Rozelle's Class Update

Dear Parents,I have exciting news... You can now place your Scholastic Book Club orders online using a credit card!  You may also continue to place your book orders for December by sending your order to me with a check for the total amount made out to Scholastic as you have in the past. It’s up to you. Below are the direction for how to order online. Please place orders by no later than Dec. 5^th, this Friday.

Browse all the great monthly Club selections at low prices and order online - all while helping our classroom earn FREE books, software, and resources.

Here's how it works:

Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site.

1. Browse the titles with your child, and place your order with your credit card.
2. Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure server. There's no need to send money to school.
3. After I submit the entire class's order to Scholastic, your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home. www.scholastic.com/parentordering

Class User Name:   MsRozelleClass

Password:         Gazelle

Remember, placing your online credit card order is completely safe and secure.
Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs.  You can order anytime, right up until the online order due date.  And this month, our class can earn additional FREE books, just for trying this online ordering service.
 
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.Sincerely,

Ms. Lori Rozelle

4^th Grade Teacher
Camino Grove Elementary

Latest test results for chapter math tests, mad minute, and spelling will be coming home to parent next Friday, Dec. 5th.

Report cards coming home Friday, Dec. 12th

Here are just a few websites to begin your research.

Do a google search for California Missions

http://missions.bgmm.com/

http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/index.html

http://www.californiamissions.com/

http://www.cuca.k12.ca.us/lessons/missions/missions.html

http://www.cuca.k12.ca.us/lessons/missions/missions.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_missions_in_California

http://www.thecaliforniamissions.com/

http://www.missionscalifornia.com/missions_map.html

Make a model - optional

http://www.papermodelsonline.com/cami.html

Tips for building a model

http://www.classbrain.com/artmission/publish/article_28.shtml

Below is the letter that I sent home today, Nov. 26th, for parents to  be informed of our next social studies project. Parents, please sign the letter from your child so I know you have received this information. Thanks. Ms. Rozelle

Dear Parents,

Math Test: Students sailed through Chapter 10's multiplication concepts ... The test is scheduled for this Friday. Next week we will continue with Chapter 11.

CA Indian Mobile due by Tuesday, Nov. 18th at the latest.
Originally due this Friday because Ms. Rozelle forgot that we only had
3 days of school this week. They're lookin' good!!! Keep up the great
work!

Field Trip Reminder: Thursday, Nov. 20, is our field trip to Disney Center Music Hall. Students need to bring a sack lunch that day. They may bring lunch bags of any kind and leave them in the room while we are at the classical music concert. We will eat when we return to the school.

Regular 20 words

1. Indians
2. memory
3. tribe
4. culture
5. trade
6. island
7. artifact
8. frost
9. timid
10. springs
11. odd
12. unusual
13. silt
14. stranger
15. jammed
16. etched
17. trembling
18. draft
19. autumn
20. whispered

Challenge Words

1. legend
2. autumn
3. ancestors
4. hypnotized
5. ceremony
6. cooperate
7. government
8. fascinated
9. thermometer
10. arid
11. peculiar
12. agriculture
13. mercury

Math Test on Chapter 9 is Wed., Nov. 5th

Social Studies retake test for students who are retaking the test is set for Thursday, Nov. 6th. Students have been notified if they are to retake the Social Studies test.

Science test on Chapter 6 and 7, Rocks and Minerals is set for Friday, Nov. 7th

Re: Student Fall Photos
Parents, if you are not happy with your child's school fall photos, you may have them retake their photos on Nov. 12th. Please return your envelope of photos to Ms. Rozelle and fill out the new photo form sent home with your child.

Students may work in groups of 2 or 3 and must complete the research notes by Tuesday, Nov. 11th. Students may break up the research so that they share the responsibility. Final mobiles must be completed by each child and are due on Friday, Nov. 14th. Parents, please sign your child's project instruction sheet. Thank you.

It's a brand new month and we are ready to begin our study on California Native Americans, also called Indian, also called "first people," also called indigineous people.

