Newsletter October 15th-19th

CCLS Sunday: Join us at Webster Groves this Sunday at 10:45 a.m. for a special CCLS Sunday worship service.  Mrs. Killian has been working with the students to sing a special song during worship, "My Number One".  If you can attend the service please arrive at 10:10 a.m. There will be a service at 8:00 a.m., a reception in between services and a service at 10:45 a.m.  Look forward to seeing you there!

Math:  This week in Math we will be finishing lesson 30 and reviewing for our 5th test.  The test will be on Thursday, October 18th over lessons 1-25.  We will also complete Investigation 3 on multiplication patterns, area, squares and square roots.

Reading: Our theme continues this week about wildlife.   The classes are reading "The Raft."  They are also developing a setting flow chart that highlights events and character's reactions in the story.  The test over "The Raft" will be this week.

Art:  This week the students learned about a type of art called batik. This type of art was used by people in Indonesia and South Eastern Asia.  They would use hot wax to create intricate designs for clothing and other items. In class we used glue to mimic the hot wax designs.  Students made fall leaf banners that they should be bringing home next week.  Remember to check the hallway for other artwork that has been posted.

Character Development: We continued to discuss characteristics of working in a group.  The students listed characteristics such as compromising, listening, acting Christ-like, sharing or taking turns and many others.  Hopefully they can put those to good use in the future!

Chapel Buddies: Thursday fourth graders helped their chapel buddy play Safety Bingo.  The fourth grader would read a clue and the kindergartner would pick which safety item it described.  October is fire safety month.  Make sure your child knows an escape route and a meeting place for your family in case of emergency.  

Scholastic Book Orders:  I will only be collecting online orders.  You may place an order online through Friday, October 26th.  Check out the catalog online or the one sent home with your student. Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a link to scholastic books on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!
Parent Code: J3CX6

Today fourth graders had a Missouri Botanical Gardens presentation -- ask what they presented about and what class was like today to prepare for Monday.  See Mrs. Brannan for details about our field trip Monday to the Gardens.

See what the students are leaning with Mrs. Killian in music class.

New quarter starts Monday.   Student-Led Conferences are coming soon!  Your child will have a sign-up sheet for times to meet with their teacher in their binder on Monday.  These forms need to be returned by Wednesday, October 17th.

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, spelling, and much more!!