The children did a great job today hosting our school mass in honor of the Immaculate Conception. I was very proud of all of them.
We started the test on Komodo Dragons today. Some did not get to finish because our classes were shortened because of the Mass. We will finish the test tomorrow. Today the children are coming home with a study guide for the Unit 2 skills test which we will begin tomorrow. I hope to finish that up on Wednesday.
Have a good week!
In our Religion classes this week we are learning about how Catholic families prepare for Christmas. Some of us use Advent wreaths, calendars, and some people prepare by setting up a Nativity scene without any of the figures in it. On each day of Advent, they do a good deed, or say a prayer for others, and they place a piece of straw in the manger to prepare for Christmas.
Fourth grade is also participating in the Mass on Monday, December 8th. This is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The mass is at 10:00. I hope you can come and celebrate with us.
In Reading this week we are reading an expository nonfiction article on the KOMODO DRAGONS. The children should also take the accelerated reading test on this article. The test for this story will be on Monday, December 8th, the same day as our mass.
We are off on Friday, so the Unit 14 Spelling test will be on Thursday of this week.
I hope everyone had a great Thankgiving. It was nice to see all of you at conferences. You have such nice children, I truly enjoy being with them everyday.
In Religion we are learning about the Beatitudes. I have asked the children to bring in newspaper or magazine articles that show examples of people living the Beatitudes today. We will have our test on this chapter on Thursday. The children do not have to memorize the Beatitudes for this test.
Our story this week is THE SWIMMING HOLE, which is a chapter from the book, ON THE BANKS OF PLUM CREEK, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The reading book should be coming home 3 times a week, the children should be reading the story and learning the vocabulary for the story.
Thursday of this week we will be going to preschool to read to them. This is in honor of Children's Book Week. Please encourage your child to read every night.
On Wednesday of this week the children will have the reading test on the story, A CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE. They should study the vocabulary on page 148, and the comprehension questions on page 164. I have also been reminding them that the end of the 1st trimester is a week from this Friday. They need to have read 8 books and taken the accelerated reading tests on them.
Friday is Halloween. We will have a small party at the end of the day. They may bring a treat to pass out to the class. We have 26 children in our room. Mrs Hladik is our room mom, and she may be contacting you to send something on that day for the party.
Thanks for your help!!
On Wednesday of this week the children will have the reading test on the story, A CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE. They should study the vocabulary on page 148, and the comprehension questions on page 164. I have also been reminding them that the end of the 1st trimester is a week from this Friday. They need to have read 8 books and taken the accelerated reading tests on them.
Friday is Halloween. We will have a small party at the end of the day. They may bring a treat to pass out to the class. We have 26 children in our room. Mrs Hladik is our room mom, and she may be contacting you to send something on that day for the party.
Thanks for your help!!
Today we took our Unit 1 Skills Test in Reading. If any child was absent today I will be sending the test home to complete. Please try and have it back to me by the end of the week.
Tuesday is the chapter 4 test in Religion. Also homework on Tuesday in Religion is a Unit 1 test. I told the children they may use their book for this test. This test covers the important terms found in the first 4 chapters of their book.
Have a good week!
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I hope everyone enjoyed the nice long weekend. The weather was perfect !!!.
On Friday, the 17th, the children will take the reading test on our story, ADDIE IN CHARGE. They should reread the story and study the comprehension questions found on page 132 of their book. We did discuss these in class, and they have the answers in their notebooks. This story brings us to the end of Unit 1, which means we are ready for the Unit 1 Skills test. This test covers the 5 skills that we learned in this unit. They are; Setting, Sequence, Compare and Contrast, Author's Purpose, and Character. An explanation of these can be found in their reading book. They should also be able to recognize realistic fiction and historical fictiion. The study skills part includes reading a textbook, a table of contents, an index, and an outline. We will take this test on Monday, October 20th.
Have a great rest of the week!
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. The weather was perfect!
We will have a test Friday on our story ADDIE IN CHARGE. The children should reread the story, and know the answers to the comprehension questions on page 132 in their book. They will be able to use the book for this test, because they will be asked for specific details from the story. ON Monday we will be taking the Unit 1 Skills test. This test covers the skills that we have learned in the first 5 stories. They are SETTING, SEQUENCE, COMPARE and CONTRAST, AUTHOR'S PURPOSE' and CHARACTER. They will also need to be able to identify two types of literary genre: Historical fiction, and Realistic fiction. The study skills that are included in the test are, How to read: Textbooks, Table of Contents, an Index, and an Outline.
We will wait until next week to have the Chapter 4 Religion test. Have a good rest of thr week.
Our chapter in Religion this week features the Lord's Prayer and its meaning for us as Christians. The children made a prayer card that they can use as a bookmark.
Our story for the week is ADDIE IN CHARGE. The books are coming home tonight. They are to read the story for homework.
If you would like to chaperone our field trip on Thursday, Please sign and return the notes that the children are bringing home today.
The Spelling test will be on Thursday, because the children are off school.
Our story this week is FAMILY PICTURES. The author, Carmen Lomas Garza, used her childhood memories to create this story. This week the children are creating their own drawings that depict a memorable event in their lives. The children should take the accelerated test on this story, too. We will have a quiz Friday on the story.
On Wednesday of this week we will have a Religion test on Chapter 3. I will once again allow the children to use their books for the test, but they still need to prepare by rereading the chapter, and learning the vocabulary. The chapter review on pages 38 and 39 are also a good review.
Friday is the kickoff for the MAGAZINE DRIVE, and also Crazy Hat and Hair Day, sponsered by our new student council. Have a great week!!
