Valentine’s was great,
I got lots of chocolate.
I had lots of fun.
–By Eric
It was super fun.
We made very cool boxes.
We plates lots of games
–By Elodie
Birthdays We �Celebrated This Month!
Upcoming Dates
Nora (27th)
Half Birthdays
Kai (2nd) → we celebrated �5 months til his birthday since� he wasn’t here for his �half birthday.
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Ms. Davidshofer
March 1st: Donut Day
March 3rd: AR BINGO is due!
March 17th: No School for Students → Teacher Institute Day
March 20th-24th: IAR Testing
April 3rd-10th: Spring Break
We are chocolate snacks.
I played games with my classmates.
I had so much fun!
–By Mila
On Valentine’s Day
All of the class played cakewalk
At the end, we snacked.
–By Brynn B
Box of chocolates here,
Cards for people everywhere,
And love letters there.
–By Evelyn and Nora
We had so much fun
We played a lot of fun games
The boxes were cool
–By Jenson and Colin
I gave people Skittles.
I hung out with my parents.
I ate candy, too.
–By Olivia
My Valentine’s was good.
We did arts and crafts together.
We had lots of fun.
–By Wyatt and Colton
The party was fun.
We ate cupcakes and played games.
We shared Valentines.
–By Brynn E and Lilah
Student Work of the Month
Featuring:
Valentine’s �Day Haikus
Everyday Math
We started Unit 6 at the beginning of the month. Students had their assessment over this unit on Thursday, February 23rd. This unit covered long division pretty heavily. Some of the content covered was:
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Wonders
We have been progressing through Wonders by starting Unit 4 this month. So far in this unit, we have been focusing on:
Reminder: Wonders is our English Language Arts curriculum. It focuses on �reading, writing, grammar, but it incorporates science & social studies.
What Did We Learn in February?
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Social Studies: Government
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Sound Waves via Paper Cup Telephones
February 23, 2023
Students explored sound waves and how they travel by creating paper telephones. They then experimented with different variables.
What if the string was longer? Shorter?
What if we used a different string? Thicker string? Thinner string?
What if we tried to add a 3rd person to do a 3-way phone call?
Independent Reading (AR Reading)
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Student received a new BINGO board when they returned from winter break. Their BINGO for this quarter is due March 3rd. For more information about this quarter’s BINGO board, please see the bright pink BINGO board in your child’s folder.
This quarter, Mrs. Heffta, the school librarian, is adding in some prizes for reading. For each BINGO that the students earn, they will receive a small prize. If they get a black out board, they are entered into a drawing for a gift card. Plus, there is also a classroom BINGO board. For each black out BINGO that 4A earns, we will be entered into a drawing to win a BINGO party (snacks and prizes in the library.) Keep on Reading!
Remember: In recent years due to the pandemic, AR quizzes have had a little more flexibility. However, with the pandemic mostly behind us, it’s 4th grade policy that ALL AR quizzes must be taken at school. Therefore, all future quizzes must be taken at school. students have opportunities to take AR quizzes during morning work, centers, Ketchup & Pickles (aka study hall), so there are multiple opportunities throughout the day for AR quizzes here at school
Central Code
February’s Social Emotional Learning focus was Responsibility. We learned about traits of responsible people as well how we can be responsible in our school lives and our home lives. Students worked to brainstorm all of the responsibilities they have in their lives from: homework, taking care of pets, practicing for their sports, emptying the dishwasher and more. We then did a project where we created “What’s On Our Plate?” to show all of our responsibilities.
In the coming months, we will continue to learn about what it means to be a Central Trojan by focusing on the different traits that make up a Trojan.
Congratulations to Zeke for being honored at 4A’s responsible student!
Star of the Week
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Thanks to all of the students that were featured in February.
Every student will get their own week throughout the year. The week before your child’s assigned week, your student will be given a piece of paper with more information about what to bring and information to have ready.
To see pictures of all �of our features students �this month, please go to �the photo slides in this �newsletter!
Upcoming Weeks are:
March 6 → Colton
March 13 → Alaina
March 20 → Nora
April 17 → Kai
Central Intermediate’s Grade Scale
Just a reminder: here is the CIS grade scale, which is how your child will be scored on assignments & assessments. If your child does not show mastery on an assignment or assessment, they’ll be required to redo until they can show mastery. Often, they’ll receive some reteaching during centers or ketchup and pickles (study hall) to help ensure they understand the content.
Typing Practice + Games
Does your child need some more practice to become more efficient with typing on their Chromebook? We are making typing more of a focus this semester, and students are going to have specific lessons to accomplish each week during centers. In addition to the lessons, there are also numerous typing games found, on typing.com as well as the 4A website. The games are linked at the bottom of the student links portion. Some of these games are a lot of fun if I must admit.
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Stars of the Week This Month
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February 2nd:
Wonders reading on the rug automatically makes reading more fun!
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February 3rd:
Table groups worked together to create sentences with pronouns and antecedents
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Most Creative
Prettiest Box
Valentine’s Day Boxes – such fun & creativity!
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Funniest Box
Most Colorful
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Painting during the Valentine’s Day party
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More Fun during the Party