Star of the Week

J.P.W. was our last student of the week.  Due to computer issues, I was unable to load her picture for the past two weeks.  Here is her spot light.  We learned several neat things about JP from her love of her family to triathlons.  She is a multi-talented, creative young lady.

What We Are Learning This Week

Reminder: Our annual sea turtle cake walk is this Friday, April 26^th from 11:40-12:15 in the gym. Please donate a baked good for the cake walk! We are also accepting donations to help save the sea turtles!! Thank you for your support!!

Math:   We will finish Chapter 10 on Reflections and Symmetry. Test will be Friday, April 26^th.

English:  We are finished with quotation marks. We will also study root words, prefixes and suffixes this week.

Reading:  Continuing Unit 8, Drawing Conclusions this week.  We are reading the books Caleb’s Choice, The Friendship Doll, and Running out of Time.  A study guide with pattern statement, process questions and vocabulary has been given. April book project instructions have been given as well.  The genre for this book will be History or Historical Fiction. The project will be due on Tuesday, April 30^th. Tentative test date for Unit 8- Wednesday, May 1^st.

Writing: Persuasive writing continued- students will write a piece that will persuade someone to get involved in protecting endangered species.

Science:  We will start Investigation 3.  A quizlet link will be going out this week as well.

History:  We will continue  Chp. 9, Change Comes to Alabama this week. Tentative test date for Chp. 9- Tuesday, April 30th

Spelling:  Spelling Test this Friday, April 26th.  Alabama Fact should come from page 5 and must be a fact not previously studied. Classroom words this week are: translation, amplify, desegregation, and scrutiny.   We are now focusing on prefixes and suffixes. Students will be required to write two sentences on their Spelling test- one sentence with a word including a prefix and one sentence with a word including a suffix.  Prefix for next week: Un- meaning “not or the opposite of” and Ly- meaning” in a ____way. (example: happily)

SEE HOMEWORK PAD FOR WEEKLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Assessments for the week:

Spelling: Friday, April 26th
History: none
Reading: none
Science:  none
Math:  Math Facts quiz- Friday, April 26^th. Test on Chp. 10, Friday, April 26^th.

Upcoming Events:

Monday, April 22^nd- Church- 8:15
Friday, April 26^th- 4^th Grade Sea Turtle Cake Walk (more info to come on this)
Monday, April 29^th- Chapel- 8:00
Monday, May 6^th- Chapel- 8:00
May 7-10- Mother’s Day Shopping- Campus Store
 Friday, May 10- The Duke Field Trip- Mrs. McCullough and Mrs. Benton’s classes. A sack lunch and drink needed.
Monday, May 20^th- Church- 8:15- 4^th Grade leads worship.
Monday, May 20^th- 1:00- 4^th Grade musical
Friday, May 24^th- Last Day of School – Carpool one Dismissal at 11:40; Carpool 2- 11:50.
Extended Session: 11:50-5:30

Pictures by Ellie

Working on interviews.

New writing experience

Sea Turtle Coloring Contest

 

Turtle Week by Trey

This week is turtle week.  On Monday a marine biologist came to talk to us.  We played a game and only two out of a hundred eggs survived.  Mine was eaten by a Mako shark.  After that we went to lunch and finished the school day.

Written by Trey P.

What We Are Learning This Week

Please make note of the date change for the 4th grade musical.  The date has been changed to  May 20th at 1:00.

Math: 
We will begin chapter 10 on Reflections and Symmetry.  The tentative test date for the chapter is April 25th or 26th.

English:
We will work on making outlines to assist our formal papers for the endangered species report.  We will also be working on quotation marks again.

Reading:
Continuing chapter 8, Drawing Conclusions this week.  We are reading books Caleb's Choice, The Friendship Doll, and Running Out of Time.  A study guide with pattern statement, process questions and vocabulary has been given.  April book project instructions have been given as well.  The genre for this book will be History or Historical Fiction.  The project will be due on Tuesday, April 20.

Writing:
Persuasive Writing Continued- students will write a piece that will persuade someone to get involved in protecting endangered animals.

Science:
We will finish investigation 2 this week.  We will end with a quiz this Friday.  The quizlet link was sent out last week.

History:
We will start Chapter 9, Change Comes to Alabama this week.

Spelling:
Spelling Test this Friday, April, 19th.  Alabama Fact should come from page 4 and must be a fact not previously studied.  Classroom words this week are: integrate, frivolous, geometric, and frequency.  We are now focusing on prefixes and suffixes.  Students will be required to write two sentences on their spelling test- one sentence including a prefix and one sentence with a word including a suffix.  Prefix and suffix for next week are:  "Pre" meaning before and "full" meaning full of base word.

Upcoming Dates:
April 15- Chapel
April 15- Speaker from Dauphin Island Sea Lab about Sea Turtles 9:30 am
April 22- Big Church
April 26- Sea Turtle Cake Walk (more info to come on this)
May 6- Chapel
May 7-10 Mother's Day Shopping in the Campus Store
May 20- The Duke Field Trip for our class.  Sack lunch and drink needed
May 20- 4th grade musical
May 24- Last Day of school

Endangered Species Masks

Vibrations look like this...

