Monday, August 19, 2013

Monday

Hello!  We had a very busy day today-- on top of our usual 4th grade busy schedule, we added a severe weather drill, a meeting with Boy Scouts, and a trip to the computer lab!  Whoa! 

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Reading Log (does not need to be completed in order; not due til Friday, but will be checked each morning); complete workbook vocabulary page (most finished in class)
  • Spelling: review words
  • Math: complete WB page on rounding numbers
Also, please look through and return yellow folders (quite a few things need to be filled out and returned); and if students are interested in chorus, please return permission form and fee. 

Have a great night!

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Wednesday

Greetings!

Tonight's homework is as follows:
  • Reading: reread story and review vocabulary to prepare for Winn Dixie quiz tomorrow
  • Spelling: finish worksheet (two-sided)--many students have already turned this in
  • Math: complete wb p. 4 and 5 (lesson 1.2)

If you would be interested in being a part of our copy schedule rotation (might be once every 6ish weeks), please email me and let me know you're interested!  Sarah.Price@scott.kyschools.us

THANKS! Have a great evening!

Monday, August 12, 2013

Monday

What a crazy day!  We have been SO BUSY today trying to get everything in...and we did a pretty good job, I'd say! :)

Here's tonight's homework:
  • Reading: complete vocabulary worksheet #1-10 only
  • Spelling: worksheet due Thursday (2-sided)
  • Math: get family letter signed and return it
  • Go through yellow folder of information--keep at home and return folder empty.
Thanks, and have a great night!

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Thursday

Hello!  We switched classes for the first time today, and students got to meet Mrs. Rase and Mrs. Portwood!  Very exciting!

Homework tonight is to finish a Me Poster they've been working on. 

If you haven't yet turned in the $20 room fee, PLEASE do so as soon as possible.  You have no idea how much it helps our class!  Thanks so much!

Don't forget that tonight is our monthly SGES Spirit Night at Giovanni's Pizza!  A portion of their sales today come right back to our school toward the purchase of new and improved technology.  Please take your family and friends for dinner!  Giovanni's is located on 460 between Western Elementary and the nearby gas station.  Hope to see you there!

Thanks, and have a great night!

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Wednesday

Hello all!

Another great day in the books!  Tonight's homework is:
  • Two Facts and a False (students may need your help!)
  • Return forms and fees
  • get agenda signed
Thanks! Have a great night!

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

First Day Back to School!

(Parents of 5th graders who still subscribe--you may want to unsubscribe unless you're just really curious about what's happening in 4th grade these days! Hope you had a great first day!)

We had a GREAT first day back!  Tonight, students need to complete a newsletter-like homework called "First Day News."  They also have a quick, front/back parent survey for you to fill out.  Please look for both of these in their homework folder, and be sure they ask you to sign their agenda when their homework is complete!  We will check these in the morning. 

Have a great night!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Thursday

We are finished with reading, and have completed one part of math.  Tomorrow is a REALLY.  LONG. MORNING.  It's double math...with lots of writing!!!  I hope students are prepared to work hard, and do their very best. 

Thanks!

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Wednesday


We finished our first day of testing!  We will be taking Reading Part C and Math Part A tomorrow.  Please get your child to bed at a reasonable hour and send them with a full tummy (or have money in their account so they can get breakfast here).  Overall, students worked very hard and did a great job today!  One day down...

Thanks!

Monday, May 6, 2013

Monday

Please check your child's yellow folder for lots of important testing information--and a homework for YOU to complete (due tomorrow)!!! (They're very excited to give you the homework for a change!) 

Tomorrow will be a regular day, but students are welcome to leave binders and backpacks home from Wednesday-next Tuesday. :)  With 30 students, we need all the room we can get!

THANKS! Have a great night!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Oh hey, remember me?

Sorry for my long blog absence!  It's been crazy around here!  Here's a quick update of reminders and things going on.

