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The 4 Grade Post
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From The Teachers
In honor of Black History Month, students
will be learning about why we have it, where it came
from and some of the amazing people that they
may not be familiar with. There are also resources
available on our website if you would like to do
some additional reading/research with your child.
Next Friday is Valentine’s Day and the kids
will likely be excited to pass out valentines (if they
would like to). Students who are interested in
passing out valentines are welcome to do so, but
will not be spending class time decorating bags or
making valentines for other students. Passing out
valentines is completely voluntary. For your
convenience, a class list with student names will go
home this week. The only requirement we have is
that IF a child wants to pass out valentines, we ask
that he/she give one to everyone in the homeroom
class so that no one has hurt feelings.
We are continuing to accept donations of
items for the silent auction component of our
fundraiser. This includes donations of either goods
or services. Thank you so much to everyone who
has already donated! It is very much appreciated!
School phone: (517) 333-7930.
E-mail: marc.finger@elps.us, (602) 689-8256
lauren.schefke@elps.us,
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Nurturing each child
Educating all students
Building World Citizens
ELPS Vision Statement:
East Lansing Public Schools provide an exemplary education for
all students through a cohesive, comprehensive curriculum in an
inclusive, supportive environment.
Special News
• 2/14 – Rodney Page performance (10-11)
• 2/17 – Presidents’ Day (No School)
• 2/19 – Science Night at Glencairn
• 2/26 – Late start day (1st bell @ 10:40)
• 3/20 – Field trip to Wharton Center
• 3/27 – Book Bingo (4th grade puts on this
event as a fundraiser for our big field trip)
• 6/2 – Field Trip to Meijer Gardens and
Hoffmaster State Park (8:30-5:30)
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February 3rd, 2020
Social Studies/Science
The kids continue to come up with ideas of
goods and services that we can include in our silent
auction for Book Bingo. Examples of ideas that you
could help with would be donating an old table or
chair that could be painted by the kids and sold as
“one-of-a-kind artwork”, or a coupon for lessons in
an area of expertise such as playing an instrument,
or how to draw.
Math
The kids finished unit 4 last week and took
their test. Scores will come home this week.
For multiple reasons, 4th graders in the
district will be coming back to unit 5 at the end of
the year and working on unit 6 next. This unit
covers fraction concepts and operations. Students
will once again be shuffled around to better meet
their needs as learners.
Reading
We will be taking the Unit 3 Reading Street
test this week. Students will review some of the
concepts and vocabulary from the unit in class, but
the best thing you can do to prepare at home is
simply read with child and talk about the reading
together. There is no replacement for one-on-one
reading.
Students finished up district-required
AIMSWEB testing last week. These are given 3
times per year to track student growth and help
identify students who need additional support.
Writing
Students are continuing to work on their
persuasive writing techniques as they attempt to
persuade others to see things from their
perspective.
Identifying a target audience and coming
up with points that would be important to that
person is an important part of the process. You
may be getting a letter shortly from your child.
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