May 4-8th

This week in reading we will be continuing to review for our Sage Reading Test next week. We will talk about the rest of the concepts that students had a hard time with on our review assessments including using context clues to figure out word meanings and answering questions about visuals. I will also pull groups of students to work on their lowest sections from their Sage Test last year. We will do practice problems so students can better understand how to answer the questions. Hopefully this will allow students to grow in their weakest areas and do better on the test this year! Those who are not done with their DRAs yet will finish them as well. So far, I am very pleased with how students have been performing on the DRA! It is clear that they worked hard on them and paid attention to the instruction on how to answer the questions best! Our spelling list this week is Frequently Misspelled Words #1. These last 3 lists of the year are words that 4th graders frequently misspell. We are doing these words to make sure that students really know these basic words before moving on to 5th grade.

This week in writing we are continuing to work on our Porquois Tales. Today we did a Writing Partner Critique where students got in groups and read their stories to each other. Then they would say the things they did well on in their stories and things to improve in their stories. I am very impressed with these stories and excited to see the final products! We will finish these by making a book with words and illustrations.

This week in math we will finish our reviewing and will take our Sage Math test. The test will be on Wednesday and Thursday at 1:00. If you can, please use the envelope that was sent home to write an encouraging note to your student to read before they take the test. This will help motivate them to do their best and calm any nerves they have. If you are not able to write a note then I will gladly write them one. I want to make sure that everyone feels comfortable taking the test so that they can do their best! Also, if you want, you can send healthy snacks for the class with your student on those days. We will set up a break room in the alcove for students to take a break and get a snack. When students finish their Sage Test they will play math games on the Chromebooks.

This week in social studies we will continue to talk about government. We will talk about elected officials in our government and their responsibilities. We will also have a mock campaign and election in class.

Again, don't forget about testing this week on Wednesday and Thursday! Please make sure your student gets a good night's sleep and a good breakfast the night before each test. I am so excited to see how our students do this year! I am proud of all the work they have put forth in learning the material. Thank you for supporting your student and helping them learn what they need to. Also, if you still want to do some more reviewing with them, you can go onto Learnzillion.com to watch review videos. They have math and language arts reviews on there.

This Week's Homework

Monday:         Reading  

                             Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                             Frequently Misspelled Words #1

                        Math

                             Extra Practice P47-P48

Tuesday:        Reading  

                             Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                             Frequently Misspelled Words #1

                        Math

                             Extra Practice P65-66

Wednesday:   Reading   

                             Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                             Frequently Misspelled Words #1                        Math

                               Lesson 4.8 P83

Thursday:       Reading     

                             Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                             Frequently Misspelled Words #1

                        Math

                            Extra Practice P93

Friday:             Reading       

                             Read 20 Mins -Reading Log