• Sunday, November 19th
• Happy birthday, Cooper! 
• Monday, November 20th  
• Adopt-a-Family: Continue food & personal care items
• Sign up here to donate to the giving tree!
• Chess Club @ 3:45-5:00 pm 
• Tuesday, November 21st
• Boy Scouts @ 6:30-8:30 pm  
• Wednesday, November 22nd-Friday, November 25th - Thanksgiving break, NO SCHOOL 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

Questions for Kids

• What are the steps of long division? Hint:  Does McDonald's Serve CheeseBurgers?  If your dividend has 2 digits, how many times will you go through these steps?  
• Can you share one fact about the amazing Helen Keller?
• What are some things that made the colonists feel frustrated with the British government? 

Students worked in pairs & trios to study 4th grade essays.  

Kids annotated essays, hunting for the thesis, supporting reasons, paragraphs, and transition phrases.  

Dezamiah & Alexa work together to read Television Shouldn't be Over-watched, a persuasive essay written by another 4th grader.  

William works to complete his book club assignment, recording sketches and character noticings about the book Out of My Mind. 

Emmanuelle & Sophie discuss how this author could have added transition phrases to better organize the essay. 

Noah & Lydia read to meet their book club's goals with Snot Stew and Full Court Dreams.  

Cooperation, teamwork, sportsmanship, whatever you call it, we can all agree life is better when we use it.  This week during class meeting, students shared ways they would cooperate with one another during Art, at recess, with their family, and in other settings.

• Monday, November 13th 
• Adopt-a-Family: bring personal care items 
• Library Day 
• Chess Club @ 3:45-5:00 pm 
• Tuesday, November 14th 
• Boy Scouts @ 6:30-8:30 pm  
• Wednesday, November 15th  
• Picture Retakes 
• Dining to Donate @ Baskin Robbins, 6:00-10:00 pm 
• Thursday, November 16th 
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• Friday, November 17th   
• Happy birthday, Cooper 
• Monday, November 20th  
• Chess Club @ 3:45-5:00 pm 
• Tuesday, November 21st
• Boy Scouts @ 6:30-8:30 pm  
• Wednesday, November 22nd-Friday, November 25th - Thanksgiving break, NO SCHOOL 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

Questions for Kids

• How can you solve 15,000 divided by 3 using basic facts and trailing zeroes? 
• What does it mean to write an essay? What are your opinions about people sneaking their own snacks in a movie theater? 
• In you book club book, what are you noticing about your main character(s)? 

William Bridwell, Star of the Week, shares a letter from his family describing what makes him special.  

During independent reading, students read their Book Club assignments, the MyON site, and other texts of their choice. 

The Big One-Oh Book Club makes predictions about how the main character will take charge of his birthday party.

November 3, 2017

Our Class Meetings this week focused on expectations because we had some special events:  Halloween parade & party and our field trip to Cahokia Mounds.  Students created lists about behaviors that are "always okay" and behaviors that are "never okay."  We made sure to get really specific about ways to earn these privileges.  Students agreed that as our excitement levels rise, so must our self-control.  Guess what?  They rocked it. =)

• Monday, November 6th 
• Chess Club @ 3:45-5:00 pm 
• Tuesday, November 7th 
• Leadership Academy 3:00-4:30 pm 
• Boy Scouts @ 6:30-8:30 pm  
• Wednesday, November 8th  
• Early Release @ 1:40 pm 
• PTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm, Library 
• Thursday, November 9th 
• Archery @ 3:30-5:00 pm 
• Girl Scouts @ 3:30-5:00 pm 
• Dad's Club @ 7:30 pm, Library 
• Friday, November 10th   
• Veterans' Day Assembly @ 2:00 pm 
• Bingo Night @ 6:30-8:30 pm 
• Sunday, 12th
• Academic All-Stars @ 2:30 pm, LHS Auditorium 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

Questions for Kids

• What book will your book club be reading this month?  
• What in the world is a magic zero? 
• What did your learn about the Mississippian people at Cahokia Mounds? 

