Week of October 6, 2025
Week of October 6, 2025
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Unit 1 math tests went home on Friday. Students have already completed corrections. There is a Parent Report stapled to the front of the test. If you see progressing or beginning, I will continue to work with your student on this skill in hopes that they will be proficient before the end of the year. The shaded (blue) cells indicate standards for which proficiency is expected by the end of unit 1.
Your student has the opportunity to attend the HPS football game for free this Friday, October 10. AES 4th graders will meet with our partner football player, Drew Hower, before kickoff. Gates open at 6 p.m. Please RSVP to me by Thursday, October 9, if your student would like a ticket. I will give them their ticket with details at school on Friday.
Class party sign-ups are here! We will have 2 parties this year: one in the fall and the other before winter break. Please only sign up for ONE time slot to allow a variety of parents the opportunity to get in our classroom. Thank you!
We have a fire safety prevention program tomorrow morning. Staff from the fire station will show a video, review safety measures, and answer questions regarding fire safety.
This week:
Math: Unit 2: Multidigit Multiplication & Early Division, Home Connections pages 27-34
Reading: Nonfiction Unit of Study
Writing: Nonfiction Writing
Spelling: AIR, ARE, EAR spelling pattern practice
Week of September 28, 2025
Week of September 28, 2025
The walkathon is this Friday! Students should plan to wear tennis shoes and their AES walkathon t-shirt. Thank you for continuing to work on donations for AES’s annual fundraiser! Our class is 81% registered and is currently in 9th place. Even a little bit can make a difference, so thank you for considering a donation.
This week:
Math: Unit 2: Multi-digit Multiplication & Early Division
The Home Connections pages 21-26 align with our class work this week.
Reading: Please continue to have your student read at home as often as possible! Reading for 20+ a day is crucial in growing literacy skills. Anyone who completes their yellow reading log by the end of the month will get their name entered into a drawing to pick a book from the book vending machine and will receive a small class reward from me 🙂
We continue our character study during reading time, and we will view The Tiger Rising on Friday (Slips went home about this last week. Please be sure to sign and return it if you prefer your child not view the movie).
Writing: This week, students will revise and publish their realistic fiction stories.
Spelling: aw spelling pattern practice
SEL: Emotions matter
Dates to Remember:
October 3 - Walkathon
October 18, 5-7 - Alward Family Fall Festival
November 17 & 19 - Conferences
Week of September 22, 2025
Week of September 22, 2025
Thank you for continuing to work on donations for AES’s annual fundraiser! Our class is currently in 5th place with $1225 in donations. They have made it simple to promote the fundraiser on social media. Thanks for sharing and helping our school! The walkathon takes place on Friday, October 3.
This week:
Math: We will finish Unit 1 on multiplicative thinking. We are reviewing in class on Wednesday & the TEST is on Thursday. Home Connections pages 17 - 20 match our work this week. I will also send home a review to practice for the test on Wednesday. The Home Connections are optional, but highly recommended.
Reading: Please continue to have your student read at home as often as possible! Reading for 20+ a day is crucial in growing literacy skills. Anyone who completes their yellow reading log by the end of the month will get their name entered into a drawing to pick a book from the book vending machine and will receive a small class reward from me 🙂.
We continue our character study during reading time.
Writing: Students are publishing their first realistic fiction story.
Spelling: spelling pattern ow
Dates to Remember:
September 26 - Early Dismissal
October 3 - Walkathon
October 18, 5-7 - Alward Family Fall Festival
November 17 & 19 - Conferences
Week of September 15, 2025
Week of September 15, 2025
It's homecoming week! Check out the picture (left) for spirit day information.
Please make sure you have registered for walkathon! This is how students receive their t-shirt. The hope is that we can, at a minimum, get each student to register and one donation. Your fundraising is so appreciated. Our school and community is so fortunate to have such outstanding support.
Mr. Barry sent home a letter about recorders (light blue paper). Please return the form by Friday, September 19, regardless if you plan to order.
