Dear Parents,

The fourth graders will be putting together a poetry scrapbook of the poetry and songs they write this year. I am asking each student to bring in a scrapbook. It is not important what size or shape. I enjoy seeing a variety of styles. I would love to have all of the scrapbooks arrive by Friday, April 22. Thank you, in advance, for your help with this.

Sincerely,

Donna

Today, we took a trip to the Hope Ranch campus to preview the science fair projects presented by our class.

The fourth grade students concluded their study of the California missions this week. They researched the missions in teams. Each team created a written report, created a replica of its mission in Minecraft (including an audio tour of the mission), and presented their learning to the class. The last piece was focused on public speaking skills. Below are their Minecraft mission tours. Enjoy!

Mission La Purisima by Lucas and Noah

Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad by Anne and Elyse

Mission San Diego by Kendall and Lily

Mission Santa Cruz by Ally and Tracy

 Mission Santa Barbara by Jayla and Alexia

Mission Carmelo by Magdalena, Ulrikke, and Nicole

Mission San Rafael by Spencer, Alex, and Jake

Mission San Francisco Solano by Keanu and Gabriel

Monday

1. Read for 20 minutes and record it in your reading log. Your nightly reading should be a book that you are reading for a book report.
2. Complete math home link 5-9.
3. Finish your spelling lesson for unit 20. 

Tuesday

1. Read for 20 minutes and record it in your reading log. Your nightly reading should be a book that you are reading for a book report.
2. Complete math home link 5-10.
3. Practice your math facts using flashcards, having someone quiz you, or using one of the math websites on the blog under Websites for Kids–Math Web Links.      

Wednesday

1. Read for 20 minutes and record it in your reading log. Your nightly reading should be a book that you are reading for a book report.
2. Complete math home link 4-11.
3. Log onto Spelling City from any computer, login, and access your spelling words for practice. There are games and practice tests. Make sure you don’t take the real test.

Thursday

1. Read for 20 minutes and record it in your reading log. Your nightly reading should be a book that you are reading for a book report.
2. Practice your math facts using flashcards, having someone quiz you, or using one of the math websites on the blog under Websites for Kids–Math Web Links.    

Today we attended the Santa Barbara Symphony Concerts for Young People, featuring principal trumpet player, Jon Lewis. Lewis has played in over 800 movie scores thus far in his career, including the recent Star Wars film! 

Welcome to Fourth Grade! 

Dear Fourth Grade Students,

I am so excited to be your teacher. I had a wonderful first week, and I hope you did too. I’m eager to work with you this year; I want to help you reach your academic goals. We will learn and grow together as we embrace challenge and strive for excellence. Fourth Grade is going to be an exciting year of trying new things, taking risks, and learning how to work as a team. Thank you for taking this adventure with me!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Brown