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This week were in charge of the 4/5 Morning Meeting. We will be responsible for next week, as well. The kids did a fantastic job recreating a newsroom. Special shout-out to Nicholas and Peyton. They were our “news anchors” and dressed the part. They both even had their own “coffee cups” just like they see our own news anchors have on their desks!

First Trimester Perfect Attendance: Aaliyah, Avalea, CJ, Laiken, Payton, Olive, and River

Nonfiction Reading: We worked on strategies to figure our difficult words in complex nonfiction text. Sometimes the author just tells you the meaning and sometimes you have to look around for clues.

Monthly reading logs: We completed the first week of December school logs and subtotaled the minutes we had read. Readers will need to add Friday and Saturday and then add their minutes together.

°Â°ù¾±³Ù¾±²Ô²µ:ÌýWe are continuing to work on our Feature Articles. This week we worked on developing a survey, having our classmates take it, and then looking over the results. We then worked on phrases that we could use in our write up. Here are some examples:

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Journalism~ Ask your child about their feature article.

Age of Exploration~ Please ask your child to tell you all about Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. They have quite the interesting stories.

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Mrs. Dawkins’ Class Report

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Written by the reporters of Mrs. Dawkins’ Class

Writing     By Andrew &  Ethan

This week our class looked at how news reports and feature articles are the same and how they are different. We used copies of the Gresham Outlook and our Scholastic News to compare and contrast each type of reporting. Each differs in timing, style and how they begin and end. Next week, we will be writing our own feature article.

High Frequency Words

By Mrs. Dawkins

Lists for next week’s test went home today! Kids should be studying these at home. Our test will be next Thursday!  

Reading      By Dario and Evan

Two weeks ago, Mrs. Dawkins class started reading non-fiction. This week we looked at how complex nonfiction books might have more than one main idea in a chapter or paragraph.

We also began a new read aloud a new book called The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. So far it is a  book with that seems to have multiple themes as in: Sadness, anger, panic and relief.

Ms.Peterson        By Payton, Lily, and Rhyder 

Ms. Peterson has been substituting for Mr. Wallace for the past 10 weeks.  We are sad to see her go, but happy that Mr. Wallace is coming back! Mr. Wallace has been home taking care of his new baby, Elliot, while Ms. Peterson has been in charge of his class. She worked very hard with not only Mr. Wallace’s class, but also with 4th  graders doing math. Some of our classmates have her as a math teacher. She lets many kids go at their own pace and she is much loved by all her students, including her math students. We wish her the best and hope she comes back to visit us soon!

Cartography         By Gena and Avalea

In Corbett Grade School In ms.Dawkins room the class has been learning ow to make and draw maps and plot points on the maps. When we are all done, we are going to use the maps to see the routes of the explorers. We are also drawing the ocean lines and the continents. It was really difficult and challenging to learn to draw the maps and plot points but sometimes it was fun. Next week in cartography we are moving on from cartography map making, to learning how the explores used their maps and followed their routes.

Band     By River, Nicholas and Job

At Corbett Grade School in the band room, Mr. Kilgore had the band student take a test on playin, Cardiff by the Sea. Everyone is expected to bring their instrument home every night so they can practice the song the band classroom is currently working on or go ahead. Mr. Killgore said anyone can go head on any songs, just make sure you are doing it correctly.

Art      By Isaiah and Jaden

Wednesday, Nov. 7,2018 in Mrs. Dawkins’ class all the students participated in an art project. The young artists learned how to mix the primary colors turquoise, yellow, and magenta, but there was a twist, The kids could not make animals or other things, but to only make things you can not name or shapes. This is always good because it helps calm the mind, release stress, and calm tense muscles. Mrs. Dawkins had an idea though, it was to make us move to different tables and of course we all knew that there would be a challenge. This was of course was one of the best art classes all year, And they all had fun.

Music and Movement –

Ms.Oakley`s Community Sing-along/Dance

By Delaney and Laiken

On Thursday, November 15, Ms.Oakley’s music class at Corbett Grade School will be hosting a community dance and sing-a-long. The times to view are 4:00 pm – -5:00 pm or 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Your family can choose one time to come and sing along with your kids and enjoy the music and dancing, The class will be playing ukuleles and be singing songs that they have been learning through the past months of school.

Families are getting these invitations because Ms.Oakley is inspiring kids to show their parents what moves and songs they can sing when their with a group of other great kids,she also wants kids to face their fear of doing things that are in front of crowds and let their voices be heard. Ms.Oakley has done a great job teaching the students how to play and sing songs that she made and ones on the radio.

Please come check out the community sing-along and dance and see what these students can do.

