Happy Cesar Chavez Day

Cesar Chavez Day is an official state holiday in California, Colorado, and Texas.  Chavez is honored for his work on behalf of farm workers and his commitment to social justice.

Today's homework:
     1.  Math Miss W:  p. 527-528.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 597-598.
     2.  Spelling p. 120-121.
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

Pony Express

Fourth graders are learning about the Pony Express.

Today's homework:

     1.  Math Miss W:  p. 516.

                   Mr. Spaulding: p. 591-592.

     2. Read for half an hour.

     3.  Get parent initials.

Accelerated Reader

Please make sure your child is reading at least half an hour every day.

Today's homework:
     1.  Math Miss W: p. 509-510
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 583-584.
     2.  Practice spelling test.
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

I'm Back!

After two days out of the classroom, I am back.  I got some excellent training yesterday in methods for writing instruction, but it is hard to be out of the classroom.

We are continuing are study of California history.  This week we are  learning about some of the women who were important in the early history of California: Bernarda Ruiz, Helen Hunt Jackson, Mary Tape, and Bridget "Biddy" Mason.  Biddy Mason was born into slavery in 1818, but when her master took her to California in 1851, she was able to successfully petition the government for her freedom.  She became a prominent and well loved citizen of Los Angeles.





Today's homework:
     1.  Math Miss W:  p. 504.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 577-578.
     2.  Gold Rush
     3.  Read for half an hour.
     4.  Get parent initials.

How to Summarize

Students have been writing brief summaries of this week's reading selection Toto, about the adventures of a baby elephant in Africa.

Today's homework:
     1.  Math Miss W:  no homework.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  Chap. 8 practice test.
     2.  Science True/False paper.
     3.  Practice spelling test.
     4.  Read for half an hour.
     5.  Get parent initials.

Toto

Our story selection this week is Toto by Marietta D. Moskin.  Toto, the baby African elephant wanders from the protected game reserve where he lives with his family and has adventures with a Masai boy escaping from poachers and a lion.

Today's homework:
     1.  Math Miss W:  p. 487.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 547-548.
     2.  Study science review sheet.
     3.  Sutter's Fort.
     4.  Read for half an hour.
     5.  Get parent initials.

The California Gold Rush

The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in January of 1848 led to one of the most important mas migrations in American history:  The California Gold Rush.  Fourth graders are reading and learning about this fascinating and colorful epoch in our state's history.

Today's homework:

     1.  Math Miss W: no homework.
                   Mr. Spaulding:  p. 541-542.
     2.  Fluency "Who Is the Cleverest?"
     3.  Study Science Review Sheet
     4.  Read for half an hour.
     5.  Get parent initials.

Fort Ross

Did you know that Russians once settled in California?  Between 1812 and 1841 Fort Ross was a thriving settlement in what is now known as Sonoma County in Northern California.

Today's homework:
     1.  Math Miss W:  Chapter test.
                    Mr. Spaulding:  p. 535-536.
     2.   Spelling p. 112-113.
     3.   Study science review sheet.
     4.  Read for half an hour.
     5.  Get parent initials.