Mr. Blanc's Class

Hello! The purpose of this blog is to communicate with families about the events in Mr. Blanc's class. Research shows that when students talk to their parents about school they perform better. This blog can be a valuable tool to help families facilitate meaningful discussion with their child by giving them specific things to talk about. I hope to see you all at the West TV Meet and Treat on Thursday, 9/1 from 4:30 - 5:00! Please contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns. I look forward to getting to know my new students and their families!

Updates This will be the final week of school. It has been a pleasure to work with this group of students! Each morning I wake up excited for the chance to spend the day with this class. Thank you for the great support from home, it makes my job so much easier! Artist Visit We will get to work with an artist this week. His name is Mark and he will be joining us Monday-Thursday. He will teach some collage techniques, and then the students will create a final collage piece. Health  Students came home with information about an upcoming health lesson. The lesson will cover changes a child goes through as they get older. 4th grade boys will be with me for the lesson and the girls will go to Ms. Youm's class. All students will participate in the lesson, unless they are opted out by a parent. 4th Grade Olympics On the last day of school we will have 4th Grade Olympics! Students from our class and Ms. Youm's class will create events out of objects in the classroom. Then ...

Updates I can't believe we are down to the final two weeks of school! If you are a volunteer that comes to our room on a specific day each week, you should have received an email letting you know that we won't need volunteers the final two weeks of school. Thank you for giving your time to our class this year! When students return to school on Monday, 6/6 they will have reading logs due. Inquiry  We are beginning to wind down our inquiry unit on responding to change. Most of the students have turned in their opinion paper and completed their action plan. There are a few students who will finish up next week. The students who have completed their paper and action plan are now using the inquiry time for Genius Hour. They get to research any topic that interests them, but they are responsible for coming up with a way to share their knowledge with me.   Everyday Heroes  Next week we will begin a unit that combines nonfiction reading and collage. Students will read biog...

Updates There is no school on Monday, 5/30 because of Memorial Day. When students return to school on Tuesday, 5/31 they will have a reading log due.     Inquiry Most students have completed their opinion paper in which they convince others of an appropriate response to a change in the world. When students finish their paper, the next step is to come up with an action plan. A few examples of action plans in progress are making posters to convince students the importance of not wasting food, giving a presentation to educate other classes in the school about the importance of preparing for an earthquake , one student has written letters to our state legislators and has already received feedback from one of them! The action plans are open-ended and can be anything the student comes up with. Check in with your student and ask them about their action plan.   Government Last week students formed committees. These committees are currently working on writing a bill that th...

Updates Students have reading logs due on Monday, 5/23. Because our field trip is on Monday, we will take our vocabulary test on Tuesday, 5/24. There is no school on Friday, 5/27 because it is a Grading Day. Field Trip The big field trip to visit the Capitol Building is finally here! Each student has turned in their paperwork, so we are ready to go! Please make sure your student gets to school on time on Monday, our bus leaves at 9:15, and we have many things to do before we leave. Students will need to bring a lunch and snack, unless they indicated on their permission slip that they want to order a school lunch. It would be best for students to bring their lunch in a disposable sack instead of a lunchbox. In addition, we will be on our feet for most for he day, so comfortable shoes will be a must. We expect to return to school at 2:30. The only thing students will bring with them is their lunch. Math Last Thursday students were sent home with their geometry test. Please go over...

Updates When students return to school on Monday, 5/16 they will have reading logs due. There won't be a vocabulary test that day, but students will get new words for a vocabulary test on Tuesday, 5/24. The test will be on Tuesday that week because our field trip is on Monday, 5/23. Math  Next week we will wrap up our geometry unit. Students will be taking the end of module test on Wednesday. You can help your student prepare for their test by going over the practice test the night before. Later in the week we will begin our final math unit of the year. This unit will focus on exploring measurement and multiplication. Inquiry Our current inquiry unit on responding to change is in full swing. Each student should now have a change that they are studying. Once they conclude their research, they will use their opinion writing skills to propose an action to handle the change. State Testing Students will be taking their final state test of the year on Tuesday, 5/17. This t...