Polar Express Movie Night!

The Polar Express

When: Thursday, December 17th

Where: Alameda, Room 144

Time: 5:30-7:30pm

Who: Ms. Brown's students. No siblings, friends, or parents.  

What to Bring: Students may bring 1 pillow, 1 blanket, 1 small stuffed animal, and a beverage with a lid (no pop)! I will provide popcorn for the class, please do not send additional snacks with your child.

What to Wear: Pajamas! (optional)

*Please eat dinner before you come

This week's QF is 4

This week our Quick Fact is 4!

Click the link below to print off practice sheets at home. If a student did not pass the week's QF on Monday they need to complete two sheets (not timed) on two different nights during the week. They can play computer or card games for the QF practice the other nights if they wish but these sheets are good concentrated practice! Also, remind them Don't Skip Around on the sheet, go in order so that they think about each problem every time they encounter it, rather than finding all 4x7 and filling them all in.

x4 sheets
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Typing Club

     We have recently started typing practice through a program called Typing Club. This allows me, as the teacher, to assign various lessons for students to complete at a specifided rate and accuracy. Students can also go back and practice already completed lessons. From teacher view, I am able to see how much time each student has spent practicing-- daily, weekly and overall. I am also able to track their rate and level for each lesson.

     Typing will frequently be part of homework in the coming months. For now we'll be practicing in computer lab and students are welcome to practice on their own at home. We have practiced on this site in the computer lab, so they should all know their username and password. In case they don't it is their first name (lower case) followed by 144 (example: suzie144), password: ala144

alameda144.typingclub.com

Always make sure your fingers rest on home row. Do not use your pointer finger to type all the letters!
And remember: "You're not a bird, don't peck!" -Ms. Brown

**A great idea is to cover  your hands with a kitchen towel. That way your brian and fingers have to work together. You might start out not very good but you'll get really good at typing this way!
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Parent-Teacher Conference Survey

Fall Conferences give us a chance to discuss academic, behavioral and  social goals for your child. Please take a moment and complete this survey, so I can be better prepared for our discussion. Also, I will send home a conference reminder before the week's end stating the date and time our meeting is scheduled. I appreciate your partnership in helping your child have a successful 4th grade year!
Parent Conference Survey
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Upcoming Events

Wednesday, Oct. 7th

 

School Pictures: First thing in the morning, before our field trip, we will have our school pictures taken. If you're interested in purchasing pictures, please make sure you're child has brought in picture order form. There are extras outside our classroom door or in the office.

Tryon Creek Field Trip: We will leave at 9:30am to go to Tryon Creek where we will learn about water sheds and more. This field trip serves as an introduction to our upcoming science unit Land & Water. Please make sure you pack your child a lunch on this day as we will eat on site before returning back to school.

Tuesday, Oct. 13th

Run for the Arts: Students will run Tuesday afternoon in our annual Run for the Arts event. Pledge sheets are due Monday, Oct. 12th. If you're interested in helping tally during the event please let me know. I'm looking for 3-4 parent volunteers.

Typing Club

alameda144.typingclub.com

Student Post Aug 31-Sept 4 By Ellie

Last week one of the things we did in P.E. was we learned to play four square.  There were three squares, one square was more beginner, the second square was more intermediate and the third one was more advanced. We enjoyed doing this because it was fun to learn and get better at it so we can play with our friends.

Another thing we did last week in music was we learned about Duke Ellington. He was a famous musician and we watched a video of one of his concerts. We enjoyed this because there wasn't a lot of singing so we could here the instruments better.

Last week one of the things we did in writing was our I am the one who poems. We took diffrent categories, for example I am the one who sees and wrote what we see but in a more detailed way. It was fun to  learn about other people.

by Ellie Johnson