Outstanding!: We have an awesome class filled with great kids! The Outstandings just continue to pour in for the group as a whole. In honor of the first 20 that our class received, the fourth graders voted on a Stuffed Animal Day. It was so nice to meet everyone’s special lovie and it made our day a lot of fun! 
Outstanding Individuals: It makes my heart so happy to continually see our fourth grade students represent themselves in such respectful and responsible ways, both in class and around our school. I’d like to thank and celebrate Cole, Taylor, Ty, Dayne, Carson and Kate who SOAR’ed this past month and earned an Outstanding!
Here’s what we’ve been studying in Fourth Grade!
Math: Unit 4: Equations and Word Problems – We completed our unit! The class gained great experience and practice in decoding word problems and organizing their information in the many multi-step word problems. They applied their skills and tackled the problems well. We are now well on our way into Unit 6 – all about fractions and mixed numbers!
Writing: Literary Essays – We are reading wonderful short stories like “The Other Side,” “The Marble Champ,” and “The Stray.” We are learning how to read and think about what the big idea of the story is to help us develop a thesis. This has helped us to jump start our writing practice of a literary essays and its structure.
Important Information and Reminders:
*Early Release Day: We will dismiss at 12:15pm on Friday, March. 5. Please let your child know if you would like them to order a sack lunch that day.
*Book-It Calendar: Don’t forget to return your February calendar at the end of the month for a personal pan pizza coupon. It’s exciting to see how many minutes you have read!
*March Is Reading Month: The class is very excited about the reading festivities planned for March. A copy of the calendar/reading log arrived home on Friday, but you can also find more information here for your reference
*Parent Teacher Conferences: These will take place the week of Mon., March 8, via Zoom. A scheduling link was emailed directly to all families this past week. Thank you to all those who signed up! I look forward to “seeing” you soon!
*Book Fair: From 3-3:30pm, our class will preview the Book Fair on Tues., March 9 , with the opportunity to purchase on Thurs., March 11.. The Book Fair will also be available online to families.
*Spring Break: No School on Fri., Apr. 2 through Fri., April 9. School will resume on Mon., April 12.
*Homework: Reading: Read a minimum of 30 minutes every night. Remember to log the time and pages on your reading log and return it to school each day. Math: 2 pages, twice a week.
Wishing you a very happy start to the upcoming month of March!
: ) Mrs. Estefan