Trick or Treat

Dear Parents,

What a tremendous Red Ribbon Week and to finish it off with the Fun Run.  Students are enjoying poetry, and don’t forget to mark your calendars for Coffee House Poetry on November 29th at 9:30am.

Thank you 4th grade parents for hosting the Friday Feast! Everything was delicious, and this treat is appreciated.

Dead Words

The deadline for the Dead Word project is Wednesday the 31st.  Make sure all components on the orange project sheet have been included on the final project.  Students may bring completed projects in Monday, Tuesday, and definitely by Wednesday.

The funeral for the Dead Words will be Wednesday morning at 8am.  Students are encouraged to dress in black in memory of their lost words.

Spooky Stories

Canyon Creek siblings 5 and under -- join us Tuesday, October 30th from 10:30am - 11:00am in at CCE for Spooky Story Time with our librarian!  Non-Scary costumes are welcome, but not necessary. Parents must stay with their children. Contact Family Support Specialist Lisette Castaneda at lisette_castaneda@roundrockisd.org to RSVP.

Mentor Poem

Students will memorize a poem of a minimum of 16 lines by a published author for Coffee House Poetry.  Students need to have an approved by me by next Monday, November 5th. Students should then type and illustrate the poem (an example is pictured below).  Students should have this poem memorized and ready to recite with feeling on November 26th. This poem will be recited before parents and peers at Coffee House Poetry on the 29th.  Students will also recite an original poem of their creation. The following link explains the benefits of poetry memorization along with tips on memorization:

https://novakdjokovicfoundation.org/benefits-memorizing-poetry/

Buddy Books

4th graders are responsible for bringing books to read to their buddy on November 2nd. Books should be appropriate for the first grade buddy.

UPCOMING DATES

October 30 - Report Cards go home

October 31 - Dead Word Funeral at 8am

UNITS OF STUDY

Reading - Poetry

Writing - Poetry

Spelling - Week 7 due Thursday, test Friday

Math - 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication

Texas History - Old 300

Science - Forces

Kelly

Spook-tacular October

Dear Parents,

Blue Jean - Go GREEN!  A BIG “thank you” to all who participated in our denim drive.  The fourth grade collected over 200 denim items that will be donated to the RRISD Clothes Closet.  This fourth grade service project was a fun learning experience for us, and I am so proud of the students and their creativity.

Dead Words

Our “Dead Words” will be put to rest on Wednesday, October 31st.  Students have more than two weeks to complete this project at home.  Complete instructions were explained and sent home last week.

TAG Referral

Canyon Creek will be hosting a TAG Referral information night for families interested in referring their child for TAG testing.  This night is designed for families who students are not currently enrolled in the TAG program but are interested in testing. The meeting will be on November 6th at 6:00pm in the library.

UPCOMING DATES

October 22 - 26 - Red Ribbon Week

October 31 - Dead Word Funeral

UNITS OF STUDY

Reading - Poetry

Writing - Poetry

Spelling - Week 6 due Thursday, test Friday

Math - Geometry

Texas History - European Explorers and Missions

Enjoy the weekend!

Kelly

Autumn in the Air

Dear Parents,

What a fabulous week of learning we’ve had!  Your students should have come home this week with information regarding the Dead Word Funeral.  Here is a sample picture of a previous student’s work. There are several items at the dollar store this time of year that may be helpful in your child’s construction/crafting of this project.  Please follow the guidelines for the project on the bright orange sheet of paper your child received on Wednesday. This example does not have all of the required elements.

Denim Drive

Sadly, our classroom service project, the annual Denim Drive, will come to a close on October 19th.  These new or gently used denim items will be donated to the clothes closet that serves the families of Round Rock.  If you have not yet done so, please take a few minutes to go through your closets and find items you find suitable to donate.  Thank you for all of your help promoting and supporting this classroom enrichment opportunity.

Fall Library Reading Incentive

From October 2nd - November 9th, the library is holding its fall reading incentive program.  A purple sheet went home last week. For reading homework, your child will need to read a minimum of 20 minutes each night to work towards accomplishing the goal of reading a book from the different sections around the library as well as a Texas Bluebonnet Book.  The form will need to be signed by you. Your child needs to show me the completed form before turning it into the library. If they need a new purple form, they can go down to the library and get one.

Talented and Gifted

There will be a parent information night on November 6th at 6:00pm in the library.

UPCOMING DATES

October 19 - Denim Drive ends

October 31 - Dead Word Funeral

UNITS OF STUDY

Reading - Procedural Text

Writing - Dead Word, begin expository writing

Spelling - Week 5 due Thursday, test Friday

Math - Angle Measurement and Geometry

Texas History - European Explorers

Enjoy the weekend!

Kelly

Enjoy That Looooooong Weekend

Dear Parents,

We had another great week in fourth grade!  Students have been creating advertisements to promote our Denim Drive, which is being hosted by all 4th graders!  Excitement has also been building to see who will win the election to represent our class in Student Council. I can’t wait to hear their speeches on Friday, October 12th.  I am so very proud of all the students who are forming a campaign to run for this position. That in and of itself shows leadership and initiative. Way to go!

Dead Word Funeral Tombstone

On Wednesday, your child will be assigned a “dead” word.  This is a word that is commonly overused in their writing.  In class the students will find 8-10 synonyms that could be used to replace that “dead” word.  (ex: said = exclaimed, yelled, whispered…) At home each child will need to create:

1. A free standing tombstone or coffin
2. Engraved on the front should be the dead word and a list of 8-10 surviving words (synonyms)

Tombstones are due Wednesday, October 31st, or as early as Monday, October 29th.  Students will attend a funeral for the dearly departed words on October 31st. Students will need to dress in black clothing as is appropriate for such a sad event.

Student Council

If your child is running for student council, remember that campaign posters can be up from October 3rd - 12th.  Speeches will be giving October 12th, and we will vote on that day also by secret ballot. Two representatives will be named from each class on October 15th.  Their first meeting will be on October 22nd.

UPCOMING DATES

October 1 - Denim Drive begins

October 19 - Denim Drive ends

UNITS OF STUDY

Reading - Nonfiction text structures

Writing - Dead Word, begin expository writing

Spelling - no spelling

Math - Angle Measurement

Texas History - Native American tribes of Texas

Kelly