NOTES: THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS FOR YOUR HELP IN
OUR SUCESSFUL FALL FESTIVAL.
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY SENT $1 FOR YOUR
CHILD'S ADMISSION FEE TO THE CALLAWAY GARDENS
LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATION OF "BIRDS OF PREY-
IT ALL ADDS UP" BEING PRESENTED ON NOVEMBER 9TH
HERE AT OUR SCHOOL, PLEASE SEND IT BY FRIDAY.
Monday- Lunch: Salisbury steak or chicken wrap
HW:
Reading-Study vocabulary words. Words this week
are: wad, avert, zigzag, whimsical, and
scamper.
NOTES: PLEASE SEND GARDEN BASKET ITEMS BEFORE THURSDAY. WE STILL NEED SOME MORE ITEMS.
30TH IS FALL FESTIVAL. WE STILL NEED SOME PEOPLE TO MAN OUR BOOTH.
TO WEAR COSTUMES ON THE 30TH TO SCHOOL, YOU NEED TO PAY $3. PLEASE SEND THIS BEFORE FRIDAY.
SCAVENGER HUNT IS FRIDAY.
ITBS TESTING ALL WEEK. PLEASE BE ON TIME TO SCHOOL EACH MORNING. NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK UNLESS YOU NEED TO REVIEW A PROBLEM AREA IN TESTING. WE WILL BE GOING OVER TESTS TAKEN AND CORRECT THEM.
LUNCHES:
MONDAY: HAMBURGER OR CHEF SALAD WITH HAM.
TUESDAY: BBQ OR SNACKABLE.
WEDNESDAY: SPAGHETTI OR TUNA SALAD.
THURSDAY: CHICKEN SANDWICH OR SNACKABLE.
FRIDAY: MANAGER'S CHOICE
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October 19-22 WE ARE OUT FRIDAY ON FALL BREAK!
NOTES: OUR AUCTION BASKET FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL THIS YEAR IS TO BE A GARDEN BASKET. WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY ITEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION. PLEASE SEND AT LEAST ONE GARDEN ITEM TO GO IN THE BASKET TO BE AUTIONED OFF ON OCTOBER 30TH.
PLEASE SEND JUICE OR COOKIES FOR OUR MOVIE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. (24 STUDENTS) WE MADE OUR GOAL OF 250 AR POINTS THIS NINE WEEKS. OUR TOTAL FOR THE WHOLE 4TH GRADE WAS 1377 POINTS! WOW! AS A REWARD THE STUDENTS IN 4TH GRADE WILL HAVE A PJ PARTY AND MOVIE ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER. YEA!!!!!!!
ANY STUDENT MAKING 50 POINTS ON AR WITH AN 85% AVERAGE OR HIGHER WILL BE INVITED TO A NICE DRESS-UP DINNER AT SEMESTER'S END. HIGHEST IS NOW 58 POINTS!
Monday- Lunch: BBQ OR SALAD WRAP
Reading-Study vocabulary words. Words this week
are: succor, fowl, runt, prevail, and
furvor. Write 3X each.
Spelling-Write words 3 X each. Spelling words
for this week are: Spelling List #11
language
history
pottery
study
spoken
accent
tribe
human
custom
village
folktale
practice
relatives
interview
region
symbol
guide
totem
colony
prints
ELA: DGP Week 11 Monday's exercise
Math: Multiplication and division, wbp. 34
Tuesday- Lunch: Beef-A-Roni w/ Bread
stick or chef salad with chicken patty
HW:
Spelling HW: Write sentences using spelling
words.
ELA: DGP Week 11 Tuesday's exercise.
Math-wbp 35. Please make sure
this workbook comes back to school each morning.
Wednesday:Lunch: Chili Cheese Friews or snackable
HW:
Reading-Write vocabulary words in cursive.
Spelling-Write spelling words in cursive.
English- Week 11 DGP Do Wednesday's exercise.
Math-wbp. 36.
Thursday:Lunch: Chicken Nugget w/ WW Roll or chef
salad with ham and cheese
HW:
Reading-Comprehension test no story
Spelling-Test
Vocabulary-Test
English-Week 11 DGP Test
Math-Chapter 5 posttest
Friday: NO SCHOOL
NEXT WEEK ITBS TESTING! BE ON TIME TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!
HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ADDED NOTE: MINI MEMORY WALK AND ACTIVITIES FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009: SNO-CONES $1 / WEAR A HAT $1
/ DUNKING BOOTH (3 BALLS TO THROW) $1/ HOMEWORK PASSES $1 (LIMIT OF 5)/ TO WEAR YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME ON OCTOBER 30TH PLEASE SEND $3. THE 2ND NOTE ON THIS ACTIVITY WENT HOME THIS AFTERNOON.
