TOPS 4th Grade Weekly Newsletter

Prepare:

Mrs. Walbek will be out of the office testing students Monday-Thursday this week and Friday will be a virtual event so I will cancel our ELA class connects. Please attend any other CC sessions you are invited to.

Read to succeed:

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.

PIZZA HUT PIZZA- 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/

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).

Don't Forget:

Green Dot Challenge.

Weekly Riddle:

Q: My name is Ruger, I live on a farm. There are four other dogs on the farm with me. Their names are Snowy, Flash, Speedy and Brownie. What do you think the fifth dog’s name is?

We will begin Unit 8 on Decimals this week so please download the notes below and add to your math notebook.

Looking Back –

We finished our first exploration of Earth science with a look into two other slow but powerful forces that change the Earth – glaciers and wind. This unit has given us a good idea of how water, gravity, wind, and ice can each contribute to the weathering of the Earth’s surface and eventually produce the soil that we depend on to grow our food. Next up – a look at the choices of how we produce our energy.

Looking Ahead –

Although we will have Class Connect sessions next week, there is no OLS lesson scheduled. Instead, I have put together a slideshow with an article and a video that will explore the topic of renewable and non-renewable energy sources. I thought that this would wrap up our study of Earth science quite nicely even though we will return to the study of energy in physics later in semester two. You will find the lesson slides, offline assessment, and Learning Coach answer key in the OLS File Sharing tab. I have created this video to help you find where those files are and how to access them. These files were also sent by email so check your inbox from this week to find them there also.

Science of Space for the Week: This week saw the landing of the InSight mission on Mars – the first landing on Mars in six years! Check out this video to see why information about Mars might be a key to understanding the history of the Earth.

Hello 4th graders, this week we will be wrapping up unit 3 – Colonies and Independence. I will be out for testing on Tuesday so our Class Connect has been moved to Thursday just for this week. During class on December 6th, we will be reviewing what we have learned in this unit.

• Lesson 10: Colonies and Independence Review
• Lesson 11: Colonies and Independence Assessment

I’ll see you in class on Thursday!

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!

*** We will not have Class Connect this week because I will be out at high school state testing.

Welcome back!!!

I hope you had a wonderful break. Im glad to be back and see yall in our CCs again this week.

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