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We are having a terrific time getting to know each other and sharing our fabulous summer experiences. Your children have adjusted nicely to the school routine, and their eagerness for learning is amazing! It is going to be a wonderful year!
Regular Homework
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Extra Practice with our math concepts can be found online using the ISE under "Things to Do" and Skill Sets found in the "Library", click on the "Lady in the Red Hat." You can find these helpful web based tools on Student Links under "Think Central." The children have been practicing how to access these helpful tools, so they should be able to show you how to log on to the program.
Please check over your child’s math homework daily for accuracy and completeness. Studies show students learn better when they are given the opportunity to verbalize the steps taken to solve problems. Please allow your child this golden opportunity each evening when completing the math homework to explain to you their logic on a few select problems. If you notice an error, you will be able to catch it quickly before it becomes a habit that is difficult to break. Some of the concepts may seem tricky, so please know ANY strategy you show your child that works is worth learning and sharing in math class.
Xtra Math Fact practice is expected to be completed daily for points. If your child completes facts for 5 days/week they will receive 10 points (A+) for the week, 4 days = 9 points (A-), 3 days = 8 points(B-), 2 days = 7 points(C-), 1 day = 6 points(D-).
Spelling Ideas to try at home:
- ABC order: Write your words in alphabetical order.
- Word Sort: Sort your words by vowel sounds, patterns, syllables, etc.
- Repetition: Write your words 3 times each
- Sentences: Write a sentence for each
- spelling word.
- Word Art: Draw a picture and write your
- words in the picture.
- Story time: Write a short story using all
- your words.
- Creative Letters: Write your words by magazine and glue them on a paper.
- cutting out letters in an old newspaper or
- Pyramid: Write your words adding or will be a pyramid shape of words.
- subtracting one letter at a time. The result
- Good Clean Words: Write your words in surface that can be cleaned safely.
- shaving cream on a counter or some other
- Handwriting: Write each word 3 times in
- your best handwriting.
- Cheer your words: Pretend you are a
- cheerleader and call out your words!
- Sound Words: Use a tape recorder and
- record your words and their spelling. Then listen to your tape, checking to see that you spelled all the words correctly.
- Choo-Choo Words: Write the entire list end-to-end as one long word, using different colors of crayon or ink for different words.
- Flashwriting: In a darkened room, use a flashlight to draw letters in the air.
- Timer: Get a timer. Set it for 3 minutes. See how many times you can write your words before the timer goes off.
- Scramble: Have a parent scramble your spelling words. You unscramble them.
Chalk: Write your words outside using sidewalk chalk.
Letters: Write each word as many times as there are letters in the word.
Out loud: Spell your words out loud 2 times to a brother or sister, mom or dad.
Trace Around: Print your spelling words neatly. Take a colored pen and draw an outline around the word, closely following the shapes of the letters. Close your eyes and remember the shape.
Colorful Words: Use two different color pens to write your spelling words. Use one color to write the consonants and the other for the vowels.
Military spelling: Do jumping jacks, as you clap say a letter to spell your words.
Finger Tracing: Use your finger to spell out each of your words one letter at a time on your Mom or Dad‛s back. Then it‛s YOUR turn to feel and spell. Try to guess the word.
Practice Test: Have an adult give you a practice test.
Scratch n' Sniff: Write letters with glue on paper, and then sprinkle with Jell-O. Makes a super scratch n' Sniff when tracing over the letters.
Computer Words: Have your child type their spelling words ten times each on the computer. Use different colors and fonts and print it out!
Words-in-words: Write your word and then write at least 2 words made from each.
Snap and Spell: Snap on each letter, clap when you say the word at the end.
Create an activity: Can you think of a fun way to do your spelling activities? Try it out.
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” Dr. Seuss
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Students will be tested on their spelling words on Friday. We will introduce words each Monday. Students will be expected to practice the words at home throughout the week.
Reading Logs will go home on Fridays and will be due the following Friday. We are expecting students to read for 20 minutes and record three complete sentences summarizing what they read. Please initial each entry. For three complete entries, they will receive a B-. For four complete entries, they will receive an A-. For five complete entries, they will receive an A+. They can choose which nights to read.
