The document provides updates from Mrs. Nawrot's classroom, including information about upcoming spelling and reading units, the 4th grade Christmas musical on December 7th, an upcoming scholastic book fair, and important dates such as a craft and bake sale on December 4th to raise money for field trips.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
Nov. 16, 2012
Mrs. Nawrot’s Classroom News
Class News
This Week’s Academics
Spelling  AR – Students should be at 25% of their AR
Next week we will have a short fun unit on common reading goals today.
Thanksgiving words.
 Students should be prepared for the middle
Reading of the marking period on Dec. 7th.
Next week we will be reading our independent
 Christmas Musical- 4th grade is honored to
reading books. Students enjoyed comfy reading
around the room today. put on the annual Christmas program.
Students have received their information on
Writing
Next week we will continue prewriting and drafting a parts, costume requirements, and their
legend. Students should be looking to explain how scripts. The program will be on Dec. 7th at 7
something came to be or why something is the way it pm in our auditorium. Students must meet
is. in their classroom at 6:30 to get costumes on
Math and get settled for our show. Invite your
Fractions have begun! Next week we will continue friends and family and save the date!
comparing fractions and adding/subtracting them.
 Scholastic Book Fair – The library will be
Social Studies
having the book fair from Nov. 26 – Dec. 3. It
Economics will continue next week. We looked at the
assembly line and how Henry Ford was able to make will be open each school day from 7:30am -4
cars quickly and affordably. Students found the pm.
system pretty interesting!  Last Book Order of 2012-
I am including our final book order of the
year. Students may want to purchase a book
from this order for the Christmas party,
Special Notes where students will be exchanging wrapped
2nd Annual Craft and Bake Sale- books. There are several excellent titles at
As part of our Economics unit and to raise $ great prices! Orders are due on Nov. 20th.
for our upcoming field trips, all students are
asked to prepare a craft, a baked good, or IMPORTANT DATES
both. We will be having a sale that is open to • Nov. 17- Festival of Lights Parade at 6pm
the whole school on Dec. 4th from 1-3 pm. • Nov. 20 – Book Order Due
I have now received most of the product • Nov. 21 – Half day * 11:30 dismissal
proposals, and students will receive their • Nov. 22-23 – No School
approved proposals on Monday. • Nov. 26-Dec. 3 – Book Fair
*Feel free to attend our sale on Dec. 4th. You • Dec. 4 – Craft and Bake Sale from 1-3 pm
will find that the students do a nice job and • Dec. 7 – Midterm of Marking Period
learn a lot!! • Dec. 7 – 4th Grade Christmas Program