Hi,
Science Day-Today was Science Day and we learned about so many things. Civil Engineering, Air Pollution, Magnets and Sound, Landscaping Architecture, Heart Rates and Activity, as well as the UNIVERSE (phases of moon, planets, water cycle, etc...) It was amazing! Thank you to Mrs. Jezisek for all her hard work planning and Mrs. Kirby for her work on the schedule. It was a wonderful day with lots of cool experiences!
Field Trip-Bob Bullock Museum was a great field trip! We saw lots of primary source items that relate to Texas History and we loved the 4-D show! Thank you to all of our chaperones. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot.
Kickball Tournament-The Kickball Tournament, Kids Kicking out Hunger, will be on Sunday, May 1 at Gattis Elementary from12-4ish. Hopefully, your child will be there playing kickball. Don't forget to bring food for the Round Rock Serving Center when you come. If you don't want to play, you can come, volunteer and cheer on Forest Creek! Let me know if you have any questions. We would love to have you all come and support Forest Creek and help us kick out hunger in Round Rock and Honduras! Go to the link to sign up to help. Thank you!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084ea4ad2c7-volunteers
April Monthly Reading Challenge Form is due at the end of the day on Monday. The challenge was to read a novel that was made into a movie. The Google Form is linked to our website (Bartholomew Bat Cave) or do it on paper. We will have our celebration lunch on Tuesday, May 3.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Area Serving Center from 9-10:30 on Saturday, May 21, 2016 All are welcome.
Flip Flop Drive for Honduras-The Service Club is collecting flip flops for Friends of Los Ninos. This organization, along with Mrs. Shogan, will take our donated flip flops to Honduras and give them to children in Copprome Orphanage and to the people in the villages. This is our third year collecting fllp flops and our goal is 300 pairs of flip flops. All sizes and styles are needed. Put the flip flops in the box by the office until May 23. Thank you so much for your support.
Read about our week:
Reading-We are continuing to review genres and discussing on test taking strategies. We've especially enjoyed acting out drama passages and talking about stage directions before answering questions. We are working hard to read more independently as well. Be sure to work on I-Station at home. I-Station can count as some daily reading and recorded on reading logs also. Go to FCE website, then resources, then students, then click on I-station Math, it may then ask for our school name, type in Forest Creek Elementary, then log in using s###### (student number) password=###### (student number with no S). You may have to download I-Station onto your computer or I-pad. Once downloaded, play games and work on literacy activities everyday!
Social Studies- We are continuing to learn about Texas Independence and will begin learning about The Republic of Texas. We will continue to research our Texas Heroes and begin working more on our projects.
Spelling-We will work on the prefixes mis and pre this week.
Vocabulary-We will not have a vocabulary test this week.
Sign up for spring conferences, if you haven't yet. Spring
Conferences have begun and are going very well so far. Thank you to everyone who signed up. We look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child's progress. Students should attend conferences to talk about their goals and share work samples.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0F4CADA92FA02-mrs
Dates to Remember:
Monday, May 2, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Wednesday, May 4, 2016-Early Release Day
Friday, May 6, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling test
Monday, May 9, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR MATH TEST, Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR READING TEST
Wednesday, May 11, 2016-5th GRADE SCIENCE TEST
Friday, May 13, 2016-Wear college shirts, Turn in Reading Logs
Monday, May 16, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 17, 2016-Pen Pal Visit, Reading Celebration for 20 Book Challenge with Dr. Flores
Thursday, May 19, 2016-Rising Star Night, 6-7:30 pm
Friday, May 20, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, FIELD DAY 12:20-2:20
Saturday, May 21, 2016-Volunteer at the Round Rock Area Serving Center from 9-10:30. All are welcome.
Monday, May 23, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Friday, May 27, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 30, 2016-No school,Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 2, 2016-Last Day of School
Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
Friday, April 29, 2016
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Newsletter
Hi,
Yay Earth Week! We had fun collecting plastic bags to recycle and reusing supplies to create artwork. There is a paired reading passage for homework this week about Trash. Fourth grade is the first time students encounter paired passages which requires higher level thinking. They need to compare, contrast, and analyze the information in the passages to show their understanding. We have been working on this and will continue. Talk about the passages and ask questions about all the things your child is reading. Continue to ask them, "why" and ask them to think about the strategies he/she is using while reading.
