TeamLuby Update Week of November 19, 2012 Spring Street School Mrs.

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Our class will be Morning Announcers this short week! Catching Compliments The class also voted to have a Music Electronics Day for Tuesday this includes MP3 and IPOD-type devises for listening to music. The children have been told they need to be responsible if their parents allow them to bring the devises into school. We will also watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving at lunch. Coats for Kids a small class fundraiser for specific local Worcester area children. Information will go home on Mon., 11/19; children have been introduced to project. Form on TeamLuby if you want to check it out. Our Family Traditions and Artifacts Museum information goes home on Monday! Information on TeamLuby Blog as well. There also is a short video showing some of last years artifacts and traditions. This may help you figure out what may be appropriate for your child! Enjoy the Thanksgiving Break! ************************************* *Thanksgiving Break Wed. 11/21-23 *Family Artifacts and Traditions Museum Tuesday, December 11 9:15-10:00 AM Pedometers 1/7-1/11; 3/4-3/8; 5/65/10

Homework Date Assigned Due Date MultDiv fact practice ongoing! Lit Group Reading/Info Form due Tues. 11/13 11/20 Math TBA Language Arts As time permits, we will continue with our Daily 3 writing and reading comprehension strategies. Writing

Monday the class will complete the Trimester 1 All School Write. Math We will complete the Unit 4 assessment including an open response question. Our Metrics Olympics is on Tuesday from 10-10:45 AM in the cafe. We could use several parents to help out if possible! Please send me an e-mail! We will begin in the classroom at 9:45 AM!
EVERYDAY MATH FAMILY LETTERS can be found on-line this year! As in past years, they contain unit vocabulary, activities, and selected homework answers. You can find these newsletters at: http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/parents/4th-

grade/family-letters/ If you cannot access them, please let me know.

Social Studies Before and after the Thanksgiving Break we will focus on the family state project presentations and immigration patterns. States and capitals practice http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_ga mes.htm (on TeamLuby Resources under States and Capitals Practice). Science - from the desk of Mrs. Liporto This week we will begin a session of Science Court that we will continue after the Thanksgiving break. Mr. Norton of Gadgetco is about to sell ten very expensive machines to the town that promise to fix the soil at The Old Dust Field. But Eddy Watt claims to have a competing machine that costs almost nothing. Norton accuses Eddy of stealing the plans for Gadgetco's machine and takes him to Science Court. So far we have not learned about Eddy Watts competing machine and are eagerly awaiting the next two installments this week. Our class will have to be the jury in this case, using the knowledge that we have gathered about soil. Class Tidbits! Happy Birthday No November birthdays! *Specials* Art: Monday, 9:15-9:55 AM Physical Education: Tues., 10:45 11:25 AM Music, Wed, 12:55 1:35 PM

Health: Thursday, 10:00 - 10:40 AM Chorus: Friday 10:00-10:40 AM Media: Every other Wed. 9:10-9:30 AM As always, your comments are welcome. Please drop me an e-mail at school or at home. Barbara Luby