Dear Parents,
This week
1) In Writing we are going to be continuing to work on "Paul Revere's Ride." Make sure your student is practicing the poem every night for at least ten minutes. Our goal this week is the have the first four stanzas memorized! We will also be doing vocab root words again this week, so ask your student to show them to you.
2) In History we will be learning about the early conflict between the American Colonists and the British Empire. Ask your students about what the British did that angered the colonists so much. Let them tell you about specific events such as the Boston Massacre.
3) In Reading we will be continuing the Princess and the Goblin. When they have reading to do at home it is always beneficial to let them read to you so you can talk about the story with them. Especially if they are struggling on the Focus Questions.
Best,
Mr, Ohbayashi
Monday, January 25, 2016
Monday, January 18, 2016
Q3Week3
Dear Parents,
I hope you all are enjoying Martin Luther King day. This week we will be beginning the long endeavor of memorizing Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It is a very long poem can certainly be frustrating, but I have seen many fourth graders master it before. We will be setting weekly goals for memorization which will be put in the students agenda. Make sure they are keeping up with these goals, we do not want them to have to memorizing 10 stanzas in a single week.
In class this week:
1) In History we will be learning about the French and Indian War and the early grievances that began the strife between the American Colonies and England.
2) In Reading we will be continuing the Princess and the Goblin. There will be fewer focus question assignments to make time for Paul Revere's ride memorization, but make sure your student is still keeping up with the story.
3) In Writing we will be learning about and diagramming sentences with conjunctions.
Best,
Mr. Ohayashi
I hope you all are enjoying Martin Luther King day. This week we will be beginning the long endeavor of memorizing Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It is a very long poem can certainly be frustrating, but I have seen many fourth graders master it before. We will be setting weekly goals for memorization which will be put in the students agenda. Make sure they are keeping up with these goals, we do not want them to have to memorizing 10 stanzas in a single week.
In class this week:
1) In History we will be learning about the French and Indian War and the early grievances that began the strife between the American Colonies and England.
2) In Reading we will be continuing the Princess and the Goblin. There will be fewer focus question assignments to make time for Paul Revere's ride memorization, but make sure your student is still keeping up with the story.
3) In Writing we will be learning about and diagramming sentences with conjunctions.
Best,
Mr. Ohayashi
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Q3Week2
Dear Parents,
This Tuesday night is the 4th grade project night! Come out and see your student's project displayed and hear them explain the circulatory system. If you are concerned about the written portion feel free to email me, but don't stress too much. The written part of the science project will be a very modest grade.
If you have filled out your tax return information for your students they will get ice cream on Friday! If you haven't yet, there is still time. Contact the front office to have $400 of your taxes redirected to our school.
In class this week:
1) In History we will begin our unit on the American revolution. We will be learning about the Colonies in the early 1700's and the Rights of Englishmen that early colonists came to expect and value.
2) In Writing we will be summarizing a short story and breaking it down into what happened first, next, and last. Students are being taught to summarize stories by recognizing the beginning, middle, and end. Feel free to ask them to summarize other stories in a similar fashion if you see an opportunity. (Ex: Could you summarize the movie we just saw? What happened first, next, and last?")
3) In Reading we will be continuing to read The Princess and the Goblin. Ask your student what the story is about and who their favorite characters are? Is Irene a good princess? Why or why not? The more students engage with the story the better they will comprehend its plot.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ohbayashi
This Tuesday night is the 4th grade project night! Come out and see your student's project displayed and hear them explain the circulatory system. If you are concerned about the written portion feel free to email me, but don't stress too much. The written part of the science project will be a very modest grade.
If you have filled out your tax return information for your students they will get ice cream on Friday! If you haven't yet, there is still time. Contact the front office to have $400 of your taxes redirected to our school.
In class this week:
1) In History we will begin our unit on the American revolution. We will be learning about the Colonies in the early 1700's and the Rights of Englishmen that early colonists came to expect and value.
2) In Writing we will be summarizing a short story and breaking it down into what happened first, next, and last. Students are being taught to summarize stories by recognizing the beginning, middle, and end. Feel free to ask them to summarize other stories in a similar fashion if you see an opportunity. (Ex: Could you summarize the movie we just saw? What happened first, next, and last?")
3) In Reading we will be continuing to read The Princess and the Goblin. Ask your student what the story is about and who their favorite characters are? Is Irene a good princess? Why or why not? The more students engage with the story the better they will comprehend its plot.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ohbayashi
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Q3 Week 1
Dear Parents,
Welcome back! The second semester is officially underway. Its sort of hard to believe that time flew by so fast. This first week will be all half days, so make sure to pick your students up at 12:00, not 3:00!
This whole first week will be focused on a science project that Ms. Wycklendt will be communicating to you about. The project will be worked on both at school and home and will be presented on project night (Thursday January 12th). If you have any questions about project night, feel free to email myself or Ms. Wycklendt.
Most of our time this week will be devoted to helping the students put together and write about their project, but they will also be reading the Princess and the Goblin at home. The story by George McDonald is a wonderful one and I highly encourage you to read it with your students. Make sure they know the details because there will be focus questions and quizzes on the plot.
Best,
Mr. Ohbayashi
Welcome back! The second semester is officially underway. Its sort of hard to believe that time flew by so fast. This first week will be all half days, so make sure to pick your students up at 12:00, not 3:00!
This whole first week will be focused on a science project that Ms. Wycklendt will be communicating to you about. The project will be worked on both at school and home and will be presented on project night (Thursday January 12th). If you have any questions about project night, feel free to email myself or Ms. Wycklendt.
Most of our time this week will be devoted to helping the students put together and write about their project, but they will also be reading the Princess and the Goblin at home. The story by George McDonald is a wonderful one and I highly encourage you to read it with your students. Make sure they know the details because there will be focus questions and quizzes on the plot.
Best,
Mr. Ohbayashi
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