Interims

Interims came home on Friday in the Friday Folder. They are in the form of a Student Progress Report. Please be sure to sign and return the interim as well as the Friday Folder report. If you have not already sent in the field trip permission slip and money, please do so.

Also, don't forget that Thursday is Grandparents Day in addition to the fourth grade program. The first show is at 9:30, the grandparents' show is at 12:00, and the final show is at 7:00. Hope to see you there!

On Friday, the Harlem Road Kings will be at school from 10-10:30 and 2:30-3 presenting an anti-drug program and rallying the kids for the evening game at the high school.

Friday

Spelling Test
Reading-Chapter 5
Science-Invent Toothpaste
Social Studies-worksheet

Conferences are on November 5 from 3:30-9:30. A few changes have been made. The schedule looks like this:
3:40 Adams
3:50 Putnam
4:10 Perkins
4:30 Shafer
4:50 Fishback
5:00 McQuitty
5:10 Shafer
5:20 Reynolds
6:40 Warner
6:50 Sullivan
7:00 Vogt
7:10 Ansteatt
7:20 Ernst
7:30 Lambing
7:40 Nipper
7:50 Walker
8:00 Trovillo
8:10 Bauer
8:20 Seibert
8:40 Gregory

Thursday

Today's assignments that may have become homework:

Science-write conclusion to today's design process/scientific method

Language-finish Week 3 Assessment and Great Pumpkin Challenge (time will be given for these first thing in the morning)

Reading-Read chapter 4 of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing; do worksheet; work on contract



Homework:

Finish spelling and packet



Don't forget to turn in field trip money ($5.00) and permission slip for our November 5th trip. No need to pack lunch (unless you usually do), just dress warmly!

Conferences are on November 5 from 3:30-9:30. The schedule looks like this:
3:40 Adams
3:50 Putnam
4:10 Perkins
4:30 Shafer
4:50 Fishback
5:00 McQuitty
5:10 Shafer
6:40 Warner
6:50 Sullivan
7:00 Vogt
7:10 Ansteatt
7:20 Ernst
7:30 Lambing
7:40 Nipper
7:50 Walker
8:00 Trovillo
8:10 Bauer
8:20 Seibert
8:30 Reynolds
8:40 Gregory

Please note that the conferences are 10 minutes long in order to accommodate everyone. If you wish to conference with Mr. Fiore (math) or Mrs. Wood (social studies), you will need to make arrangements with them individually. If the scheduled time does not work for you, if you have changed your mind and do not need a conference, or if you have decided you do want a conference, please email me at putnam_s@cneschools.org as soon as possible. Mr. Fiore can be reached at fiore_b@cneschools.org and Mrs. Wood at wood_r2@cneschools.org.

Rain, Rain

Math: pre-assessment for the next unit
Reading/Language: Read Chapter 3 in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing; finish worksheet; work on learning contract
Science: Foam test

Homework:
Packet
Spelling

Guess What?
No spelling next week!

A subscription to The Roar of the Rocket is only $1.00 for the entire year-8 issues in all. Each issue includes From the Principal's Perspective and News Around the School as well as grade level reports and Kids' Page.

Book Fair

Today was book fair. Many students were able to purchase books from the Scholastic Book Fair in the library. If your child forgot his/her money and would like to buy a book, our class will have the opportunity to revisit the sale on Thursday.

Assignments
Social Studies: Write a legend.
Math: test
Science: Toothpaste Feel/Foam Test
Language: Baffle Gab
Reading: Read chapter 2 of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Complete comprehension sheet and work on learning contract.

Rainy Days and Mondays

Today students took a social studies test, tomorrow it's math test day. On Friday we will complete our study of the design process (another term for scientific method).

In reading we began a literature unit for the book Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. Each day we will read one chapter (ten in all) and complete a worksheet guided by the state language arts indicators for fourth grade. During the two weeks we will spend on this unit, each student will also be working on his/her own literature contract. The contract is broken into five sections-one for grammar, one for vocabulary, one for research, one for art, and one for creative writing. Together, the students decided how many activities needed to be completed for each heading. The learning contract will be worked on each day in class and turned in next Friday, Nov. 2.

This week in science we will complete our Secret Formulas unit by inventing toothpastes. We read and discussed Toothpaste: From Start to Finish during science and discussed the feel/foam tests that will be completed in class tomorrow. On Thursday students will do a "clean test," and then Friday each student will invent his/her own recipe for toothpaste.
Because of the nature of labs, students who are absent during a hands-on activity are not able to complete that activity. Instead, they must find a peer with whom to discuss the process and gather the data. Every student is required to take the Accelerated Reader test on Toothpaste: From Start to Finish. For another cool science design process using toothpaste, try this link for extra credit.

During computer we continued googling scientists. On Wednesday, each student will commence research on the scientist of his/her choice.

Assignments:
Reading: worksheet chapter 1

Homework:
Spelling 50 points
Packet
Literature Project (due next Friday)

10/26 Interims
11/1 Grandparents' Day Program/Lunch; Evening Program
11/2 Literature Projects due (mystery)
11/5 Trip to United Dairy Farmer's Norwood plant (sorry, no chaperones)
11/5 Conferences 3:30-9:30
11/6 No School-Teacher Inservice
11/14 Two Hour Early Dismissal
11/16 End of Quarter
11/20 Report Cards

I am in the process of scheduling conferences. If you wish to have a conference with me, please let me know ASAP. If you would like for Mr. Fiore (math) or Mrs. Wood (social studies) to be present, please let me know also ASAP. Conference times fill are filling up quickly, but we want to meet with everyone who would like to confer about a student's progress.

Vehicle Day

Friday's Vehicle Day was a huge success! I had no idea that fourth graders would be so excited about honking horns! Everyone who brought a vehicle to share with the students was kind enough to let the kids clamber all over, in and around their cars and trucks. The Owensville Fire Department hooked up the hoses so the kids could practice putting out fires. Both the State Highway Patrol and the Clermont County Sheriff allowed the kids to sit in the backseats of their cruisers (hopefully the only time they sit in the backseat of those particular cars).



My class would not let me leave the parking lot until I rode in Duke Energy's cherry picker, hence the white-knuckled grip. I actually thought the experience was really cool until Mr. Siefert informed me that the only way down was if I got us down. Apparently he has never seen me drive! Finally, I did manage to bump us to the ground.
Thanks to everyone who participated-it was a great time!



We are almost finished being inventors, at least for a while. Next week we will focus on toothpaste-testing ingredients then creating our own. Our next unit of study will be matter and physical and chemical changes.

In reading we will begin reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. We will spend two weeks reading this book and working on a learning contract to go with the book.

Everyone should be working on his/her mystery literature project!


Reminder: Social Studies test on Monday, Math test on Tuesday