Kickball Tournament-The Kickball Tournament, Kids Kicking out Hunger, will be on Sunday, May 1 at Gattis Elementary. Hopefully, your child will be there playing kickball. If you don't want to play, you can come, volunteer and cheer on Forest Creek! Let me know if you have any questions. We would love to have you all come and support Forest Creek and help us kick out hunger in Round Rock and Honduras! Go to the link to sign up to help. Thank you!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084ea4ad2c7-volunteers
Pen Pals-We are working hard on our pen pal books. We are writing essays about our time with our pen pals. We should finish them this week.
Mindfulness-The children seem to like the Mindfulness activities that we've done so far. Next week, we will add an active learning activity such as spelling freeze tag, spelling relay, etc... and then do the mindfulness session after the physically active game. We will give feedback to the researchers about the effectiveness of mindfulness in the classroom especially paired with physical activity. They will used our feedback to write a NIH grant. You can try mindfulness at home using this free program. Go to smilingmind.com.au and sign up. The program is from Australia and the accent adds to the fun of the sessions. :) Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Read about our week:
Reading-We are continuing to review genres and discussing on test taking strategies. We are talking with partners and sharing our strategies and our thinking. Many times, the students understand the passage, but get confused by the question. We are working on thinking carefully about what the questions is really asking and checking carefully that our answer truly answers the question. We are also working in some book groups and doing lots of independent reading as well as working on I-Station on the computer. Be sure to work on I-Station at home. I-Station can count as some daily reading and recorded on reading logs also. Go to FCE website, then resources, then students, then click on I-station Math, it may then ask for our school name, type in Forest Creek Elementary, then log in using s###### (student number) password=###### (student number with no S). You may have to download I-Station onto your computer or I-pad. Once downloaded, play games and work on literacy activities everyday!
Writing-We will finish our Pen Pal stories for our pen pal book. We will also begin planning some fiction stories. We will read more mentor texts and refer back to fiction story structures to help make our stories awesome!
Social Studies- Our field trip to the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum is on Tuesday and we are very excited. Thank you to the parents who will chaperone our trip. This trip helps bring together a lot of the people, events, and concepts that we've learned this year. When we return, we will continue to research our Texas Heroes and begin working more on our projects.
Spelling-This week we will work on prefixes-un, dis, non. When added to a base word, it changes the meaning to the opposite of that base word. Test on Friday.
Vocabulary-Last week we worked on math measurement words. These were very tricky for some children. Study more, practice on quizlet, and there will be a retest on Friday of measurement words, if last week's score was below 70%. There will also be a test on Friday on this week's words.
Sign up for spring conferences, if you haven't yet. We look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child's progress. Students should attend conferences to talk about their goals and share work samples.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0F4CADA92FA02-mrs
Dates to Remember:
Monday, April 25, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 26, 2016-4th Grade Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum-Wear school shirts. Bring sack lunch (unless you ordered one from the cafeteria)
Friday, April 29, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test-SCIENCE DAY
Monday, May 2, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Wednesday, May 4, 2016-Early Release Day
Friday, May 6, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 9, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR MATH TEST, Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR READING TEST
Wednesday, May 11, 2016-5th GRADE SCIENCE TEST
Friday, May 13, 2016-Wear college shirts, Turn in Reading Logs
Monday, May 16, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 17, 2016-Pen Pal Visit
Thursday, May 19, 2016-Rising Star Night, 6-7:30 pm
Friday, May 20, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, FIELD DAY 12:20-2:20
Saturday, May 21, 2016-Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center from 9-10:30 am-All are welcome!
Monday, May 23, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Friday, May 27, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 30, 2016-No school,Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 2, 2016-Last Day of School
Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
Yay Earth Week! We had fun collecting plastic bags to recycle and reusing supplies to create artwork. There is a paired reading passage for homework this week about Trash. Fourth grade is the first time students encounter paired passages which requires higher level thinking. They need to compare, contrast, and analyze the information in the passages to show their understanding. We have been working on this and will continue. Talk about the passages and ask questions about all the things your child is reading. Continue to ask them, "why" and ask them to think about the strategies he/she is using while reading.
