And We're Back!!!

Hello parents!!! I hope that you guys enjoyed Fall Break.  I know that I certainly did.  However, I am back and ready for us to continue our learning.  Here are a few updates for this week.

Homework

All homework resumes this week- reading logs, spelling, and math. Reading logs will come home tomorrow.  Students should complete an entry for Monday-Thursday nights. So there should be 4 entries for this week. The next reading log will come home on Friday along with next week's spelling words. Please make sure that your child is completing their homework.

IXL.com

Each student should have a login for ixl.com.  Students should be completing at least 60 minutes per week. I will get reports on Sunday night to find out who has completed their 60 minutes. I will note in each student's agenda if they have not completed their 60 minutes for the week.

Picture Day

This Friday is Fall Picture Day. Students are allowed to dress nicely for pictures. Picture forms will most likely come back tomorrow.

We are studying......

This week will be covering the following topics:

Language Arts: paragraphs, plays, writing hooks
Math: division
Social Studies: Greece

 

 

Progress Report Week

Hello parents!!! Here is our weekly post.  Read the following and catch up on the happenings in our classroom.

  Progress Reports

This week progress reports will go home on Wednesday.  Please review the progress report with your child.  There are four weeks left to make improvements if they are needed.  Progress reports will also include information on AR progress.  Students should be at 50% of their AR goals by this point.

Field Trips

Last week permission slips came home for two upcoming field trips. The cost of the two trips was $45- $15 for the Tellus Museum and $30 for the Little White House.  Only a few students have returned their permission slips.  Remember partial payments can be made.  We will need a count to make sure that we reserve buses and have enough room for all students. Please let us know your intentions as soon as possible.

Math Test Results

We took our first math test last week.  Many students did well on the test.  Some did not do so well and are retaking the test.  Please remind your child to carefully check over their work.  Their were several small mistakes made. We want to make sure that all students work extremely hard and put their best foot forward.  I would like to congratulate the following students who met standards on this assessment.

Chaitra                      Ruth                   Jana                   Ayden            Cooper                 Kaylee
Jayla                         Ethan                 Cameron            Laysa              Malik              

 

Accelerated Reader

Many students have taken lots of AR test.  They are really working toward achieving their goals. 
At this point, students should be at 50% of their AR goals.  The following students are at 50% of their goal.


Michelle                              Roger                             Cooper                             Jayla              

Homework

Please make sure that your child spends time each night completing their homework.  Homework is very important.  It helps to reinforce skills that are taught in our classroom. Some students are not turning in their homework on Friday.  Please encourage your child to get their homework turned in. 

Fossils Test

We will have our fossils test on Friday of this week.  Interactive notebooks will come home Wednesday of this week.  Students should study all fossil materials.

 

Only four days this week!!!!

I hope that you had an awesome Labor Day Weekend. As always this week is jam packed. Here are a couple of updates for this week. Read and find out what's trending in our class this week.

Reading Logs and Spelling

New Reading Logs and spelling lists came home last Friday. Students are still required to have done four reading activities and four spelling activities for the week. Our weekly spelling test will be on Friday as usual.

Rocks and Minerals Test

On Friday, we took our Rocks and Minerals Test. Many students did very well. I would like to recognize the following students who met standards on this assessment:

Cooper               Cosy                Sanai             David          Layza         Donna Jean

Kaylee               Chaitra             Malik            Ayden         Jayla           Jana

Ruth

 

Math Test

On Thursday of this week, students will take their first math assessment. This assessment will cover place value, rounding, three digit addition, three digit subtraction, and estimation. Students will bring their math journals home on Wednesday night to study.

Field Trips

Today a lime green letter will come home about two field trips that we will go on this year. One trip is on October 16, 2015. On this date we will go to the Tellus Museum in Carterville. The other trip is to The Little White House in Warm Springs, GA. This trip will be on February 26, 2015. Please read the letter carefully, send in payment as soon as possible, sign b oth forms, and return them.

Georgia Milestones Testing

This year students will be required to take the Georgia Milestones Test. This test is replacing the CRCT. This test will not only have multiple choice questions but extended response and constructed response questions as well. Students will need to know how to explain their thinking. To find out more information on this assessment, go to Georgia Milestone Assessment.