Mrs. Alabakoff's 4th/5th GradeDearborn Public Schools

Sep 18th Open House

Thank you to all those who attended open house!  It was great to meet all the families and I am looking forward to a great year!

Sep 9th Just a Test!

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Jun 3rd Field Day

Just a reminder:

Field Day tomorrow!   Students can bring a water bottle to the park!

Jun 1st Picnic!

For Picnic signup, there is a signup genius that has been sent out.  Please let me know if you haven’t received it and would like to donate to the picnic.  We are combining snacks with Ms. Morrison’s class.

Thank you in advance!

May 26th Spring Concert

Reminder:

Spring Concert tonight for grades 3-5 at 6 p.m.  Instrumental music will also be performing.

See you there!

May 11th Teacher Appreciation Thank You!

Thank you so much for the awesome teacher appreciation week!  The flowers the kids brought were so great and they brightened my day and the classroom.

Your support is so greatly appreciated!  I am fortunate to have such a great group of students and parents!

Dec 15th Third Grade Lansing Trip

Hopefully everyone saw the note about our trip with reminders.

In case you did not—Third graders should meet on Francis Street at 7:45.  They need to bring a bag lunch with a drink (no glass), marked with their name.  Students should also wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.   We should be back at school between 3:30 and 4:00.

Looking forward to a great trip!

Dec 4th Multiplication/Division practice

We have begun multiplication in 3rd grade and we are reviewing facts for 4th grade.  Third grade parents please take some time to practice facts with your child.  We have worked on the 0. 1. 2, 3 facts and are moving on to the 4’s.  The students need to practice these facts.  Flashcards are helpful, as well as numerous sites online.  Everyday Math online also has some multiplication games.

Remember when practicing, short frequent sessions work best.

Fourth graders definitely need to “brush up” on their multiplication and division facts.  I have lowered to the time for them.

Thank you for your support!

Oct 27th Halloween!

Mr. Aytes has volunteered to make caramel apples, cookies and crafts with the students in the afternoon.  We are looking for any parent who would like to volunteer to help on Friday afternoon to supervise and help with these activities.  We will begin around 2:00.  Please let me know if you are interested in helping.

Oct 27th Week of October 27th-31st

Reminders for the week:

Friday (October 31st)–Halloween!  Remember to check the sign-up for our Halloween Breakfast.

Halloween parade at 3:00.  Students may bring their costumes to dress up.  Please refer to Mr. Hartley’s note about the guidelines for costumes.

We are learning:

Spelling–Our focus this week for third grade is digraphs.  Fourth grade is working on the ure chunk.

Daily5/CAFE–Third grade is exploring the genre of folktales including fables.  Fourth grade will be focusing on legends.  We will be identifying the elements of these folktales and will also compare/contrast various folktales and legends.  We will also be finishing up with our first book club book. Students are really enjoying their books and discussing them within their groups. Lastly, our strategy focus will be asking questions.

Writer’s Workshop–We will be starting our persuasive/opinion writing this week.  Students will have a couple prompts to choose from and will be planning, organizing and drafting this week.  We will be learning about the elements of persuasive writing.

Math–Third grade will be starting Unit 3 with some review of subtraction and addition with ballpark estimates.  We will then be working with measuring to the nearest inch. 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch.  Please review at home by having your child measure objects.  It really helps to reinforce the concept.

Science–Third graders are working on Earth’s Materials.  We are exploring properties of rocks and minerals and will identify what these rocks and minerals are used for in everyday life.  Students should be finding rocks to bring into class.   They should also be starting on their take home minerals projects.  Have fun and be creative!

Enjoy your week!