Kickball Tournament-The Kickball Tournament, Kids Kicking out Hunger, will be on Sunday, May 1 at Gattis Elementary. Hopefully, your child will be there playing kickball. If you don't want to play, you can come, volunteer and cheer on Forest Creek! Let me know if you have any questions. We would love to have you all come and support Forest Creek and help us kick out hunger in Round Rock and Honduras! Go to the link to sign up to help. Thank you!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084ea4ad2c7-volunteers
Pen Pals-We are working hard on our pen pal books. We are writing essays about our time with our pen pals. We should finish them this week.
Mindfulness-The children seem to like the Mindfulness activities that we've done so far. Next week, we will add an active learning activity such as spelling freeze tag, spelling relay, etc... and then do the mindfulness session after the physically active game. We will give feedback to the researchers about the effectiveness of mindfulness in the classroom especially paired with physical activity. They will used our feedback to write a NIH grant. You can try mindfulness at home using this free program. Go to smilingmind.com.au and sign up. The program is from Australia and the accent adds to the fun of the sessions. :) Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Read about our week:
Reading-We are continuing to review genres and discussing on test taking strategies. We are talking with partners and sharing our strategies and our thinking. Many times, the students understand the passage, but get confused by the question. We are working on thinking carefully about what the questions is really asking and checking carefully that our answer truly answers the question. We are also working in some book groups and doing lots of independent reading as well as working on I-Station on the computer. Be sure to work on I-Station at home. I-Station can count as some daily reading and recorded on reading logs also. Go to FCE website, then resources, then students, then click on I-station Math, it may then ask for our school name, type in Forest Creek Elementary, then log in using s###### (student number) password=###### (student number with no S). You may have to download I-Station onto your computer or I-pad. Once downloaded, play games and work on literacy activities everyday!
Writing-We will finish our Pen Pal stories for our pen pal book. We will also begin planning some fiction stories. We will read more mentor texts and refer back to fiction story structures to help make our stories awesome!
Social Studies- Our field trip to the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum is on Tuesday and we are very excited. Thank you to the parents who will chaperone our trip. This trip helps bring together a lot of the people, events, and concepts that we've learned this year. When we return, we will continue to research our Texas Heroes and begin working more on our projects.
Spelling-This week we will work on prefixes-un, dis, non. When added to a base word, it changes the meaning to the opposite of that base word. Test on Friday.
Vocabulary-Last week we worked on math measurement words. These were very tricky for some children. Study more, practice on quizlet, and there will be a retest on Friday of measurement words, if last week's score was below 70%. There will also be a test on Friday on this week's words.
Sign up for spring conferences, if you haven't yet. We look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child's progress. Students should attend conferences to talk about their goals and share work samples.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0F4CADA92FA02-mrs
Dates to Remember:
Monday, April 25, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 26, 2016-4th Grade Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum-Wear school shirts. Bring sack lunch (unless you ordered one from the cafeteria)
Friday, April 29, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test-SCIENCE DAY
Monday, May 2, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Wednesday, May 4, 2016-Early Release Day
Friday, May 6, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 9, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR MATH TEST, Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR READING TEST
Wednesday, May 11, 2016-5th GRADE SCIENCE TEST
Friday, May 13, 2016-Wear college shirts, Turn in Reading Logs
Monday, May 16, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 17, 2016-Pen Pal Visit
Thursday, May 19, 2016-Rising Star Night, 6-7:30 pm
Friday, May 20, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, FIELD DAY 12:20-2:20
Saturday, May 21, 2016-Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center from 9-10:30 am-All are welcome!
Monday, May 23, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Friday, May 27, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 30, 2016-No school,Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 2, 2016-Last Day of School
Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Newsletter
Hi,
We had a busy and fun week.
Carnival- Our carnival on Friday was wonderful! Thank you to our PTA for all their hard work. Thank you to Mrs. Bannister for making our amazing "Dining Out" basket and thank you also to all those who donated gift cards. Thank you to Mrs. Benedetto for helping us and donating the materials for our silent auction bat painting.Thank you to all who had fun at the carnival and supported our school. It was super!
Silent Auction-Bat Painting-The class worked hard on our bat painting. They put blue tape on the bat then painted the sections with cool colors. Then they put the blue tape on the background and painted the sections with warm colors. Then they painted the spaces between the bat sections (where the tape was) with black to make the bat stand out. Lastly, they wrote their names using silver sharpie. It took many steps, but turned out looking great. Thank you to all those who bid on it. Lucky Samantha bid on our painting and won! Yay, Sam!!!! (photo attached)
Kickball Tournament-The Kickball Tournament, Kids Kicking out Hunger, will be on Sunday, May 1 at Gattis Elementary. Hopefully, your child will be there playing kickball. If you don't want to play, you can come, volunteer and cheer on Forest Creek! Let me know if you have any questions. We would love to have you all come and support Forest Creek and help us kick out hunger in Round Rock and Honduras!
