Snow?!!

Thankfully the snow has melted!   This week brings the start of Assessments for some.  The ones taking assessments have notes in their planner to remind them.  It will be the math assessment this week.  Please continue to work with your child on these important skills.  Especially multiplication and input/output tables.  A great website to help with assessments is http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/kansas/grade-4. 

Spelling test is on Friday.  Take home task is due on Thursday.  Remember that the take home task is what the skills part of the spelling test goes over.  \

Please remember that we do have school on Good Friday, April 22nd.  There is a PTA meeting this Thursday in the library at 7:00. 

Please make sure your child is getting plenty of sleep (around 10 hours) and eating a healthy breakfast.

Assessments are looming

Good afternoon,

I hope Spring Break was relaxing and reenergizing for everyone! 

The next group of students test in Math next week.  Please make sure your child is eating breakfast and getting plenty of sleep.  Continue to work with your child on their multiplication facts.  This years fourth graders are very lacking in this department.  Remember over to the left under resources there is a multiplication game that students can play.

To prepare your child for the reading assessment please work with them on prefixes and suffixes. 

Especially these ones:

-ness

a state, quality or condition of being

-ment

act of, state of, result of, process of

-less

without, missing

-ful

filled with, having, giving, marked by

-en

make or made of

under-

below, beneath

non-

not, no, absence of

ex-

out, out of, from

dis-

opposite of, lack of, not, negative, undo

anti-

against or opposite

Spelling test is on Friday, take home task is due on Thursday.

In math we are talking about fractions, percents, and decimals. 

Book orders are due on Friday. 

Spelling List 27 for test on Fri., Mar. 25     

      

there

their

its

water(s)

through

again

animal

enough

half

American

instead

gone

beautiful

everyone

watch

distance

although

pattern

sky

walked

main

someone

This week’s skill involves

recognizing words that end

with the long i and long e sound.

The words usually end in y.

sky             happy

by               fluffy

my              any

qualify       body

Monday :)

Literature festival is on Wednesday.  Your child needs to bring a lunch! We will be back in time for dismissal. Spelling city is updated for this weeks list.  Test is on Thursday. 

Please continue to go over division with your child.  Several students are still having issues with this. 

Spelling List 26 for test on Thurs., Mar. 10    

      

there

its

another

because

don’t

enough

it’s

example

family

nothing

english

certain(ly)

six(es)

person

matter

fact

rain(s)

lay

size

wild

weather

miss

Suffixes are added to the end of a word.  When we add –es, we need to

change the –y to an –i and add –es.

fly—flies

If the word ends in a short vowel and

consonant, double the consonant then

add the –ed or -ing, drip –dripped—dripping.  If the word ends in silent e,

drop the e and add the –ed or –ing.

rope—roped—roping

hope--hoped--hoping

If the word ends with a consonant y,

just add the –ing.

try—trying

carry—carrying

Let the testing begin..... Make sure we cowboy and cowgirl up!

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted.  We have had some crazy days these past 2 weeks. 

Earthworks is TOMORROW!!! We will be leaving around 8 and be back around 4.  Don't forget to pack a healthy non-wasteful lunch!  I encourage you to pack your child's lunch in their regular lunch bag and to not use sandwich baggies.  Aluminum foil is recyclable and just using your regular reusable containers is totally acceptable. 

Some of your children have started testing.  Others will be after spring break.  Please make sure your child is getting adequate sleep at night and a healthy breakfast.  We have a western assessment theme this year .  We are doing test preparation groups in the morning while the other students are testing.  I found a great math site to help with practicing.  I have also listed it in the resources box to the left.  http://www.ixl.com/math/standards/kansas/fourth This gives you practice for each individual indicator for the assessment.  Later today I will post the tested indicators so you can work with your child as well.

If anyone knows of a great reading practice website please feel free to share!! I'm always up for ideas! 

Take home task is due on Friday and the test is Friday as well.

Spelling List 25 for test on Fri., Mar. 4     

      

you(‘ve)

heard

there

your

most

because

such

before

among

summer

understand

carefully

everyone

system

begin(s)

possible

snow

rain

suddenly

easy

leaves

you’re

Our skill this week is plural nouns.

Most nouns are made plural by adding

-s.  Nouns ending in s,sh,ch,x,and z are made plural by adding –es.  Nouns ending

with consonant –y are made plural by

changing the y to i before adding the es.

Nouns ending in –f or –fe are made plural

by changing the f to a v and adding the es.  Some nouns stay the same, and others

change the base word completely.

parent—parents

class—classes

family—families

half—halves

deer—deer

mouse—mice