We acted out the definitions to the vocabulary terms for Investigation 2 of the Sound Unit in Science class.  What does high frequency look like to you?

Clara Leder's Viewpoint

Mrs. Benton teaching about multiplying decimals.

Alexis and David writing about Spring Break.

Julia Palmer working on math problems.

Pictures and Captions by Clara Leder S.

Endangered Species Presentation

The class has spent several weeks researching a specific endangered animal in technology. After the research was complete, the students created and presented a PowerPoint presentation.  The hard work paid off as each student did a fantastic job.  Mrs. Stuart complimented our behavior and presentations.  Thank you for attending.

Pictures by Clara Leder S.

 

What We Are Learning This Week

Our class leads chapel tomorrow!
Come hear your student present his or her Endangered Species PowerPoint during technology tomorrow.

Math:  We will be finishing chapter 9 this week focusing on multiplying and dividing with decimals.  The test on the material covered this week will be on Friday.  The math fact quizzes will continue to be on every Friday.

Science:  We will be finishing up Investigation 1 this week.

English:  We will be reviewing quotation marks and antecedents this week.

Reading:  We will begin Unit 8, Drawing Conclusions.  The April book project information will be sent home.  The projects are due April 30 and needs to be on a Historical Fiction or History book.

History:  We are finishing Chapter 8 on the Great Depression.  The test will be on the 12th.  A binder check will be done this day as well.

Writing:  Continuing Persuasive Writing

Spelling:  The Alabama Fact will come page 3 and needs to be a fact not previously chosen.
                  Classroom words:  reflection, vibration, persecuting, converged
                  Onomatopoeia: gurgle.  TEST ON ALL WORDS THIS FRIDAY.

The Past Two Weeks

Reiney and Ira had these words about the two weeks before Spring Break.

Reiney:  This week in Reading we started our new book There's an Owl in the Shower.  On Wednesday we had a Spanish test.  On Thursday we went to music and worked on our class song.  On Friday we started our masks for our endangered species.  That is what we did this week.


Ira:  this week we had a lot of experiments to do.  The three things we did were first the long gong.  It was a coat hanger and a cup.  You put it up to your ear and your partner taps it with a pencil.  The second one was the tuning fork.  You hit it on a piece of wood and it made a cool sound.  The third one is the door fiddle.  It works like a base.  Friday will be our Spring Break and just in time because I think Mrs. Benton needs a break.

What We Are Learning This Week

Just a few more days until Spring Break! I know we are all looking forward to it!

Math: We will continue Chapter 9 on fractions, percents and decimals. There will be a test on lessons 9.1-9.5 on Wed. March 27th.  We will continue the rest of the chapter on multiplying and dividing decimals after Spring Break, followed by a test on Friday, April 12th. There will also be a Math Facts Quiz on Friday.

 Please help your child practice figuring percentages from decimals and fractions. A great way to review is to look at sale prices. Have your child figure out the sale price if an item is 50 percent or 25 percent off.

English: We will be working on persuasive writing. We will focus on an introduction, body, and conclusion as well as giving reasons supported with details. Within our writing we will focus on proper sentence structure, punctuation and capitalization.

Reading: We will finish our review unit this week. We will test on our book There’s an Owl in the Shower on Thursday, March 28th. The test will be comprehension questions related to the story and vocabulary matching. A vocabulary study guide has been given. We will begin Unit 8, Drawing Conclusions, after Spring Break. March book projects are due Thursday, March 28thand will be presented in class on Friday, March 29th. I will also give the instructions for the April book project before Spring Break so students can begin their reading. The genre for this book will be History or Historical Fiction. The project will be due on Tuesday, April 30th.

Writing: We will continue a unit on persuasive writing.

Science: We will experiment with sound vibrations this week.

History: We are continuing Chapter 8, The Great Depression this week. Tentative test date: Friday, April 12th.

Spelling: NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK.

SEE HOMEWORK PAD FOR WEEKLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Assessments for the week:

Spelling: none

History: none

Reading: Thursday, March 28th

Science: none

Math: test on wednesday.  Math Facts quiz- Friday, March 29th

Writing: none

Spanish: none

Upcoming Events:

Monday, March 25th- Church- 8:15- St. Paul’s Church

Thursday, March 28th- Class Group Pictures

Friday, March 29th- Good Friday- Early Dismissal- 11:40- Carpool 1; 11:50- Carpool 2. Extended Session from 11:50-5:30

April 1-5 Spring Break

Monday, April 8th- Chapel- 8:00

Monday, April 15th- Chapel- 8:00

Tuesday, April 23rd, 4th Grade Musical

Friday, April 26th- 4th Grade Sea Turtle Cake Walk

Monday, April 29th- Chapel- 8:00

What We Are Learning This Week

Fourth quarter is here!  Mrs. McCullough and I will be stressing responsibility and organization as well as good listening skills as we move into final preparations for 5^th grade! Your support is appreciated!

