Some important items to know this week:

Field Trip Information

• Fourth Grade will be visiting the Museum of Nature and Science on this Thursday.  
• Chaperones need to be at Lincoln by 9:00 and will return to Lincoln by 1:45. 
• Make sure your child brings a lunch if they did not already order hot lunch. 

Valentine's Day

• Thursday, February 13 will be a Valentine's Day Party in classrooms. 
  
  
• Students are welcome to bring valentines for all their classmates. Each fourth grade has 28 students. 
• Students should bring valentines that are not personally addressed to make the distribution easier. 
• The party will be from 10:30-11:30 on the 13th, with a noon dismissal to follow. 
• Watch for a sign up to come with needed items. 
• If you would like to help organize or volunteer for the party, please let your teacher know. 

Science Fair

• The science fair will be held in February and is a requirement for fourth graders.
• The project plan form is due by January 24 for approval. 
• Please see the information below and in the section "This Week in Fourth Grade"for more information and due dates. 

 No School

• Just a reminder there is no school on Friday, February 14 and Monday, February 17.

Late Work / Corrections Policy 

• We have started the second trimester. Fourth grade's correction and late policy has changed.  Please look through Monday Folders with your child for any papers that need corrections.  Please refer to the updated policy below.
  • Fourth Grade Correction and Late Work Policy 

Spelling

If you are looking for a new and exciting way to student spelling words with your child, here are some suggestions:

• Fill a pan with sand, uncooked rice, uncooked beans, flour, sugar, salt, or shaving cream and spell the words using your finger.
• Make up a song or saying for an especially challenging word.
• Play Hangman.
• Rainbow write the words.
• Make flash cards with the spelling words on index cards.  Then flip all the cards over and play the memory game.
• Use magnetic letters, or alphabet blocks, or scrabble tiles to spell out the words.
• Make a "cootie catcher" using the spelling words.
• Write the words outside with chalk.
• Form letters with play dough, pipe cleaners, legos, toothpicks, or string.
• Throw the ball with a partner and spell out the next letter in the word every time you catch the ball.
• Finger paint the words.
• Repeat the word out loud, then spell the word out loud.  Then, look up and watch yourself write the word in the air using your finger: say the letter as you write it.  Then write the word down on the whiteboard/piece of paper.

Science Fair

The annual Lincoln Academy Science Fair is coming up! The science fair projects are due Monday, February 24.  Science Fair planning sheets are due Friday, January 24.    

Science Fair Packet