April 27 - May 1, 2015

 

NEWS

 

 

ONLY TWO MORE DAYS OF PSSAs THEN WE WILL RETURN TO OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE!  HOWEVER, IT IS 4TH GRADE TAKING THE SCIENCE TESTS AND THEY ARE RIGHT BELOW THE FIRST GRADE WING, SO WE HAVE TO TRY TO REMAIN QUIET.

 

THIS IS THE WEEK OF THE BIG EVENT - THE FIELD TRIP TO HERSHEY CHOCOLATE WORLD.  THE CHILDREN ARE VERY EXCITED AND I AM SURE THEY WILL ENJOY THEMSELVES, AND, HOPEFULLY LEARN SOMETHING TOO.

 

NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE HAVING OUR "SPRING TEA" FOR MOTHERS AND DADS! OUR INVITATION WILL COME HOME EARLY THIS WEEK.  OUR CLASS WILL BE PREPARING FOR THE TEA, THIS WEEK AND NEXT; BUT, PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR DETAILS, WE ARE SAVING SOME SECRETS TIL NEXT WEEK!

 

WE ARE STILL PRACTICING THE PLAY AND WORKING WITH CONTRACTIONS FOR TWO MORE DAYS.  THEN THE CHILDREN WILL BE TESTED ON THE PLAY ON WEDNESDAY.  WHEN WE RETURN TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, WE WILL START READING BOOK #4.  WE WILL ALSO START A NEW STORY AND A NEW SPELLING LIST.

 

ALSO, WE WILL BEGIN A NEW TOPIC IN MATH - USING DATA TO ANSWER QUESTIONS(GRAPHS!).  CHILDREN WILL LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAPHS AND HOW TO USE THEM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 1: ART: BRING HOME THE MATH TOPIC OPENER FOR PARENTS.  REREAD THE PLAY.

 

TUESDAY: NO SPECIAL(PSSAs): READ THE PLAY AND STUDY HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 14-1.

 

WEDNESDAY: NO SPECIAL:  GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP FOR FIELD TRIP TOMORROW!

 

THURSDAY: FIELD TRIP: TELL YOUR PARENTS ABOUT YOUR FIELD TRIP, ESPECIALLY YOUR FAVORITE PART.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: CHILDREN WILL BE BRINGING HOME FRIDAY FOLDERS!

 

 

APRIL 20-24, 2015



NEWS

 

THIS WEEK WE BEGIN READING A PLAY, "WHERE ARE MY FRIENDS?"  WE WILL DISCUSS THE QUESTION, "WHAT DO ANIMALS DO WHEN SEASONS CHANGE?" STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE /J/ SPELLED DGE .  THEY WILL LEARN TO COMPARE THINGS BY ADDING -ER OR -EST.  PLUS WE WILL DO MORE WITH CONTRACTIONS, THIS TIME CONTRACTIONS WITH NOT.  WE ARE TRYING TO SO MORE AND MORE WRITING - PARTICULARLY SENTENCES. 

 

 IN MATH WE WILL BE USING CLOCKS, BOTH ANALOG AND DIGITAL, TO TELL TIME TO THE HOUR AND HALF HOUR.  THIS IS A SHORT TOPIC AND WE WILL TEST ON THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.  WE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE MATH FACTS DURING THE WEEK.

 

AGAIN, THIS WEEK, THE PSSAs WILL BE GIVEN ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  OUR SCHEDULE WILL BE DIFFERENT AND WE WILL NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY QUIET.

 

PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD'S FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM BACK TO SCHOOL SIGNED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  SOME STUDENTS ALSO NEED TO RETURN THE FIELD TRIP LUNCH FORM (I HAVE EXTRA FORMS, IF NEEDED).

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY:  STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS AND DO WORKSHEET.

 

TUESDAY: NO SPECIAL:  READ "WHERE ARE MY FRIENDS?" AND STUDY SPELLING WORDS.

 

WEDNESDAY: NO SPECIAL:  READ THE PLAY AND STUDY FOR SPELLING PRACTICE TEST.

 

THURSDAY: NO SPECIAL:  READ THE PLAY. IF NEEDED, STUDY FOR RETEST AND WRITE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS:  LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME.

 

SPRING IS HERE!!!

 



APRIL 13-17, 2015

NEWS

 

THIS WEEK WE WILL READ ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT CAN BE SEEN IN NATURE.  WE WILL READ ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF A CATERPILLAR IN "I'M A CATERPILLAR."

