April 25 - 29, 2016

• Students have done amazing through all the PARCC testing! Thank you so much to parents who donated snacks throughout testing!

• We have a field trip to Lookout Mountain on May 18th! Keep an eye out for permission slips going home in Friday folders, please return them with $3 as soon as possible!

• For our biography projects, student's final presentation will be our “wax museum” presentation and a written biography, on Wednesday, May 11th at 8:50 - 9:45 a.m. Students will come to school dressed as their notable person. School clothes need to be brought to school to be changed into for the remaining day.

• The coming weeks are going to be incredibly busy, and will be going by quick, so please be prepared and aware of what's happening!

Dates to Remember:

• May 6 & 9 - Flex Day Testing (by appointment only)
• May 11 - 4th grade Wax Museum
• May 11 - 4th grade musical
• May 17 - Intermediate Field Day
• May 18 - Lookout Mountain Field Day

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Literacy - Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)

April 11 - 25, 2016

• As we continue to do PARCC testing, any snack donations for the kids are greatly welcome! Graham crackers, fruit, goldfish crackers and similar snacks are great options. 

• Students have persevered through PARCC testing so far and been doing wonderfully! The math portions of the test are April 19th through 22nd.

Dates to Remember:

• April 15 - Young Writer's Conference
• April 20 - Early Release (dismissal at 1:00 pm)
• May 6 & 9 - Flex Day Testing

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Literacy - Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)

Science - After learning about the interactions between both living and non-living elements in ecosystems, read about some of the world's biomes at this website:

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769052.html

Choose one biome. Now choose one animal that lives in that biome. Write the animal you selected in the center of the paper. What elements (both living and non-living) are in this ecosystem? Draw these elements around the edge of your science sheet and connect them to your chosen animal with a line. Write the interactions on the lines going from your chosen animals to the other elements in this biome. 

Bonus: Include lines between the other elements and how they interact together!

April 4-8, 2016

Welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful spring break!

• As we continue to do PARCC testing, any snack donations for the kids are greatly welcome! Graham crackers, fruit, goldfish crackers and similar snacks are great options. 

• Students have persevered through PARCC testing so far and been doing wonderfully! The math portions of the test are April 19th through 22nd

Dates to Remember:

• April 15 - Young Writers' Conference
• May 12 - 4th Grade Wax Museum

Literacy - Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)

Math - Please log into IXL.com and complete sets P.17, P.19, P.20, P.21, P.22, and P.31.

March 21 - 25, 2016

• Happy Spring Break!  Enjoy your well deserved break.  I'm in hopes the weather cooperates and allows for lots of outdoor time!  Hiking, riding my bike and going for long walks is top of my spring break agenda.
• Our State testing begins the week after Spring Break.  The tests are all online and they will provide teachers with information as to how students are doing with meeting the State Standards.  Students are allowed to bring their own headphones or earbuds to school as they can be used during the test.  It would be great if they could leave their cell phones at home on testing days.  If not, we have a process to collect them before testing.  Please help us by ensuring that your child is well-rested and has a good breakfast on test day.

What is happening next week?

• 3/28  Teacher Workday – No students
  3/29  Students return from Spring Break
  3/30  PARCC testing begins 

ELA Session 1 (90 min) 4th Grade 10:30 – 12:15 Wednesday, March 30

ELA Session 2 (90 min) 4th Grade 10:30 – 12:15 Thursday, March 31

ELA Session 3 (90 min) 4th Grade 10:30 – 12:15 Friday, April 1

Math Session 1 (60 min) 4th Grade 9:00 – 10:30 Tuesday, April 19

Math Session 2 (60 min) 4th Grade 9:00 – 10:30 Wednesday, April 20

Math Session 3 (60 min) 4th Grade 9:00 – 10:30 Thursday, April 21

Math Session 4 (60 min) 4th Grade 9:00 – 10:30 Friday, April 22

• Students must continue to read their usual 150 minutes this week.
• Math - IXL is still up and running this week. The more students practice the skills we have learned in class. Some examples of areas to practice are division, fractions, number lines, measurement, geometry.  All of this practice will support student thinking during our upcoming state testing.

March 7 - 8th, 2016

• Parent Teacher Conferences are by invitation/appointment only on March 8th and 9th. If you needed to attend, you would have received an email to sign up through sign up genius.

• CMAS Testing is coming up next month, immediately after Spring Break. The ELA portions are March 29, 30th, 31st, and April 1. The math portions are April 19th through 22nd. These are state standardized tests, so make sure your child is getting a good breakfast and is well rested! 

Dates to Remember:

• March 4 - Report Cards, Please sign and return.  
• March 8-9 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (by invitation only)
• March 11 - Talent Show
• March 19 - 28 - Spring Break

1.  Math:  Students are required to log onto IXL. They know their password and practice all the fractions, decimals, and converting tables that support our recent learning.  I will be able to see which problems they have been work on from home.