Jan. 12-18, 2014
Thank Yous:
Thanks for the quick response for drivers and chaperones! We had the 1/27 field trip covered in a jiffy!
Thank you to all the parents for your continued support of all of us: teachers, principals, staff, and students! Keep that support coming!
Of Concern to 4th Grade Parents/Students:
1/21: - Our Spaghetti Dinner Raffle Basket Items are due to school.Thank you to all the parents for your continued support of all of us: teachers, principals, staff, and students! Keep that support coming!
Of Concern to 4th Grade Parents/Students:
- Please see the signupgenius link below to select the item you will be donating for our class basket.
- January book orders are due.
-We need streamers, balloons, and party favors (or money to purchase them) to put into boxes for the 8th grade service project.
1/22: Fourth Grade Mass: @ 1:45
1/27: Field trip to Bestway Recycling Center 9:30-11.
2/7: 4th Grade is providing a staff lunch. Please make sure your items are here for Mrs. Prinsen.
2/7: 4th Grade is providing a staff lunch. Please make sure your items are here for Mrs. Prinsen.
Please go to this week's Corpus Christi Colt (link below), find the link for the parent survey, and complete it for us! Thank you in advance for getting that taken care of. It is very important to CCCS! It's part of our Accredidation Process. Only 16 families have completed the survey! Come on intermediate parents---let's get it done! If you are concerned, it is anonymous!
4th Grade Topics of Study:
Religion: Chapter 15:The Final King
Spelling: Read, write, define, and use words with the suffixes -ed and -ing: watched, watching, danced, dancing, studied, studying, stopped, stopping, dried, drying, happened, happening, noticed, noticing, robbed, robbing, slipped, slipping, hurried, and hurrying. Posttest: Friday
Language/Writing: Skills: Review singular and plural possessive nouns; Action and linking verbs; Narrative poem
Reading: The Man Who Named the Clouds: Graphic Sources and Important Ideas; Read, define, and apply understanding of selection vocabulary words, Demonstrate understanding of text.
Weekly Test: Friday
All workbook pages are distributed on Monday and should be completed by Friday unless marked out with an x or marked TOG meaning done together.
***IMPORTANT: YOU NO LONGER NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT YOUR CHILD HAS COMPLETED THE ONLINE VOCABULARY ACTIVITY. I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE. JUST BE CERTAIN THAT YOUR CHILD CLICKS THE "I'M DONE" BUTTON WHEN THE PRACTICE IS COMPLETED.
Grades can look pretty scary at the beginning of a new quarter because there aren't many grades. Don't panic until after 2 weeks unless grades are low from missing assignments. Then , of course, panic---and contact me right away. Thanks!
3RD Quarter AR Test Dates: 1/24, 2/14, and 3/7. Same rules as 2nd quarter: Score of 70 or better to count, Must have one nonfiction test. The library will be open on Wednesdays from 3-3:45 for AR testing.
3rd Grade Reading and Phonics: -
IWBAT: Practice and Apply the reading skills of Drawing Conclusions and Identifying Important Facts in Expository Reading, Practice and increase fluency, Read and sort words with consonant digraphs and review contractions, Read, define and apply definitions of this week's vocabulary words. Weekly test: Friday.
All workbook pages are distributed on Monday and should be completed by Friday unless marked out with an x or marked TOG meaning done together.
***IMPORTANT: YOU NO LONGER NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT YOUR CHILD HAS COMPLETED THE ONLINE VOCABULARY ACTIVITY. I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE. JUST BE CERTAIN THAT YOUR CHILD CLICKS THE "I'M DONE" BUTTON WHEN THE PRACTICE IS COMPLETED.
Grades can look pretty scary at the beginning of a new quarter because there aren't many grades. Don't panic until after 2 weeks unless grades are low from missing assignments. Then , of course, panic---and contact me right away. Thanks!
-I am available by appointment from 7:15-7:35 (except Tuesday), 9:48-10:48 (planning period), and 3:00-3:30 with prior arrangements.
5th Grade Reading:
IWBAT: practice and apply the skills of Sequencing and Summarizing using this week's selection: The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine; practice and improve fluency using the weekly selection, demonstrate and apply comprehension skills using the weekly selection . Weekly test: Friday
All workbook pages are distributed on Monday and should be completed by Friday unless marked out with an x or marked TOG meaning done together.
***IMPORTANT: YOU NO LONGER NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT YOUR CHILD HAS COMPLETED THE ONLINE VOCABULARY ACTIVITY. I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE. JUST BE CERTAIN THAT YOUR CHILD CLICKS THE "I'M DONE" BUTTON WHEN THE PRACTICE IS COMPLETED.
Grades can look pretty scary at the beginning of a new quarter because there aren't many grades. Don't panic until after 2 weeks unless grades are low from missing assignments. Then , of course, panic---and contact me right away. Thanks!
Wishing you and yours a wonderful week! God Bless you all!
Links for your convenience:
Colt Express
Science/Soc. Studies
Math
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