ART:  Make sure you bring in your supplies for youe endangered species mask.  It is due by Friday but you can bring it in early and store it in the calssroom.

Math:  We will start Chapter 9 on fractions, percents and decimals. There will be a test on lessons 9.1-9.5 on Wed. March 27^th.  We will continue the rest of the chapter on multiplying and dividing decimals after Spring Break, followed by a test on Friday, April 12^th. There will also be a Math Facts Quiz on Friday.

English: Continuing Antecedents and Pronouns

Reading: Since we are studying endangered species as a cross-curricular unit, we will all be reading the book There’s an Owl in the Shower, for our next reading unit. We will take this opportunity to review previous comprehension skills and visual tools. We will begin Unit 8, Drawing Conclusions, after Spring Break. March book project instructions have been given. The genre is mystery or adventure. Due date: Thursday, March 28^th.

Writing: We will start a unit on persuasive writing.

Science:  We have started a Unit on Sound. There will be a vocabulary quiz on the terms from Investigation 1 on Friday, March 22^nd. The quizlet link on these terms has already been sent. Students will also need to know the properties of sound for this quiz.

History:  We are working on Chapter 8, The Great Depression, this week.

Spelling:  Spelling Test on Friday, March 22nd.  Our figurative language focus is now onomatopoeia- a word whose sound suggests its meaning. The word this week is “hiss”.  Alabama Fact should come from fact P.2 . We are starting over on our packet. The students must choose a fact they have not previously studied. Classroom Words are: rationed, endangered, discrimination, decimal

SEE HOMEWORK PAD FOR WEEKLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Assessments for the week:

Spelling: Friday, March 22nd.

History: none

Reading: none

English: Pronoun/ Antecedent quiz on Friday, March 22nd.   

Science:  Vocab. Quiz, Investigation 1- Friday, March 22^nd.

Math:  Math Facts quiz- Friday, March 22^nd.

Writing: none

Spanish: test on Wed., March 20th 

Upcoming Events:

Monday, March 25^th- Church- 8:15- St. Paul’s Church

Thursday, March 28^th- Class Group Pictures

Friday, March 29^th- Good Friday- Early Dismissal- 11:40- Carpool 1; 11:50- Carpool 2. Extended Session from 11:50-5:30

April 1-5 Spring Break

Monday, April 8^th- Chapel- 8:00

Monday, April 15^th- Chapel- 8:00

Tuesday, April 23^rd, 4^th Grade Musical

Friday, April 26^th- 4^th Grade Sea Turtle Cake Walk

Monday, April 29^th- Chapel- 8:00

Sound Science

William's vocabulary shirt.

Alexis presenting her kalimba shirt.

Parading through Mrs. Hodges's class.

Pictures by Elizabeth W.

A Look At Our Week

By Aerielle R.

This week on Monday we presented our Science shirts.  We had a lot of neat, creative words.  Julia Palmer had property, it means a characteristic trait, quality, or 5 senses, and for smell she put perfume all over it.  You could smell it all over the room.

Elizabeth's Exciting Pictures

Lily, Reiney, and Julia Palmer are working
on finding the area in Math.

Caroline and Clara Leder are solving Math boxes.

Julia Palmer reading.

Ellie was our chaplain.

The fifth grade band.

The boys working.

All about triangles.

Trey and Ira are playing tether ball.

What We Are Learning This Week

Thank you for all of your efforts in helping make our Montgomery trip a success! Our students received numerous compliments on their knowledge of History as well as their good behavior and manners! I am so proud!

Don't forget to bid on Teacher Adventures starting this Monday!

Math:   We will finish Chapter 8 this week on area and perimeter. We will test Chapter 8 on Friday,  March 15^th. The test will cover area, perimeter, polygons, triangles, rectangles and squares. There will also be a Math Facts Quiz on Friday.

English: Pronouns and Antecedents

Reading: We will finish Unit 7 this week.  A study guide with process questions and pattern statement has been given. Unit 7 test will be Thursday, March 14^th. I will also check Specs logs on Thursday.   March book project instructions have been given. The genre is mystery or adventure. Due date: Thursday, March 28^th.

Writing: Finishing our presentations of short stories. We will then start a unit on persuasive writing.

Science: Vocabulary shirts are due on Monday. We will also begin our Sound unit this week.  We will begin our new vocabulary terms as well.  Be on the lookout for quizlet links being emailed soon.

History:  We will start Chapter 8, The Great Depression, on Monday, March 11^th.

Spelling:  Spelling Test on Friday, March 15^th.  Our figurative language focus is now onomatopoeia- a word whose sound suggests its meaning. The word this week is “pop”.  Alabama Fact should come from fact P.1 . We are starting over on our packet. The students must choose a fact they have not previously studied. Classroom Words are: cantankerous, prosperity, formula, property

SEE HOMEWORK PAD FOR WEEKLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Assessments for the week:

Spelling: Friday, March 15^th.

History: none

Reading: Unit 7 Setting- Test on Thursday, March 14^th.

English: none

Science:  none

Math:  Math Facts quiz- Friday, March 15^th. