What a great start to

the year in Reading.

We have dug deeper

into the skills of infer-

ences and predicting.

Looked a little closer at

author’s viewpoint and

how it changes the sto-

ry if a second character

chimes in with their

perspective. Our skill

for this week has been

sequencing, retelling

the story in it’s correct

order.

Grammar concepts

have been to identify

common and proper

nouns, compound sen-

tences, as well as four

types of

sentenc-

es.

Great

op-

portunities to show

reading progress!

Can you believe how time has flown by??

Everyday math curriculum has taken us

on a trip to Washington D.C. to see how

numbers are used in our day to day life.

Taking a closer look at graphing data, we

have made bar graphs, line plots and tally

charts. The data we have collected helps

us to find the median, mode and range of

a set of numbers. Our problem solving

skills have given us two new ways to add

Reading is Great!

Mastering Math

Remember,

Remember,

Remember



Spelling words start new on

Mondays, with a test on Fri-

day. Keep studying.



Agendas should be looked

over and asked about each

night, please sign at the bot-

tom of each day.



Every student should be read-

ing at night and marking their

time in their reading log found

in their FROG BINDER.



Library books due back on

Fridays.



Please remind your children to

wear tennis shoes for PE.

Our classes have finished up

Ask your child what the

difference between vertebrate

and invertebrate, warm-blooded and cold-

blooded, or what an exoskeleton is for a

starfish. Students will be working on a foldable

that it may be displayed in the room.

Bulldog Pride Song:

Prairie Bulldogs Show Pride!

Show Pride!

I'm prepared for class.

I can listen and learn.

My eyes are on the speaker

and I take my turn!

We do our work each and

every day.

We don't give up. That's not

our way!

I show respect to everyone

in school.

Using kind words and actions

makes me real cool!

So make good choices and

have a great day.

Show your Prairie Pride in

your work and play!

Prairie Bulldogs Show Pride!

4th grade News

September 2011 **Ms. Westfall, Mrs. Widener, Mr. Blokzyl**

Coming

up:

Oct. 14th—no school

Oct.17

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20th—P/T con-

ference week

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This story can fit 150-200 words.

One benefit of using your newsletter as a

promotional tool is that you can reuse

content from other marketing materials,

such as press releases, market studies,

and reports.

While your main goal of distributing a

newsletter might be to sell your product or

service, the key to a successful newsletter

is making it useful to your readers.

A great way to add useful content to your

newsletter is to develop and write your

own articles, or include a calendar of up-

coming events or a special offer that pro-

motes a new product.

You can also research articles or find

“filler” articles by

accessing the World

Wide Web. You can

write about a variety

of topics but try to

keep your articles

short.

Much of the content

you put in your news-

letter can also be

used for your Web

site. Microsoft Pub-

lisher offers a simple

way to convert your

newsletter to a Web

publication. So, when

you’re finished writing

your newsletter, convert it to a Web

site and post it.

choose and import into your

newsletter. There are also several

tools you can use to draw shapes

and symbols.

Once you have chosen an image,

place it close to the article. Be

sure to place the caption of the

image near the image.

This story can fit 75-125 words.

Selecting pictures or graphics is an im-

portant part of adding content to your

newsletter.

Think about your article and ask yourself

if the picture supports or enhances the

message you’re trying to convey. Avoid

selecting images that appear to be out of

context.

Microsoft Publisher includes thousands of

clip art images from which you can

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Inside Story Headline

Caption describing picture

or graphic.

uted internally, you might comment upon

new procedures or improvements to the

business. Sales figures or earnings will

show how your business is growing.

Some newsletters include

a column that is updated

every issue, for instance,

an advice column, a book

review, a letter from the

president, or an editorial.

You can also profile new

employees or top custom-

ers or vendors.

This story can fit 100-150 words.

The subject matter that appears in news-

letters is virtually endless. You can in-

clude stories that focus on current tech-

nologies or innovations in

your field.