Pen Pals-We had a great visit on Tuesday with our Pen Pals. We decorated little pots and planted some flowers for them. We shared some of our photos and special things with them, and many of them brought some of their interesting things to share. There was lots of talking and storytelling going on in the library! We will now work on essays about our pen pals to make a book for them. Our last pen pal visit will be on Tuesday, May 17. You are welcome to continue to visit the pen pals at The Court at Round Rock on Sunrise Road. Just call first to be sure that your pen pal is available for a visit.
Garden Box-We planted some vegetables and the rest of the pen pal flowers in our class garden box. I bet the plants are enjoying all of this rain. Hopefully, they won't drown. :)
Mindfulness-We are working with a few other classes from our school and some researchers from University of Texas at Austin to try brining mindfulness into the classroom. We will use a program called Smiling Mind (smilingmind.com.au) and will listen to a short mindfulness audio each day. We will discuss our thinking and reactions to the sessions. Then beginning the week of April 25, we will add an active learning activity such as spelling freeze tag, spelling relay, etc... and then do the mindfulness session after the physically active game. We will give feedback to the researchers about the effectiveness of mindfulness in the classroom especially paired with physical activity. They will used our feedback to write a NIH grant. You can try mindfulness at home using this free program. Go to smilingmind.com.au and sign up. The program is from Australia and the accent adds to the fun of the sessions. :) Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Read about our week:
Reading-We are working on test taking strategies and working on skills that have been challenging for us on past assessments. We are talking with partners and sharing our strategies and our thinking. We are also working in some book groups and doing lots of independent reading as well as working on I-Station on the computer. Be sure to work on I-Station at home. I-Station can count as some daily reading and recorded on reading logs also. Go to FCE website, then resources, then students, then click on I-station Math, it may then ask for our school name, type in Forest Creek Elementary, then log in using s###### (student number) password=###### (student number with no S). You may have to download I-Station onto your computer or I-pad. Once downloaded, play games and work on literacy activities everyday!
Writing-We are working on using mentor texts to influence our writing. We read When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant and tried writing a "When I....." entry. We also read lots of poems from various poetry anthologies and tried writing more poetry. This week we will continue with more free writing, then will pick a piece to revise and edit to submit for Rising Star. We will also work on our Pen Pal stories for our pen pal book.
Social Studies-We talked more about the Texas Revolution and worked on some timelines. We will continue to research our Texas Heroes and begin working more on our projects.
Spelling-This week we will work on comparatives and superlatives such as big, bigger, biggest. Test on Friday.
Vocabulary-Last week we worked on math words and this week will be measurement words. Test on Friday.
Dates to Remember:
Monday, April 18, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45, Family Fun Night at Chick-Fil-A 5-8
Friday, April 22, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, Rising Star Entries due to teachers
Monday, April 25, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 26, 2016-4th Grade Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum-Wear school shirts. Bring sack lunch (unless you ordered one from the cafeteria)
Friday, April 29, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test-SCIENCE DAY
Monday, May 2, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Wednesday, May 4, 2016-Early Release Day
Friday, May 6, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 9, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR MATH TEST, Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR READING TEST
Wednesday, May 11, 2016-5th GRADE SCIENCE TEST
Friday, May 13, 2016-Wear college shirts, Turn in Reading Logs
Monday, May 16, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 17, 2016-Pen Pal Visit
Thursday, May 19, 2016-Rising Star Night, 6-7:30 pm
Friday, May 20, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, FIELD DAY 12:20-2:20
Monday, May 23, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Friday, May 27, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 30, 2016-No school,Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 2, 2016-Last Day of School
Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
We had a busy and fun week.
Carnival- Our carnival on Friday was wonderful! Thank you to our PTA for all their hard work. Thank you to Mrs. Bannister for making our amazing "Dining Out" basket and thank you also to all those who donated gift cards. Thank you to Mrs. Benedetto for helping us and donating the materials for our silent auction bat painting.Thank you to all who had fun at the carnival and supported our school. It was super!
