Monday

Here's to our first FULL week of 2014! :)

Learning Outcomes:
Math: I can compare two fractions with different numerators and denominators using <,>,=.
Reading: I can interpret information through visuals in a text.
Writing: I can identify and interpret science fiction genre in writing/reading.
SS: I can identify 2 facts about KY's government.
Science: I can explain reflection, refraction, and absorption.

*Reading test is THURSDAY
*Multiplication Facts Quiz TOMORROW
*Report Cards come home THURSDAY

HW for tonight:
Individualized READING PACKET due Friday
Math fractions page - individualized

Hi!!

Hi Parents!  Welcome back to HOPEFULLY normal school days again!

We did get a lot done in a little bit of time today! :)

A few important points I wanted to make sure you read -
1. Science Fair Boards are due FRIDAY, but kids can bring them in TOMORROW to practice presenting.
2. Our newest and FUN Book Challenge is up and running! The bracket will be sent home tomorrow and instructions. It's going to be SO AWESOME the other 4th grade teachers want to jump on board, too! Ask your child about it! I WILL need some help from you taking your child to the Public Library to check out some books...but your kids are so EXCITED about it!!
3. Friday we will have our KY Regions test. Students completed their study guide today and have it to practice.

Have a great night! :)

Mrs. Burton

Monday-Tuesday

Short Week!

FYI -
Holiday Party is TUESDAY at 1:15-2:15.  Please come if you can, we'd love to have you here.  If you can help bring anything, please contact Mrs. Cruz at thecruzesrock@gmail.com
Students are also allowed to wear PJ's and bring a Santa hat (they begged??!!). If anyone has The Polar Express DVD, could you bring it in for the morning? Thank you!

Students should be reading over the break! It's a long one and I don't want them to regress too much!! :) Car time? Reading Christmas books? Have a family reading game night?!



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Students will take a Factors and Multiples Mini-Quiz tomorrow. They've been working on this for the past 2 weeks and have been doing the study guide all week last week.  The test will have about 10 questions.

Science Fair Student Questionnaire is due TOMORROW.

Thursday

HW -

Math: #2 and #3 on worksheet (same from yesterday)
Reading: Weekly packet due TOMORROW
Science: MAY need to finish Solar Energy paper

*Shark Tank project due on MONDAY

Wednesday

FYI:
*Wed. folders coming home today
*Make sure to look in RED folder for Holiday Party note
**MAP Reading test - TOMORROW.  Please remind your kids to do a good job and get a great night's sleep tonight!


HW:
Math - one problem on the sheet - Orlando problem
Reading - weekly packet due Friday
Science - Shark Tank project, due Monday

Tuesday

FYI:
Holiday Party sheet is coming home TODAY in the Red Take Home Folder
Science Data, Results, & Conclusion sheet is due tomorrow

HW:
Reading Packet - due Friday
Math - Mixed Bag sheet (I think 4 questions in all)
Science - work on Shark Tank Ultimate Insulator for Monday

Monday

FYI:
*Christmas Party is NEXT Tuesday at 1:15pm. All Parents welcome! There will be a letter in the Wed. folders about items.
*Reading Packet this week instead of Literacy Letter

Learning Outcomes for the Week:
Math: I can determine patterns with factors and multiples.  I can determine GCM, LCM, GCF, LCF of numbers.
Literacy: I can interpret information orally and explain how it helps me understand the text.  I can draft my procedural text using content specific words. I can determine author's purpose in a text.
Science: I can identify light and how it travels.
SS: I can compare the KY Regions according to land use and natural resources using an iPad.

HW for TONIGHT:
*begin working on reading packet
*1 math sheet - parents please look over it and sign it
*Science Fair Data, Results, & Conclusion due WEDNESDAY
(boards can be bought at WalMart)
*Shark Tank - this is for Science. It is due on Monday. Your child will have a sheet in their red folder explaining this.

