4th Grade December Newsletter

“Hot Cup of Cocoa"

This is the title of the song that the fourth graders will sing on Friday at 9:00 in the gym for the annual Holiday Sing-a-long.   The fourth graders have had fun singing this song, and it would be great to see you there!

We will be celebrating the holiday with a small party on Friday afternoon.   If you would like to send in some cookies or a box of Capri Sun drinks, that would be great!  Thank you!

Gift Ideas

Many of the fourth graders would benefit from the gift of new pencils, scissors, and colored pencils.  Please consider these items as gifts for our students.   Thanks!

Special Holiday Greetings From Mrs. Golay, Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Haskell, and Mrs. Dow!

We sincerely wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Holiday.   We hope that your holiday is filled with special times and happiness.

                                      Holidays Stories

Our fourth graders are doing a great job writing holiday stories.  They are busy writing their ideas to help Santa or the snowman solve their untimely problems!  We’re seeing some very creative solutions!  We will be sharing them in class this week.  

Canned Food Drive!

The fourth graders did an amazing job showing their generosity and holiday spirit bringing in hundreds of cans and food items to share with those less fortunate.  Our students were so happy to give, and they experienced the wonderful feeling that we get by helping others share the spirit of the season.

Thank you for your help!

See you in January!!

State Representative Joe Gallegos Visits Free Orchard's 4th Graders

Last week we had an Oregon State Representative Gallegos visit our 4th grade.  He read the book Tomas and the Library Lady to the whole class. Representative Gallegos had a similar story to the Tomas in the book.  They both grew up in families that were migrant workers.  Tomas became a teacher.  Joe become a college professors and then a state representative.

We have just started learning how write a paragraph to compare and contrast topics.  Mr Gallegos' visit gave us a perfect lesson on how to compare two people looking at what these two men have in common.  We also explored what their differences are. We will be working on comparing and contrasting throughout the rest of this school year. Representative Gallegos visit was a perfect launch for this key skill that 4th graders need to learn.

Rep. Gallegos reads to all of the 4th grader