Silent Auction-Bat Painting-The class worked hard on our bat painting. They put blue tape on the bat then painted the sections with cool colors. Then they put the blue tape on the background and painted the sections with warm colors. Then they painted the spaces between the bat sections (where the tape was) with black to make the bat stand out. Lastly, they wrote their names using silver sharpie. It took many steps, but turned out looking great. Thank you to all those who bid on it. Lucky Samantha bid on our painting and won! Yay, Sam!!!! (photo attached)
Kickball Tournament-The Kickball Tournament, Kids Kicking out Hunger, will be on Sunday, May 1 at Gattis Elementary. Hopefully, your child will be there playing kickball. If you don't want to play, you can come, volunteer and cheer on Forest Creek! Let me know if you have any questions. We would love to have you all come and support Forest Creek and help us kick out hunger in Round Rock and Honduras!
Pen Pals-We had a great visit on Tuesday with our Pen Pals. We decorated little pots and planted some flowers for them. We shared some of our photos and special things with them, and many of them brought some of their interesting things to share. There was lots of talking and storytelling going on in the library! We will now work on essays about our pen pals to make a book for them. Our last pen pal visit will be on Tuesday, May 17. You are welcome to continue to visit the pen pals at The Court at Round Rock on Sunrise Road. Just call first to be sure that your pen pal is available for a visit.
Garden Box-We planted some vegetables and the rest of the pen pal flowers in our class garden box. I bet the plants are enjoying all of this rain. Hopefully, they won't drown. :)
Mindfulness-We are working with a few other classes from our school and some researchers from University of Texas at Austin to try brining mindfulness into the classroom. We will use a program called Smiling Mind (smilingmind.com.au) and will listen to a short mindfulness audio each day. We will discuss our thinking and reactions to the sessions. Then beginning the week of April 25, we will add an active learning activity such as spelling freeze tag, spelling relay, etc... and then do the mindfulness session after the physically active game. We will give feedback to the researchers about the effectiveness of mindfulness in the classroom especially paired with physical activity. They will used our feedback to write a NIH grant. You can try mindfulness at home using this free program. Go to smilingmind.com.au and sign up. The program is from Australia and the accent adds to the fun of the sessions. :) Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Read about our week:
Reading-We are working on test taking strategies and working on skills that have been challenging for us on past assessments. We are talking with partners and sharing our strategies and our thinking. We are also working in some book groups and doing lots of independent reading as well as working on I-Station on the computer. Be sure to work on I-Station at home. I-Station can count as some daily reading and recorded on reading logs also. Go to FCE website, then resources, then students, then click on I-station Math, it may then ask for our school name, type in Forest Creek Elementary, then log in using s###### (student number) password=###### (student number with no S). You may have to download I-Station onto your computer or I-pad. Once downloaded, play games and work on literacy activities everyday!
Writing-We are working on using mentor texts to influence our writing. We read When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant and tried writing a "When I....." entry. We also read lots of poems from various poetry anthologies and tried writing more poetry. This week we will continue with more free writing, then will pick a piece to revise and edit to submit for Rising Star. We will also work on our Pen Pal stories for our pen pal book.
Social Studies-We talked more about the Texas Revolution and worked on some timelines. We will continue to research our Texas Heroes and begin working more on our projects.
Spelling-This week we will work on comparatives and superlatives such as big, bigger, biggest. Test on Friday.
Vocabulary-Last week we worked on math words and this week will be measurement words. Test on Friday.
Dates to Remember:
Monday, April 18, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45, Family Fun Night at Chick-Fil-A 5-8
Friday, April 22, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, Rising Star Entries due to teachers
Monday, April 25, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 26, 2016-4th Grade Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum-Wear school shirts. Bring sack lunch (unless you ordered one from the cafeteria)
Friday, April 29, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test-SCIENCE DAY
Monday, May 2, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Wednesday, May 4, 2016-Early Release Day
Friday, May 6, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 9, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR MATH TEST, Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR READING TEST
Wednesday, May 11, 2016-5th GRADE SCIENCE TEST
Friday, May 13, 2016-Wear college shirts, Turn in Reading Logs
Monday, May 16, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 17, 2016-Pen Pal Visit
Thursday, May 19, 2016-Rising Star Night, 6-7:30 pm
Friday, May 20, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, FIELD DAY 12:20-2:20
Monday, May 23, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Friday, May 27, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 30, 2016-No school,Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 2, 2016-Last Day of School
Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
Friday, April 8, 2016
Newsletter
Hi,
What a wonderful day! Skyping with a 4th grade classroom in Uganda was amazing! The kids had some great questions and answered their questions well. The children in Africa sang us their national anthem and we sang ours for them. We also each sang our version of the ABC song. This school is a boarding school and they go to school 6 days a week from 7 am-4 pm then again from 7:30-8:30 pm. Their classes are taught in English at about 1st grade,which is not their native language.. It was great to learn about some ways that we are different, but more importantly how we are alike. They are kids, like us, learning, playing, and having fun. Because of our help with Libraries of Love, they are also reading a lot! Their smiles were incredible !
