obligatorio que tiene calificación) Queridas familias, asegurasen de revisar las pautas para la feria de ciencias de este año y supervisen que su hijo entregue los trabajos a tiempo. Agregue recursos a través de Google Classroom, y explicaré cómo copiar la diapositiva de Google en blanco proporcionada para el proyecto durante la clase. Por favor, manténgase involucrado y anime a su hijo a que trabaje y le muestre su trabajo en la casa. Los proyectos deben completarse en español. ¡Las pruebas experimentales necesitarán la supervisión de un adulto! Déjeme saber si tiene preguntas. 

 

                            Social Studies 🌍

• Students will study Florida's past and geographical characteristics. Students will be able to comprehend how map elements serve to convey the information on the map in this geography subject. We will go over the following map components: the coordinate grid, the cardinal and compass rose, the title, the scale, and the key/legend with symbols. 

  

 Writing✍Escritura

• Unit 5 students will be returning to argumentative writing also known as opinion writing. They will be required to read and research using mutliple sources to support their opinion about a topic. Evidence from the text is required to show their comprehension of the topic and to develop their argument.
• Los estudiantes en la Unidad 5 regresarán a la escritura argumentativa, también conocida como escritura de opinión. Se les pedirá que lean e investiguen utilizando múltiples fuentes para apoyar su opinión sobre un tema. Se requiere evidencia del texto para mostrar su comprensión del tema y desarrollar su argumento.