TeamLuby Update Week of May 19, 2014
Spring Street School
Mrs. Lubys class
Biography fact notes are due on
Monday. We will review them and send
them back home so the first draft can be
written and returned to class.
On Thursday, our class will take the
District Health Assessment during our
regular school day.
Thursday is also the infamous Sing &
Swing on the field at 2:00 PM. You wont
want to miss this extravaganza!
*Media Wed., 5/21; ASM Fri., 5/23
Please have your child check at home
for any Media books they are not currently
reading other than the biography
selections. Thank you in advance for
returning them!
If anyone is available to help the
children record their Monster essays and
Midwest stories, please let me know.
Reminders:
Tuesday, PE remember sneakers!
Wednesday, Music - Remember recorders!
Math Club Tuesday 8 8:30 AM
Now is the time to send in those box tops!
We have a lot in our baglets keep em
coming!
*Thursday, 5/22 Sing & Swing 2:00 PM
*Friday, 5/30- SSS Field Day
*Thurs., 6/5 Biography Wax Museum
*Friday, 6/6 Professional Development
Day no school
*Pen Pal Picnic Tues., 6/10 town
common
*Fri., 6/13 Grade 4 Celebration
*Thurs.,6/19 last day of fourth grade!
Homework
Date Assigned Due Date
*Biography Fact Sheet due Mon., 5/19
*West Region Map 5/19 5/20
*Math TBA
*Kidblog DOGO again! due Friday
Electromagnetics Study Guide goes home
5/20
*Biography first drafts due Fri., 5/23
*Electromagnetics assessment-Wed., 5/28
*West Region States/Capitals Quiz-Wed.,
6/11
Language Arts
We will continue with our
StoryWorks , Daily 3 reading and our
opinion pillar. We will also investigate the
national parks and guided reading.
Writing
Tell a good story! We will spend the
next week working on our fun activity
narrative.
Math
Area and perimeter of rectangles,
parallelograms, and triangles will be
reviewed before heading into Unit 12.
There, we compare items and events by
looking at the rate something costs or
occurs.
FAMILY LETTERS can be found on-line
this year! As in past years, they contain unit
vocabulary, activities, and selected homework
answers. You can find these newsletters at:
hLLp://everydaymaLh.uchlcago.edu/parenLs/4Lh-
grade/famlly-leLLers/ If you cannot access them,
please let me know.
Social Studies
We are finishing up the Midwest
region on-line books and will soon post them
on LittleBirdTales.com! Be on the lookout
for our published authors!! We have
already begun our travels in the West
Region including the Mountain, Southwest,
and Pacific sub-regions! This week we will
map the region and look more into the
physical features and economy of the
different sub-regions. States and capitals
practice will be coming home soon.
Science - from the desk of Mrs. Liporto
We are nearing the end of our
explorations with magnets and electricity.
All students were successful in creating a
string of lights this week that was able to
stay lit even when one lightbulb burnt out.
Ask your fourth grader which type of
circuit they used for this and why it was a
better design choice. This week we will
work with electromagnets, combining our
knowledge of both electricity and
magnetism. Looking ahead, our Electricity
and Magnetism Assessment will be on
Wednesday, May 28th. Study guides will
go home early this week and can be found
on the class blog.
Happy Birthday!
Carter 5-4
Reeya 5-6
Oscar 5-31
*Specials*
Art: Monday, 9:15-9:55 AM
Physical Education: Tues., 10:45 11:25 AM
Music, Wed, 11:25 12:05 PM
Health: Thursday, 10:45 11:25 AM
Chorus: Friday 10:00-10:40 AM
Media: Every other Wed. 9:10-9:30 AM
As always, your comments are welcome.
Please drop me an e-mail at school or at
home.
Barbara Luby
