Thursday

Hi!  In celebration of Red Ribbon Week, we completed a schoolwide walk, and we heard from two guest speakers about staying away from drugs and alcohol.  Tomorrow, we will wear black and orange to "Say 'BOO!' to Drugs!"

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log (will be turned in tomorrow)
• Spelling: study for test tomorrow
• Science: Rock Cycle worksheet
• Study for DR Quiz

I'm giving you the night off from math homework!        :) You're welcome. :)

Wacky Hair Wednesday

Hello!
Let me begin by explaining our math situation.  I am fully aware that many 4th graders are struggling with long division.  I actually haven't taken a grade on any division homework yet--just giving participation grades for turning it in and attempting it because I know so many are having a hard time.  We are spending hours each day working on math (my brain is MUSH! :) ), and I keep reminding students to not give up and keep practicing.  Please do not panic if your child is confused!  The best advice I can give is to keep practicing at home, and google any division math games (there is a great practice game at http://www.mathplayground.com/, http://www.ixl.com/, http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/).  Good luck!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: worksheet (some will finish in class)
• Math: worksheet (2 or 3 digit quotients)

Also, tomorrow for Red Ribbon Week we are wearing our green SGES shirts.

Have a great night!

Tuesday

Hello! Here's tonight's homework:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: Study words
• Math: worksheet...continuing long division...
• Square 1 Art orders due November 10th
• Bring gift cards for basket (see newsletter!)

Don't forget to wear RED tomorrow, and it's also CRAZY HAIR DAY!!!!!

Monday

Howdy! We had a great kickoff to Red Ribbon Week, remembering that staying away from drugs is "no sweat."  Tomorrow, remember to wear jerseys as we "Team Up Against Drugs!"

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; finish character trait map
• Spelling: Study words
• Math: finish worksheet

Thanks!

Friday!

Don't forget that next week is Red Ribbon Week!  A red note was sent home today detailing what to wear next week.  Monday is...wear sweats!!! :)

Have a great weekend!

Thursday

Hope you're staying dry and warm!  Here's tonight's homework:

• Math: finish division worksheet
• Spelling: study for test tomorrow
• Reading: Log

Next week is Red Ribbon Week.  We will be having a different theme each day about choosing to stay away from drugs and alcohol, as well as guest speakers on Friday.  Here are the special things to do/wear for next week:

Monday – Sweats or jogging suits – Living Drug Free is No Sweat

Tuesday  - Jerseys – Team up against drugs

Wednesday – Wear Red (shirts, socks, ties, feathers,etc)  and Crazy Hair Day – Don’t let drugs be a hair raising experience – Say No

Thursday – Wear SGES shirts that we got this year – Pair Up Against Drugs

Friday – Wear Orange and Black – Say Boo To Drugs

Have a great night!

Oh Hiiiiiiiiiii There...

Please excuse my absence from our blog!  I'm baaaaaack!  Here's what's happening...

• Report cards were sent home today.  Also included in the blue envelope were test scores from 3rd grade.  Please review these with your child, sign the report card, and return only report cards and blue envelopes as soon as possible.
• Pictures also came home today.  If you would like to order a picture package, please return the form and money as soon as possible.
• As mentioned in the Fourth Grade Follow Up on Monday, our PTO Fall Auction is quickly approaching.  Our class basket is "Gift Cards."  If you can, please donate a gift card for our basket that can be auctioned off on November 4th after the supper.  Walmart, gas station, restaurants, local shops--ANYTHING would be great!  Thanks for being so supportive!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: finish worksheet (some finished in class)
• Math: finish worksheet (some finished in class)
• Book Orders due FRIDAY

Thanks!

Tuesday

Hello again!  A few notes about our last day before Fall Break:

• Reading: Log; finish an Open Response Question for reading, which most people finished in class today (about "Dump Cake")
• Social Studies: STUDY for Northeast States test tomorrow!
• Drug-Free Bookmarks are due tomorrow
• Science: Fossil Crossword (Extra Credit for this past 9-weeks!) due TOMORROW

Thanks!

Multiplication Monday :)

Helloooooo!

First of all, please look for the Fourth Grade Follow Up in your child's yellow folder, which is full of information you might need to know!  A few of the highlights and other things:

• Multiplication Quiz tomorrow.  This will count as 2 daily grades in math.  A study guide came home today for practice.
• No reading quiz, spelling words, or DR quiz this week since there are only 3 days of school.  Yahoo!
• Northeast States test on Wednesday over states, capitals, and other information about the Northeast.  A study guide came home last week, and SS books were supposed to come home today.
• Reading Log is still homework (use it for reading about the Northeast!) :)
• There is a fossil crossword puzzle that is extra credit for Science.  It is not due until Wednesday, and is optional...although based on the science tests of some, I think you might want to require it!  Students are required to correct any missed questions, and any F's on the TEST require a parent signature. (The test is the one with the ORQ at the end--the Ecosystems Quiz was the shorter of the two.)

Hope this helps.  Two more days! Two more days!
SJP

Thrillingly Busy Thursday

We apologize for the test overload tomorrow...although really there's only ONE extra!  No written homework tonight--just study, study, study.

Reading: Log; test over The Stranger story and vocab
Spelling: study for test
Science: Study for test
Study for DR Quiz

Good luck...
SJP
PS.  There are lots of online games to help with some of the content on tomorrow's test...
A cute lil website for producers, consumers, & decomposers is http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.htm

Wacky Wednesday

Well, day 2 of mad math multiplication went much better than day 1!  TOnight's homework will be for a grade, so please let your child do as much of it on their own as possible so that I can see who needs help, and who has the hang of it.  Thanks!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; test Friday over The Stranger
• Math: finish worksheet (problem side only--not word problem side)
• Science: Test Friday (I reminded students to take books home today)
• Spelling: finish worksheet; study words

Tomorrow is also Spirit Day at Giovanni's.  Please try to plan to have pizza for lunch or supper (or both!).

Two-Digit Multiplication Tuesday...

Get ready, parents!  Homework might be a bit challenging tonight.  We are working on two-digit x two-digit "long" multiplication...and my oh my, have we had a rough time!  Rest assured, we have done many practice problems in class...with that, I wish you good luck.  I narrowed it down to odds only...and we're spending tomorrow on the same skill, if that helps?!?! :)

Homework is as follows:

• Math: worksheet--odds only
• Reading: Log; quiz Friday over story and vocab
• Spelling: test Friday

Also, if you'd like a website with great math practice games, try http://www.mathplayground.com/ or http://www.ixl.com/ ...

Marvelous Monday

Hi everyone! Hope you had a relaxing weekend.  Please look for a hard copy of our Fourth Grade Follow-Up newsletter (it's orange!) in your child's yellow folder.  Also, a notice about upcoming academic team tryouts (it's red!) came home today.  If you're interested in the after-school tryouts, please return the bottom portion of that letter.  Please look through the other papers in your child's Monday yellow folder, and keep them at home. :)

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; read The Stranger in reading book
• Spelling: study words
• Science: test Friday

Have a great night!