1) This weekly newsletter provides information about classroom activities and assignments for the week of November 5th through November 9th for the 4th grade class. 2) Students will be finishing work on expository papers and learning about early Texas history. They will also complete explorer play cards. 3) A 4th grade Texas night event will be held on Thursday November 8th for students and parents to enjoy activities together. 4) Homework includes daily math assignments and weekly reading and spelling assignments. The star student of the week is recognized.

1. Westerman’s News
November 5-November 9
A Word on Writing… Horse Heroes
Expository take TWO: Students will go over the Spelling Words
importance of transferring information from their 4 1. among 11. strong
Square Planner to the expository paper. This is
2. belong 12. Thanksgiving
were all the planning work pays off. Expository
writing is so FUN!!
3. blank 13. think
4. blink 14. trunk
5. chunk 15. wharf
Social Studies Saga 6. elephant 16. snowstorm
This week we will finish up our Explorer Play
7. graph 17. quicksand
Cards. We will also begin learning the way of life in
the Missions and Presidios of Early Texas History. 8. nephew 18. landfill
9. shrink 19. sandpaper
4th Grade Texas Night 10. skunk 20. backpack
Mark your calendar for this Thursday, November
8th. This will be a fun time for 4th graders to come Math Minutes
with their parents and enjoy some different activi- This week we will finish up Topic 7, “Multiplying by 2-
ties together!! Child Care will be provided if needed. Digit Numbers”.
Don’t forget to send in all forms and items needed. Make sure your child knows their multiplication facts!! We
ALL need practice with 6s,7s, 8s, and 12s!
Homework Helper
Monday-Thurs.– Math homework
Tuesday-Read the Story Star Student
Wednesday-Spelling on www.spellingcity.com The Star Student is McCray Lewis. McCray is a hard
Username: lorenaleopards Password:fourthgrade6 worker and really takes pride in doing well in school.
*Remind students to read Accelerated Readers each Keep up the good work!
night. Our new goal for the 2nd 9 weeks is 10 addi-
tional points! Reading Report
Please see student planner for any special assign- Story of the Week: Horse Heroes
ments Skill of the Week: Fact & Opinion
Horse Heroes Vocabulary Words
DON’T FORGET…… ambition—something for which you have a strong de-
November 8th Texas Night
sire.
November 9th Thanksgiving Feast
infested—covered by something harmful.
November 13th Field Trip to
landslide—mass of earth or rock that slides down a
Science Circus
steep slope.
November 21
quicksand—a very deep, soft, wet sand that will not
Thanksgiving Holidays
hold up a person’s weight.
resistance—thing or act that resists; opposing force;
opposition.
My E-mail address : rickety—liable to fall or break down; shaky.
lisawesterman@lorenaisd.net vast—very great; immense.
My Conference Time :
2:00-3:05
LES Phone Number : 254-857-4613