3 Weeks to Spring Break

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a wonderful long weekend.  We packed a lot of learning in three days.  Students used context clues to determine character traits of a drama role.  In writing, the students have composed a paragraph about the best part of themselves.  Decimals have been compared to fractions and money. We are finding patterns on earth in science - tides, seasons, daylight hours, and shadows.

Spelling This Week

Students were given a list of review words  A thoughtful, 4th grade quality complete sentence must be written for each word.  The sentences are due Thursday in lieu of a worksheet. The spelling test will be on Friday.

Reading Log

A Nonfiction Reading Log will come home Monday in the homework folder.  Students are responsible for completing ONE tic-tac-toe a week (all tic-tac-toes must pass through the middle box each week).  The log will have activities for four weeks. I will check the log and activities each Friday and will give a final grade at the end of the four weeks.

UPCOMING DATES

February 26 - February Night Write due

February 26 - 4th Grade Musical

March 1 - Big Art Day

UNITS OF STUDY

Reading - Elements of Drama, Fact vs. Opinion, Context Clues

Writing - Expository Writing and Quotation Marks

Spelling - Review Words List - Sentences due Thursday, Test on Friday

Math - Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers

Science - Producers, Consumers, and Food Webs

Have a wonderful weekend,

Kelly

Love Was in the Air

Dear Parents,

What a week!  Thank you so much to our homeroom moms and to our wonderful parent volunteers for throwing a terrific Valentine’s Day party!  The crafts were cute, the games were fun, and the treats were yummy!! Thank you for all that you contribute to our classroom.

UPCOMING DATES

February 18 & 19 - Student Holiday

February 26 - February Night Write due

February 26 - 4th Grade Musical

UNITS OF STUDY

Reading - Inferring Character Traits in Drama

Writing - Best Part of Me Expository Writing

Spelling - No Spelling

Math - Comparing and Ordering Decimal Numbers

Science - Patterns of Earth

Enjoy the loooooong weekend!

Kelly

Keep Calm and Study On

Dear Parents,

Wow!  January went by so quickly!  February Night Writes are due on February 26th.  If you would like your child to do more practice outside of school, you are always welcome to use the other February Night Write prompts.  Parents are teachers, too, and I always appreciate your help and support.

From Mrs. Bamford:

Library Spring Reading Incentive

The library Spring Reading Incentive is in full swing!  Packets with reading logs went home last week. All reading logs are due February 28th to receive your free theme park tickets.  For Six Flags, read 6 hours. For Schlitterbahn, read 10 hours. The same reading can be used for both, but the two reading logs need to be filled out individually.  You can get another copy of the form HERE or on the LIBRARY WEBSITE.

Checking Library Accounts from Home

Did you know that you or your student can check their library accounts from home?  All you need is their student ID number (without the “s”). CLICK HERE or THIS PAGE on the library website to learn how.

UPCOMING DATES

February 12 - Writing STAAR Ready

February 14 - Valentines Party

February 26 - February Night Write due

UNITS OF STUDY

Reading - Retell a folktale in script format - publish using Comics Head

Writing - Punctuation Scavenger Hunt; Apostrophes

Spelling - Week 16 homework due Thursday, test on Friday

Math - Decimal Place Value to the Thousandths Place

Science - Weather and The Water Cycle

Stay warm!

Kelly