WINTER CONCERT

WINTER CONCERT - Friday 12/16 @ 9:30am for parents and kindergarten and 1:30pm for grades 1-5 and teachers.  The 4th and 5th graders have been working really hard in music class and during rehearsals.  They're ready to share their talents and holiday spirit! Come in, get out of the cold, and enjoy the show!

BUILD YOUR OWN PAPER AIRPLANE

Many of our fourth grade scientists have expressed interest in building more paper airplanes at home.  Go ahead, scientists! Here's the link. Explain to your parents what the 4 forces of flight are! Remember that they need to be in balance for a successful flight.

http://howthingsfly.si.edu/activities/paper-airplane

ROCKET DAY

ROCKET DAY SLIDESHOW  - Click to see some pictures!

Compliment Chain #1: COMPLETE

Room 19 has completed their first compliment chain!! Ask your children how they earn compliments! One of their rewards is NO MATH HOMEWORK FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS!

HOMEWORK HELP?? Parents - COME TONIGHT!!!

Monday, November 14
6:00-7:00 pm
Fox Hill Library

In an effort to support parents and to increase two-way communication about homework, we invite all parents to attend a presentation called

“How to Better Understand and
Help Your Child with Homework.”

Homework is an important part of school life,
and we want to work with parents and their children to better understand the school task of homework.

Mrs. Jaffe, Mr. Daley, Ms. Stone, Mrs. Lisano and Ms. Greene
will present this parent workshop
in partnership with the principal, Ellen Johnson.
We think this workshop will be meaningful for parents
and we look forward to your attendance.

Celtic Pride !!!!

The 2016-17 Celtics season begins tomorrow!! Show your Celtic pride and wear your Celtics gear and/or green/white.  As you may know, I am a big, big Celtics fan and I'll surely be rocking (one of) my Celtics jersey tomorrow!

Rocket Day!!!!

All Things Rockets!

As part of the Grade 4 Science Motion, Forces, and Flight curriculum, students will build and launch rockets this year. Each student will receive a rocket kit, and then construct, decorate, and launch his or her rocket on Rocket Day!

Rocket Building Days

• For students in Mrs. Hevey’s and Mr. Daley’s rooms, rocket building day is Wednesday, November 2, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
• For students in Mrs. Nolte’s and Mr. Lisano’s rooms, rocket building day is Friday, November 4, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

We are recruiting parent volunteers to help with rocket building. Please send in a note with your child if you would like to help.

(Up-to-date CORIs are required to help.)

Rocket Launching Day

• Rocket Launching Day is Wednesday, November 9, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
• Families are welcome to attend this exciting afternoon of aerodynamic wonder!

Rocket Kits

• The cost for rocket kits per student is $6
• Please send in your child’s $6 (cash only, please) as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Daley or Mr. Lisano.

BOOK FAIR NEXT WEEK!!!

Click the link below for more information about the book fair happening at Fox Hill next week (Oct. 17-21)

Fall 2016 Book Fair

Pearson Math - HOMEWORK BUDDY INFORMATION

Online Practice Buddy: Homework and Practice Information

1.    Log in to your Pearson Realize account

Username: bpsLASID# (i.e.  bps12345)

Password:  burlington1

2.   Click on the orange circle that says Classes

3.   Click on Practice Buddy: Homework and Practice (it should have the day’s lesson number as well)

4.   Complete the questions.  Use a pencil and paper to solve the problems, and submit your answers.

5.   Take advantage of the helpful features if you get stuck:

•   Click on the blue tab at the top that says: Question Help

• View an Example – this feature will take you step by step through a problem
• Another Look: This is a video that will review the lesson taught in class
• Animation: This is the same video shown in class during the Visual Learning Bridge.  It will also review the concepts taught in class
• Glossary: Search for the definition of a math vocabulary word

If you cannot access the online program at home, the homework that can be torn from the student book, or a review sheet, should be done instead.

Thank you,

Mr. Lisano

SMILE!! Picture Day is coming!

Fox Hill School pictures are scheduled for Wed. October 5th.  Please return picture forms and enclose payment (if necessary).  SMILE!!!

Book Wizard - Find the right level for your child

http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

This link is a great resource for parents, students, and teachers!!! It allows you to type in the title of any book and find out what grade level or guided reading level that particuklar book is. Also,  you can search for books based on grade level.  For example, "4.5" grade level is mid fourth grade, "4.1" is beginning of fourth grade. Please email me if you have any questions about the scholastic book wizard .  Thanks! Happy reading!!!!

Here is screen shot of what searching by grade level looks like...

MCBA 2016-17

Why MCBA?

After finding that many children lose interest in books after reaching the intermediate grades, Dr. Helen Constant founded the Massachusetts Children's Book Award Program in 1975. Designed for Massachusetts schoolchildren in grades 4-6, the program briefly included grades 7-9 from 1978 through 1983.

Today, fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders are given a master list of book titles. After reading five of the books, students may vote for their favorite. The list is compiled from nominations of participating teachers, librarians and interested publishers. A selection committee works with the nominations and chooses 25 titles to appear on the master list.

Criteria for the master list include literary quality, genres variety, representation of diverse cultural groups, and reader appeal. Originally, only books published in the years immediately before the award were eligible. Between 1983 and 1995, however, older titles became eligible. Now, only books published within five years of the award year are eligible. Titles on the master list are all available in paperback. The author of the winning book receives a plaque to commemorate the award.

The award is sponsored by Salem State University.

This information is from the Salem State University Website : https://www.salemstate.edu/28550.php

Please check out the website for further information about this great program.

Click HERE for master list of books with grade level guide.

Back to School Night @ 6:30pm

Room 19 Families,

    Please join us at Fox Hill for our annual Back to School Night, TONIGHT @ 6:30pm. I look forward to seeing you and sharing lots of information about 4th grade!!! Thanks for your support!


- Mr. Lisano

What a day!

Time flies when you're having fun, right? The first day of fourth grade is "in the books"!!! It was so exciting to meet and start to get to know every student in Room 19.  During the first few days of school, we're learning new routines and re-familiarizing ourselves with ones we already know.

Students spent a lot of time today finding things they have in common, learning interesting things about each other, and discussing how we are all unique.  Some of our discussion was encouraged by the book Wings by Christopher Myers.

I cant wait for day two (and beyond!)

- Mr. Lisano

Welcome to 4th Grade!!!!

Welcome! This is my first new “post” of the 2016-17 school year and first blog post as a 4th grade teacher. This blog is an easy way for you and your child to stay more connected to what your child is doing in my class. The blog contains useful information about what we’re learning, dates of important upcoming events, and what you and your child can expect throughout the year.

Why is this so important? Information about what your child is learning and is responsible for is key to opening the door for regular conversations about school. Keeping you in the loop makes it that much easier for you to work with me in supporting your child.

My email address is lisano@bpsk12.org and is the easiest, most convenient, and most effective form of communication during and after the school day.  My classroom phone number is 781-238-5676.  

I am looking forward to a fun and exciting school year!!!