We also weeded and planted veggies in our garden box. Hopefully, we will have okra, eggplant, and peppers soon!
Thank you to Mrs. Benedetto for planning and donating materials for our awesome silent auction masterpiece! Be sure to come to the carnival to support our school and bid on our class art. Turn in food gift cards for our Dining Out basket from our class. Bring them to school and I will send them home with Ava, so Mrs. Bannister can create our basket. The carnival is going to be awesome!
One more week to sign up for the Kickball Tournament! $10 per child (K-5) You can sign up with a team or we will put you on a team. All kids will get a t-shirt, and we will be competing against Gattis and Blackland Prairie Elementary Schools. Help us Kick out Hunger locally and globally. All proceeds go to RR Serving Center and Friends of Los Ninos in Honduras. Kickball games will be on Sunday, May 1 at 11 am at Gattis Elem.
Empty Bowl Event on Saturday, April 9 from 11-2 at Cedar Ridge High School. Another great event to get a handmade bowl, some yummy food, and help the RR Serving Center.
Reading: We learned about Navajo Code Talkers during WWII and practiced reading, then stopping to jot notes after each section to monitor comprehension and summarize. We also practiced determining themes as we read Cheyenne Again. We will continue to work on these skills as well as explaining cause and effect, using context to figure out tricky words, and analyze characters and how they change. Text structures and author's purpose will also be practiced. We will practice these skills by reading short passages of different genres as well as reading in book club groups, and independent reading.
Writing: We continue to work on conventions in writing such as capitalization, punctuation, spelling, noun/verb agreement, and sentence structures. We are also using poetry mentor texts to write poetry and are writing creatively.
Social Studies: We are researching Texas Heroes and will present our information in a few weeks. The children need to turn in a summary, timeline, important characteristics, and reasons why he/she was influential to Texas. The kids choose how they will present-cereal box, poster, computer presentation, play, song, etc...They can dress up for their presentation. Ask your child about his/her Texas Hero.
Spelling-This week we practiced words with the Greek and Latin roots for water-hydra and aqua. Next week we will work with the Latin root-circ which means ring. (circle, circumference, etc...)
Next week, our vocabulary words will include measurement words. This week we reviewed some reading words.
Dates to Remember:
Friday, April 8, 2016- Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Saturday, April 9, 2016-Empty Bowl Event 11-2 at Cedar Ridge High School
Monday, April 11, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 12, 2016-Pen Pal Visit from 9:30-11:00, PTA General Meeting at 11
Wednesday, April 13, 2016- Send in food gift cards for our "Dining Out" basket
Friday, April 15, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, CARNIVAL 5-9 PM
Monday, April 18, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45, Family Fun Night at Chick-Fil-A 5-8
Friday, April 22, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, Rising Star Entries due to teachers
Monday, April 25, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 26, 2016-4th Grade Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum
Friday, April 29, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test-SCIENCE DAY
Monday, May 2, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Wednesday, May 4, 2016-Early Release Day
Friday, May 6, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 9, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR MATH TEST, Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR READING TEST
Wednesday, May 11, 2016-5th GRADE SCIENCE TEST
Friday, May 13, 2016-Wear college shirts, Turn in Reading Logs
Monday, May 16, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 17, 2016-Pen Pal Visit
Thursday, May 19, 2016-Rising Star Night, 6-7:30 pm
Friday, May 20, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, FIELD DAY 12:20-2:20
Monday, May 23, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Friday, May 27, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 30, 2016-No school,Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 2, 2016-Last Day of School
Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
What a wonderful day! Skyping with a 4th grade classroom in Uganda was amazing! The kids had some great questions and answered their questions well. The children in Africa sang us their national anthem and we sang ours for them. We also each sang our version of the ABC song. This school is a boarding school and they go to school 6 days a week from 7 am-4 pm then again from 7:30-8:30 pm. Their classes are taught in English at about 1st grade,which is not their native language.. It was great to learn about some ways that we are different, but more importantly how we are alike. They are kids, like us, learning, playing, and having fun. Because of our help with Libraries of Love, they are also reading a lot! Their smiles were incredible !
