HW - Tuesday, 3/31

PARENTS:

• We are finished with our classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting, and we will be working on culminating projects. 
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• Learn more about California avocados here: http://www.californiaavocado.com and get the recipe for "The Best Guacamole Ever."

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  Monday, May 4 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Reading Comprehension:  #15 "You Can't Take It With You"

- Tuck Everlasting: Acrostic Poems due tomorrow
- Tuck Test tomorrow (written and AR)
- Scholastic News - none this week

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 349
- WORKBOOK pages none
5.  Science - pgs. 238 - 243

6.  History - none this week

HW - Monday, 3/30

PARENTS:

• We are finished with our classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting, and we will be working on culminating projects. 
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• Learn more about California avocados here: http://www.californiaavocado.com and get the recipe for "The Best Guacamole Ever."

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Reading Comprehension:  #13 "The Story of the Widow's Son"

- Tuck Everlasting: Acrostic Poems due Wednesday
- Scholastic News - none this week

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages none
- WORKBOOK pages none
- Common Core Practice Sheet pgs. 45-46
-- Topic 13 test will be tomorrow
5.  Science - pgs. 232 - 235

6.  History - none this week

HW - Thursday, 3/26

PARENTS:

• Tomorrow, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: avocados! And if I can get my hands on them ... locally sourced cherimoya.
• We are almost finished with our classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 25:
• CURRENT 4.NF.4a - Fractions as Multiples
• CURRENT 4.NF.4b - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number
• CURRENT 4.NF.4c - Solve Word Problems: Multiply a Fraction & Whole Number
• REVIEW 4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
• REVIEW 4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
• REVIEW 4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Reading Comprehension:  #11 "Say It with Flowers"

- Scholastic News - page 8 + Map Quiz (pg. 6) + Debate and Sticky Situation (pg. 7) due Friday

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 350-351
- WORKBOOK pages none
- Common Core Practice Sheet pgs. 43-44
-- Topic 13 test will be next Tuesday
5.  Science - Science Spin

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #20) Quiz on Friday.

Missing Reading Comprehension Pages for HW on March 25

I apologize for the mistake, but here are the missing pages for "Don't Tread on Me":

HW - Wednesday, 3/25

PARENTS:

• THANK YOU to our chaperones on the field trip today: Mrs. Chen (Fiona's mom), Mrs. Conlon (Ethan's mom), Ms. Leon (Francesco's mom), and Ms. Wang (Joan's mom). 
• This week, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: avocados! And if I can get my hands on them ... locally sourced cherimoya.
• Almost finished with our classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 25:
• CURRENT 4.NF.4a - Fractions as Multiples
• CURRENT 4.NF.4b - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number
• CURRENT 4.NF.4c - Solve Word Problems: Multiply a Fraction & Whole Number
• REVIEW 4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
• REVIEW 4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
• REVIEW 4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Reading Comprehension:  #9 "Don't Tread on Me"

- Scholastic News - page 8 + Map Quiz (pg. 6) + Debate and Sticky Situation (pg. 7) due Friday

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 344-345, 346-349
- WORKBOOK pages none
-- Topic 13 test will be next Tuesday
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #20) due Thursday. Quiz on Friday.

HW - Tuesday, 3/24

PARENTS:

• Tomorrow is our field trip to Children's Discovery Museum with our Little Buddies. Students needs to bring a disposable bag lunch, wear their class t-shirts and comfortable walking shoes, and they will leave their backpacks in the classroom.
• This week, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: avocados! And if I can get my hands on them ... locally sourced cherimoya.
• Almost finished with our classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 25:
• CURRENT 4.NF.4a - Fractions as Multiples
• CURRENT 4.NF.4b - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number
• CURRENT 4.NF.4c - Solve Word Problems: Multiply a Fraction & Whole Number
• REVIEW 4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
• REVIEW 4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
• REVIEW 4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Reading Comprehension:  #8 "Fly Like an Eagle"

- Scholastic News - page 8 + Map Quiz (pg. 6) + Debate and Sticky Situation (pg. 7) due Friday

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 344-345, 346-349
- WORKBOOK pages none
-- Topic 13 test will be next Tuesday
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #20) due Thursday. Quiz on Friday.

