Hi Students and Parents!

I hope that everyone is doing well! I am reaching out to tell you how much I miss each and every one of you!
I’m missing our 4th grade family and can’t wait until we can be back together! In the meantime, keep smiling, help your family, keep reading, writing and practicing math (you have all grown SO much) AND practice those basketball shots – I am practicing my knockout skills for recess:)

So here is what I am missing about each of you..

Tim – that smile lights up our classroom! I can just see it now!
Alexis – sharing your sweet stories with me!
Kyle – laughing aloud at something you are reading!
Jason – my oragami wizard…can you create me a bookmark?
Brielle – your bubbling energy! and that laugh:)
Aiden – chatting about our sneakers:)
Connor – your unbelievable wealth of sports knowledge and of course you carrying your basketball everywhere!
Kieran – your insight during our read alouds – always pushing our thinking!and of course making me laugh!
June – your artistic talent!
Gavin – your big heart and helping nature!
Erin – your grit during any school assignment!
Emma M – your smile and giggle:) …I can just hear it now!
Emma N – your kind letters that you leave on my desk:)
Mossy – chatting with you about everything and anything!
Mason – blowing my mind during our math lessons!
Jasmine – your helping and calm nature!
Heily – your true and honest self!!
Alyssa – your off the hook b-ball skills! I’m coming for you at knockout 😉
Mikey – watching you create your graphic novel – keep working on it! Can’t wait to read it!
Adelina – our heart to heart chats and your delicious looking snacks! Yum!
Maddie – your sense of humor:).. you make me laugh more than you know!
Miklos – when you share your knowledge with the class and your adult-like sense of humor:)

The district has decided to start our distance learning on March 30, 2020. At that point, google classrooms will be accessed with specific lessons, assignments, etc. for 4th grade. More on that to come…

However, I know that lots of parents and kids are reaching out to see what you can do before then. I love that Mamba Mentality! I am going to list some resources below. These are not “assigned” but are there if some of you are eager to get going!

Reading and Math Sites that I can see how your child is doing…

1.) Go to our Dreambox link – Spend some time working on lessons!
2.) Go to Raz-Kids – I created a username for each of you. This is a great website where you will first listen to a book, then read the book and finally answer comprehension questions. Each of you have an account and it is customized to your F & P level. The Raz-Kids level will appear higher, but don’t worry I checked the correlation. Type in “rcoatti” and our classroom will appear. Each of you has a password. Please have mom or dad (or you) email me for your password. rcoatti@socsd.org

Other Sites that include Educational Games:

Interactive Sites for Education – a variety of sites with games and activities for all subjects
Math Playground – choose appropriate grade – tons of games covering lots of math topics
4th Grade Math Review – old but a review of different 4th grade math topics
Cyberchase – Quests, Games, Videos and More to Develop Strong Math and Problem-Solving Skills

Sites for some Online Reading:

Story Online – Actors and actresses reading aloud their favorite books
Kids Guinness World Records
Weird But True
The Curiosity Workshop

Thinking of all of you!
Mrs. Coatti