Christmas Show a Rousing Success

Thank you to all the parents who came out for our Christmas show last night, and all the children who performed.



Don't forget our Heritage Breakfast tomorrow.  Students are to bring food to share with other students.  Please bring a food item to share that represents your family's heritage and traditions.

Homework for today:
     1.  Spelling p. 72-73.
     2.  Math Miss W:  Multiplication worksheet.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 345-346.
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Bring food to share for our Heritage breakfast.
     5.  Get parent initials.

Show Tonight!

Show tonight!  Please come out and celebrate the season at Rio Vista School.  The performance starts at 5:30.

Tonight's homework:
     1.  Come to Christmas show.
     2.  Fluency "Grinning the Bark off a Tree."
     3.  Math Miss W: p. 304
                   Mr. Spaulding: p. 339-340
     4.  Read for half an hour.
     5.  Get parent initials.

Holiday Performance Tomorrow

There will be a holiday performance presented by our 4th and 5th grades and the Rio Vista band tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17 at 5:30.  Please arrive at 5:15 in the cafeteria for the evening performance.  We will perform various Christmas songs.

Today's homework:
     1.  Dust Bowl worksheet.
     2.  Math Miss W:  p. 301-302.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 333-334.
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

Using a Table to Organize Information

Fourth graders are learning to use a table to organize  information and solve problems.

Today's homework:
     1.  Spelling practice test.
     2.  Math Miss W: p. 291-292.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 317-318.
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Study Social Studies Review Sheet
     5.  Get parent initials.

Heritage Breakfast Next Thursday

Dear Parents,

Next week, Thursday December 19th, all  Rio Vista fourth and fifth grade students are invited to have a special Heritage Breakfast.  We are asking students to bring a food item that represents their family's heritage to share with the rest of the class.  This may be some kind of dish, dessert, fruit, drink, or special food item such as eggs, muffins, rice, tamales, casseroles, etc.  Students should bring their item to school on Thursday morning.

Today's homework:
     1.   Math Miss W:  p. 289-290
                    Mr. Spaulding: p. 315-316.
     2.  Study Social Studies Review Sheet.
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.
   

Social Studies Test Friday!

Today's homework:
     1.  Math Miss W: p. 283.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 309-310
     2.  Spelling p. 68-69.
     3.  .Study Social Studies Review Sheet
     4.  Read half an hour
     5.  Get parent initials.

Multiplying Two Digit Numbers

Fourth graders are learning how to multiply two digit numbers.  Parents, please help your child practice at home.

Today's homework:
     1.  Spelling practice test.
     2.  Math Miss W::  Practice test
                   Mr. Spaulding: p. 301-302
    3.  Read for half an hour.
    4.  Get parent initials.

Missions

Fourth graders in California learn about missions.  There were twenty-one California missions built between 1769 and 1823.  They were extremely important in the history and development of the state.  Many of the major cities of California grew up around missions.

Homework for today:
     1.  Math Miss W:  p. 266.
                   Mr. Spaulding: p. 303-304.
     2.  Spanish Colonization worksheet.
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

Reading is Fundamental

The best way to learn to read better is to read a lot.  Fourth graders should be reading every day.

Today's homework:
     1.  Spelling p. 64-65.
     2.  Math Miss W:  p. 259-260
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 289-290
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.