The following schedule shows the consistent homework assignments for each day. There may be other assignments given. Please check the agenda daily for specific assignments.
Monday
Read 20 Minutes and record in reading log.
Math- One lesson plus Xtra Math facts practice
Practice spelling words on own.
Tuesday
Read 20 Minutes and record in reading log.
Math- One lesson plus Xtra Math facts practice
Practice spelling words on own.
Wednesday
Read 20 Minutes and record in reading log.
Math- One lesson plus Xtra Math facts practice.
Practice spelling words on own.
Library book due Thursday.
Thursday
Read 20 Minutes- Signed reading logs due on Friday.
Math- One lesson plus Xtra Math facts practice
Practice spelling words on own.
NO HOMEWORK ON FRIDAY - ONLY MAKE-UP WORK AS NEEDED.
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Correction to Update for May 30-June 2
Weekly Update May 30-June 2
Weekly Update May 22-26
Thank you for returning the Eagle Day Contracts! We just have a few unsigned and hope they will be returned soon! A second copy of the Eagle Day contract went home on Friday, May 19 with students who have not yet returned them. They are due by June 2, 2017. To attend, students must have less that nine refocuses from May 16- June 6. Also, all work from 5/16-6/2 must be completed and up-to-date.
Please make sure that kids are working on their Mission Boards. These are to be completed at home and returned by Monday, May 22. Thank you to the children who sent them in this week. They look marvelous! Please do not send in extra credit projects until May 25th.
We hope that everyone will be able to make it to Open House on Thursday, May 25. There will be a lot happening that night at our school. There will be three food trucks and the book fair will be open in the library! We are also excited for you to see all of the projects that we have been working on!!
We will be testing on Spelling 7.2 on Friday, May 26. We are still doing reading logs this week and Math homework. Please ask your child if they have received their Xtra Math Certificate. It is worth points!
I will be sending a sign up genius in the near future for our End-of-the Year party, and for Fun Day Volunteers for Wed., June 7.
Have a great week!
REACH spelling words for May 26, 2017 test and beyond...
We will introduce words and give a practice test each Monday. Students will write the words in their agendas on Tuesday in class, sort the words on Wednesday, and on Thursday they will play a spelling game in class. Final test given on Friday.
Unit 7, Week 2 test on Friday, May 26:
Unit 7, Week 2, Words with oo; Silent Consonants
- acknowledge
- align
- bombs
- climbing
- crooked
- design
- fasten
- gnash
- handbook
- know-how
- numbness
- outlook
- withstood
- wrathful
- wreckage
Watch-Out Words
- recent
- resent
- thorough
- through
Unit 7, Week 3 Words for testing on Friday, June 2:
Unit 7, Week 3, Words with VCV, VCCV Patterns
- cluster
- commander
- future
- goggles
- helium
- helmet
- lunar
- massive
- pilot
- platform
- public
- seldom
- signal
- tablet
- vapor
Watch-Out Words
- missed
- mist
- sail
- sale
Prior words: (For Make-Up Testing If Needed)
Unit 7, Week 1 testing on May 19:
Unit 7, Week 1, Words with Hard and Soft c, g
- advantage
- broadcast
- circuit
- conquer
- cylinder
- device
- engineer
- gadget
- genius
- glimpse
- gravity
- intelligent
- oxygen
- replacement
- telescope
Watch-Out Words
- finally
- finely
- precede
- proceed
Unit 6, Week 4, Words with oo, ew; au, aw, al, all
- awkward
- balmy
- brooding
- falter
- foolproof
- gloomy
- jaunty
- jewelry
- lawless
- nightfall
- roost
- saucy
- shrewd
- squawk
- strewn
Watch-Out Words
- who’s
- whose
***No Spelling Test was given on Friday, April 21 due to short week & Field Trip.***
Prior Words for Unit 6, Week 3 test from Friday, April 7 for Make-up testing:
Unit 6, Week 3, Words with oi, oy, ou, ow
- annoy
- astound
- boundless
- boycott
- cowardly
- disappoint
- encounter
- hoist
- loyalty
- outrage
- prowl
- rouse
- scowl
- trounce
- turmoil
Watch-Out Words
- foul
- fowl
- tide
- tied
Prior Words for Unit 6, Week 2 test from Friday, March 31 for Make-up testing:
Unit 6, Week 2, Words with y
- anxiety
- authority
- canyon
- celebrity
- fury
- hearty
- justly
- outcry
- rallying