October 12-16
NOTES: OUR AUCTION BASKET FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL THIS YEAR IS TO BE A GARDEN BASKET. PLEASE SEND AT LEAST ONE GARDEN ITEM TO GO IN THE BASKET TO BE AUTIONED OFF ON OCTOBER 30TH.
WE MADE OUR GOAL OF 250 AR POINTS THIS NINE WEEKS. AS A REWARD THE STUDENTS IN 4TH GRADE WILL HAVE A PJ PARTY AND MOVIE ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER. YEA!!!!!!!
ANY STUDENT MAKING 50 POINTS ON AR WITH AN 85% AVERAGE OR HIGHER WILL BE INVITED TO A NICE DRESS-UP DINNER AT SEMESTER'S END. ONE GIRL ALREADY HAS 41.5 POINTS AND ANOTHER HAS 41.6 POINTS. I AM SO PROUD OF MY GROUP THIS YEAR! WAY TO GO GIRLS! WHAT A SUPER GROUP OF KIDS! I WILL TAKE THE WHOLE GROUP OUT IF THEY MAKE THE 50 POINTS.
Monday- Lunch: Pizza or chef salad with ham
HW:
Reading-Study vocabulary words. Words this week
are: carp, endorse, remainder, amble, and
enroll. Write 3X each.
Spelling-Write words 3 X each. Spelling words
for this week are: Spelling List #10
Words with Digraphs
Reading-Study vocabulary words. Words this week
are: shoddy, hoax, qualm, transpire,and
harsh. Write 3X each.
Spelling-Write words 3 X each. Spelling words
for this week are: Spelling List #7
Words with Long a and Long e
cape crayon
gray cable
station fail
rail tea
freight zebra
agree rusty
teacher tray
secret raisin
family bean
cane tidy
accidental occasions
labored rhythms
Spelling HW: Write sentences using spelling
words.
ELA: DGP Week 6 Tuesday's exercise.
Math-wbp.19 Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Wednesday:Lunch: Rib-B-que sandwich or p&j
snackable.
HW:
Reading-Write vocabulary words in cursive.
Spelling-Write spelling words in cursive.
English- Week 6 DGP Do Wednesday's exercise.
Math-WB page 20. Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Thursday:Lunch: Chicken sandwich or chef salad
HW:
Reading- Vocabulary Pretest.
Spelling-Pretest.
English-Week 6 DGP Do Thusday's exercise.
Math-WB page 21.lease make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Friday: Lunch-Spaghetti or snackable
AUCTION DAY! Thank you parents for all the
donations to our aution box!
HW:
Reading-Comprehension test on Scruffy.
Spelling-Test.
English-Week 6 DGP Test
Math-Test The test will cover the first
part of chapter 3. We also need to start
retesting students who did not pass the first
round of multiplication tables. Please go over
5X and 6X for Friday.
Science Test- Checking on research cards and
material saved on flashdrive. Reseach is to be
complete by September 25th. I will be looking
for questions, notes and documentation material
of sources. We will be starting power point
instruction on Monday the 28th.
Social Studies Worksheet and map on Pawnee
Indians.
AR/Library Day
AUCTION!
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September 7-11
NOTES: MONDAY IS LABOR DAY! NO SCHOOL!
SCIENCE INFO FOR 9 WEEKS REPORT:
1. Students need at least one note card per
question. Students have questions.
2. Questions can be answered by using internet,
a book (from the school library, county
library or from home), an encyclopedia, or
they may use journals or science magazines
(National Geographic, Ranger Rick, etc.).
3. A note card needs to be made on any book or
magazine from which student gets
information. Place the number of the
question on the front of the card. List
question, the answer, and the page on which
the answer was found. On the other side
of the card, list the title or book or
journal, the author, publisher, where
published, and the copyright. We have
covered this information on documentation in
class.
4. In addition, students may use their
flashdrives to do research on the internet.
The school library website (Destiny) has a
list of encyclopedia and approved links to
excellent research tools for students. When
a student copies any work or picture from a
website, they need to copy the www address
from the address bar and place this before
article on their save work. Other info
needed for proper documentation is to type
in the date the website was found and work
was copied, and also if able to locate on
the cite; students need to document the date
the article was written and the author of
article. (Hard to locate. Not necessary.)
