Saturday, February 11, 2012

February 13th - 16th, 2012


  • The Valentines Day Party was a huge success!  Thank you to all the families that donated food, supplies, and to all the parent planners and helpers.  The students and I enjoyed every minute of the afternoon!
  • Mrs Ranta will be emailing a list of food items we need for TCAP (CSAP) snacks.  Each year the students really appreciate a light, healthy snack before testing.  Thank you, ahead of time, for signing up for one or more items.

  • TCAP Dates and times:  Each day testing from 10:45-12:15
              Tuesday, March 6 – Writing
              Wednesday, March 7 – Writing
              Thursday, March 8 – Reading
              Friday, March 9 – Reading
              Monday, March 12 – Writing
              Tuesday, March 13 – Reading
              Wednesday, March 14 – Math
              Thursday, March 15 – Math
              Friday, March 16 - Math

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  • Friday, February 17, staff development day, no school.

  • Monday, February 20th , President’s Day, no school.




1.  Try the following addition of fractions with unlike denominators game.

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4/add-fractions-with-unlike-denominators


2.  Complete the following math fraction problems. These are due on Thursday!

1.  Mary and 4 of her friends want to share 6 pizzas.  How much pizza will each girl get?
2.  Bob and his 2 brothers want to share 8 cherry pies.  How much pie will each boy get?
3.  John eats 1/2 of a PBJ every day for 9 days.  How many sandwiches did he eat all together?
4.  Clarissa eats 1/3 of a Snickers bar every day for 10 days.  How many Snickers bars did she eat in all?