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Update - November 24

11/24/2013

Hello Parents,

Just a few announcements for this week...

I posted the audio recordings of the persuasive writing assignment we did from the perspective of turkeys. Click here to find out more.

We will retake our class picture on December 4.

There will be a Science test on Tuesday, December 3. Scholars completed a study guide in class and I sent them home with an answer sheet to the study guide on Friday.

I hope everyone enjoys the week off, and has a great Thanksgiving and Hanukkah.

Christina Polay

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The Great Turkey Debate

11/24/2013

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Please check out our audio recordings of The Great Turkey Debate: click here.

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Update - November 17

11/17/2013

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Dear Parents,

I enjoyed the conferences -- thank you for your support! We had a lot of fun at the Walk-a-Thon on Friday. Thank you Bianca (Elle's mom) and Dori (Misha's mom) for volunteering, and Dakota's mom (Melissa) for donating water. Click here to view pictures from the event.

Starting first thing tomorrow morning, we will take the three-day persuasive writing assessment. Since we are wrapping up the second Treasures unit, there will not be spelling and comprehension quizzes on Friday. They will resume when we get back from Thanksgiving break and start the third unit.

There will be a math prequiz on Thursday and quiz on Friday. Since we have switched to the Common Core State Standards, not all of the topics in the math textbook will be covered this year. Right now, we are working on fractions and have been given supplemental lessons and materials to use in the classroom. Check my math page for updates.

There will be a social studies quiz this Friday. Scholars will get the study guide tomorrow. You can also download it here. After we complete and review it in class, they should use it to study. We will not make flash cards in class this time, but I encourage them to do so at home.

We are closing in on the end of the Magnetism and Electricity unit in Science. We will take the final test after Thanksgiving (Tuesday, December 3). Students will be given the study guide this Tuesday.

Weekly Homework:

1. Poem of the Week: "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson. To view the daily poetry homework assignments, visit the Language Arts page and click Poem and Assignments.

2. California Studies Weekly assignments can be found on the Social Studies page.

3. The reading log can be downloaded from the Language Arts page.

4. I'm sorry that I am unable to post the daily math assignments on my website.

Have a great week,

Christina Polay

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November 11 - Update

11/11/2013

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Hello Parents,

As you know, parent-teacher conferences are this week. Dismissal is at 1:39 tomorrow. School is from 8 - 12:30 on Wednesday and Thursday. Please be on time for your conference. I am going to do my best to not run over schedule.

We are already in week six of Unit 2 in Treasures (Language Arts). Thankfully, we are a bit ahead of the LAUSD schedule, so there will not be new spelling words for this week or next. We will focus on polishing our persuasive writing skills and others that we haven't quite mastered (punctuating possessive nouns for one!).

We are still waiting to hear back from the company about retaking our class picture. It looks like they will give us a make-up date, although I haven't gotten a final answer yet.

I look forward to talking to you during parent conferences. Thanks for all of your support -- and for contributing to the teacher appreciation breakfast last week.

See you this week,

Christina Polay

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Update - November 3

11/3/2013

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Hello Parents,

I have a few important reminders for this week:

1) Our art teacher, Mrs. Conklin, is having an art show after school tomorrow. Stop by room 21 to see some of the latest work by the 4th graders.

2) Make up picture day is Tuesday, Nov 5. If your child is retaking the pictures, be sure to send back the ones you already received. I am still checking to find out if we can retake our class picture. I will let you know tomorrow.

3) If you have not scheduled your November parent-teacher conference, please visit: http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0E4FAFAD29A4F85-november. Conferences are being held the 12 - 14. Wednesday and Thursday are minimum days (8am - 12:30pm).

The district announced the periodic assessment schedule for language arts and math. Fourth graders will take a writing assessment the week of November 18. It will be given over the course of three days. Students will be given about 45 minutes each day to complete the task. The math assessment will consist of one critical thinking problem and will be given during the second week of December. There is nothing specific that your scholar should do to prepare, but it is crucial that he or she be fluent in basic arithmetic. The most commonly made mistakes on the quizzes and tests involve basic math facts and/or careless errors.

It was great to see all of the hard work that was put into the Explorer Reports. Most of your scholars presented on Friday, but we will resume the presentations tomorrow afternoon. Some chose to be recorded and we will post the videos on the news site in the coming weeks. We also recorded part of our "music video" for "Heat, Light, and Motion" on Halloween. It was A LOT of fun! As usual, visit the Language Arts page for the Reading Log due Friday, our Poem of the Week assignments, and the Treasures Skills Sheet for the week.

Have a great week,
Christina Polay

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Update - November 24

The Great Turkey Debate

Update - November 17

November 11 - Update

Update - November 3

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