5. All of the science questions given to
students can be found in their science
books. As soon as all info is located and
put on either a card or flashdrive, we will
begin putting together their choice of a
powerpoint or a dvd. Instructions will be
given at a later date on that process.
Students are to do this work on their own,
but as with all science/math competitions,
adults can provide instruction on the "how
to".
6. The research on these projects will be due
on the September 30th. Projects may be
worked on at home. Please help to make
sure that students document ALL work!
7. On October 1, we will begin putting the
projects together using student choice of
presentation. Again, this work may be
done at home and at school. The student
will be asked questions concerning how the
project was put together. Students will
also be chosen as lab helpers based on
knowledge and performance level in using
computer programs. We will not wait on
the October 1 date to begin putting the
presentations together if students have
research complete earlier. Students have
been shown presentations students turned
in last year, so they may have ideas
already in mind concerning how they want
their final project to look.
8. Please email any questions on this
project and I will post the question/answer
on this website for others to view.
Monday- LABOR DAY! NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday- Lunch: Beef a roni or P&J.
Progress reports sent home today! Please send
signed copy back tomorrow. If you would like
to have a conference, please indicate on the
returned sheet showing a phone number where
you can be reached during the day. Indicate
if before school or after school would be the
best time to meet. I will call to set up our
conference.
HW:
Reading-Study vocabulary list. Words this
week are: shun, resident, ruthless, obsolete,
magnate.
Reading Vocabulary HW: Write sentences using
vocabulary words.
Spelling HW: Write sentences using spelling
words.
ELA: DGP Week 5 Tuesday's exercise.
Math-wbp.14 and 15. Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Wednesday:Lunch: Loaded Nachos or chicken salad
plate.
HW:
Reading-Write vocabulary words in cursive.
Spelling-Write spelling words in cursive.
English- Week 5 DGP Do Wednesday's exercise.
Math-WB page 16. Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Thursday:Lunch: Chicken nuggets or snackable.
HW:
Reading- Vocabulary Pretest.
Spelling-Pretest.
English-Week 5 DGP Do Thusday's exercise.
Math-WB page 17. Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Friday: Lunch-Ham slices or tuna salad.
AUCTION DAY! Thank you parents for all the
donations to our aution box!
HW:
Reading-We are working on hands-on projects
in our novel study this week. There will be
no pencil and paper test this week in reading.
The projects are started at school each day
this week, and they may be completed at home
if not finished at school.
Spelling-Test.
English-Week 5 DGP Test
Math-Test on expressions, number sentences, and
input/output charts and identifying the rules
for these charts. The test will cover the last
part of chapter 2. We also need to start
retesting students who did not pass the first
round of multiplication tables. Please go over
3X and 4 X for Friday.
Science Test- Checking on research cards and
material saved on flashdrive. I will be looking
for questions, notes and documentation material
of sources. Hands on science exercise today.
Social Studies Worksheet and map on Pawnee
Indians.
AR/Library Day
AUCTION!
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August 31-September 4
NOTES: EARLY RELEASE DAY TUESDAY!
SCIENCE WEB SITE FOR STUDENTS: follow these
steps:
1. www.harcourtschool.com
2. click on learning cite
3. Science
4. HSP Science
5. Georgia
6. Go
7. 4th Grade
8. Ch. 7
9. Food Web (example)
GOOD STUDY CITE FOR ECO TEST THIS WEEK!
Monday-Lunch: Pizza or chef salad with diced ham
HW:
Reading-Study vocabulary list. Words this
week are: bliss, drench, shun, resident,
and ruthles. Write words 3 times each.
Spelling-Spelling words write 3 times each.
Words this week are: consonant, possible,
human, separate, church, moment, trouble,
middle, per, metal, increase, uncle,
someone, expression, pound, angle, whether,
phrase, fingers, and national.
ELA: DGP Week 4 Monday's exercise
Math-wbp. 10 Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Tuesday-EARLY RELEASE DAY! SCHOOL IS OUT AT 1:15 P.M.
Lunch: Deli or PB&J sandwich
HW:
Reading-Write sentences with vocabulary
words
Spelling-Write sentences with spelling words
English-Week 4 DGP Tuesday's exercise
Math-page 11 in Workbook. Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Wednesday:Lunch: BBQ on bun or chicken salad plate
HW:
Reading-Write vocabulary words in cursive
Spelling-Write spelling words in cursive
English- Week 4 DGP Do Wednesday's exercise
Math-WB page 12 Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Thursday:Lunch: Fried or baked chicken or
snackable
HW:
Reading- Vocabulary Pretest.
Spelling-Pretest.
