Field Trip this Monday after lunch!

We will be hiking the Coyote Coulee this Monday after lunch. The goal is to explore a part of our ecosystem that we are studying about in Science. If you can join us, that would be great! Permission slips will be passed out Thursday after school at my back door. I need at least one driver with a vehicle that can handle 5 kids.

The Great Geography Challenge!

Travelers who have mastered the following regions so far:

Round 1: (Oceans and Continents) - Cadence Fox, Will Swanson, Reese Corbett, Cheyenne Jones, Kaisley Weidow, Ari Miller

Round 2: (Western) - Jack Baretto, Shaylee Craft, Amber Warner, Emilee Warner, Sam Herr, Emma Upchurch, Lana Leever, James Yorton

Round 3: (Midwestern) - Lana Leever,

Round 4: (Southwestern) - Tucker Trevis

Round 5: (Southeastern) - 

Round 6: (Northeastern) -

Round 7: (All 50 States) -

Check out free tickets to 4th graders from the Forest Service!

Also! Free Christmas Tree Permits for Fourth Graders!  Through the Every Kid Outdoors (EKO) program, fourth graders are eligible for one FREE Christmas tree permit! Fourth graders must present a valid EKO pass or paper voucher at a Bitterroot National Forest office to receive a free permit.  To obtain the pass or paper voucher, fourth graders need to visit www.everykidoutdoors.gov.  Vouchers can also be redeemed on Recreation.gov.

Bible

Memory Verse:

Please encourage your child to work daily in hiding God's Word in their heart. The focus this week is on Jesus. There will be a test each Thursday.

In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." - John 3:3

Math

My class is made up of a variety of different math classes, therefore please check your child's planner to know what homework they might have.

Language Arts

Your child should be reading a book of their choice at least 20 mins each night. They should write down the title of the book they read, the pages they read, and when completed, ask you to sign in their planner that they completed the reading for the night.
Your child will be receiving their Spelling words each Thursday so that they have time to practice over the weekend. Tests will be the following Thursday.
3rd Grade Spelling List
4th Grade Spelling List 

Science

• We are continuing Chapter 4 next week. This chapter is on the System of Life.

• The students have started working on their project for this chapter. The project is for them to make a short booklet on their three organisms and to show how they are interconnected with each other, but also with all of the other organisms within our Bitterroot Valley ecosystem.

• They have all picked out their organisms and will be researching and working on their projects mainly in class. Ask them about what they chose!

• The project will be due on December 14th so we will have time to present all of the projects the last week before Christmas vacation.

Here’s a copy of the project’s expectations.

KEY POINTS:                                                                                                                                                                                                           

• Every organism is part of a larger system.

• Organisms have needs that make them dependent on a system.

• Balance is required for the health of a system.

• Imbalance causes destruction.

History

We are continuing with Chapter 3, The Wild West.

Chapter Focus:                                                                                                                                                                                                           

• The settlement of the American West brought opportunity to some people and loss to others.