This week:
Math: Multiplicative comparisons & equations. Home Connections pages 13-16 (optional) match our lessons this week. If the pages seem confusing for your student and you are not confident in helping (I know this math looks different!), please have them ask me at school. I will find time to work on it with them 🙂.
Reading: Analyzing characters as we read. Our library time is on Tuesdays. Students should always choose a book as close to their level as possible. They can check the level of a book by using Scholastic Book Wizard.
Writing: Revising and editing realistic fiction stories
Spelling: Diphthongs - Oi
Science: Big Blue Marble
Dates to Remember:
September 18 - Tarry Hall Skating Party
September 26 - Early Dismissal
October 3 - Walkathon
October 18, 5-7 - Alward Family Fall Festival
November 17 & 19 - Conferences
Week of September 7, 2025
Week of September 7, 2025
… TOMORROW! Order forms went home last week or you can use this FORM to order online.
Last week, we agreed on how we want to feel when we come into the classroom every day. We all agreed that we want to feel welcome, respected, and safe. We brainstormed behaviors that will help everyone feel those things.
Please REGISTER for the annual AES Fundraiser using this LINK. It would be amazing if you could SHARE the link on social media or start reaching out to family and friends right away. Both links are in the upper-right corner of the page. This is the only fundraiser Alward does each year, and the community support has been incredible.
Thank you, thank you…for the amazing support with at-home reading minutes! Please remember to have your student read at home as often as possible!
If you are interested, check out the FREE NATIONAL PARK PASS and the Michigan FREE SKI PASS available to 4th graders!
This week:
Math: Prime and composite numbers
Students are working hard to memorize multiplication facts. Timestables.com is a reat practice site. Memorizing these facts builds foundational math skills for years to come. Thank you for your support!
Reading: Interpreting characters
*We have library every TUESDAY, starting this week 🙂
Writing: Publishing a realistic fiction graphic novel
Drafting a realistic fiction narrative story
Science: Big Blue Marble
Week of September 1, 2025
Week of September 1, 2025
We have had a great start to the year! Our class is full of so many kind, hard-working students!
Last week, our class listed ways we want to feel when we are in our classroom. This week, we will brainstorm actions that will help us feel that way (i.e., including others so people feel welcome). We will then agree, sign, and post these expectations on our wall as a class charter.
This week:
Math: Multiplication strategies and introducing Number Corner. Number Corner is part of our Bridges Math curriculum. It is a fun, engaging way to get students thinking about math in a new way. It also preteaches skills for upcoming units.
*Each Friday, I will send home math Home Connections pages that match the lessons we completed throughout the week. I encourage you to have your student work on the pages over the weekend and return them to me (so I can score them). Especially if your student is one who benefits from math support and reteaching. This week, pages 1-6 will go home.
Reading: Throughout September, I will do a basic reading skills assessment on each student. Each student will learn their current reading level and should choose books as close to their reading level as possible. If students are unsure of a book’s reading level, they can check on Scholastic Book Wizard. Our first reading unit focuses on interpreting characters. We start the read aloud The Tiger Rising tomorrow.
Writing: Developing a Realistic Fiction narrative story.
Spelling: Each week we will focus on a different spelling pattern/skill.
We will begin spelling next week with a focus on the long a spelled a_e or a. Spelling tests are on Fridays.
Science: Big Blue Marble Unit
Homework this week: Reading 20+ minutes/day at home, recording the minutes, and having a parent/guardian sign or initial the reading log.
Have a great week!
Week of August 24, 2025
Week of August 24, 2025
This week will continue to build our classroom culture by brainstorming ideas for our Charter, playing games, and reviewing AES and classroom procedures and expectations.
This week:
Math - Students will take a STAR Math assessment. THIS letter details our first math unit.
Writing - Graphic novel writing: Students will write a quick realistic fiction graphic novel story that reviews the writing process.
Reading - Students will take a STAR Reading assessment. This week we are launching our reading workshop and we will start to build a 4th-grade reading life … we will look at our class library, review how to choose good-fit books, and practice building reading stamina.
Homework this week:
Read 15 +/- minutes as often as possible, record minutes on reading log (will receive on Monday).
*No school on Friday, August 29, or Monday, September 1.
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