We are firmly into the holiday season when things get busy! We have a lot going on at the school in addition to our regular academics. I will do my best to keep everyone updated here. :)
ELA:
We are working hard on our first essay which is a narrative essay. Students in 4th grade will learn how to write narrative, opinion, and informative essays. We are working on writing a 5 paragraph narrative that includes lots of details, actions, and dialogue! They are doing great so far and I am excited to see what they come up with!
We are continuing to work on how to write a short answer response as well. This can be tricky as it has several parts to it. We also are being careful to write things in our own words so that we aren't plagiarizing.
Math:
I postponed our Topic 4 Celebration of Learning until today. With our book celebration on Thursday, I was worried students would be distracted and not show what they really know. That means we won't start Topic 5 until Wednesday. Topic 5 begins working on division. Again, students who do not have their multiplication facts down, really need to be working on mastering those!
Enrichment:
Your student should have brought home their Enrichment form on Thursday with the class they will be taken highlighted in yellow. If your student did not return a form they will be taking Mrs. George's Performing Arts class.
Enrichment starts this Thursday and will go from 12:15-1:00. Students will have Enrichment classes on November 6th, 13th, 20th, December 4th, and 11th. To attend Enrichment, students cannot have any missing work. If they have work that is missing (including reading calendars and multiplication fact homework), they will use that time to get caught up in the hallway.
Retro Roller Skate Night:
Tonight from 6pm-8pm our Middle School Student Government is partnering with the Nampa Rollerdrome to host our first skate night! Wear your best 60s, 70s, or 80s attire for a fun, FAMILY skate night! Admission is $8 and rentals are available for $3. VCS staff supervision is not provided so you need to plan to stay and have fun with your kiddos!
Guardian Gala:
K-5 VCS Food Drive:
Our food drive will be running from November 10th-13th. Elementary students need to bring items to the class. Please make sure the canned food that your student brings are non-perishable and not expired. The 3rd-5th grade class that brings the most will get a popcorn and juice party. Everything brought in will go to benefit our own VCS families in need!