Veteran’s Day           By Olivia Young and Aaliyah Eastman

Veteran’s Day is Sunday, November 11, 2018, but we will be observing the holiday on Monday, November 12. That means no school on Monday. We will make up missing this day on Friday November, 16. Veterans day is when we celebrate the people that served to protect the USA from dangerous wars and deaths. Veterans risked their lives to keep us safe that is why we give one whole day to celebrate the men and women that served for our country and to also celebrate the bravery of those we have lost.

At Corbett District School in the MPB all the families of students will be able to attend to the Veterans day breakfast. At the breakfast you will get to have breakfast with the amazing people who served for our country. The breakfast will take place at 8:00am on Sunday November 11 2018. Even though Veteran’s Day is on Sunday we will be observing the holiday on Monday and will not have school.

Strings   By Greyson, Jonas, Reagan

When you walk in to strings class you will hear 36 violins, 14 cellos, 9 violas and 1 base. Some of the songs that the string class plays are Jingle Bells, Twinkle Twinkle, Dreidel and French Folk Song. Mr. Bloyer is guiding them in there musical path. Mr. Bloyer teaches the class all these great songs so that the class can perform in front of an audience. He has been teaching the class since the beginning of the school year. If you get a chance to meet him, take the opportunity because he is a really nice guy. Strings class is going really well this year because of all of the students and Mr. Bloyer working together.

Acts of Wonder

Kaylssa and CJ

Today we were playing the name game during acts of wonder. The name game is when you have a ball and you toss it around the circle and whoever has the ball says a name and then tosses it to the person that they said the name of. Mrs. Flinn kept adding balls to the game and sometimes we got silly and the balls would collide and other times we very focused and we did really well. Then we practiced what it would be like to be on heavy earth and light earth, what it would be like to be in heavy water and in light water, and what it would be like to be in heavy fire and then light fire. This prepared us for our skits. Then we practiced our skits about everyday obstacles that people face in life. We will have one more session with Mrs. Flinn before we meet with our buddy class to share our skits on Friday, November 16.  

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Our news this week was written by our young writers!

Writing: Journalism

By Delaney Crane and Mrs. Dawkins

The 4/5 classrooms at Corbett Grade School have a new writing unit on journalism. One of the most important part of being a journalist is to observe other people, watch for details, and take good notes. The class practiced by watching a video of local, Todd Kirnan. Todd and the city of Gresham were recently on national news to celebrate what an inspiration Todd is. We used the video to help look at who the article was about, what happened, when and where it took place and why it was important

To practice notetaking many writers went around to other classes and the middle school to observe morning meetings and routines.  Each writer had a small notepad to take notes and then they read their notes while they were fresh in their minds and then did a “quick” write in their regular writing journal. After the quick write, journalist worked on revising their writing and making sure that they covered the five Ws….who, what, when, where, and why!

Another important part of being a journalist is to write a strong lead. The lead entices, entertains, and informs the reader.  Mrs. Dawkins’ class practiced by looking at articles from the Gresham Outlook and deciding what kind of lead they were: simple, scenic, argumentative, filled with news, or sensational.

Reading:   

By Gena Heuker and Avalea Younker

Our class has started a new Reading unit on informational text. We will be reading magazines, books, and news articles.  This week we worked on finding the main idea when reading a news article. We read a paragraph, thought about what it was mainly about, and then went onto the next paragraph.  Then we practiced finding the main idea when reading the informational books we have in our classroom. Next week we will be learning difficult vocabulary words.

Cartography

By: Olivia young and Laikan Heuker

Last week Mrs. Dawkins class the classroom started a new unit called cartography. (The meaning for cartography is when we use a grid to label continents and oceans, to find where you are on the map).

These last two weeks classroom #12, has been studying how to use a grid and, plane pieces of paper to see if they got it correct/similar to when you used a grid.

Classroom #12 also made a  tape square to use as a map, then the classroom used a grid to see if it was easier than using plain paper and a pencil.

RBI (Right Brain Initiative)

by Job Moseley, River Hergert, and Nicholas Heuker

 This week Mrs. Dawkins’ class had their third session with Mrs. Flinn. Students in the  brain class played a game called Zip, Zap, Zop. To begin, someone says “zip” and claps and then points to another person. That person says, “Zap” and then points to a person, who then says ” Zop.”  This continues until someone makes a mistake.

Another activity that Mrs. Flinn lead was doing careful observation. One partner looked carefully at the other and then turned around. Then the first partner changed three things about themselves. The second partner had to try to figure out what they had changed. 

The final activity was putting our acting skills to work. We had to act out a scenario that you might find on the playground, such as kids not included another kid in a game.  We will practice our scenarios more next week. 