Weekend Events

*All FCPS Weekend events have been cancelled for Fayette County tonight and this weekend.

Have a safe weekend!

Wed

Wed Folders are coming home today! Thanks Mrs. Coleman!!

HW:
Reading Packet - due Friday
Math: What are 2 multiples of 26? Write in planner, have parent sign
Reading: finish Twister reading and questions on back

**Permission Slip for Anansi the Spider is due!! The play will be Monday.

Monday

Welcome Back! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

FYI:
*NO Science Fair papers are due this week
*NO Literacy Letters this week - instead I have created a reading review on your child's individual learning level. This packet is due FRIDAY
**MAP MATH testing is this week! We usually don't take Winter MAP until January, but because of the primary move to their side of the building, we need to go ahead and begin testing.  I have started the goal setting for the kids this AM and will get the rest of their goals set tomorrow. PLEASE help your child do his/her best by providing a healthy breakfast Thursday morning and making sure they turn OFF electronics and get some good rest the night before!! :)

Learning Outcomes for the Week:
Math: I can find factor pairs for whole numbers 1-100.
Literacy: I can explain events in scientific and technical texts using specific details from the text.  I can write my own procedural text.  I can read with good accuracy.
Sight & Suffix Words - yes, clear, equation, yet, government, -dom, -phone
Science: I can identify types of heat and how heat travels.
SS: I can explain resources that are important for KY.

HW for TONIGHT:
* begin on reading packet
*math card to find factors of 25

***Christmas Party is DEC. 17th at 1:15. PLEASE contact me if you'd like to help and I will direct you to the parents who are helping to plan!***

December Orchestra Schedule

Tuesday, December 3  Burton, Yingling

Wednesday, December 4 Jordan, Layton

Tuesday, December 10 Jordan Layton

Thursday, December 12 Burton, Yingling

Monday, December 16 Jordan, Layton

Tuesday, December 17 Burton, Yingling

 

Please let your kids know. I have a calendar, but not everyone got it.

Cindy

 

Cindy Higgins

Beaumont

Garden Springs

Meadowthorpe

Orchestra Director

Monday

Math:
We took a pre-test for our new unit on multiples and factors.  We also played a game on different computation methods.

Reading:
We read about JFK's assassination.  Students read an article and worked on cause and effect as well as used the iPads and Freedom Flix to read more about it.

Writing:
Students used signal words and trial-and-error research for their procedural texts.

SS:
Students presented their culminating project on a choice region from the US.


Looking Ahead-
Tomorrow students will present their RtI projects and we will get to watch Mr. Popper's Penguins.  We will also have a quick KPrep Awards Ceremony for 4th and 5th grade students who scored Proficient and Distinguished on the KPrep last Spring.

Thursday

HW:
*Work on Math Study Guide (re-work problems) and practice multiplication problems and division problems (make up with numbers/use cards/use dice, etc.) for TEST TOMORROW
*Literacy Letter Journal
(parents, please read notes I make to then help your child get better at writing their letters!)

FYI:
We WILL be watching Mr. Popper's Penguins on Tuesday! Yay! Don't worry, we WILL be doing lots of work still on Tuesday! (I'm not that fun to have a 'free for all' day. HAHA)  Does anyone own the movie? I have found it on rent off Amazon.com just in case!

I have not received my PTA Homeroom Parent.  Would anyone like to volunteer? If not, would a group of parents like to 'be in charge' for our holiday parties?  Or, I can organize things if I could get some help with sending notes to parents, etc.  Please let me know if you'd like to help! THANK YOU!

Miss McKinney had a Solo Teaching day to get more prepared for her upcoming solo week. Please ask your child what behavior color they landed on (it should be written in planner, too!).

Wednesday

FYI:
No Wed. Folders Today - they will come home tomorrow!

