Hello Lincoln Families,

If you haven't signed up for Student-Led Conferences, please click on this link.  Please encourage your child to complete their nightly reading for at least 20 minutes. We will continue to practice this routine through September. Starting the week of September 29th, if the reading is not completed, the time will need to be made up during lunch recess (20 minutes). Students can also earn yards for staying consistent with their nightly reading. Thank you for being so supportive! 

NWEA ELA testing will begin next Tuesday, September 9th & 10th, in the morning starting at 9:00. NWEA math will be the following week on Wednesday, September 17th (which is a late-start) at 10:00. Please try to have your student in school on those days. Thank you for your help. 

Have a fantastic week!

Important Dates

 Late Starts: Every Wednesday in September

Kindness Quest Assembly at H.S. : 9/8 at 10:15

Picture Day: (retakes 10/15)

Count Day: 10/1

Laps for Lincoln: 10/3

Student-led Conferences Dates: 10/8, 10/9, 10/16, 10/17

Snacks in the Classroom

Please ensure that everyday snacks are quick and easy for your child to handle. For example, please refrain from yogurt, pudding, uncut fruit, Doritos, Takis, or messy items as daily snacks. This avoids spilling on school devices, furniture, and carpet. Often, we have to eat a quick snack while working. These snacks work better in the lunchroom. Thank you for your understanding. 

Birthdays

We love to celebrate birthdays! For students who would like to celebrate birthdays in our class, please bring in non-food items, such as pencils instead of cupcakes. Sometimes parents put together little gift bags. These are just ideas. There is no obligation to send anything! 

Arrival & Dismissal Video from Mrs. Knuth 

Class Party Information: If you are interested in volunteering to organize classroom parties, please fill out the Google Form(s) below (click on the title/link). Thank you for your consideration!

Fall Party Volunteer Form 

Winter Party Volunteer Form

Kindness Party Volunteer Form (The link should be working now)

Be sure to add the party dates to your calendar!

Fall Party--October 31

Winter Party--December 19

Kindness Party--February 13

Getting to Know You Google Form

(Click on the link)

Back-to-School Night Presentation 

(Click on the link)

Fall Student-Led Conference Sign-up Sheet

(Click on the link)

In the Classroom:

Please ask your child what they are learning in our classroom!

Reading: Letter to Families: Unit 1 Poetry; Unit 1 Performance Task

Math:  Unit 1 Family Support Video

In this section, students revisit the ideas of area and factors from grade 3 and encounter the concept of multiples. They begin by building rectangles given specific side lengths and identifying possible areas when only one side length is known. Students use tiles and diagrams to develop their understanding before learning new terminology. 

Next, students build rectangles given a specific area. They see that the side lengths of the rectangles represent the factor pairs of the given area value. Students also observe the commutative property of multiplication when they see that rectangles with the same pair of side lengths have the same area, regardless of their orientation. 

Science: Human Machine

Social Studies: Democratic Values

(Scroll down for more information in the classroom)

Welcome to 4th Grade Letter 

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Weekly Specials Schedule

Lunch: 11:30-11:55 Lunch Recess: 11:55-12:20

A.M. Recess: 10:00-10:15 every day

P.M. Recess: 2:20-3:05 every day

Monday Art

Tuesday P.E.

Wednesday Book Check out

Thursday  Stem

Friday    Music

Renee Abbott

Fourth Grade Teacher

Lincoln Elementary School

1102 Orchard Ave.

St. Joseph, MI 49085