March 5th - 9th

TCAP will begin on Tuesday.  The first two days are the Long Write component of the assessment.  The first day you will be given a prompt, time to plan using a FLEE map, and finally compose your rough draft.  Wednesday is the second day.  You will get a whole hour to reread your rough copy, revise, edit, and compose your final copy.  You all have worked very hard on your writing and you all are super ready for this task! 


The next four sessions are reading comprehension and writing.  The final three sessions are math. 


So, remember to get to bed early and eat a hearty, healthy, protein-packed breakfast.  Our testing time slot is 11:00 to 12:15 each day. A healthy snack will be provided.

 
March 16  Talent Show
March 21  PTSA 2:30 to 3:30, Vault 5:30
March 26 - 30  Spring Break
April 2  No School, Teacher Comp Day
April 11 No School, District closed
April 25  Early Release Day, dismissal at 1:10 pm
April 27th  Assessment Day #4
May 4th No School, District closed

MARCH BOOK REPORT

This month's book genre is Student's Choice.  The format is a Cereal Box Book Report.  It is due March 23rd. 


Directions for a Cereal Box Book Report...

Cereal Box Book Report

Due anytime the week of March 19, 2012

Supplies Needed

Cereal box

White paper (to cover front, back and sides of box)

Scissors, ruler, glue, markers, crayons, other craft supplies

Optional Supplies

Colored paper (to cover front, back and sides of box)

Format

Front Cover of Box

Ø  Title of Book

Ø  Author

Ø  Your Name

Ø  Label:  My Spring Book Report

Ø  Simple illustration or border

Side Panels

Ø  Detailed description of the setting(s)

Ø  Main character descriptions

Back of Box

Ø  PLOT…Write a detailed summary of your book, including any problem(s) and solution(s)

Ø  Keep the ending a secret, either leave it out or cover it up

Inside of Box

Ø  A fully colored picture of your favorite part of the book with an explanation of why this was your favorite part

Ø  At least 3 connections that you had with/to the book.

Ø  Collect artifacts that represent the book.  For example, if your main character loves Twinkies, you could put a Twinkie in the box.  One child read How to Eat Fried Worms and filled his box with gummy worms and ketchup packets to share with the class after presenting his book report.

MATH


Visit the ixl.com website every night and take advantage of the free minutes.  Stay in the fourth grade section. 


Focus on the following topics:

Measurement: Compare and Convert Customary Units (N.1)
                     Compare and Convert Metric Units (N.2)
Time: Elapsed time (O.5)
Geometry: P.1 to P.4, and P.6 to P.8
Decimals: T.2
Functions: H.1 and H.2
Data, Charts, and Graphs: J.1 through J.7

AND

Visit the on-line math dictionary and review all the geometry vocabulary from our last math unit.

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

Look up and review:

point, line, ray, line segment
horizontal, vertical,diagonal, intersecting, parallel, and perpendicular lines
right, acute, obtuse, and straight angles
polygons, quadrilaterals, rhombus, triangle (all types)
parallelograms, squares, rectangles, and trapezoids