  • Still accepting payment for our spring dinner/social fundraiser on Friday.  Dinner seatings at 5:30 and 6:30, with the dance to follow.  It's a FAMILY event--not a drop off!! Please plan to attend!  You may also pay only $2 per person, and just come for the dance!  A note will come home about that today, as well as tickets that have already been purchased. 
  • Giovanni's Spirit Day is Thursday.  Please plan to eat pizza and pasta ALL DAY LONG! :)
  • We are still accepting orders for the YEARBOOK.  It's $13, and they will be delivered soon, so get your order in quickly! 
  • Testing begins next week.  A hot pink note came home yesterday with lots of important testing-related information.  If you can donate a snack or item from our wish list, please return the bottom portion of that pink form ASAP!  THANKS to those who've already signed up.  You don't know how much we appreciate you!
  • Midterms came home yesterday.  Please sign and return those when you can.
Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; finish poem review if you didn't in class
  • Math: Some groups need to finish a math review packet...they ARE ALLOWED to use a calculator, and should * the problems they use the calculator to solve.
  • Spelling: worksheet due Thursday
  • Daily Reviews this week are STRAIGHT MATH.  There will still be a quiz on Friday that will count for a math grade, and I know that some students could REALLY use a good grade to boost their midterm grade.  I'd study these nightly to ensure that students are ready!
Thanks! Have a great night!

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Thursday, and Testing Dates!!!


Parents,

The Spring State Testing window will be May 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14.  Please avoid scheduling doctor’s appointments and dentist appointments on these days.  I understand that some of you have appointments that you have already set and they occur during the window.  I understand that can happen.  Your child will have a make-up to complete and that will happen outside of our classroom with another adult.  Your child will be allowed to resume testing upon his/her return beginning where the class is on that date.  Then, he/she will be pulled out individually to complete his/her make-up. 
So, if you have not yet scheduled appointments, please avoid those dates.   Students who begin and then leave DURING that portion of the test will NOT be permitted to finish it.

 
Here is tonight's homework:
  • Reading: Log
  • Study for SPELLING test
  • Study for DR Quiz
  • Some groups have a math worksheet on missing measurements to complete
Have a great night!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Monday

Please check your child's yellow folder for lots of graded papers and important information.

  • Reading: Log; WB page 234 vocabulary
  • Spelling: study words
  • Math: finish perimeter worksheet front and back (perimeter: add all sides)
Thanks!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Wednesday

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; study for quiz over Lost City story and vocabulary
  • Math: finish Metric Length worksheet
  • Spelling: worksheet due tomorrow
PE tomorrow!

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Tuesday

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; backside of last night's WB page (I think it's page 213?)
  • Spelling: worksheet due Thursday
  • Math: one group needs to finish the back side of our classwork today (4 questions)
Tomorrow is Music--don't forget your recorder if you took it home over Spring Break!

Monday, April 8, 2013

Monday

Welcome back!  Students did well getting back into routine today.  Here's tonight's homework:
  • Reading: Log; finish wb page on vocabulary for this week's story Lost City
  • Spelling: study words
  • Math: some groups had to finish a worksheet making line plots
Also, if you'd like to order spring pictures or a yearbook, please take care of that asap. 
Don't forget that Giovanni's is this Thursday!!! YUM!

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Thursday

tonight's homework is:
  • reading: log
  • spelling: study for test
  • study for DR quiz
  • math: some students had a worksheet to finish on measuring weight
  • CAREER PROJECTS due tomorrow! (anyone who hasn't presented!)
  • Revisions...

Friday, March 22, 2013

Here are next week's spelling words.  Don't forget that scrimmage test revisions are due on Monday!
Have a great weekend...see you Monday (if we're not buried under a foot of snow!).


Spelling words

Week of March 25-29

 Sailing Home (Multisyllabic words)

1.      reaction

2.    prerecorded

3.    incorrectly

4.    incredibly

5.    disobedient

6.    disagreeable

7.    refreshment

8.    unbreakable

9.    declaration

10. retirement

11.  misdialed

12. undefined

13. unhappily

14. watchfully

15. gleefully

16. sportsmanship

17. repayment

18. questionable

19. displacement

20.midshipman


Challenge Words:

21.  multicultural

22.universally

23.understatement

24.outlandish

25.inflammable

 

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Thursday

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log
  • Spelling: study for test!
  • Math: all groups finish worksheet on decimals and money
  • Study for DR quiz

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Tuesday

Hello!  Don't forget to work on revisions--especially from the scrimmage test (due Monday).

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; finish workbook page (some groups finished in class)
  • Spelling: worksheet due Thursday
  • Math: finish worksheet (some groups finished in class today)
  • Science: study for electricity quiz; extra credit worksheet will help study!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

DonorsChoose.org

Information from Mr. Price:


Dear Parents,

 

I am writing this letter in order to ask a huge favor from anyone who may be able to help!  I have recently written and submitted some grants through a website called DonorsChoose.org which helps to get teachers the materials and equipment they need for their classrooms. 