We also weeded and planted veggies in our garden box. Hopefully, we will have okra, eggplant, and peppers soon!
Thank you to Mrs. Benedetto for planning and donating materials for our awesome silent auction masterpiece! Be sure to come to the carnival to support our school and bid on our class art. Turn in food gift cards for our Dining Out basket from our class. Bring them to school and I will send them home with Ava, so Mrs. Bannister can create our basket. The carnival is going to be awesome!
One more week to sign up for the Kickball Tournament! $10 per child (K-5) You can sign up with a team or we will put you on a team. All kids will get a t-shirt, and we will be competing against Gattis and Blackland Prairie Elementary Schools. Help us Kick out Hunger locally and globally. All proceeds go to RR Serving Center and Friends of Los Ninos in Honduras. Kickball games will be on Sunday, May 1 at 11 am at Gattis Elem.
Empty Bowl Event on Saturday, April 9 from 11-2 at Cedar Ridge High School. Another great event to get a handmade bowl, some yummy food, and help the RR Serving Center.
Reading: We learned about Navajo Code Talkers during WWII and practiced reading, then stopping to jot notes after each section to monitor comprehension and summarize. We also practiced determining themes as we read Cheyenne Again. We will continue to work on these skills as well as explaining cause and effect, using context to figure out tricky words, and analyze characters and how they change. Text structures and author's purpose will also be practiced. We will practice these skills by reading short passages of different genres as well as reading in book club groups, and independent reading.
Writing: We continue to work on conventions in writing such as capitalization, punctuation, spelling, noun/verb agreement, and sentence structures. We are also using poetry mentor texts to write poetry and are writing creatively.
Social Studies: We are researching Texas Heroes and will present our information in a few weeks. The children need to turn in a summary, timeline, important characteristics, and reasons why he/she was influential to Texas. The kids choose how they will present-cereal box, poster, computer presentation, play, song, etc...They can dress up for their presentation. Ask your child about his/her Texas Hero.
Spelling-This week we practiced words with the Greek and Latin roots for water-hydra and aqua. Next week we will work with the Latin root-circ which means ring. (circle, circumference, etc...)
Next week, our vocabulary words will include measurement words. This week we reviewed some reading words.
Dates to Remember:
Friday, April 8, 2016- Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Saturday, April 9, 2016-Empty Bowl Event 11-2 at Cedar Ridge High School
Monday, April 11, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 12, 2016-Pen Pal Visit from 9:30-11:00, PTA General Meeting at 11
Wednesday, April 13, 2016- Send in food gift cards for our "Dining Out" basket
Friday, April 15, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, CARNIVAL 5-9 PM
Monday, April 18, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45, Family Fun Night at Chick-Fil-A 5-8
Friday, April 22, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, Rising Star Entries due to teachers
Monday, April 25, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, April 26, 2016-4th Grade Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum
Friday, April 29, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test-SCIENCE DAY
Monday, May 2, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Wednesday, May 4, 2016-Early Release Day
Friday, May 6, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 9, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR MATH TEST, Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 10, 2016-3rd & 4th GRADE STAAR READING TEST
Wednesday, May 11, 2016-5th GRADE SCIENCE TEST
Friday, May 13, 2016-Wear college shirts, Turn in Reading Logs
Monday, May 16, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Writing Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Tuesday, May 17, 2016-Pen Pal Visit
Thursday, May 19, 2016-Rising Star Night, 6-7:30 pm
Friday, May 20, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test, FIELD DAY 12:20-2:20
Monday, May 23, 2016-Wear FCE shirts, Service Club after school from 2:45-3:45
Friday, May 27, 2016-Wear college shirts, Reading Response Letter due, Turn in Reading Logs, Homework Packet due, Spelling and Vocabulary test
Monday, May 30, 2016-No school,Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 2, 2016-Last Day of School
Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
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