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September 8th, 2023

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Dear parents,

We would like to thank you for attending our annual Tiger Experience. It was a pleasure getting to know each one of you! Next week is a short week due to the Nicaraguan Independence Holidays. On September 11th, students can wear their National Costumes or blue and white clothing. We encourage students to bring their favoriteNicaraguan food to eat during Snack Time or/and Lunch Time on this day (snacks are not to be shared). *Important note: In 4th grade we take accountability and responsibility seriously as part of our core values. 4th graders are agents of their own learning and are in charge of letting parents know of any missing materials they might have. Teachers will not send individual emails for missing materials.

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Embarking on Independent Fiction Projects

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Our Writers will be rallied toward a serious commitment to revision, editing, and publishing for an audience using their Writing Narrative Checklist. Fiction Writers study their own best work! We will have our first writing celebration on Thursday, September 21st.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Construir interpretaciones

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores aprenderán a construir interpretaciones. ir más allá de los personajes, mirar através de muchos lentes, no mirar una sola escena. Mirar el libro como un todohasta la parte en que vamos en este momento.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Los lectores Continuarán estudiando todo sobre los personajes. Enfocandose en buscar evidencias qué demuestren que tan complicados pueden ser los personajes ( cómo se comportan en diferentes ambientes y/o relación. Por dentro y por fuera)

Mathematics

Learning Goal

Students will learn the relationship between dimension and area.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Students will build the Great Wall of base tens to examine the relationship among place values and to make generalizations about what happens when a number is multiplied by 10, 100, and 1000. From there, students will use base ten area pieces to model and solve single and double multiplication combinations. They work with one square centimeter pieces to reinforce the connection between multiplication and area.

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Tuesday, September 19th- pages 21 ,22, 23

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

What tigers are doing at school..

Students will begin to learn about citizenship and government. Students will learn about where the government gets its power and why it is important.

What tigers could be doing at home...

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

Discuss with students the importance of getting to know each other, and how finding commonalities and differences can help us understand and appreciate each other more.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

Play a Commonalities Game Board for each buddy pair and discuss the following questions

What did you learn about your buddy? Did you have anything surprising in common?

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

Reflect on Which you remember most, your matches or your non-matches?

Why do we sometimes assume we don’t have things in common with each other?

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Upcoming Events

Sept. 11

Early Dismissal for Pathways/Kindergarten Students and their siblings Gate 1
(11:30 PM)

Sept. 11

Early Dismissal for Students Grades 1-5 regular gates
(12:30 PM)

Sept. 12-15

Fiestas Patrias
Holidays

Sep. 22

Feedback Folders
Sent Home

Reminders

Important Dates to Remember:

NO SCHOOL - September 12th, 13th, 14h, and 15th
Early Dismissal 12:30 pm - Monday, September 11th
Monday, September 11th: Early dismissal day - Students can wear traditional Nicaraguan clothing. Pack themselves a traditional Nicaraguan food for lunch.
No Reading Logs for this week!