English-Week 4 DGP Do Thusday's exercise
Math-WB page 13 Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Friday: Lunch-Fish patty or chef salad with turkey
AUCTION DAY! Thank you parents for all the
donations to our aution box!
HW:
Reading-Vocabulary and comprehension test on
chapters 9-10 of novel. Any work not
completed one week carries over to the next
week.
Spelling-Test.
English-Week 4 DGP Test
Math-Test on first part of chapter 2.
Science Test on vocabulary words and eco
systems in chapter 7
Social Studies Test on vocabulary words and
indians in chapter 2.
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August 24-28
Monday-Lunch: barq. sandwich or chef salad with chicken
HW:
Reading-Study vocabulary list. Words this'
week are: allude, fleet, parallel, horizontal
vertical.
Spelling-Spelling words write 3 times each.
Words this week are: tomorrow, dictionary,
appear, valley, straight, continue, among,
thousand, perhaps, themselves, section,
president, toward, produce, temperature, choose,
chose, quiet, yourself, condition.
ELA: DGP Week 3
Math-wbp. 6
Tuesday-Lunch: Tacos or snackable meal
HW:
Reading-Write definitions to vocabulary
words
Spelling-Write spelling words in cursive.
English-Week 3 DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
Math-page 7 in Workbook. Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Wednesday:Lunch: Grilled Ham or turkey salad plate
HW:
Reading-Write vocabulary words 3 times each.
Spelling-Write sentences using spelling words.
English- Week 3 DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
Math-WB page 8
Thursday:Lunch: Chicken patty sandwich or snackable
meal.
HW:
Reading- Vocabulary Pretest.
Spelling-Pretest.
English-Week 3 DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
Math-WB page 9
Friday: Lunch-Fish patty or fruit and cheese plate
AUCTION DAY!
HW:
Reading-Vocabulary and comprehension test on
chapters 5-8 of novel. We still are not
finished with these chapters. Any work not
completed one week carries over to the next
week.
Spelling-Test.
English-Week 3 DGP Test
(Daily Grammar Practice).
Math-Test on place value. (second part of the
test.)
Science Test on vocabulary words on chapter 7,
lessons 3 and 4.
Social Studies Test on vocabulary words on
chapter 2, lesson 3 and 4.
August 17-21
Tuesday night at 6 p.m. is open house.
Monday-Lunch: Cheeseburger or chef salad
HW:
Reading-paper
Spelling-Spelling words abc order
Math-paper
Tuesday-Lunch: Spaghetti or p&j snackable
meal
HW:
Reading-Write vocabulary words 3 times each. T
This week's words: fertile, aqueduct, prance,
encroach, smitten.
Spelling-Write sentences with spelling words.
Spelling words are:
bottom, cause, exactly, farm, ladies, natural,
price, serve, sound, division, swimming, whom,
wives, important, misspelled, character, length,
government, surprise, and forty-four.
English-Week 2 DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
Math-page 3 in Workbook. Please make sure this
workbook comes back to school each morning.
Wednesday:Lunch: Ham slices or egg salad plate
HW:
Reading-Study definitions of vocabulary words.
Spelling-Write spelling words in cursive.
English- Week 2 DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
Math-WB page 4
Thursday:Lunch: Chicken tortila or snackable meal.
HW:
Reading- Vocabulary Pretest.
Spelling-Pretest.
English-Week 2 DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
Math-WB page 5
Friday: Lunch-Deli turkey sandwich or tuna salad plate
chicken
AUCTION DAY!
HW:
Reading-Vocabulary and comprehension test on
chapters 5-8 of novel.
Spelling-Test.
English-Week 2 DGP Test
(Daily Grammar Practice).
Math-Test on place value.
Science Test on vocabulary words on chapter 7,
lesson 1 and 2.
Social Studies Test on vocabulary words on
chapter 2, lesson 1 and 2.
August 10-14, 2009
NOTES:
Welcome to my class. I am so excited about my group of students this year! We are going to be working on some interesting subjects and learning lots of new skills. Old skills that are a must are first and foremost the multiplication facts. Please drill your child nightly on these facts. We cannot go on to division skills required in 4th grade until students know multiplication facts. Please help any way you can to get these facts stored in memory. Students should have an instant response to these facts. (No counting on fingers and drawing pictures to get the answer.) We will be testing daily until all students have passed fact families 1-12.
Attendance; I have compared student attendance with final testing scores from the past few years and I have found that the students that did best on the CRCT were not tardy or absent unless absolutely necessary. I have set in place a reward system for the class for each day that all students are present by 8:45 a.m. They are very excited about this plan. If a bus is late or a dental or doctor appointment is documented for a tardy, the class WILL still get points. Please help your child get here on time each morning, or send documentation of dental or doctor appointment if they come in late.