HW:
Math - explain problem #1 to parent, have parent sign
**If parent does not have time to do this, please write a note and the child can explain to me in the AM

Reading - read 20 minutes, tell parents about the Sit-Ins and Ruby Bridges


**New Reading Learning Outcome for rest of week:
I can explain events and ideas in a historical text drawing on specific details.

Tuesday

HW
Science Study Guide - complete and have a parent sign AFTER they have gone over it with you
Read 20 minutes

Science Fair Experimental Design due TOMORROW

Mr. Popper's Penguins Permission Slip - please have back by tomorrow


Have a good night,

Monday

FYI:
There is a Permission Slip for a movie in the Red Folder...please sign either way by Wednesday!
Cashbook Fundraiser is coming home today - there is a slip that explains it.
Experimental Design for Science Fair is due Wednesday

Upcoming Tests:
Reading - Tues.
Math - Fri.
Science - Wed.

Learning Outcome:
Math: I can solve multi-step problems using a strategy with multiplication and division.
Literacy: I can determine plot, theme, character, setting, and summarize fiction texts. (We will begin a new unit with comprehension on Wednesday)
I can explain what a procedural text is.
Science: I can determine fast and slow changes.
SS: I can compare resources with the US Regions.

HW for Tonight:
 *SOME kids have a math slip with multiplication problems - it is written in their planner
Reading Study Guide packet - if you go over the answers with your child, please sign so they can receive extra credit.
Science Packet on Weathering & Erosion

Marathon Day 1 & 2

hi! I will not be blogging today or tomorrow.  I'm sorry for any inconvenience it will cause.

We have our next 2 days of Kagan Training from 3-6:30.  So, I will not be around my computer after school to answer emails, either. If we get breaks I will check my work email on my phone.  I know many of you email after the kids have gotten home so I apologize I won't be able to get back with you until about 7. 

I do get here at 6am each morning, so if I haven't emailed you back the night before, I will do so in the morning.

Thanks for understanding! :)

Tuesday

*I apologize for not writing the blog yesterday. I was out with my daughter!

So, today I will have a full Monday note!

FYI:
Science Fair Project Proposal is due WEDNESDAY
Needed items for Tuesday: oreos, colored marshmellows, toothpicks, m&m's, napkins   Please let me know if you're able to send any in!

FYI:
Upcoming Tests - NEXT WEEK
Tuesday - Reading
Wednesday - Science
Friday - SS assessment project

Learning Outcomes for the Week:
Math: I can solve multi-step word problems using trial and error, draw a picture, or make an organized list
Literacy:  I can distinguish between key details and irrelevant details.  I can summarize fiction texts.  I can read with good rate. I can write a complete sentence using subject and predicate.  I can use quotation marks in my writing.  I can use frequently confused words in my writing (too, to, two, there, their, they're, your, you're)
Science: I can explain fast changes to the earth's surface.
SS: I can compare resources from different regions of the US.

Wednesday

FYI:
*Wednesday Folders
*Wednesday Newsletters from kids in Red Folder
*we need packets of hot chocolate, please! We are having a classroom crawl to publish our pieces...similar to a coffee pub :)

HW:
Math Journal - kids have 1 of 2 things to complete -
1. explain MJ prompt to adult and how to answer the word problem
or
2. complete the MJ prompt

Read 20 minutes

Check out our You Tube site today for Erosion and Weathering chants! :)

Tuesday

*Whoops I forgot to write yesterday!!

FYI:
SCIENCE FAIR CONTRACT DUE WEDNESDAY (TOMORROW)
Friday - we are publishing on Friday with a fun activity! If you can send in some hot chocolate packets for our kids that would be great!!

Learning Objectives:
Math: I can solve multi-step problems using a strategy - make an organized list.
Literacy: I can determine between key details and irrelevant details. I can summarize a fiction text.
Science: I can explain why erosion is a slow change.
SS: I can explain the climate difference between US regions.

HW tonight:
2 problems on division in math ( in planner)
read 20 minutes
science fair contract -- just writing down what you've decided on