 

WE WILL BE READING AND SPELLING WORDS WITH ER, IR, UR.  WE WILL ALSO STUDY CONTRACTIONS USING HAVE ('VE).  WE WILL BE WRITING USING THE VERBS: AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE.

 

IN MATH STUDENTS WILL REVIEW THE MEASURING SKILLS, AND, THEN BE TESTED ON TUESDAY.  ON WEDNESDAY WE BEGIN TOPIC 13-TELLING TIME (THIS IS A SHORT TOPIC).

 

THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THE PSSA TESTS WILL BE GIVEN TO 3,4,5,6TH GRADES.  PLEASE REMIND YOUR CHILD TO BE AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE IN SCHOOL.  OUR SCHEDULE WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED ON TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND, THURSDAYS THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.  RECESS WILL BE 9:30-10:00 WITH A 2ND SHORT RECESS IN THE AFTERNOON FROM 2:15 TO 2:35.  THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL CLASSES THOSE DAYS.

 

  SINCE WE WILL HAVE MORE TIME IN THE CLASSROOM, I AM KEEPING HOMEWORK TO SIMPLY READING THE STORY AND STUDYING THE SPELLING LIST.  YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE SPELLING LIST NOW INCLUDES 3 BONUS WORDS.  ONE OF OUR STUDENTS SUGGESTED THESE WORDS.  YOUR CHILD CAN EARN BONUS POINTS IF THEY GET EVEN ONE OF THE WORDS CORRECT AND S/HE WILL NOT BE PENALIZED IF THEY GET THE WORDS INCORRECT.  IT IS SIMPLY A CHALLENGE!

 

HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 2: GYM: READ THE NEW STORY.  STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST. 

 

TUESDAY: READ THE STORY AND STUDY SPELLING WORDS.

 

WEDNESDAY: READ THE STORY AND STUDY SPELLING WORDS.

 

THURSDAY:  READ THE STORY AND STUDY SPELLING WORDS.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC: FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL COME HOME AS USUAL!

 

ENJOY THE WARMER WEATHER!!

APRIL 6-10, 2015

 

NEWS

 

WE WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK WITH FROG & TOAD STORIES.  PLUS WE ALSO PLAN TO DO SOME PLANTING OURSELVES.  WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH VERBS (DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE).  WE ARE WORKING WITH THE AR SOUND AS IN STAR.  WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IN WRITING THE SELECTIONS WE READ. 

 

IN MATH WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THE MEASURING OF LENGTH.  DOING LOTS OF COMPARING AND MEASURING WITH THINGS LIKE CONNECTING CUBES AND PAPER CLIPS. 

 

WE WILL BE HAVING A SPELLING PRACTICE TEST ON THURSDAY.  THE RETEST ON FRIDAY.  WE WILL DO SOME PARTS OF THE READING TEST ON THURSDAY AND SOME PARTS ON FRIDAY MORNING.  STUDENTS ARE NOW BEING TESTED ON WRITING AND FLUENCY.  WE WANT TO SEE HOW MANY WORDS THEY CAN READ ACCURATELY IN ONE MINUTE AND WHETHER THEY COMPREHEND THE MATERIAL THEY HAVE READ.  THE MATH TEST WILL BE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

 



HOMEWORK

 

MONDAY: DAY 2: GYM:  STUDY SPELLING. READ "FROG & TOAD TOGETHER: THE GARDEN." DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 12-3.

 

TUESDAY: DAY 3: MUSIC:  STUDY SPELLING. REREAD STORY.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 12-4.

 

WEDNESDAY: DAY 4: LIBRARY:  STUDY FOR PRACTICE TEST AND READING TEST TOMORROW.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 12-5.

 

THURSAY: DAY 5: COMPUTERS:  STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T EARN A 100 ON SPELLING PRACTICE TEST SHOULD STUDY AND WRITE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON BACK OF PRACTICE TEST.  DO MATH WORKBOOK PAGES 12-6.

 

FRIDAY: DAY 1: ART:  PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR FRIDAY FOLDERS TO COME HOME WITH PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE AND CORRECTED/GRADED PAPERS FROM THE WEEK.

 

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE PTO'S CHINESE AUCTION ON SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH AT NSE-COME AND ENJOY!!