August 22 - 26, 2011 Newsletter

Fourth Grade News
For the Week of August 22, 2011:

Thank you for sending in supplies and returning all forms promptly. If you have not returned all forms please send those tomorrow. It is very important to have this information about your child.

Reading: Because of Winn-Dixie”
Math: Place Value, Chapter 1
Language: Unit #1 Sentences
Spelling: Monday: ABC order
Tuesday: Defintions—first 10 words only this week
Wednesday: Sentences
Thursday: 3 times each
Friday: Unit #1 test and turn in activities.
Alabama History/Science: Classifying Plants and Animals, Chapter 1

Important Dates to Remember:
August 24th: Ident-A-Kid forms due
August 24th: Take home folders go home
August 25th: Folders due back signed
August 25th: Reading Test
August 26th: Spelling Test and Multiplication Quiz 0-2
August 31st: 10 for Technology Packets sent home
September 1 – 8th: 10 addressed envelopes are due back
September 1st: 3 week Progress Reports
September 5th: No School – Labor Day
September 13th: PTO meeting
September 22nd: 6 week Progress Reports


Spelling Words for the Week:

1. admire 11. accident
2. magnet 12. mitten
3. contest 13. intend
4. method 14. fabric
5. custom 15. flatten
6. rally 16. rascal
7. soccer 17. gutter
8. engine 18. mammal
9. sudden 19. happen
10. finger 20. cannon

1st Day!

We had a great first day of school. The kids were awesome!! I am looking forward to a great year. I hope to have pictures posted soon.

This week we will review and practice skills. We will also learn rules and procedures for how our classroom and school runs. Parents, please be sure to sign your child's homework planner each night. I will also list behavior on planner too. If you child has a stamp or smiley face, then they had a great day. If they have a note from me on it then it was a mark.

C.H.E.F.S Binder

This year students will be required to keep a CHEFS (Children Having Everything for Success) Binder.

This is the cover that students will put in the clear front.

A homework planner will be given to students on the first day. They will keep this in their binder and be responsible for copying homework from the board into the planner each day.
This is what is needed. (Everything is on the supply list.) A binder, 4 tabs with labels, and the planner that I will provide.
The tabs will be labeled Reading/Language, Math, AL History, and Science. In that order they will be placed in the binder.
All are placed in binder and paper will be added behind each tab. All work and homework will be kept in this binder.

It is most helpful for students to be organized. This binder is designed to add in organization and help students become more responsible.

Ready for a New Year

This was my first week back to school. It has been full of meetings. Here are a few pictures of our room. The theme for 4th grade is Cooking Up Success.

This is the outside of my classroom. I will display student work here.
Writing/Language wall
Science and AL History area.
My reading Focus Wall is behind my small group reading table.
Math wall
This year my students will apply for class jobs.
They also have a behavior chart that they can go up for good behavior or down for wrong choices.
Can't wait to see you on Monday.

Updates!

Well, it is about that time of year again. BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!!! I have been working up at school, and I have our class ready. I am looking forward to this year. I am sure that it will be wonderful.

Here are some dates to remember:
Aug. 9--6:00---Parent Orientation--Please make sure that you save this date. This is a very informative meeting. I have lots of information about our class to share with you at that time.

Aug. 15--1st day of school


You can check out Harvest website to find a list of school supplies.

Cooking Up Success

Welcome to 2011-2012 school year!! I am looking forward to working with you and your child this school year. This year we will be Cooking Up Success.Check back during the summer for updates and dates to remember.

News for the Week of April 18, 2011

Hope you had a wonderful Spring Break~!~~

Reading: My Brother Martin-----50% of AR goal with 85% accuracy this week
Math: Time Ch. 5
Language: adverbs; narrative writing
Spelling: Monday: ABC Order
Tuesday: Definitions
Wednesday: Sentences
Thursday: 3 times each
Friday: Weekly test and turn in activities.
Science: Ch. 17 Space
DIBELS Test will be coming up. Please continue to work with your child each night on the fluency passages. I know that we can have 100% to reach the goal of 118 words per minute.

Dates to Remember
April 21—Reading test over My Brother Martin
April 8—Ch. 17 vocab. quiz
April 8—division test all facts
May 20—Field Day
May 25—Awards Day
May 26—last day of school

Spelling words
1. stomach 11. gravel
2. memory 12. difficult
3. Canada 13. fortune
4. element 14. giant
5. mystery 15. architect
6. science 16. normal
7. remember 17. notify
8. forget 18. privilege
9. suppose 19. cement
10. iron 20. yesterday