HW - Monday, 3/23

PARENTS:

• THANK YOU to the parents who were able to chaperone today's field trip: Mr. Stanfill, Mrs. Lizotte, and Ms. Abram!
• This week, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: avocados! And if I can get my hands on them ... locally sourced cherimoya.
• Our current classroom novel is Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• This month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 25:
• CURRENT 4.NF.4a - Fractions as Multiples
• CURRENT 4.NF.4b - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number
• CURRENT 4.NF.4c - Solve Word Problems: Multiply a Fraction & Whole Number
• REVIEW 4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
• REVIEW 4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
• REVIEW 4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Reading Comprehension:  #6
4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 340-343 (from Friday)
- WORKBOOK pages none
-- Topic 13 test will be next Monday (postponed)
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly - none tonight

HW - Thursday, 3/19

PARENTS:

• Friday Flagpole resumes tomorrow.
• Next week, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: avocados! And if I can get my hands on them ... locally sourced cherimoya.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 15:
• CURRENT 4.NF.4a - Fractions as Multiples
• CURRENT 4.NF.4b - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number
• CURRENT 4.NF.4c - Solve Word Problems: Multiply a Fraction & Whole Number
• REVIEW 4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
• REVIEW 4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
• REVIEW 4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- NO MORE WORDLY WISE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
- Reading Comprehension:  #4 "Phut Phat Concentrates" 
- Tuck Everlasting: Word Detective worksheet

- Scholastic News - page 8 + Map Quiz (pg. 6) + Debate and Sticky Situation (pg. 7) due Friday

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 336-339
- WORKBOOK pages none
-- Topic 13 test will be next Friday
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #19) Quiz on Friday. Some of you forgot to do page 3 (Graph). Finish for tomorrow.

Today's Performances at the California Theatre

I thoroughly enjoyed Mariachi del Sol de Mexico. After hearing them, I was still a bit surprised to have learned they have done recordings for all three Beverly Hills Chihuahua movies as well as Rango, McFarland, Don Juan de Marco, Seabiscuit, and American Me.

They were great.

Some other tidbits I learned afterwards:

• Mariachi del Sol de Mexico has three Grammy nominated albums.
• The leader, Jose Hernandez, has worked with Selena, Vicente Fernandez, and Linda Ronstadt.
• Lady Gaga surprisingly performed with them at a club.

Here's a clip of them performing at Disney's 2nd Annual Mariachi Festival.

Don't forget your gritos (yells) while watching it!

This performance reminded me of a PBS special called "Mariachi High," which followed a Texas high school's premier mariachi ensemble's preparation for the world-renown San Antonio Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. It is remarkable what young people can do when they are committed to something. Catch it on PBS when you can: http://www.pbs.org/arts/exhibit/mariachi-high/; it'll be worth your time.

Symphony Silicon Valley did a good job connecting the young crowd to classical music and other musical terminology. Here's a video from their annual Summer Pops presentation in Plaza de Cesar Chavez.

HW - Wednesday, 3/18

PARENTS:

• Friday Flagpole resumes the Friday.
• Next week, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: avocados! And if I can get my hands on them ... locally sourced cherimoya.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 15:
• CURRENT 4.NF.4a - Fractions as Multiples
• CURRENT 4.NF.4b - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number
• CURRENT 4.NF.4c - Solve Word Problems: Multiply a Fraction & Whole Number
• REVIEW 4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
• REVIEW 4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
• REVIEW 4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Wordly Wise  Cumulative Tests #3 and #4 on Thursday (two each day)
- Reading Comprehension:  #2 "The Pimienta Pancakes" 

- Scholastic News - page 8 + Map Quiz (pg. 6) + Debate and Sticky Situation (pg. 7) due Friday

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages none
- WORKBOOK pages none
-- Topic 13 test will be next Friday
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #19) due Thursday; Quiz on Friday.

HW - Tuesday, 3/17

PARENTS:

• Friday Flagpole resumes the Friday.
• Next week, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: avocados! And if I can get my hands on them ... locally sourced cherimoya.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 15:
• CURRENT 4.NF.4a - Fractions as Multiples
• CURRENT 4.NF.4b - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number
• CURRENT 4.NF.4c - Solve Word Problems: Multiply a Fraction & Whole Number
• REVIEW 4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
• REVIEW 4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
• REVIEW 4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Wordly Wise  Cumulative Tests #1 and 2 on Wednesday and #3 and #4 on Thursday (two each day)
- Reading Comprehension:  #18 "The Test" 

- Strawberries informational sheet (answer questions on the back; questions #1 and 6 is extra credit but you must be pretty close - within 10) 
- Scholastic News - page 8 + Map Quiz (pg. 6) + Debate and Sticky Situation (pg. 7) due Friday

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 332-335
- WORKBOOK pages none
-- Topic 13 test will be next Friday
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #19) due Thursday; Quiz on Friday.

