Mrs. Yates

Class News for September 27, 2010

Welcome back, mates!  Hope you enjoyed your week off and are ready to come back and learn, learn, learn!

Here are your reminders for the week:

1. Continue working on your personal A.R. goals, math goals, and reading log.  The end of the nine week period isn't far off, so work hard to meet all of your goals! Students who have already earned their reading log goal of 850 pages received a short notice last Friday that they have met their goal.  Those students will not need to turn in a reading log on the next log check. 
2. Begin reviewing and practicing your Wordly Wise vocabulary words.  We introduced them last week and will continue practice this week.
3. School pictures are Tuesday, September 28th. 
4. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your support for Boosterthon!  We can't wait to hear the final grand total for our classroom!
5. Don't forget to turn in your CCSD Performing Arts permission slip by Monday, September 27th.

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Upcoming dates and important reminders

A couple of important reminders to think about as the week goes by . . .

1. Economics test---Friday, September 17th.  You can prepare for this test by studying your Social Studies spiral notebook (Look over the flipbook of vocabulary, chart of types of resources, and the note sheet on markets, etc.
2. Reading log and math log check on Friday, September 17th.  By now you should have around 570 pages total on your reading log.
3. GUMS section 1 test on Friday, September 17th.  Please study your GUMS book, particularly page 27 that we did together in class.  (TARGET and other students who were out received a copy of the completed page).

Upcoming dates:

1. Picture Day is coming!  A flyer was sent out today that listed types of poses and various packages.  School pictures will be taken on Tuesday, September 28th.
2. Please return the CCSD Performing Arts form.  Even if you do not plan on sending in a donation, all students must return a form to participate.

 

Finally.....by student request and popular demand....the coolest sites of the week!

Ghostblasters Math  (multiplication site--so much fun!)

http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Ghostblasters1/gbcd.html

Economics Virtual Mall (You Are Here site)

http://www.ftc.gov/youarehere/

Weekly Class News September 13th, 2010

It's the last week before our Fall break mates.  Let's make it count and give it our all!  Here are your reminders for the week:

1. Math Test on chp. 2 on Monday, September 13th.  All students were asked several times last week to bring home their math textbook, or to use the electronic textbook to help prepare for the test.  Students can also practice by using the website links on the blog this week.
2. Spelling test on Tuesday, September 14th.  Again, students were asked to bring home their spelling notebooks to help study the word list.
3. We will be changing back to Social Studies this week.  We are starting a new unit on economics.  We'll begin the unit with vocabulary and will create a flipbook in our social studies spiral notebooks.  Students can use this flipbook to help prepare for a short vocabulary quiz on Friday.
4. It is time for another reading/math log check on Friday, September 17th.  By now students should have around 570 pages on their reading logs, and should have taken 5 more math times tests to record on the math log.
5. We will have a GUMS (grammar, usage and mechanics) Section 1 test on Friday.  The material covered includes subjects and predicates, compound, complex and simple sentences, and complete sentences and fragments.  We have been working on this material in grammar since school began this year.  Students may take home their GUMS book to review pages that we've done together, or any extra blank pages to help practice.

I hope that you all have a safe, and relaxing Fall Break!

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Upcoming Test Reminders

Attention all mates!  Don't forget that you have several important tests coming up early next week.  Your Chapter 2 Math test is Monday, September 13th.  Your Spelling Sort 2 test will follow on Tuesday, September 14th.  Be sure to use all of your study tools to help prepare--this includes your spelling journal or word list, your math book and/or electronic text book, and any old assignments to help study.

Here's a great website to help practice expressions, number sentences and variables.  This is the same site we practiced with in class.  Good luck and have fun!

http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-4-solve-variable-equations

http://www.littlefishsw.co.uk/card/functionmachine.html  (another cool site)

 

Science Quiz Friday & Boosterthon Reminder

Students and Parents,

Don't forget that you have a quiz in Mrs. Greeson's class on Friday 9/10/10.  Be sure to study your Einstein (science composition books), and pay particular attention to the pages you put a star on in class.  Remember, you were asked to take the Einstein home yesterday as we were packing up in class.  You are welcome to bring it home everyday this week (just bring it back in case you need it in class the next day).  Good luck!

Good news--we have one more day to gather up those pledges and try to get all of our Boosterthon donations in.  Ten percent of all our pledge money turned in by Thursday, September 9, 2010 will go directly back to our class.  Thanks for working so hard!  Go mates!

Class News Week of Sepember 6, 2010

Aah...the cool winds of Fall are coming our way!  It's hard to believe that we have completed over 4 weeks of school already!  We're halfway to the end of the nine week grading period!  Please keep that in mind as you continue working on meeting your A.R. goals, reading logs and math goals.  You can do it mates!  Here are your weekly reminders:

• Go Boosterthon!  What a fabulous job you've done raising money and walking those laps!  I am so, so proud of you!  Try to collect all of your pledges by September 8th, so that we can get 10% donated directly back to our room.  You can do it!
• Upcoming tests next week--Spelling Sort 2 (Tuesday, 9/14/10) and Math Chp. 2 (Monday, 9/13/10).
• This is your last week with Mrs. Greeson.  We'll begin another social studies unit next week.
• We have guidance with Mr. Rollins and a library visit this week.  We'll also get to know our buddy class! 
• Bring boardgames on Friday for our Boosterthon reward. 
• Academic alerts and progress updates will go out on Friday to let you know how you are doing so far.  Please keep in mind that we have only had a few grades at this point, so you have plenty of time to maintain or raise your averages.
• Next reading log/math log check--Friday, 9/17/10. 
• You will have novel study homework (a short assignment and reading) on Thursday of this week---please return your novel to school the next day.  **Bonus--You can count the assignment of reading that night on your reading log.  Also, your novel is an A.R. book so when we finish it as a group you can test on it!

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