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.