Lily Pad News for MRS. LEDESMA'S Third and Fourth Grade Class at ACS 2011-2012

E-mail: msginaledesma@gmail.com

Lily Pad News for the week of January 30, 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Collect Box Tops

Library -

Walt Disney Museum - February 8, 2012

SF Symphony - Feb. 22, 2012

Asian Art Museum - March 21, 2012

Apple store - ?

Jelly Belly Factory - May 30, 2012

HOMEWORK

1. Reading Log - Read a book of choice for 15 min and log and sentence or two summary
on your reading log. Bring it to school signed by a parent every day.

2. Spelling Unit 20- Spelling pages and sentences

3. Math - Both grades will complete side B of their math paper each day M -Th

4. Misc. Class work that was not completed in class.

FUTURE PROJECTS

American President or famous African American Essay Book report due Jan. 26, 2012

THIS WEEK WE ARE STUDYING:

Bible - Moses

Math - Lessons 89-92 both grades

Reading - Laura Ingalls Wilder and Biographies

History - State reports & Abbreviations

Science - Solar System

Grammar - Review

and so much more.....

TESTS TO STUDY FOR:

Spelling test Friday

Math Assessment Friday

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

PE Tuesday and Thursday at 1

Music on Monday at 1.

Feel free to email any questions you might have.

Remember to turn in hot lunch forms.

We do collect Box tops all year. Mrs. L has a special container in class for them.

Book Reports for the Year

September - Fantasy Close to Home - We will do this as a class so I can show them how.

October - Fantasy Essay book report

November - Choices Mobile

December - Writing Fables

January - African American or American President

February - Biography Cereal Box

March - State Reports & Project

April - Mystery book report or project

May - Favorite Author or book series essay

MOST book reports are due on the LAST THURSDAY of every month
unless otherwise stated by Mrs. Ledesma. I will teach the children the writing process.

We will do a class report for September

3rd and 4TH GRADE SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Backpack
Lunch box
Water bottle for PE
1 box of Kleenex
1 box baby wipes (refills ok)
Earthquake Pack
2 plastic coated pocket folders
3 SINGLE-subject spiral notebooks
1 red- 1 3 ring hard binder
Fiskars brand school scissors
2 glue sticks
1 - 4 oz bottle of glue
3 large flat erasers (big erasers that will last)
Highlighter
1 package of markers (12 or more), wide & thin
1 Package of colored pencils
2 1Dozen #2pencils
1 pencil sharpener that holds it shavings( not electric)
1 crayon sharpener (optional)
1 24 ct. box of crayons
1 erasable pen (blue or black ink)
1 small plastic pencil box
Thesaurus
1- 200 count packages of wide ruled binder paper

Classroom Rules:
1) Respect others and yourself
2) Listen to and follow class instructions
3) Raise your hand to be recognized
4) Take responsibility for staying on task and working to complete assignments.
5) Stay in your seat at all times unless directed by the teacher.
6) Respect school and classmates property.
7) Try your BEST!

Have a blessed week!!

Regards,

Gina Ledesma

sunshinegc@yahoo.com

"Always new. Always exciting. Always full of promise. The mornings of our lives, each a personal daily miracle." Gloria Gaither