Hello Families!

Here is what's ahead for the week:

We will be doing a lot of review and Christmas work for the most part.  We will be continuing to practice long division.  We will also look at solids, liquids, and gases in science. 

Wednesday is Polar PJ Day.  We will be doing learning/craft stations from 11:30 to 1:00.  We will then watch the Polar Express movie at 1:00.  Remember, your child may wear their pajamas!

Thursday is the Christmas Party.  It begins at 1:30.

Friday is the all school Christmas Sing-a-Long.

It will be a busy, but super fun week!!

Thanks to all who volunteered to help with Polar PJ Day!  Please be here around 11:10 to pick a station to run. Parents, you can wear your pajamas too! I will!  Thanks again!!

Week of December 10th

Hello Families!  Here is the agenda for the busy week ahead:

Reading - The children should finish their novels this week if they haven't already done so.  They are due next Tuesday.  We will do a character trait project with it. (I described this project in last week's post.)

Spelling - Christmas words (This list is found on spellingcity.  The enriched list is the "o" enriched list.)

English - Owl Reports are due on Wednesday.

Math - Long Division and Algebra

We will be doing benchmark testing this week in math and reading.

Please look for your child's NE Region location test and capital test results.  Most did well on the location test, buy many failed the capital test.  We practice USA locations every week in computer lab, so I know that helped with that test.  :( I know it is a busy time, but please make sure your child studies for tests.  They are getting old enough to show some responsibility on their own, but they are still pretty young and need some guidance and help to learn good study habits.  Thanks!

We will also be practicing everyday for our 4th grade program.  Dress Rehearsal will be Thursday at 8:45a.m. and the actual program will be 6:00p.m..  Please make sure your child is wearing the appropriate attire as stated in the note sent home last week.

We will be making our gingerbread houses this Wednesday!  Fun! Please make sure your child has the requested supplies: one tub of white frosting, one bag of candy, and one package of graham crackers.  Parents who volunteered...thanks so much for helping!! If you signed up to help with set up/clean up, please be here at 1:15.  If you signed up to mix candy, I will send home the candy and ziplocks with your child on Tuesday.  Thanks again!!

Week of December 3rd

Hello Families!! Here is this week's agenda:

Reading - The children will continue to read their leveled novels.  Many have completed their books already and have done very well on their AR tests! Wow!  I'm so proud of them!!  The project for this book is a character trait flip book.  I am teaching the children about various charater traits.  They have to choose 3 traits their main character showed and proof of how they showed that trait.  They will also have to write about a time they showed that same character trait as well.

Spelling - List 19 sounds of /oo/  Enriched list 19.5

English - We will put our owl research into 5 paragraph reports this week.

Math - Long Division

Science - We will make Owl Fact Books on Tuesday.  The children will need to know these facts for a test on Thursday over this information.  We will also disect owl pellets this week!!

Social Studies - The children will finish their NE Region posters this week.  They are due on Friday.  They will also have tests over the NE states' locations and capitals.  A study guide should come home on Monday.  The location test will be Thursday and the capital test will be Friday. 

Talk to your children about procrastination.  With 4 tests at the end of this week, they need to start studying on Monday.  Time management is a HUGE skill in 4th grade!! We really work on this skill when we do long term projects, read novels in a certain time frame, and have big tests to study for.  Help your child with this important skill.  If they master this skill now, it will help them tremendously in the coming years!

I will be sending home a note on Tuesday requesting gingerbread house materials.  Next Wednesday is Gingerbread House day.  Please have the supplies by Tuesday.  They need a tub of white frosting, 6 grahamn crackers, and a large bag of candy to share.  We will mix everyone's candy to give everyone a variety of candy!  Types of candy are: peppermints, Skittles, M&M's, M&M minis, pull apart Twizzlers, gum drops, small candy canes, Lifesavers, redhots, etc.. Pretzel sticks and marshmellows would be great too!

Thanks for your continued support!!