The Big One-Oh book club meets for the first time to set a reading goal for themselves.  

The Word Eater book club includes an illustration for their cover page.  

Book Clubs create a cover page including their book's title and author.  

Students work with their Math partners to try the traditional method of solving 2 by 2 digit multiplication problems.  

William & Lydia combine partial products using addition.  

Caroline & Alexa practice 2 by 2 digit multiplication using the area model . . . oh and dry erase markers on our table!

Students share their prior knowledge about book clubs.  

Halloween Pictures

October 27

Students discussed leadership this week as part of Class Meeting, and they had so many great ideas to share!  They believe a leader is different than a boss, because a leader is willing to pitch in and help with the "hard stuff" instead of telling others what to do.  They believe leaders set examples for other kids, sometimes even older students.  They also know that leaders aren't perfect; they own up to mistakes and make a plan to improve going forward. 

• Monday, October 30th 
• Chess Club @ 3:45-5:00 pm 
• Computer Science Club 3:45-4:45 pm 
• Tuesday, October 31st  
• Halloween Parade @ 1:30 pm
• Classroom Parties @ 2:00-3:00 pm 
• Crestwood Boy Scouts @ 6:30-8:30 pm 
• Wednesday, November 1st 
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• Thursday, November 2nd  
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• Friday, November 3rd  
•  4th Grade Visits Cahokia Mounds 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

Questions for Kids

• Can you show me how to solve 3x47 using an area model and the traditional method? 
• Tell me about how Starbursts help you to learn more about igneous, metamorphic, & sedimentary rocks. 
• Where do you stand on the Should Kids be Bored debate?

October 20, 2017

Class Meeting was so powerful this week!  We talked a lot about apologizing, and students shared language we could all try for apologies.  We ended up classifying them into three categories.  A "green apology" is for a simple mistake of bumping into someone and sounds like, "Whoops, sorry."  A "yellow apology" takes a little more thought and sounds like, "I apologize for ___.  I hope you can forgive me."  A "red apology" is for a big or intentional mistake.  It sounds like, "I ___, and I bet that made you feel ___.  In the future I ___."  Miss Dausmann had a lot of apologizing to do this week in order to model what it can look and feel like.  =)  Here's a great article I read recently that prompted this class discussion.

• Monday, October 23rd   
• Red Ribbon Week:  Wear Red 
• Book Fair
• Chess Club @ 3:45-5:00 pm 
• Parent Teacher Conferences @ 4:00-7:30 pm
• Tuesday, October 24th  
• Red Ribbon Week:  Hat Day  
• Book Fair
• Archery @ 3:30-5:00 pm 
• Girls on the Run @ 3:30-4:30 pm 
• Wednesday, October 25th 
• Red Ribbon Week:  Crazy Sock Day 
• Book Fair 
• Parent Teacher Conferences @ 4:00-7:30 pm
• Thursday, October 26th 
• Red Ribbon Week:  Healthy Choices Day 
• Limo Ride to Incredible Pizza 
• Girls on the Run @ 3:30-4:30 pm 
• Girl Scouts @ 3:30-5:00 pm 
• Friday, October 27th  
•  No School 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

Questions for Kids

• What in the world is a hamburger paragraph? 
• What are some ways that scientists classify minerals (color, luster, shape of crystals, magnetism, smell, cleavage)?
• What does it feel like to give a red apology? 

Nick & Sophia study rocks and record their observations. 

Lydia & Will discuss the luster of different rocks.  Luster is how light reflects off of a rock or mineral. 

Molly records notes about a rock's lack of magnetism.  

Noah uses a streak plate to see if his rock is strong enough to leave a mark.  

Students enjoyed celebrating our published Personal Narratives!  They read each others' stories and left specific, positive comments for one another.