*** Please send a bucket and 2 rags to school with your child on Tuesday May 22nd. We will be cleaning desks and lockers (on the 22nd and /or the 23rd)
* Remember 4th graders to study your Geometry flashcards!
* Remember to read your library book for 10 minutes a night!
* Study your Reading vocabulary words.
* Keep working on your math multiplication facts.
* Timed test are on Fridays (Math).
* Study your Spelling words - Test on Fridays.
* Have fun and be a KID!!
All homework assignments are on the board.
Tests will be written on the board several days in advance.
Spelling tests will be on Friday unless there is no school ~ if there is no school on Friday their Spelling test will be on Thursday.
(OUR NEXT BA test will be extra credit ~ May 18th)
Book Adventure is in full swing. We go to the library and look for books to read (they can also check books out of the classroom library). The children take a quiz (on the computer - book adventure) on the story they have read. I give them 2-3 weeks to read their library book. If you would like to visit the site - please do (book adventure.com). There is a list of books that your child can read. I have been looking through my library to find books that my students can read as well. If you have any questions about a book, please send it to school and I will look it up. I am checking all of the students books to make sure it is at their reading level. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions about book adventure.
Our next BA test will be May 18th (and will be extra credit or they can do an oral book report for extra credit). They may take their test early if they are finished with their book. Grades for Book Adventure can be found with their Reading grades. If you lost or can't find your pass word to check your child's grades, please notify the office and they will be able to help you.
Please review spelling words - tests will be on Fridays. Spelling words are located in their workbooks. Please remind your child to bring home their workbooks to study or have them copy their list words - this would be good practice!
* Please return white envelopes by Tuesday of each week.
* Please ask to see your child's planner/homework notebook.
I can't believe we are in our last month of school ~ where did the time go?
Please ask your child to see their graded papers/Tests or check their grades on-line (if you lost your password, please contact the office and they will be able to help you), so there will be no surprises when report cards come home! I usually return their assignments the next day...so if you have not seen any graded homework/classwork or tests, please ask your child. Remember - if you have any questions about homework, grades etc...my door is always open or you can email me!
English ~ (5th) - Unit 7 Adverbs and Prepositions
English ~ (4th) - Unit 7 Adverbs and Prepositions
Math ~ (5th) - Chapter 13 Identify, Compare, and Classify Geometric Figures
Math ~ (4th) - Chapter 9 Identify and Describe Geometric Figures
Reading ~ 4th grade is reading the novel Popper's Penguins.
Reading ~5th grade is reading Indian in the Cupboard.
Spelling ~ 4th (p. 49) and 5th (p. 51) grade Test will be May 18th. Study numbers #1-20.
I will be making math packets for the summer. The packet will consist of review, challenging, and "fun" math problems. If you are interested in a math packet please let me know (via email or send a note with your child) and I will send one home at the end of the school year. This is a GREAT way for your child to remember the skills they have learned and to work on skills that will be coming up next year.
Monday - Computers
Tuesday -P.E.
Wednesday - Computers
Thursday - Music
Friday - Mass and Art
Spelling Test - 4th and 5th Grade -May 18th (Words are located in their reading workbook ~ 4th grade p.49 study #1-20 ~ 5th grade p. 51 study #1-20.
Math Test - 4th Grade - May 17th
Book Adventure - The next book adventure (or oral book report) will be extra credit ~ due on May 18th.
4th Grade - We will be starting our times test 0-9 on Fridays. If you would like copies of the timed test please send a note to school and I will be happy to make several copies so your child can practice at home. We will start out at 6 min - 100 problems.
4th and 5th - Please review each Math lesson with your child. We usually do a practice or a skill worksheet for each lesson in class (sometimes they are homework). I pass back their wks the next day ~ if you haven't seen any wks, please ask for them. There are practice problems on each lesson and more problems in the back of the book (page R).
5th Grade - We will be taking a timed test (for review) every other Friday - 2-12 (5 1/2 min.). If you would like some copies, please send a note to school and I will be happy to make you copies.
Here are a few things kids can do if they are "bored"!
* Read a chapter in a book or read a page or two to someone at your house.
* Study their math flashcards or make new ones!
* Do a word search or make one up using vocabulary words, spelling words, or just words from a newspaper/magazine.
* Write in a journal.
* Draw a picture and write a story about it!
Book Adventure books for our classroom library.
New set of novels (Number the Stars) for the 5th grade.
Disinfecting Wipes (Clorox or Lysol)