Together we will talk about the CA Indian Project and what is required. You will need to choose one tribe that we discuss in class and do a mobile on that tribe filled with fast facts and information to tell us about the culture and way of life of this tribe.

To complete this project, you will use:
your textbook, your notes, and the weblinks below:

2007-08

http://www.snowwowl.com/swolfNAnamesandmeanings.html Native American Indian Names and their meanings.

http://www2.visalia.k12.ca.us/teachers/tlieberman/indians/resources.htm

http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=8486

http://www.megapathdsl.net/~ccirino/hvc/webpages/lafaille/natamer.html

http://www.ncidc.org/photos/gallery1/85_13.html
Plank houses made from trees

Northern Coast and the Redwoods - http://redwoods.info/showrecord.asp?id=3566 interesting videos

We will also be studying myths and legends that California Indians passed down through the ages. Below are some links that will help you learn about what types of stories that Indians told.

These links include myths and legends

http://www.kumeyaay.info/stories/

http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/kids/about/html/myths/legendvol.html
legend about volcanos

http://www.indianlegend.com/california/california_002.htm
Yokut Creation Myth

http://www.indianlegend.com/california/california_001.htm
Chumash Myth
http://www.indianlegend.com/chumash/chumash_002.htm
Good Indian music You Tube?
http://www.indigenouspeople.net/stories.htm also definition of myth, legend and folktale
Traditional dance and song
http://www.indianhouse.com/music/

http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html
native american stories and cool indian chanting put this one on blog
examples of writing of indians and story
http://www.bedtime-story.com/bedtime-story/apache-creation.htm
good examples of what Indians use and hunt
http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School/amer1.htm

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Web link Resources for California Indians – Native Americans

This is an class project unless students miss science time due to music lessons in which case they will need to complete some of the work at home. The hard returns are not working on this page. You should still be able to click on the links below to research and takes notes for your science rocks and minerals poster.

Interactive Rock Cycle (the one you enjoyed in class today!)

How are Rocks Formed

Different Ways Rocks are Formed (animated)

The Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle - 2

The Rock Cycle - 3

How was the Grand Canyon formed?

Bryce Canyon National Park - Sedimentary Rock

Taj Mahal, made out of white marble

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore_2 Granite

What is Granite?

What is Granite made of?

Elements in Rocks and Everyday Things

Where
are minerals found? How do we use minerals?

Minerals
in the house

Mineral
Properties

The
Most Common Minerals

How rocks are
formed. Don’t miss this website

How are rocks
formed?

Three Rocks and Their Minerals

Rock
Snapshots

How Rocks
are formed
The
Rock Cycle

Something
Surprising About Rocks

Mystery
of the floating rock

Rock
Song

U.S.
Landmarks made of rock

Dear Parents,

This week has flown by! A few announcements before the week ends:

1. Last day to contribute a donation for PTA membership is this Friday. 100% participation will earn Room 25 a treat for all Rozelle Gazelles.
2. Tuesday, Sept. 30, is our 1st district writing assessment for 4th grader in Arcadia. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep Monday night and eats a good breakfast on Tuesday.
3. Family Fun Night is next week at Chuck E. Cheese. Join in the fun! Students who wear their sticker get 10 free tokens.
4. Progress reports go home on Fridays along with corrected tests. Please keep the tests and sign and return the progress report with your child on Monday. Thank you.
6. Homework Reminders:

• Math homework is usually assigned every night and due the next day; however the math packet is turned in on Fridays.
• Spelling homework activities are completed nightly, Mon-Wed and turned in on Fridays;
• Reading logs are filled out daily and turned in on Fridays. Please sign your child's reading logs on Thursday nights.
• Reading 20-30 minutes per night, Monday-Thursday
• Science homework was assigned this week on Tuesday night, due on Wednesday.