- reply
- society
- spry
- yacht
- yearn
- yoke
Watch-Out Words
- peer
- pier
- wait
- weight
Weekly Update May 15-19
Gold Dust or Bust Update
Dear Parents,
Our 4th grade performance, Gold Dust or Bust is rapidly approaching. Our evening performance will be on Wednesday May, 17 at 6:00. We will be having a dress rehearsal that afternoon at 1:00. Please have your child bring or wear his/her costume this day. Students are welcome to change into their costumes for the dress rehearsals and wear their regular school clothes the rest of the day. On the evening ofWednesday, May 17, please have your child in Ms. Schwartz's room 21 in costume at 5:40 pm. Your child has an important part in our play, and we so appreciate your support with having them participate in this activity.
REMINDER FOR COSTUMES
Please make sure that your child is dressed in blue jeans and a plain t-shirt in a color that would have been available in the 1800s or a plaid shirt. Please no logos on shirts.
Girls are welcome to wear skirts, blouses, and bonnets.
We look forward to performing for you!
Thanks so much!
Ms. Schwartz and Mrs. Cornejo
Weekly Update May 8-12
Weekly Update May 8-12
I was so proud of our children this week during testing. We had pep talks each day, and did some nice stretching and breathing to help them remain calm. They jumped in and worked so hard. The tests are long and can be overwhelming, but they kept at it and did their best. Thanks for all of the snacks to help make the days less painful! We have two more days of testing this week on Monday and Wednesday, so we will not have Spelling or Math homework until CAASPP testing is finished.
We will continue to work on our missions this week. Then we will send the folders home and the students will complete the mission boards at home. You are welcome to have them log in to their Google docs and continue editing. They may print at school after they have had an adult check their editing. Please let me know if your child needs a poster board. Your child may bring in their mission board as scheduled on May 16 if they are ready, but we have EXTENDED THE MISSION DUE DATE to MONDAY, MAY 22. Boards turned in after that will receive reduced points.
Thank you for your continued support for our classroom and have a great week!
Weekly Update May 1-5
Weekly Update May 1-5
We will begin the CAASPP testing on Tuesday this week Thank you to all of our wonderful families who have signed up to send in refreshments for our children. It is important to help our children keep up their strength during testing! Please be aware our homework schedule will be different during our two week testing session. We will continue Red Reading Folders, but we will not have spelling words/tests or math homework for two weeks. Yippee!!
We will continue to work on our Mission Reports in class all week, so please remind your child to return the blue Mission Folder daily. We completed typing "Founding" and "Early History" in class this week, so if your child has not finished these two summaries on their Google Classroom Document, please help them remember to finish. We will set the format later, but completing the typing is helpful. We finished writing the rough draft for "Early People" in class on Friday, so we will type that summary in class on Monday. Your child has the option to read and take notes for their mission as part of their Red Reading Folder weekly requirements. Please write the name of the mission book or article read, minutes, and "see mission folder" for the written entry. Please remember to initial or sign daily, as usual.
Please return the "Intent to Return" (blue) form and the "Gold Dust or Bust-able to attend" (white) form this week if you haven't already. I offer table points for forms returned!
We will be taking our last field trip of the year to Coloma on Thursday, May 18. I have two parents scheduled to volunteer, but we will need at least three more. Please let me know if you would like to join us! Thank you to all of our wonderful families who donated $5.00 toward busses for our field trips this year. It has been a great year for field trips! Please send in your $5.00 donation this week if you haven't already done so.
Thank you for your continued support for our students! You are marvelous!