Mrs. Stemm's 4th Grade ELA/SS

Language Arts/Reading As we continue through Module 2, students will be using their knowledge of how setting affects characters actions by understanding extreme settings. We will begin working with two new books titled Mountains and SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere . Our overall goal this week is to understand what makes a mountainous environment extreme. We will be focusing on the following questions to develop their understanding: What do you notice and wonder about the two books we are beginning to study?  What is happening in Mountains? What does a deeper exploration of the main ideas and details reveal in Mountains?  Social Studies We are continuing our study of the prehistoric Indian groups who first showed up in Ohio. Each student was placed in a group and randomly given a group of Indians to study. They will be working together to create a poster displaying all essential information we need to know about that group of Indian

10/23-10/27 Announcements:  10/24 Tue. Regular classes & evening conferences 10/27 Fri. Pickerington Elementary STEM day - See below 10/30 Mon Pickerington Haunted Village in Olde Pickerington 10/31 Tue. Pickerington Trick-or-Treat 6 pm-8 pm 11/1 Wed deadline to sign up for Kids Care Club 11/ 1  Wed. 2 hr late start 11/ 7  Tue. Election Day No school Teacher Prof. Dev.   11/14 Tue 8:30 am Kids Care Club for those who registered 11/22-24 No school Thanksgiving break Red Ribbon Week!  This week we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week. This week is meant to bring awareness of living a safe, healthy, and drug-free life. Students will be signing the Red Ribbon Campaign Pledge and will also receive a ribbon. Our doors throughout the building have also been decorated to show Pickerington Elementary students support being drug-free. If you would like to access more information on this event please visit, www.redribbon.org.  At Pickering

Announcements:  10/19 Thur. Regular class & evening conferences 10/24 Tue. Regular classes & evening conferences 10/27 Fri. Pickerington Elementary STEM day - See below 10/30 Mon Pickerington Haunted Village in Olde Pickerington 10/31 Tue. Pickerington Trick-or-Treat 6 pm-8 pm 11/1 Wed deadline to sign up for Kids Care Club 11/ 1  Wed. 2 hr late start 11/ 7  Tue. Election Day No school Teacher Prof. Dev.   11/14 Tue 8:30 am Kids Care Club for those who registered 11/22-24 No school Thanksgiving break Burre/Stemm Bank PAYDAY!!!  Students will have their first PAYDAY this week. Since Thursday 10/12  was the end of the quarter,  Mrs. Burre I printed out the Dojo points for the first quarter. With the Achievement Record, parents will get a summary printout telling the total positive, and total improvement points awarded. You will also see the Percent of positive points.  We like to keep it around 94% or higher. You can see which areas earned the mo

Final Assessment Week ELA:  This week students will be working on their final writing piece for their first unit. Through two paragraphs, students will show me what they have learned about what it means to have a great heart figuratively as well as literally, providing evidence to support their claims. Due to this being an assessment, I do not want the students working on this material at home. Their assessment will be typed on google classroom but I am going to give them enough time in class to complete this assignment. I am confident all students will do wonderfully with this assessment as they have been working hard this quarter on finding evidence to support their answer.  Social Studies:   Last week we studied artifacts that were found in Ohio. This week we will continue the study of artifacts but we will be connecting artifacts to the first people of Ohio during the Paleolithic Era.  Important Dates: 10/9 -  Picture retake day 10/11 - Tiger Teams 10/10 - End of

  October 2- October 6 I hope everyone has enjoyed the fall weather this past weekend! Thank you for taking the time to read my blog post this week. We have some great content being covered this week as well as very important events coming up in our near future. If you have any questions or need any more clarification, please feel free to contact me either via email or Class Dojo.  Important Upcoming Events:  10/2 - Wear Blue to support No Bullying  10/4 - 2-hour delay           - Spirit wear online sale ends 10/6 -  Box Top Collection Competition ends 10/9 -  Picture retake day 10/10 - End of the 1st grading period 10/13 - No School 10/16 - No School: All day parent/teacher conferences 10/19 - Evening Parent/Teacher conferences 10/24 - Evening Parent/Teacher conferences Parent/Teacher Conference Sign Up As you can see, in the list of important upcoming events above, Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. Students will be receivi