4th Grade Fun at JBE: Week of May 8, 2023

Happy Monday Everyone,

I want to give big Break A Leg wishes to all of the members of the JBE Production of Frozen. Students will be performing for the school on Monday and Tuesday and for families on Thursday and Friday nights. I am very proud of them for taking on this huge task. I know they will do an awesome job.

As you may or may not know, Mrs. Selby our wonderful office assistant will be retiring at the end of the this school year. She has been a member of our JBE family for 31 years. There will be a drop in retirement reception of Friday May 19th.

We will have our 4th Grade End of the Year Party on Thursday May 25th. The party will take place in the JBE Bus Loop. Times will be announced soon.

For our party we will be having a carnival. The parents for each 4th grade class will be in charge of running two activities. On the day of the party each class will rotate through each activity. Be on the look out for more information from our Room Parents.

If your child is ordering lunch on Thursday, May 25th, please make sure they return their envelope with $8.00 cash only no later than Friday, May 19th. Students have get 2 tacos (choice of beef, chicken, or veggie with lettuce and cheese upon request). Students have already given their orders to Mrs. Lomblo.

Just a reminder, our FAST PM3 for Math will be this coming Monday. I know that it is hard to wind down on Sunday night after having great fun on the weekend, but please make sure that your child get's to be at a good time. Students should also eat a good energizing breakfast either at home or here in the cafeteria before school.

Results from testing will appear in Family Portal beginning on May 9th. After that results will be posted daily. One good thing about computer based testing is that we can get results quickly.

5/9 Tuesday

Board Games Evaluation

5/12 Friday

Food Chain Raft Project Due

5/15 Monday

FAST Testing PM3 for Math (State)

5/19 Friday

4th Grade EOC Exam for Science (District)

5/25 Thursday

4th Grade End of Year Carnival

This week in math, we will continue reviewing for our FAST PM3 test. We will also look at how board games are put together and begin making the neat copies of our games.

This week in science we will continue our work on plants and animals. Students were given a copy of our final science project of the year, Food Chain Rafts. For this project students need to create a food chain that includes the sun, a producer, a first level consumer (omnivore or herbivore), a second level consumer (omnivore or carnivore) and a decomposer. Students were given the materials including a rubric in class on Friday (5/5). Students are to assume the role of something in their food chain and write a friendly letter to another member of their chosen food chain. In their letter they have two jobs: 1 Plead, convince, or complain to another part of a chosen food chain your role or theirs in the given food chain. 2 Explain how energy flows through their food chain.

For example:

*In a food chain of the sun, grass, cricket, bearded dragon you might

-assume the role of the cricket and plead to the bearded dragon why they the bearded dragon should pick something else to eat.

-assume the role of the bearded dragon and explain to the cricket why you must eat it.

-assume the role of the grass and explain to the sun why the sun needs to shine in order for you (the grass) to grow.

Our classes will be writing a book!! For the third year in a row I will be working with Studentreasures Publishing company. Each student will have two pages in their classes book. One page will feature original text and the second will showcase the students' illustration that goes along with their text.

Our book will be titled Science Is...A Collection of Acrostic Poems. Students will be completing their pages in class. Coming home today is an order form for you to order your child a copy of the book. Please look over the order form. If you are interested in ordering follow the directions on the form. There are directions for paying online and by sending in cash or check. Please write your child's name on the form where it indicates. At the bottom of the form their is a place for you to sign. By signing the form you are giving your permission for your child's work to included in the book. There is also a place for you to check that you are not interested in ordering at this time. If I get back all of the forms. I will get a free copy of the book that will be on display in our classroom. The cost of the book is as follows:

Softcover Books--$22.95

Standard Hardcover Books--$27.95

Deluxe Hardcover Books--#32.95

If you order online there is a discount.

These are the books written by my previous classes.