HW - Monday, 3/16

PARENTS:

• Friday Flagpole resumes this Friday, March 20.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 15:
• CURRENT 4.NF.4a - Fractions as Multiples
• CURRENT 4.NF.4b - Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number
• CURRENT 4.NF.4c - Solve Word Problems: Multiply a Fraction & Whole Number
• REVIEW 4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
• REVIEW 4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
• REVIEW 4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Wordly Wise Lesson #19-20 review due tomorrow; Cumulative Tests on Wednesday and Thursday (two each day)
- Reading Comprehension:  #1 "Lather" 

- TUCK EVERLASTING
-- Word Detective (Chapters 6-11) due tomorrow
-- Figurative Language due tomorrow
- Scholastic News - none this week

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 328-331
- WORKBOOK pages none
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #19) due Thursday; Quiz on Friday.

HW - Thursday, 3/12

PARENTS:

• NO Friday Flagpole until March 20th due to Lunar New Year celebration and minimum days for conferences.
• POSTPONED: Next week, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: TBD.
• ALL WEEK - MINIMUM DAYS (1:00 p.m. dismissal)
• Report cards are going out this Friday; if conferring with me, then I will give it to you at the meeting.
• Parent Conferences are Friday, March 6 - Friday, March 13. This is an OPTIONAL parent conference. I do want to meet some parents in person, but most do not need to meet. Parents who I want to meet with have been contacted.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 15:
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - State Numbers: Expanded, Word, Visual, and Standard Forms
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - Express Numbers: Standard or Expanded Form to Words
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - Express Numbers: Standard or Word Form to Expanded Form
• CURRENT 4.NF.3c - Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers
• CURRENT 4.NF.3c - Strategies for Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
• CURRENT 4.MD.4 - Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Using Line Plots

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Wordly Wise Lesson 20 e and Crossword (#17-20 review) due Friday; Test Friday
- Reading Comprehension:  #14 "The Man and the Snake" 

- Scholastic News - none this week

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 325
- WORKBOOK pages none
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #18) Quiz on Friday.
--  To be clearer, students MUST DO the "Let's Write" section by writing (handwriting or typing) their paragraph/s on a separate piece of paper. This is due FRIDAY (ticket to recess).

HW - Wednesday, 3/11

PARENTS:

• NO Friday Flagpole until March 20th due to Lunar New Year celebration and minimum days for conferences.
• Friday, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: TBD.
• ALL WEEK - MINIMUM DAYS (1:00 p.m. dismissal)
• Report cards are going out this Friday; if conferring with me, then I will give it to you at the meeting.
• Parent Conferences are Friday, March 6 - Friday, March 13. This is an OPTIONAL parent conference. I do want to meet some parents in person, but most do not need to meet. Parents who I want to meet with have been contacted.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 15:
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - State Numbers: Expanded, Word, Visual, and Standard Forms
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - Express Numbers: Standard or Expanded Form to Words
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - Express Numbers: Standard or Word Form to Expanded Form
• CURRENT 4.NF.3c - Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers
• CURRENT 4.NF.3c - Strategies for Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
• CURRENT 4.MD.4 - Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Using Line Plots

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Wordly Wise Lesson 20 e and Crossword (#17-20 review) due Friday; Test Friday
- Reading Comprehension:  #12 "The Sin of Madame Phloi" 

- Scholastic News - none this week

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages (Two) Common Core performance practice worksheets
- WORKBOOK pages none
- Topic 12 Test on Thursday
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #18) due Thursday; Quiz on Friday.
--  To be clearer, students MUST DO the "Let's Write" section by writing (handwriting or typing) their paragraph/s on a separate piece of paper. This is due FRIDAY.