Language Arts Theme: Journeys
Story Title: Finding the Titanic
Mini-lessons:

1. Multi-flow Thinking Maps showing cause and effect
2. Continued work on sequencing Flow Maps and summary writing
3. Writing a newspaper article using who, what, where, when, why, how chart
4. English/grammar skills: part of speech review, nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs

Math - Chapter 3

1. Estimating large numbers and finding the sum or difference.
2. Using mental math break apart strategy for adding and subtracting double digit numbers
3. Adding and subtracting larger numbers and numbers with zeros.
4. Test next Monday, Oct. 29 on chapter 3

Science - Rocks and the Rock Cycle

1. Igneous rocks - cooled from molten lava and molten magma
2. 3 types of rocks - igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

Social Studies

1. California's 4 natural regions: coastal, mountains, central valley, desert
2. California's climate
3. California natural resources

PE

1. Football skills with bean bags
2. Running longer distances

Writing - Personal narratives

1. What makes a good personal narrative
2. Elements of a personal narrative
3. Ideas and organization traits

Week 3

Dear Parents,
Week 3 will start out with lots of fun activities. Students are very ready to learn every day; thank you for getting them to school on time!

I'll be sending home blank parent information forms to those parents who have not yet completed and returned.  The school office must receive a complete class set from each teacher. Thank you for getting these back to me as soon as possible.

See below for topics and lessons for this week. Students will have their spelling list on Monday and spelling homework instruction. Spelling is assigned daily, but all assignments are turned in on Friday. The math homework packet goes home on Monday, however daily math is assigned and all is due on Friday.

I appreciate it if you would sign your child's reading logs on Thursday nights. There were a number of students who did not turn in their reading logs last Friday. Please check in with your child to be sure homework is getting completed and tucked into their backpacks for the next day.

Thank you,
Ms. Rozellelrozelle@ausd.net

Below are the lesson highlights for the week.

Story Theme: Journeys   
Story Title: Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say
Mini-lessons:

1. Story Elements - we'll study all the parts of a story, including characters, setting, rising action, turning point, falling action, ending
2. Response to literature: responding with complete sentences and using the text to support our answers/responses
3. Story vocabulary and spelling

Writing

1. Intro to personal narratives
2. Summary writing practice

Math

1. Chapter 1 test rescheduled for Monday, Sept. 15
2. Begin Chapter 2 - Ordering and comparing numbers & Rounding numbers
3. Mad Minute - subtraction week

Science

1. Properties of rocks and minerals
2. Classify and identify rocks and minerals

Social Studies

1. World Geography quiz on Friday, Sept. 19
2. CA Geography, landforms, waterways, climate

PE

1. Continue eating a good breakfast and lunch everyday filled with healthy food including protein.
2. We continue practicing our running skills, throwing and catching skills

Dear Parents and Students,

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Please contact me if you have any questions. Read on this week's spelling homework instructions, spelling words, and class updates and reminders.

Thanks ... Ms. Rozelle lrozelle@ausd.net

All spelling homework will be assigned daily and be due on Friday. Make sure you put the proper heading on each page:

1. Name - top right corner
2. Class # - top right corner
3. Date  - top right corner
4. Heading - first line of your lined paper
   Monday's heading would be "Draw Pictures"
   Tuesday's heading would be "Word Associations"
   Wednesday's heading would be "Tree Map Groupings"
5. If you have questions, see Ms. Rozelle

Monday Night:

1. Choose 10 words (especially the ones you missed in the pretest)
2. Write a complete sentence with that word
3. Illustration your sentence

Tuesday Night:

1. Write each word and then a word associated with that word
2. for example: for "cream" you might write the word "ice cream" or "whipping cream"   for "gray" you might think of the word "storm" or "color"

Wednesday Night:

1. Make a tree mapping categorizing the spelling words in any way. Maybe 5 words have and "y" ending; maybe 3 words have the long "a" sound; maybe 4 words have to do with dessert and sweets; maybe 3 words have "ai" in the middle or "ea" in the middle ...
2. Be creative and find those patterns that you can group together! Be sure to label each tree map section.
3. Title your tree map: Unit #1 Spelling Categories/Groupings

