Newsletter for Sept. 12

Fourth Grade Newsletter
10 for Technology.
September 23: Donations Due. September 26: Announce Results.
Attendance Initiative- Sept. 6-Oct. 3 is our attendance window for AYP. Our goal is to have 100% attendance rate. Please do not schedule doctor’s or dentist’s appointments during these dates. We encourage you to have you children here on time and avoid checking them out prior to 11:30. Students who are present each day will have their names placed in a drawing for a brand NEW bike! They will also attend an attendance celebration! Help us reach our goal.
Accelerated Reading- This week 50% of the AR goal is due with 85% average and your child’s individual book level goal. Please make sure your child reads every night and completes the reading log. One chapter book and one “thin” nonfiction or picture book is recommended for checkout each week. Please encourage your child to stick with a chapter book. It increases the application of reading strategies learned in class as they think about how the author develops the story.
Basic/ Multiplication Facts- It is so important that your child continues to study basic addition and subtraction facts and Multiplication facts. It is our goal that the students know the facts automatically. This helps with computational math fluency. Our math curriculum progresses quickly, so it very important that your child has a strong math foundation. Flash cards can be purchased very inexpensively at dollar stores. They can also be made with index cards.
Work Habits- Please encourage your child to pay attention in class and begin assignments once they have understood directions. Incomplete classwork becomes homework or missing assignments. Homework should be minimal if classwork is completed. Homework includes reading 30 minutes a day.
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Subject Summaries
Math- Ch. 2 test--Tuesday; Multiplication facts-4’s
Alabama History- Geography of AL. Test on Friday
Reading: Horned Toad Prince
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Spelling Words for the Week:
1. prairie 11. rookie
2. calorie 12. hockey
3. honey 13. collie
4. valley 14. breezy
5. money 15. jury
6. finally 16. balcony
7. movie 17. steady
8. country 18. alley
9. empty 19. trolley
10. city 20. misty
Dates to Remember:
9/13- PTO/Open House at 6:30 (Please join PTO for $5.00. Each class is striving for 100%.)
9/15- Selection Test on Horned Toad Prince
9/16- Spelling Test, Multiplication Drill in 5’s, 50% of AR due
9/19-9/23- PACK Week- more information to come
9/22- 6 weeks progress report
9/22- Fall Pictures
10/6-10/13- Scholastic Book Fair