4A Parents:

Important Dates:

Literature Day - Friday,  October 28th, Dress as your favorite Character (optional) and the end of the Read-A-Thon

Fall Concert - Thursday, November 17th (mandatory)

The students brought home a permission slip for you to sign if they would like to dress as a favorite character. On Monday, I hope to have clarification on what is and is not acceptable. 

Here's some more information from Ms. Blasi about the Fall Concert:

We will be having an Archway Lincoln Library Book Drive at our Fall Concert on Thursday, November 17th.

We would love to raise the book count in our lovely library, and we need your help!
Bring new or lightly used books to donate in the following genres:
• Biographies
• Non-Fiction
• Classic Literature
Check out the Archway Lincoln PSO website for the Book Wish List!
http://amzn.to/2dqWBVB
Thank you for supporting our school!

Please contact Ms. Blasi, our music teacher, if you have any questions.

This week we will continue with Prince Caspian, the Middle Ages, Chemistry, Spalding and Grammar. The only test this week is the spelling/phonogram test on Friday.

Please continue practicing math facts and phonograms: )

Thank You!
Mrs. Gore 

Greetings 4A parents,

I hope your break was restful. It was so good to meet with each of you for conferences. I appreciate you and your student for helping to make this an enjoyable and encouraging year!

I know that some of you are eager to study for the upcoming spelling bee, so I've included a link to some more spelling words and study tips under Resources.

I've also added Ms. Voron's, the art teacher's, blog link.

Next Friday, the 28th, will be "dress like your favorite character" day. A permission slip will go home today for you to fill out if your child would like to dress up (it is an optional activity).

I'll update you more on Sunday about the upcoming week.

Have a good weekend : )

Mrs. Gore

Dear 4A parents, please read this message about the Usborne book fair:

Thank you for coming out to support our book fair! It was great seeing our students purchase new books for their personal libraries and class libraries. For the benefit of the parents who did not have the opportunity to visit the book fair, purchases can now be made online for the rest of the month.  The last day to shop will be Monday, October 31st. To access the Efair, click on this link . An excel file has been attached to this email that gives you access to teachers' wish lists, click on your child’s grade section to access the list. 

(I have included what was left of my wish list. Many of you have already been so generous in donating books for our library, this was all I had left!) 

Usborne Wish List - October 2016 Mrs. Gore - 4A Timelines of World History Pocket Books: Natural Wonders, Insects, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Cities  There are two shipping options at check out. You can choose to ship directly to your house and receive the order sooner, or you can have it shipped for free to the school.  The last option takes longer since the school's order will be placed after the eFair. Please, feel free to contact Mrs. Kaycie Foster, our Usborne Representative via her email, kaycie.foster@gmail.com if you have questions about the efair.

Thank you for supporting Archway Lincoln's fall book fair!  

Sincerely,

Toyin Atolagbe |  Academy Dean 

 Archway Classical Academy | Lincoln  | 2250   S. Gilbert Rd. | Chandler, AZ 85286 

P: 480.424.1798  | F: 480.424.1799 |   E: Oatolagbe@archwaylincoln.org | W: www.archwaylincoln.org 

This week in 4A:

Important dates:

Usborne Book Fair – September 29^th -October 5^th

Friday, October 7^th – Early release

Fall Break - October 10th-14th

Mandatory Fall Conferences – October 17-19th

Academics this week:

Our final geology test will be on Thursday. They already have their study guide for this.

Our second test in Middle Ages will be on Friday. They will be getting the study guide for this on Tuesday.

As always, there will be a spelling/phonogram test on Friday.

We will begin to talk about the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride”, this week. Memorizing this poem is the big project for fourth grade. Each student will recite it during project week which occurs the first three days after the students get back from winter break (Jan. 4-6). We will be memorizing it systematically throughout next quarter.

Our Read-a-Thon officially starts Monday. Each student brought home a login with instructions on how to get started. This is an optional activity; it has no bearing on the student’s grade. It is just a fun activity that can help raise funds for our classrooms and library.

Students can log in and start reading/logging time NOW. However, the Read-a-Thon officially starts Monday, so any minutes reading they log this weekend won't count in terms of ranking students by minutes read, etc. The minutes that students read during class time and for their reading logs should also be logged in each day.

Please continue reviewing phonograms and math facts with your child! 

I hope that each one of you has a restful, fun, and safe break! I’ll see you for your individual conference on October 17-19^th.

Thank You!

Mandatory Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on October 17-19. Please sign up on the link on the left hand margin for a 15 minute time period where we can discuss your child's achievement this first quarter. This is only for parents so please make arrangements for your child.

I look forward to meeting with each of you, Thank you!

This week in 4A:

Important dates:

Literacy Night: Thursday, September 29^th from 5:30-7:30. 
Read-a-thon kick off. More information to follow.

Usborne Book Fair – September 29^th -October 5^th
Our class will go on Thursday to preview the books.

This week in academics:

Recite “Dreams” by Langston Hughes on Wednesday. Math assessment on multiplication and division on Friday.

We will begin Prince Caspian on Monday the 26th. Please have the book for your student by then. The image of the correct book cover is in the left margin. It is important to have this one because the page numbers correspond to our reading and discussions.

You will get an email to sign up for fall conferences (10/17-10/19) tomorrow.

Treat Friday! On Sept 30th please help us build our classroom libraries. Students have the option to enjoy a frozen treat at lunch by either donating a gently used book (No pop-culture please) or bringing $1. All books will be distributed among the classrooms evenly. Thank you for the support.

If you have any questions regarding what types of books will be accepted please contact your class liaison Mira Stephenson at: mirastephenson@cox.net

Please continue reviewing phonograms and math facts with your child! 

Thank You!

This week in 4A:

Important dates:

This Friday (23^rd) is early release. The students will be released at 12:30.

There will be a Singapore Math information night on Thursday, September 22, at 6:00 in the MPR led by Ms. Infantolino.

Literacy Night: Thursday, September 29^th from 5:30-7:30

Usborne Book Fair – September 29^th -October 5^th

Tests this week:

History – Tuesday on Fall of the Roman Empire to Charlemagne

Pollyanna – Friday on Chapters 16-30

We will begin Prince Caspian the week of September 26^th. Please have the book for your student by then. The link below is the image of the correct book cover. It is important to have this one because the page numbers correspond to our reading and discussions.

http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/images/Prince-Caspian.gif

Please continue reviewing phonograms and math facts with your child!  

Please make sure you are checking agendas each night. I will put in missing assignments for you to check. It is important to turn in all assignments even if they are late. A “1” is better than a “0”.

Your child has been and will continue to get returned assignments that have been graded (should be in their take-home folder), please look these over and discuss what, if anything, needs to be corrected. Mrs. Ryan and I put comments on papers we have graded, please have your child learn from them and make sure any questions for understanding and/or clarification get asked.

If your child gets a “C” or below on anything, I would like them to correct it for understanding and turn it back in the next day (asking any questions in the process). When this is completed they can gain back some points.

Thank You!