Mrs. Sadowsky's 4th/5th Grade Class

News for the Week of September 28 - October 2

General School Information  

YAC PE Starting:

PE instruction with our YAC coaches begins on Tuesday, September 29.  Please have your child wear shoes that are good for running and other activities, and clothing that allows for free movement.  Your child might also want to bring a water bottle to school on Tuesdays if they do not already do so. 

La Mariposa Movie Night - Toy Story 5:

The La Mariposa PTA is excited to host our annual Outdoor Fall Movie Night! Join us for a fun, family-friendly evening on campus and a chance to connect with our La Mariposa community on Friday, October 2.  Gates open at 6:15 pm with the movie starting around 7:00 pm (sunset).  Admission is just $10 per family.  Tickets can be purchased in advance on the PTA website or at the gate. Exact cash is preferred at the gate, but credit cards will also be accepted.

Purchase tickets in advance:  https://lamariposapta.membershiptoolkit.com/movienight

Come hungry! Pizza Man Dan and Kona Ice food trucks will be on campus, and our PTA concession stand will be selling popcorn, candy, and water. Families are also welcome to bring their own picnic dinner, snacks, and drinks.  Questions? Contact the PTA at LaMariposaPTA@gmail.com.

October Book Orders:

The October Scholastic Book Order fliers are now available.  If you decide to place an order, you can do that through our class ordering page. Your books will arrive at school about 10 days after I submit our classroom order.  Our class code is DZKR2.  Please place an order by midnight on Friday, October 2.
Shop our class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/DZKR2

Shop the flyers: https://clubs.scholastic.com/all-flyers/ 

Save the Date:

Friday, October 2 Family Movie Night: Toy Story 5

Friday, October 2                         Book Orders are due by Midnight

Mon. Oct. 5- Fri. Oct. 9 Noon Dismissal/Parent Teacher Conferences

Friday, October 9  Reflections Entries are Due

Wednesday, October 21  Picture Day

Monday, October 26 No School/Staff Development Day

Shared Lesson(s)

Language Arts:  

      Students will make their final story edits early this week and publish their stories about our escaping classroom hamster.

Second Step:

This week we are on Lesson 4: Predicting Feelings.  For children to begin to evaluate possible actions they could take in a social situation, it is important for them to be able to predict how others might feel as a result of each action. In this lesson, students use the if-then language concept to promote their understanding of cause-and-effect relationships. The emphasis in this lesson is on predicting others’ feelings, not on generating possible solutions to a problem. Look for a Home Link to come home on Monday.  It is due back on Friday.

4th Grade Specific Curriculum News

Language Arts:  

      This week the students continue their first novel study with Wonder by R.J. Palacio.  They will continue to identify character traits and locate the specific quotes from the text to support these traits.  They are also working to use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in the text.  We will wrap up Part 1: August this week and take the test for this section of the book on Friday, October 2.  

Our spelling will focus on words with vowel team syllables.  Vowel teams happen when two or more vowels are written together and make one sound, typically the long vowel sound of the first letter.  The grammar will work on combining sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation.  Look for the grammar/spelling packet to come home on Monday.  It is due on Friday.

Math:  

      This week students will wrap up Topic D and take the Topic D Quiz on Tuesday, September 29.  They will then move into Topic E.  In Topic E, students apply place value concepts to convert metric measurements of kilometers, meters, centimeters, kilograms, grams, liters, and milliliters.  We will then review the entire Module 1 and take the Module 1 test on Friday, October 2. 

History/Social Studies:

Students will put the finishing touches on their California regions projects this week.   

5th Grade Specific Curriculum News

Language Arts:

The students will continue their first novel study with the book The Landry News by Andrew Clements.  This week they will continue to describe characters by their character traits with specific evidence from the text.  They will summarize sections of the text and use context clues to determine the meaning of specific vocabulary words.  Students will have a test on chapters 1-6 comprehension and vocabulary skills on Friday, October 2.

Our spelling will focus on words with closed syllable words.  Closed syllables are ones in which the vowel makes the short vowel sound due to a consonant ending the syllable.  For example, in the word grammar, gram is a closed syllable. The grammar will continue to work on using commas as well as interjections and informal speech.  Look for the grammar/ spelling packet to come home on Monday.  It is due on Friday.

Math:  

  Students have finished Topic C, division of a multidigit number by a two digit divisor.  They will take the Topic C Quiz on Monday, September 28.   After that, the students will begin Topic D, working with numerical expressions and word problems that involve multiplication and division.  We will have a quiz on this short topic on Friday, October 2.

Science:

This week we continue chapter 1 of our Patterns of Earth and Sky unit. This week students will learn more about where stars are in space and ways to model the Earth and sun.  They will use the SIM as well as read the book “How Big is Big? How Far is Far?”  There will be a quiz on these beginning concepts on Friday, October 2.  

PTA Related:

Reflections Program:  

The Reflections Program is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their artistic talents across a wide range of the arts.  This year’s theme is “What My Culture Means to Me.”  Entries are due Friday, October 9.  The showcase will be held on October 27th from 6-7 pm in our multipurpose room.

School Supplies

Wondering what supplies your child might need this school year?  Check out our PTA website with links to our suggested supply lists for each grade level.