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Monday 9/28 Tuesday 9/29 Wednesday 9/30 Thursday 10/1 Friday 10/2

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Bataglia MAP test Harthan MAP test Quinn MAP test Homework due
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Classroom Information Upcoming Events

This past week the 4th grade team worked on: Oct. 6 Student Picture Day
building math fluency; filling out inventor’s logs; our
science units: Electricity, Levers and Pulleys, and
Oct. 14-16 No School-MEA Break
Models and Designs; and discussing inventions. We Oct. 20 Parent Board Meeting
also started Spanish this past week. Senorita Leon 6:30-7:30 PM-Media Center
will be teaching Spanish to the fourth graders every
three days. This is a similar rotation to the specialist
Oct. 22 Windy City Players 1-3 PM
schedule. Nov. 5 Picture Re-take Day
Nov. 9 No School-Teacher Work Day
The first unit the 4th grade team has been working on
Nov. 17 Parent Board Meeting
is inventions. The central idea is: Inventions are
created to solve a problem and fill a need. The 6:30-7:30 PM-Media Center
students will be writing in their “Inventor’s Logs” Nov. 23 No School-Evening Conferences
during school and also for homework. This is where
Nov. 24 No School-All Day Conferences
they will write about problems they see around them
and possible solutions to these problems. They need Nov. 25-27 Thanksgiving Break
to have a “witness” sign the log every time they write
in them.

This week’s homework includes: Talk with your child about what these “Learner
Reading Log Profiles” mean. Discuss how he or she can
Inventor’s Log become:
Math Facts Practice
Open-Minded Caring
With the flu season already upon us, the 4th grade Balanced Communicators
team would love donations of Clorox wipes for Risk-Taker Reflective
sanitizing desk tops, door knobs, etc. Knowledgeable Thinker
Principled Inquirer
Please remember to look at your child’s planner/
tracker each night and sign at the bottom.

Mr. Bataglia Ms. Harthan Mrs. Quinn

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