We will be using a checkbook method of positive discipline this year within our classroom. This system rewards good behavior, excellent grades, goals met, and compliments from other teachers on class behavior. We will deduct points as fines for undesirable behavior. These points will be added to your child's checkbook each week. If they loose their checkbook, they cannot get the points in the lost checkbook restored. Help your child make sure they bring their checkbook to school each day, and by looking over it with them each week to understand weekly grade totals and deductions of points. The reason for deductions will be listed. On Friday we will have an auction. I will accept donations for the auction box from parents, grandparents, and anyone else who would like to help. I spend quite a bit each year buying for the auction box, so any help will be greatly appreciated. An item will sometimes auction for a very high price, but the student with the highest total in their checkbook rules. So encourge high marks and good behavior. This method of discipline works and is a lot of fun!
We are keeping a list of volunteer hours this year in our class. If you have time that you can donate to our class, or if grandparents do, please drop by. I always have plenty of activities to do with a small group of students that can only be done if we have volunteers to help. Please come to orientation on the 18th and visit with me about times you could help in our class. By the way, P.T.A. meetings and open house attendance will earn your child $1000.00 in their checkbook for each attended meeting. Be sure you sign in, so they will get credit.
Our Class Schedule:
8:30-9:00 Mon.-Fri.:Early morning work (Do Now)
9:00-9:50 Mon.-Fri.:Math
9:50-10:35 M/F- P.E. T-Computer Lab W/Th- Math
10:35-11:15 M-Th Reading Block F-Music
11:15-12:15 M-Th Reading Block F-AR and Library
12:15-12:45 M-F Lunch and Bathroom break
12:45-1:30 M-F Continue Reading Block
1:30-2:15 M/T/W/F-Social Studies Th-P.E.
2:15-3:00 M/T/W/F-Science Th-Art
****P.E. days students should wear sneakers to school.
Parents and grandparents, please be sure to register in the office before you visit our classroom. Get a name tag to wear. Thanks.
We are working on special projects in Science and Social Studies this year. These projects can be worked on at home. We will also be working on them in the classroom. All books are permitted to be taken home. Please encourgae your child to bring books home. Be sure they return them each day for classtime use. The first project will be research on a chosen endangered animal. Each student is to choose an endangered animal by Friday. They will need to have a flash drive in order to record information researched on computers and to work on the presentation of this project. The flash drive should have their name on it and they will need to bring it to school each day starting Monday the 17th. I will list instructions for the project starting on Monday the 18th. These are only to be student work. Parents can teach their child how to use computer programs or give ideas for the project, but the work must be completed by the student. The best of these projects will be entered in the Georgia Media Festival and the Muscogee County Tech Fair. We were very proud of our class winners from last year. Four of our projects went to state.
** A note about homework: With our busy schedules, we sometimes have limited time to do homework. Homework is required and should be turned in on the day it is due and requested. It can be completed early if the student understands the work. Do not turn in work early! Keep in Owl Book until due. I hope this method is more convenient for your family as our youth participate in sports and other after school activities.
***Check Owl Book each day for parent comunication and each week for graded papers.
Spelling-Spelling words 3 times each. Words
this week are: assignment, textbook, classmate,
teacher, counselor, supplies, education, recess,
homework, principal, instruction, and knowledge.
Math-page 3 problems 9-24
Tuesday-Lunch: Chicken nuggets or snackable
meal
HW:
Reading-Write vocabulary words 3 times each
Spelling-Diefine spelling words.
English-Introducing DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
and do page 3 in book, 6-15.
Math-page 5 problems 4-20.
Wednesday:Lunch: Pizza or ham salad
HW:
Reading-Define vocabulary words.
Spelling-Write sentences with spelling words.
English-Introducing DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
and do page 5 in book, 6-20.
Math-page 7 problems 1-7.
Thursday:Lunch: Chicken or snackable meal.
HW:
Reading- Vocabulary Pretest.
Spelling-Pretest.
English-Introducing DGP (Daily Grammar Practice)
and do page 7 in book, 11-20.
Math-page 5 problems 8-23.
Friday: Lunch-Fish sandwich or chef salad with
chicken
AUCTION DAY!
HW:
Reading-Vocabulary and comprehension test on
chapters 1-5 of novel.
Spelling-Test.
English-DGP Test (Daily Grammar Practice).
Math-Test on place value.
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