At this time, I have a grant posted which is not very expensive. If this grant is fulfilled, it will provide the students in our classroom several much needed items such as a Boom whackers and printed material to play from.    If we could receive these materials, I believe our students would be even more engaged than ever before, leading to greater learning and success! I am very excited about the possibility of receiving the items requested to help teach music literacy.

 

If you are able, and would like to help us get these materials into our classroom, please visit the following website to see my project(s) and add a donation. www.donorschoose.org/spprice

 

 

You can donate as little or as much as you choose. Even a donation as small as $5 would be greatly appreciated! It would move us one step closer to having richer learning experiences in our room!

 

If you do choose to donate, please make sure to type in the matching code: CHASE, YELP or SAVINGS when submitting your donation. With these codes, donations you make will be matched or doubled! This turns your $5 donation into $10, or a $50 dollar donation into $100!



Thank you in advance to all who will donate! I look forward to seeing our students gain access to tools they will LOVE, in order to further their success at school!

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Pat Price

 

Wednesday

Hello all!
Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; study for Seeker of Knowledge story and vocab quiz tomorrow
  • Spelling: worksheet and study for test tomorrow
  • Study for DR Quiz tomorrow (only 3 DR's to study!)
Have a great night!

Monday, March 11, 2013

Rainy Monday

Hello all,

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; some groups had to complete the vocabulary workbook page 184 that accompanies Seeker of Knowledge
  • Spelling: study words (one less day to study! eek)
  • Math: finish marble worksheet
Also, on the reading portion of the DR quiz that came home today, I marked letter D as correct, but students were given B as the correct answer.  Instead of re-collecting and re-grading and re-recording, I give the gift of bumping up everyone's score, whether they missed that particular question or not. :) Hooray!

Have a great night!

Friday, March 8, 2013

Friday: Picture Day Info & Spelling List

Don't forget to set your clocks forward this weekend!  Also, Spring Pictures will take place on Monday.  AND no school on Friday, so spelling test and DR quiz will be on THURSDAY.

Here is next week's spelling list!

Spelling List

Seeker of Knowledge

March 11-14 (TEST Thursday, No School Friday)

1.     village

2.     except

3.     explain

4.     quick

5.     charge

6.     bridge

7.     knowledge

8.     question

9.     equal

10.                        queen

11.                        excited

12.                        expect

13.                        Texas

14.                        fudge

15.                        excellent

16.                        exercise

17.                        quart

18.                        liquid

19.                        quilt

20.                        expert

Challenge Words

21.                         expedition

22.                        aquarium

23.                        inquire

24.                        frequent

25.                        advantage


Have a great weekend!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

If we have a *snow day* tomorrow, reading quiz will still take place on Thursday.  Students were asked to bring their reading books home today just in case. #fingerscrossed

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; read King in the Kitchen for quiz Thursday on story and vocabulary
  • Spelling: worksheet due Thursday
  • Science: Quiz tomorrow (only 10 questions) on Light
Have a great night!

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Thursday

Students worked very hard today on our practice assessment.  Tomorrow we will finish with math and language arts. 

Homework tonight is only the usual:
Reading Log
Spelling Test tomorrow
Daily Review Quiz tomorrow
**Science quiz--not usual, but short and sweet.  A study guide came home earlier this week.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Wednesday

Don't forget that tomorrow is day one of the practice assessment.  Students should get a good night's sleep, and plan to eat breakfast either at home or at school.

Also, we have the book fair tomorrow, so don't forget to bring money!

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log (No quiz tomorrow!)
  • Spelling: finish worksheet - due tomorrow
  • Open Response Revisions due ASAP
Thanks!

Monday, February 25, 2013

Marvelous Monday

Hello all!
Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; wkbk vocabulary page
  • Spelling: study words
  • Work on any open response revisions (Mrs. Ingram's group has quite a few still out)

We have Dance tomorrow, so please wear appropriate shoes.

Have a great night!

Friday, February 22, 2013

Friday

Sorry I didn't post yesterday--was out with my sick little one.

TGIF!!

Next week we will be taking our Scrimmage Test on Thursday, Feb.28.  We will probably divide this into two days an use Friday as well, I will let you know for sure.

You can also find next week's spelling list below. 
Have a good weekend!


