Third and Fourth Grade News
From the Week
of February 21, 2014
Dear Parents,
We
have had such a busy and fun week here at school…
It was great to see so many moms at Mornings With
Mom this week! I enjoy that special time
to visit with you!
Achievement
tests
are next week, February 24th-28th. The testing will be in the mornings from
8:30-12:00 every day. We are so excited!
They will use #2 pencils, but I will supply those. If you have any extra
lying around home, please send them to school.
Testing will conclude by lunchtime (noon) each day. The way the
tests are set up, each child will be give a suggested amount of time to
complete the test, but then will also have additional time given if
needed. So, while I may anticipate a certain test taking fifty-five
minutes, it has happened that a test may need an hour and a half to complete
(or the opposite, where we wrap up the test early after thirty-five
minutes. We recommend students come to
school with various things to occupy their time silently if they finish
the test before their peers. No electronics, please, but please bring
chapter books (book report books will be great!), magazines, and word puzzles
are all welcome! To
help them achieve their very best, it’s SO important they get a good night’s
sleep all week and eat a good breakfast each morning. Students may
also bring a healthy snack and water bottle to reenergize themselves between
tests. We will typically only take 2-3 tests per morning, since that is
when they’re most alert. Testing will wrap up by Friday without issue. Specials classes are normal on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
There will not be reading stories or spelling words next week due to testing.
Today the students are bringing home
their collection envelope for Jump Rope
for Heart. The event is scheduled for March 6.
Below, I have summarized what we have learned this
week:
Religion- This week,
discussed all of the great things David did as King. We also made a list of what it takes to be a
good leader…These were so great, and decided to post them in our room as a good
reminder for us! We will have Religion in class on Monday and
Friday afternoons next week. Memory will
still be on Tuesday and Friday.
Math-We have been practicing multiplication! Third graders tested today please be on the
lookout for their graded tests in their Friday Folders. They also began working with 6’s! Fourth graders also tested this week and
began learning about the distributive property. Weekly now, I will be sending
home a form called Math Madness, where they will need to practice their facts
at least 5 minutes a night, or 25 minutes a week. This will be an easy “A” daily math
grade! They can use flash cards,
computer games, and rote sayings, whatever, just as long as they are practicing! Bring them back on Monday! Thank you SO much
for your help with this!
Reading- This week, third grade read about “The Albertosaurus
Mystery, and learned quite a bit about digging up dinosaur fossils. Fourth grade read about “Riding Freedom,” and
they had some great discussions about old stagecoaches and the Pony
Express.
Science- We began our study of cells this week! We will build cells next week with fun goop… J
Study guides came home, and your child can use to review as we trek through the
chapter.
Here
is what we did in our special classes this week:
Art-Favorite
memories paintings
Writing-Began
writing about moms
P.E.-jump
roping skills, we learned how to partner jump
Music-We
had musical tryouts! Look at our cast
members below:
Chorus
#1-Ana Pastora
Chorus
#2-Morgan Sanders
Chorus
#3-Emma Trowbridge
Screamer
#1-Amelia Casper
Lion#4-Christian
Anderson
Lion#5-Van
Conley
Lion
#6-Makayla Engle
Lion#7-Will
Gannan
Lion#8-Jenna
Mundt
Lion#9-Zachary
Neer
Lion#10-Sydney
Robbins
Lion
#11-Angel Williams
Lion#12-Gabby
Williams
Lion#13-Kaitlyn
Patton
The
People Of Babylon: Giovanni D’Angelo, Nathan McKeage, Nolan Mercer, Emma
Stricklin, Linus Velder, Gavin Williams
Upcoming
Events:
FEBRUARY
17-President’s Day-no school
24-28-Achievement tests
27-Sex Education Night at 6:30
28-4th grade book report is due
MARCH
5-Ash Wednesday
6-Jump Rope for Heart 2:15-3:15…Info came home
today!!!!
14-End of 3rd quarter 1:00 dismissal
17-St. Patrick’s Day
26-PTL serves the Lenten dinner—more info to come
Have a great LONG weekend!
Yours in Christ,
Kim Brunkhorst
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