October 26-27 Conferences - Call office to schedule; students are expected to attend conferences
October 30 Library Visit
November 3 All School Meeting and Spirit Day (Dress Like Your Friend) - Plovers will present
November 10 No School
Homework Due by Thursday, October 26th
1. Read for at least 20 minutes every night.
2. Complete at least 30 minutes of math practice**
3. Complete at least 20 minutes of typing practice.
Create your own username and password for Typing.com by going to our class page, or 4th graders can log in with their FGCS gmail account!
**Math Homework Expectations
- Every week, the math homework will be to complete at least 30 minutes of math practice.
- We will provide student accounts for an online math program called DreamBox - this information was sent home with Plovers last week. Please let me know if you did not receive your student's username and password.
- Khan Academy is another option for online math practice. If you would like, you can easily add me as a coach:
- Log in (or sign up) at khanacademy.org
- Visit khanacademy.org/coaches (the “Coaches” tab in your profile).
- In the “Add a coach” field, enter our class code: XJDZM8
- If your family would prefer to practice math skills in a different way (practice books, worksheets, flash cards, math games or other online resources), please send in your student's work OR send me an email before Thursday morning letting me know how they completed their 30 minutes of weekly math practice.
Upcoming Out and Abouts
This week, students will play traditional Native American games in the Backyard Garden. Next week, an educator from the Washington County Museum will meet the Plovers at the Forest Grove Library for a presentation about the Chinook people, who lived along the Columbia River.
Volunteer Opportunities
1. Mystery Readers - I have spots available every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 for mystery readers, but I can add more if those times do not work with your schedule. Please email me if you need to schedule an alternative time.
2. Library Chaperones - Chaperones needed for our next library visit (10/30).
Weekly Review
Written by Andwele, Katara, Julian, and Peyton
Last week, we worked on Pacific Northwest Native American art. Some people made quilt squares, plates, vests and masks. We also used cardboard to make canoe paddles, totem poles and other tools. We used our clan spirit animals to decorate some of our artwork, and we looked at examples of traditional designs to make other decorations. Many students wanted to make something that would help their character in the village. Everyone worked really hard for two days to complete their projects! We put candles on the tables and listened to wave sounds so that we could image being our characters and act serious like our characters.
On Wednesday, clans made forts and ate lunch together inside their house. We put blankets over the tables and chairs, and then decorated our houses with our artwork. We noticed a boat on the mural and we asked our chief, Andwele, what we should do about the boat. Some people wanted to attack, but he decided we should ask them what they wanted. He took two guards and a messenger out the boat while everyone else waited quietly in their tents. The visitor was wearing a cape and he was holding a small chest. He said he was from Russia and wanted to trade! He came into the village and Andwele called clans over to trade with the visitor from Russia. He brought magical beads and bells from Russia. Clans gave the trader their artwork and tools for his magical beads. But after he left, many people felt like they didn't get good trades because the beads weren't worth all their hard work. We talked about the trading experience as a class and realized that Native Americans actually had to deal with unfair trades.