Spelling List (Contractions)
Week of Feb. 25-March 1
The Houdini Box
1.      don’t
2.     won’t
3.     wouldn’t
4.     there’s
5.     we’re
6.     You’re
7.     doesn’t
8.     I’ve
9.     here’s
10.                        wasn’t
11.                        shouldn’t
12.                        couldn’t
13.                        where’s
14.                        hadn’t
15.                        aren’t
16.                        they’re
17.                        it’s
18.                        we’ve
19.                        when’s
20.                        haven’t
Challenge Words
21.                         it’ll
22.                        who’ll
23.                        might’ve
24.                        mustn’t
25.                        we’d
 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Wacky Wednesday

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; study for quiz tomorrow on The Great Kapok Tree story and vocabulary; Grammar worksheet on possessives.  Ingram's group has extra credit opportunity, and Rase's group has a worksheet to help study for quiz tomorrow.
  • Spelling: worksheet due tomorrow
  • Math: finish worksheet on Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Also, please return any spell-a-thon money by Friday. :)

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Tuesday

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; quiz Thursday on The Great Kapok Tree
  • Spelling: wkst due Thursday
  • Math: two groups had an "adding mixed numbers" worksheet to finish
We have library tomorrow, so please remember to bring back books!

Have a great night!

Monday, February 18, 2013

Marvelous Monday

Tonight's homework is:
  • Go through yellow folder and return--emptied!
  • Reading: finish workbook page 144 (vocabulary)
  • Spelling: start studying words
  • Math: finish mixed numbers worksheet- front and back
PE day tomorrow!

Friday, February 15, 2013

TGIF!

Here are next week's spelling words.  They are tricky--students will have to know which possessive to use based on the sentence.  Thought you might want a jump-start to studying!

Have a great weekend!

Spelling List
Possessives

1.    its
2.    ours
3.    mine
4.    yours
5.    family’s
6.    families’
7.    man’s
8.    men’s
9.    girl’s
10.     girls’
11.     hers
12.     theirs
13.     brother’s
14.     brothers’
15.     teacher’s
16.     teachers’
17.     aunt’s
18.     aunts’
19.     boy’s
20.     boys’

Challenge/Bonus Words
21.     country’s
22.     countries’
23.     witness’s OR witness’
24.     witnesses’
25.     laboratory’s
26.     laboratories’

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Thursday- Happy Valentine's Day!

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log (turn in tomorrow!)
  • Spelling: study for test
  • Study for DR Quiz (only 3 DR's to study this week!)
  • Math: finish worksheet on adding/subtracting fractions

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Terrific Tuesday

FYI, the cafeteria will be switching days (Wednesday and Thursday) this week for lunch. 

Wednesday will be PB & J, Nachos and Chicken Tenders
Thursday will be Grilled Cheese, BBQ and Baked Chicken

Tonight's homework is:
  • Reading: Log; finish back of wb page from last night
  • Spelling: worksheet due Thursday
  • Math: Price's groups: finish simplest form worksheet (circled problems only)
    • Ingram's group: page one of the packet

Monday, February 11, 2013

Monday

Midterms came home today.  Please look over them with your child, and sign and return them as soon as possible.  Students have four more weeks to bring up any concering grades, as well as hang onto any good grades!  Also, don't forget about getting ten AR points.  The cutoff for the third nine weeks (barring any snow days) is March 9, and report cards should be sent home on March 18th. 

Tonight's homework is as follows:
  • Reading: Log; WB vocabulary page 134; quiz over Eye of the Storm story and vocab on Thursday
  • Spelling: study words
  • Math: finish simplest form worksheet
    • Remember: find a number that BOTH the numerator and denominator are divisible by, until you can't divide them both anymore!
  • Check yellow folders for TONS of graded papers & important information!!!
Thanks!

Friday, February 8, 2013

Friday, Spelling List

Don't forget that Open Response revisions are due on Monday. (Some for Mrs. Ingram are due Tuesday). 

Here is next week's spelling list:
Spelling List
Week of Feb. 11-15
Eye of the Storm-compound words
1.      watermelon
2.     homemade
3.     understand
4.     sometimes
5.     shoelace
6.     highway
7.     upstairs
8.     thunderstorm
9.     shortcut
10.                        doorbell
11.                        jellyfish
12.                        touchdown
13.                        campfire
14.                        skateboard
15.                        anyway
16.                        fireworks
17.                        haircut
18.                        loudspeaker
19.                        laptop
20.                        flashlight
Challenge Words
21.                         masterpiece
22.                        stomachache
23.                        cliffhanger
24.                        sweatshirt
25.                        afterthought

Have a great weekend!