Happy Halloween! 

Here we are at the end of another month. It was wonderful seeing all of you at conferences. I really enjoyed touching base early. I hope the new format worked well for you as well. Please feel free to send me an email and let me know what you thought. Your input is always valued.  

The Spokane Symphony dazzled us! 

What an awesome performance for an awesome audience!

Your fourth grader has been working hard. Here are some highlights.

Writing: The opinion piece on an owl adaptation is about complete. Many author's have finished typing it up. I will be reading them this week and doing the last bit of revising and editing with them. 

Reading: Have your reader share examples of terrestrial environments. All environments can be described in terms of living and nonliving factors. Ask your reader to share some living and nonliving factors in the tropical rainforest and the desert.

Math: We have moved on to measurement and the metric system. Ask your mathematician what we've learned about kilometers, meters, and centimeters.
Solve this one for This Week's One to Answer fourth graders.
Jason rode his bike 529 fewer meters than Allison. Jason rode 1 km 850 m.
How many meters did Allison ride?

Science: Scientists are always at work observing living organisms and thinking about the environmental factors affecting them.

Look at these cuties in costume celebrating a favorite holiday!
What a great party! Thank you again, Mrs. Dahle!

Congratulations Adam, Adrian, Tyler, and Gia!