TeamLuby Update Week of January 20, 2014

Spring Street School

Mrs. Lubys class
Curiosity Challenge! What is your
child curious about? Homework this week
includes writing, drawing, or photographing
something he/she is curious about! For the
past few years, SSS fourth graders have
participated in this event and have
received awards and gone to Cambridge for
a wonderful presentation! Check out the
website on TeamLuby blog.
Remember those Box
Tops for Education! We
continue to collect labels in
the classroom before sending
to the office for official
counts! Hoot can be ours for a month!
We will be creating Valentine cards
for local elderly housing centers and others
on Friday, Feb. 7 (2:15 3:00). If you see
any cool stickers, stickie
foam shapes, doilies, or
other fun Valentine Day
supplies, please send them in. We would
love your help if you are available! Just let
me know!
Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Laramee,
our invaluable fourth grade
aides, both say thank you
for the thoughtful class
holiday gifts! Both of them love Dunkins
and the candles! They appreciate your
thoughtfulness!
Please have your child continue with
Scootpad assignments. No formal
SpellingCity this. It is always available for
home spelling practice.
Please update your MCAS calendar!
The MCAS ELA dates have been changed
to Tues/Wed. 3/25 & 26.
Dont forget sneakers on Tuesday and
recorders on Wednesday!

Math Club TUESDAY; 8-8:30 AM Long
Division continues for those
wanting/needing extra practice. We will
look at 2-digit divisors as well.


Homework
Date Assigned Due Date
Curiousity Challenge 1/21 1/24
Math - TBA
Scootpad! no new assignments this week
continue as needed with unfinished unit.
Kidblog Bill of Rights 1/21 1/24
Study for Citizens Rights Quiz
Study for Simple Machines Assessment

Citizens Rights Quiz Wed./1/22 -study
guide went home last week (on blog)
Simple Machine Assessment-Thurs., 1/23
(study guide went home last week on blog)
Mult/Div fact practice ongoing! Check out
one of the games on this site:
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/mult.html
Language Arts
We will continue with StoryWorks
and determining important text
information as well as reading myths and
tales from different countries. Next week
the children will have a brief homework
project where they will choose their own
myth from a different country to read and
retell. The SPL is aware of this upcoming
project and has a variety of titles on the
shelves behind their childrens reference
desk downstairs.


Writing

We will continue with informative
essays especially strong introductions.

Math
This week we will complete our long
division initiation as well as our work with
whole and half circle protractors and
coordinates. The Unit 6 and Mid-Year
assessments will follow.
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:
hLLp://everydaymaLh.uchlcago.edu/parenLs/4Lh-
grade/famlly-leLLers/ If you cannot access them,
please let me know.

Social Studies
The Citizens Rights quiz is
Wednesday; we will then travel into the
warmer climate of the South Region of the
United States. Check out the Bill of
Rights Kidblog homework.


Science - from the desk of Mrs. Liporto
This week in science we will be
assessing our simple machine knowledge. On
Tuesday we will play Simple Machine
Jeopardy to review and play a simple
machine board game if time allows.
Thursday is the assessment. Study guides
went home last Thursday and extra copies
can be found on the class blog. I have been
encouraging the kids to come see me if
they have any questions on the material we
covered.
Class Tidbits!

Happy Birthday
Thomas S. 1-28



*Specials*
Art: Monday, 9:15-9:55 AM
Physical Education: Tues., 10:45 11:25 AM
Music, Wed, 11:25 12:05 PM
Health: Thursday, 10:45 11:25 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