Thursday Night:

1. Study for the test that is on Friday!

Story: Akiak

Spelling List

1. gain
2. cream
3. sweet
4. safe
5. past
6. reach
7. kept
8. gray
9. field
10. break
11. east
12. shape
13. stepp
14. pray
15. pain
16. glass
17. west
18. cheap
19. steak
20. chief

Challenge Words

1. courageous
2. rugged
3. athletic
4. experienced
5. blizzard

Parents, thank you for coming to Back to School Night last week. It was great to meet you. The last three days have been full of "getting to know you" activities with the Rozelle gazelles and shared discussion of classroom rules/ expectations, reading, class jobs, birthday graphs, and more! Students have all been on time this past week and ready to learn! Go Gazelles!

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Tests this week on Friday, Sept. 12      

Math, Chapter 1 - see below
Spelling Unit #1
Mad Minute; timed test on addition

Reminders/Announcements

1. Book orders due on Wed., Oct. 10
2. Parent "homework" from back to school night due this week
3. Parents, remember to get your TB test results and blue volunteer forms to the school office
4. Thank you, parents, for signing up to volunteers. I will be in touch with you soon.
5. Some parents need to sign up for their student led conference - list of times available coming soon.
6. Friday is free dress day and Constitution Day at Roadrunner Roundup at 8:25 a.m.

Language Arts - Reading/Writing in class

Story Theme: Journeys
Story Title: Akiak
Mini-lessons: Flow Map/Thinking Map and Summary Writing
Responding to Literature: Using complete sentences to answer questions about the story; jumping into the text to support our thinking/answers; referencing our answers

Writing:  Introduction to the writing process
                Summary writing using flow map

Spelling:  Go to the right column of this site and click on XML to subscribe to this spelling homework page ... Also go to the right column of this site and click on XML to subscribe to the spelling instructions page. Or just add this site to your favorites and check weekly for changes and additions.

Thinking Maps - in class ... Bubble Map to describe ourselves ... Double Bubble Map to compare and contrast our likes and dislikes to a friend's likes and dislikes

Math - in class and homework

Chapter 1 - Benchmarks and Estimates - in class
Homework practice and problem solving assigned and due daily. No homework assigned on Friday

Reading Homework - reading and reading logs ...

1. 20 minutes of more of reading independently or with a parent or sibling required Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. nights.
2. Students required to fill in reading logs nightly
3. Parents sign reading logs Thursdays; due on Fridays

Science - in class

We begin our 9 week unit on Rocks/Minerals

Social Studies - in class

Geography of the world. Students must be able to label a map with all 7 continents, oceans, prime meridian, equator, latitude/longitude lines, northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, eastern hemisphere, western hemisphere, relative location of California, exact location. Definition of "hemisphere."

Class Website: http://lori.rozelle.googlepages.com/ 
Ms. Rozelle's email: lrozelle@ausd.net

First Day Jitters
Today was a great 1st day of 4th grade for Rozelle Gazelles and Ms. Rozelle! Students' jitters melted away as we were busy getting to know one another. We read First Day Jitters together and had fun with a surprise ending!

September Scholastic Book Orders went home today ... September book orders went home today. Parents, make sure you read the cover letter I wrote for directions. Book order forms and checks are due Wed., Sept. 10th or before. Remember one check for the total dollar amount made out to Scholastic. Thanks.

Thursday About Me bags went home for students to fill with things that will tell us about them. We will have time to share these bags next week to learn more about one another. Students have enjoyed this very much in past years.

Building a community of learnersRoom 25 will be building a community of learners in the next month and talking about what it is that makes up a learning environment. What does that look like, sound like, and feel like?

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This blog will be updated on a weekly basis.

Sincerely,
Lori Rozelle
4th Grade Teacher
Camino Grove Elementary