NECAP Testing Starts and Pen Pal Letters Arrive

The fourth graders will take the Reading NECAP test on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday of this week. Next week we will take the Math test on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  There is no way to study for these tests, but students will be encouraged to read carefully and use all their test taking strategies they already use.  I know they will all do great!  I have said they could bring mints or gum if they would like to have them during testing.

The students were very excited for their first pen pal letters to arrive last week.  We were also excited to have the cart of Google Chromebooks arrive.  We worked on rough draft letters back to our pen pals and some students started typing their second drafts.

Homework for Week of September 30 - October 4

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Monday (Day 1):
Read for 15 min

Vocab- Cut out Flash cards - Quiz Friday

Math- Review Sheet  #1-6 Test Thursday on Unit 2

Tuesday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Review Sheet #7-11 Test Thursday on Unit 2

Vocab- Sheet - Quiz Friday

Wednesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes

Math- Review Sheet #12-15
Vocab- Play concentration with flashcards - Quiz Friday

Thursday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Choose something in the fourth grade iXL to do for at least 10 minutes

Vocab- Review Vocabulary -Quiz Friday

Friday (Day 5):
Read for 30 minutes over the weekend
Math - Go on xtramath at least once

Thank you and Homework Week of September 23-27

I want to thank everyone who came to Curriculum Night last Thursday.  It was great to see and meet so many of you.  All the notices given out were put in Friday Folders if you were unable to attend.  

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Monday (Day 2 ):
Read for 15 min

Vocab- Review Week (last two weeks) in-, e-, and ex- (Quiz Friday)

Math- 2-5 Sheet

Tuesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -2-4 Sheet

Vocab- Review Week (last two weeks) in-, e-, and ex- (Quiz Friday)

Wednesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes

Math- 2-6 Sheet
Vocab- Review Week (last two weeks) in-, e-, and ex- (Quiz Friday)

Thursday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - 2-7 Sheet

Vocab- Review Week (last two weeks) in-, e-, and ex- (Quiz Friday)

Friday (Day 6):
Read for 30 minutes over the weekend
Math - Go on xtramath at least once

Important Dates

September 18 - Early Release - Students dismissed at 12:50

September 19 - Curriculum Night 6:30-7:30 and book orders are due today

October 10 - Picture Day

October 24- Old York Field Trip - more information will be coming home soon.

Homework for Week of September 16-20 Updated

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Monday (Day 3 ):
Read for 15 min

Vocab- cut out flash cards and match words to definitions (quiz Friday)

Math- 2-1 Sheet

Tuesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -Rounding Sheet

Vocabulary Sheet (quiz Friday)

Wednesday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes

Math- 2-2 Sheet
Vocabulary concentration with flash cards (quiz Friday)

Thursday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - 2-3 Sheet

Vocabulary quiz tomorrow

Friday (Day 1):
Read for 30 minutes over the weekend
Math - Go on xtramath at least once

Tracking Hurricanes

4B has started tracking the Atlantic hurricanes of 2013.  Students learned last week about longitude and latitude.  It has been a slow start for hurricanes this year, but we had our first tropical storm to track on Monday.  Each student has a tracking map and we will be looking at NOAA's website to get the coordinates of the storms locations each day.   I was excited today to hear the kids talking about how Tropical Storm Humberto had turned into a hurricane when they walked into class today.  I forgot to take pictures of the kids plotting the points, so I will have to get some later in the week.

Homework for Week of September 9-13

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Monday (Day 4 ):
Read for 15 min

Vocab- cut out flash cards and match words to definitions (quiz Friday)

Math- Review sheet #1-6 - test Thursday

Tuesday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Review Sheet #7-15  test Thursday

Vocabulary Sheet (quiz Friday)

Wednesday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes

Math- Finish Review Sheet
Vocabulary concentration with flash cards (quiz Friday)

Thursday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes

Vocabulary quiz tomorrow

Friday (Day 2):
Read for 30 minutes over the weekend
Math - Go on xtramath at least once

Homework For Week of September 2-6

*Students should be going on xtramath.org at least two afternoons during the week and one day over the weekend.

Monday (Day ):
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - 1-4 Sheet
Sneakers tomorrow
Bring back any forms if you still need to

Wednesday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - 1-5 Sheet

Thursday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math- 1-6 Sheet
Bring sneakers for Fourth Grade Activity tomorrow

Friday (Day 3):
Read for 30 minutes over the weekend
Math - Go on xtramath at least once