HW - Tuesday, 3/10

PARENTS:

• Our LIBRARY TIME is tomorrow. Bring your library books form home!
• NO Friday Flagpole until March 20th due to Lunar New Year celebration and minimum days for conferences.
• Friday, we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: TBD.
• ALL WEEK - MINIMUM DAYS (1:00 p.m. dismissal)
• Report cards are going out this Friday; if conferring with me, then I will give it to you at the meeting.
• Parent Conferences are Friday, March 6 - Friday, March 13. This is an OPTIONAL parent conference. I do want to meet some parents in person, but most do not need to meet. Parents who I want to meet with have been contacted.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 15:
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - State Numbers: Expanded, Word, Visual, and Standard Forms
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - Express Numbers: Standard or Expanded Form to Words
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - Express Numbers: Standard or Word Form to Expanded Form
• CURRENT 4.NF.3c - Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers
• CURRENT 4.NF.3c - Strategies for Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
• CURRENT 4.MD.4 - Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Using Line Plots

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Wordly Wise Lesson 20 c-d; Test Friday
- Reading Comprehension:  #9 "A Dip in the Poole" 

- Scholastic News - none this week

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 318-321 (Common Core booklet)
- WORKBOOK pages none
- Topic 12 Test on Thursday
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #18) due Thursday; Quiz on Friday.

HW - Monday, 3/9

PARENTS:

• NO Friday Flagpole until March 20th due to Lunar New Year celebration and minimum days for conferences.
• This week we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: TBD.
• ALL WEEK - MINIMUM DAYS (1:00 p.m. dismissal)
• Report cards are going out this Friday; if conferring with me, then I will give it to you at the meeting.
• Parent Conferences are Friday, March 6 - Friday, March 13. This is an OPTIONAL parent conference. I do want to meet some parents in person, but most do not need to meet. Parents who I want to meet with have been contacted.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• SIX TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study and review some past concepts. All assignments will go off-line on Monday, March 15:
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - State Numbers: Expanded, Word, Visual, and Standard Forms
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - Express Numbers: Standard or Expanded Form to Words
• REVIEW 4.NBT.2 - Express Numbers: Standard or Word Form to Expanded Form
• CURRENT 4.NF.3c - Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers
• CURRENT 4.NF.3c - Strategies for Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
• CURRENT 4.MD.4 - Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Using Line Plots

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Wordly Wise Lesson 20 a-b; Lesson 13-14 Review handout due tomorrow; Test Friday
- Reading Comprehension:  #8 "Louisa, Please Come Home" 

- Scholastic News - none this week

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 314-317 (Common Core booklet)
- WORKBOOK pages none
- Topic 12 Test on Thursday
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #18) due Thursday; Quiz on Friday.

HW - Thursday, 3/5

PARENTS:

• TONIGHT is STEM night at Ruskin. 
• NO Friday Flagpole until March 20th due to Lunar New Year celebration and minimum days for conferences.
• Next week we will continue with our California Agriculture Taste Tests: TBD.
• TOMORROW is a MINIMUM DAY (1:00 p.m. dismissal)
• Scholastic Book Orders due TOMORROW.
• Parent Conferences are Friday, March 6 - Friday, March 13. This is an OPTIONAL parent conference. I do want to meet some parents in person, but most do not need to meet. Parents who I want to meet with have been contacted.
• Sunday, March 8 is when we "spring ahead" one hour for Daylight Savings.
• Started our next classroom novel: Tuck Everlasting. Please do not let them read or flip pages ahead.
• Each month we will continue to practice for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test.
• NINE TenMarks.com lessons have been assigned to support our current area of study (Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers and Modeling Fractions) as well as review some older topics (Decimals). All assignments will go off-line on Friday, March 6:
• • Add Fractions Together or Take Away
    •  4.NF.3a - Joining and Separating Parts of the Same Whole
    •  4.NF.3b - Representing Fractions
    •  4.NF.3d - Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Visuals
    •  4.NF.3c - Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers
    •  4.NF.3c - Strategies for Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
    •  4.MD.4 - Addition and Subtraction of Fractions Using Line Plots
  • Decimals and Fractions
    •  4.NF.5 - Fractions: Denominator of 10 or 100
    •  4.NF.6 - Decimal Notation and Fractions
    •  4.NF.7 - Comparing Decimals

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  April 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Language Arts
- Wordly Wise Lesson 19e; Test Friday
- Reading Comprehension:  #1 "The Interlopers" 

- Scholastic News - Pg. 8 / Debate / Sticky Situation due Friday

LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper

4.  Math
- TEXTBOOK pages 312-313 (Common Core booklet)
- WORKBOOK pages none
5.  Science - None

6.  History - California Studies Weekly (Week #17) Quiz tomorrow.