TOPS 4th Grade Weekly Newsletter

Prepare:

Read at least 20 minutes each day. For reading incentives sign up for Book It and earn free pizza from Pizza Hut.

http://www.bookitprogram.com/

Coming soon:

Six Flags Read to Succeed- Read to Succeed is an exciting program that encourages students in grades K through 6 to read for fun. Students who complete six hours of recreational reading earn a free ticket to Six Flags! Forms will be shared in email.

LITERATURE ASSIGNMENTS THIS WEEK:

Q2 Teacher Graded Assignments:

These will be found in USA Test Prep https://www.usatestprep.com/member-login

Q2 TGA 1 due on 10/26/18

Q2 TGA 2 due on 11/9/18

Q2 TGA 3 due on 11/30/18

If you completed them after the due date and see an "M" you must email me for the grade to be updated.

Reminder:

Complete LITERATURE lessons in the OLS by going to the course (not from the Daily Plan).

NEW STUDENTS:

Welcome! Complete your Reading Readiness assessment in USA TP.

Work on the Daily Plan (See above for LITERATURE) and watch for new class connect schedules.

Weekly Riddle:

Q: What word looks the same backwards and upside down?

Students will complete 3 lessons from Unit 7 this week.

Looking Back –

Our study of Earth science and soils is important as a foundation for understanding how a healthy planet is important to all of us. Earth is always changing – some changes slower than others – but all of them affect us and our activities in our daily lives. Next up after our break – a deeper look at the various forces that change our planet.

Looking Ahead –

Water has been the focus of our study of erosion and deposition so far. There are other natural forces at work that can create huge changes to our home, planet Earth. We will look deeply into two of these, wind and glaciers, and one is rapidly disappearing. Should we be concerned? We will be reviewing to get ready for the Unit 6 assessment as well.

Holiday Science – Explore the turkey's history as our bird of choice for Thanksgiving and other holiday meals. Find its scientific name and try to bring some turkey science trivia back to share with your class. In this video, find out what really makes you sleepy after your big holiday meal.Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello 4th graders, this week we will continue with unit 3 – Colonies and Independence. During class on Tuesday, November 27th, we will look at the purpose of the Texas constitution, identify Sam Houston as the 1st president of the Republic of Texas.

• Lesson 7: The Texas Constitution

• Lesson 8: Texas Fights for Independence
• Lesson 9: Texas Wins Its Independence

I’ll see you in class on Tuesday!

Every week you will check the grade level newsletter to see which Music Studio lessons to complete. Just open Unit 1, Lesson 1 in the OLS and click the link to take you to Music Studio! (This is why everything in the OLS for Music EXCEPT for Unit 1, Lesson 1 has been marked skipped.)

Reminder - Mrs. Bass updates the gradebook every Friday at the end of the day. Please check the gradebook on Monday morning to see your up-to-date grade!

Happy Friday before Thanksgiving!!!

You have all been working hard this year. It is time for a break. Please take this time to enjoy your week off for Thanksgiving. Now is a great time to catch up if you are missing any TGAs or lessons.

Recording directions for TGAs in gradebook:

https://tinyurl.com/Gradebook-TGA-directions

TGAs are available in the Gradebook. If you are missing any please get them completed.

We will continue to have Kahoot in the main room. Thank you LCs that have helped monitor chat and the rooms this week. I know it is wild in there but, it's recess. I hope everyone has had a blast!!!

Email: bwatt@texasonlineprep.org
Phone: 682.593.1514
Twitter: @TOPSMrsWatt