Parents,
Thank you again for supporting our school through the Forest Pines Sly Fun Run!
This weekend we are issuing a special challenge. Visit funrun.com to see the bonus prize your child can earn this weekend only.
And if you’re looking for an easy way to ask for a pledge, upload a photo of your student to funrun.com to personalize their own Student Star video. It’s a fun movie trailer starring your child! You can share it on email or social media to ask for a pledge.
Thank you again for helping our class.
PS - If you haven’t registered your child on funrun.com, use our school registration code: 239655
Report Cards. Report cards were sent home in Friday Folders yesterday. You keep the report card, sign & return the envelope.
Homework. Students are to read for 20 minutes daily and complete 2 Achieve 3000 articles scoring 75% or higher on the quiz the first time they answer the questions.
Paragraph of the Week. The topic for this week is “________ scares me ……..” We collected journals today, but will return them on Monday for the students to work on next week.
Math: We will continue to work on division next week. If your child needs support please visit the 4th grade website.
Buses. Are you interested in knowing when all buses have left campus in the afternoons or when changes to am/pm buses have occurred? Sign up for immediate bus communications from FPDES by downloading the Remind app to receive texts via phone or you can also sign up via email - send an email to [email protected]. Click here for more directions.
BYOD Update. BYOD kickoff was a success! Despite some glitches here and there with getting acclimated to the various devices,the students are learning to use their devices for educational purposes, which is the ultimate goal. If you would like your child to bring a device to school, here is a link to download the contract to sign. Be sure both you and your child initial all boxes & sign the bottom of the form. Please make our 4th grade website either an icon or favorite on the device.
If your child has a mobile device such as a phone or tablet/iPad, it would be helpful for them to download the following apps:
- Google Drive
- Google Docs
- Google Slides
- Google Classroom
- Educreations
- Nearpod
- Achieve 3000
- Front Row
- Brain Pop
- Voice Thread
Below are some of the programs/applications we will be using in class.
- Front Row * - Differentiated, Common Core aligned Math practice
- Moby Max * - Differentiated, Common Core aligned Math practice
- Kidblog * - A space for students to respond to discussion questions and engage in digital dialogue about learning. Also a place for the students to share their work and receive peer feedback.
- NearPod - A site/app where teachers can send content to students and students responses/thoughts can be viewed and shared by classmates.
- Kahoot - A survey site/app that can be used to give students multiple choice questions and gauge their learning progress.
- Educreations - A presentation site/app where students can create digital projects, embedding images and video.
To subscribe to the FPDES BYOD newsletter go to the bottom of the home page at: www.fpdesbyod.weebly.com to enter your name and email address.
UPCOMING DATES:
11/5 - Boosterthon Fun Run 11:50-12:50
11/11 - No School - Holiday
11/20 - American Indian Education Day Field Trip
11/25 - No School - Teacher Workday
11/26 & 11/27 - No School - Holiday