We hope you were able to stay warm during our three day weekend! While it was fun having a long weekend, we are ready for another exciting week in 4th grade!
Some General Reminders and Announcements:
Spelling Bee: Our school wide Spelling Bee will be tomorrow at 8:15! The whole fourth grade is excited to cheer on our classroom representatives!
Science & Social Studies IXL: Science and socials studies IXL is now available to all students 2-5! We are VERY excited about this addition to our IXL program, as this will be a wonderful tool for continued review/practice throughout the year. Please take advantage of this amazing resource!
American Revolution Project: Students are continuing to work on their American Revolution projects for writing and they are having such a blast! For reasons beyond our control we were low on technology last week so we will be pushing back our due date to this Friday. Kiddos are welcome to work on them at home, too! :)
Media Center: All fourth grade classes will be visiting Ms. Bercher this week for an awesome media lesson! Ms. Getzfred/Ms. Densmore will be today (1/19), Ms. Spaeth on 1/20, and Mrs. Alterman on 1/22.
Redbird: You will notice that students will now have Redbird math homework on Thursdays. Redbird Mathematics is a K-7 web based mathematics curricula developed at Stanford University. Students have already taken their placement tests in school to determine their math level. Going forward, students will complete 2 lessons per week (one in math stations during our math block) and one at home for homework. Redbird is an amazing program that helps fill in holes and review foundation concepts, as well as provide challenge/enrichment lessons if your kiddo is ready for them. Redbird adjusts to your child's performance for a 'just right' learning experience. We are very excited about implementing Redbird (and so are the kids!)
Please click on the following link for our easy access button for Redbird. Redbird works best in Safari or Chrome. http://fourthgradenpes.weebly.com/math-programs.html
Homework for the Week of January 19th:
Tuesday (1/19)
- Reading: Read for 20 minutes and complete reading log
- Math: IXL (math teacher will assign specific skills)
Wednesday (1/20)
- Reading: Read for 20 minutes and complete reading log
- Science: Work on study guide!
- Spelling Bee!
Thursday (1/21)
- Reading: Read for 20 minutes and complete reading log
- Math: 1 Redbird Lesson & study for Friday's standard quiz
Friday (1/22)
- Weekly Math Standards Quiz
- Light & Sound Assesment
We hope that you have a wonderful week!
- Mrs. Alterman, Ms. Densmore, Ms. Getzfred and Ms. Spaeth