ART: Leaves

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On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Dawkins class created painted leaves with watercolor paint which made them look cooler but to make them even cooler, when they blended different colors to make cooler ones.  Some people didn’t finish this week and will complete their leaf next week.  

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Reading

• Next week we begin a new reading unit: Tackling Complexity – Moving Up Levels of Nonfiction.
• Nonfiction text can be complex and raise important challenges.
• Readers will be working on strategies to help with these challenges.  

Writing- Informative

• Writers have become journalist this week!
• We had surprise guest come disrupt our class and they each wrote an informative story about the event. The students included dialogue, who was involved, and time of day/place it occurred.

Word Work:

• High Frequency word tests were given today!
• New words went home for EVERYONE – except Andrew!

cARTography   We are excited to start a new unit that focuses cARTography that will transition into explorers.

This week we focused on:

• cARTography: the art of map making
• History of cARTography
• The purpose of Longitude and Latitude

Right Brain Initiative- DRAMA

Please ask your child about:

• The Name Game (with the ball)
• Mystery Gift
• Tableau or family portrait game

Halloween- A friendly reminder:

• Costumes and any accessories should remain home
• If your child is wanting to bring candy to school for a special treat, please have a chat with them regarding portion (how much to bring) and the appropriate time to have their treat.

PTA: Jog-A-Thon & Box Tops:

• Box Tops: The PTA is continuing to collect Box Tops for Education. A labeled jar is located in our classroom.

Please join the PTA and participate in their meetings.  You can email them at: corbettcardinalspta@gmail.com

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Hello Families,

Picture Retakes

Didn’t like school pictures or were absent that day? No worries! We will have school picture retakes on Wednesday, October 24.

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Dear Families,

Highlights:

• We concluded our science unit of Mixtures & Solutions. We continue to work on publishing our Personal Narratives and researched adaptations of the first people of North America. We also began an art unit on Zentangles. I’ve posted photos on our class Instagram account. You can find it by searching for Mrs. Dawkins’ Class or here is the link: 

Conferences:

• 2018-19 Conference Schedule  A paper copy was also sent home on Thursday. Please email me directly if you need to change your time. Also, please bring the student to the conference!

• This conference is limited to 20 minutes. We have a lot to squeeze into that time frame!

• Since our time is limited, please let me know (by email) if you have specific questions or concerns that you would like me to address.

PTA: Jog-A-Thon & Box Tops:

• The PTA is still collecting for the Jog-A-Thon. Our goal is for each child to raise $50 through donations. Our class is LAST in donations for the Grade School…how sad!  To donate online:

• Box Tops: The PTA is continuing to collect Box Tops for Education. A labeled jar is located in our classroom.

Have a great weekend!

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 Dear Families,

Things you need to know:

• Wednesday morning, after listening to the kids’ experiences, we discussed our school being a safe place. Our class realized how many adults in our community are looking out for them. Our thanks to Multnomah County Sheriffs Office, Corbett Fire Department, Corbett Citizens Patrol and many community members.
• Readers have a reading log that is due Monday October 1st. These logs are a way to keep track of their reading both at school and at home.
• Conferences will be happening the week of October 9.
• Sign up or view the schedule here: 

PTA Jog-a-Tho

• We participated in our PTA Jog-a-Thon on Wednesday.
• Our goal is for each child to raise $50 through donations.
• Our annual Jog-a-Thon is the PTA’s only fundraiser for the school year.
• Funds raised go to purchasing: technology, classroom books, field trips and other classroom needs.
• To donate online: 

Writing: Personal Narratives

• Writers are working on editing their personal narrative stories about a small moment this week!
• We continued to have one-on-one conferences about writing. We will continue to have these conferences next week.
• The week explored writing organization. We used a personal narrative from Ralph Fletcher as our mentor text.
• We had fun coming up with homophones! I have attached our list and challenged them to find more.

Reading: Writing About Reading

• Readers focused on summarizing a story and sticking to the important parts of the story.
• Readers practiced summarizing a book they were reading by using “somebody, wanted, but, so, then”
• Readers continued to increased their stamina of reading.

Science: Mixtures and Solutions

• Investigators were challenged to create an investigation by developing a hypothesis and procedures to discover the solubility of citric acid in water.
• We developed observations, data, conclusions and analysis during and after conducting the experiment.

Art: Landform Art

• We rescheduled our trip to Oxbow Park for Monday.
• We load buses at 11:15 am for bus safety and leave at 11:40 am.
• Our young artists need to pack a sack lunch and dress for the weather.

History: First Americans

• Explorers discovered the migration pattern of the first Americans.
• We are now in six different regions of Native Americans.
• Each group read for 20 minutes and then shared their findings.  They were challenged to ask more questions from the information they found.

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