You may also want to note

business or economic

trends, or make predic-

tions for your customers or

clients.

If the newsletter is distrib-

Volume 1, Issue 1

Caption describing picture or graphic.

“To catch the reader's

attention, place an interesting

sentence or quote from the story

Inside Story Headline

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Newsletter Title

This story can fit 150-200 words.

One benefit of using your newsletter as a

promotional tool is that you can reuse

content from other marketing materials,

such as press releases, market studies,

and reports.

While your main goal of distributing a

newsletter might be to sell your product or

service, the key to a successful newsletter

is making it useful to your readers.

A great way to add useful content to your

newsletter is to develop and write your

own articles, or include a calendar of up-

coming events or a special offer that pro-

motes a new product.

You can also research articles or find

“filler” articles by accessing

the World Wide Web. You can

write about a variety of topics

but try to keep your articles

short.

Much of the content you put in

your newsletter can also be

used for your Web site. Mi-

crosoft Publisher offers a sim-

ple way to convert your news-

letter to a Web publication. So,

when you’re finished writing

your newsletter, convert it to a

Web site and post it.

choose and import into

your newsletter. There are

also several tools you can

use to draw shapes and

symbols.

Once you have chosen an

image, place it close to the

article. Be sure to place the

caption of the image near

the image.

This story can fit 75-125 words.

Selecting pictures or graphics is an im-

portant part of adding content to your

newsletter.

Think about your article and ask yourself

if the picture supports or enhances the

message you’re trying to convey. Avoid

selecting images that appear to be out of

context.

Microsoft Publisher includes thousands of

clip art images from which you can

Page 3

Inside Story Headline

you might comment upon

new procedures or im-

provements to the busi-

ness. Sales figures or earn-

ings will show how your

business is growing.

Some newsletters include

a column that is updated

every issue, for instance,

an advice column, a book review, a letter

from the president, or an editorial. You

can also profile new employees or top

customers or vendors.

This story can fit 100-150

words.

The subject matter that

appears in newsletters is

virtually endless. You can

include stories that focus

on current technologies or

innovations in your field.

You may also want to note business or

economic trends, or make predictions for

your customers or clients.

If the newsletter is distributed internally,

Caption describing picture or graph-

ic.

“To catch the reader's

attention, place an interesting

sentence or quote from the story

here.”

Caption describing picture or

graphic.

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Primary Business Address

Address Line 2

Address Line 3

Address Line 4

Microsoft

ular event, such as a breakfast meeting

for vendors every third Tuesday of the

month, or a biannual charity auction.

If space is available, this is a good place

to insert a clip art image or some other

graphic.

This story can fit 175-225 words.

If your newsletter is folded and mailed,

this story will appear on the back. So, it’s

a good idea to make it easy to read at a

glance.

A question and answer session is a good

way to quickly capture the readers atten-

tion. You can either compile questions

that you’ve received since the last edition

or you can summarize some generic ques-

tions that are frequently asked about your

organization.

A listing of names and titles of managers

in your organization is a good way to give

your newsletter a personal touch. If your

organization is small, you may want to list

the names of all employees.

If you have any prices of standard prod-

ucts or services, you can include a listing

of those here. You may want to refer your

readers to any other forms of communica-

tion that you’ve created for your organiza-

tion.

You can also use this space to remind

readers to mark their calendars for a reg-

Back Page Story Headline

Phone: 555-555-5555

Fax: 555-555-5555

E-mail: someone@example.com

Caption describing picture or graphic.

This would be a good place to insert a short paragraph about your organization. It

might include the purpose of the organization, its mission, founding date, and a

brief history. You could also include a brief list of the types of products, services,

or programs your organization offers, the geographic area covered (for example,

western U.S. or European markets), and a profile of the types of customers or

members served.

It would also be useful to include a contact name for readers who want more

information about the organization.

Organization

Business Tagline or Motto

We’re on the Web!

example.com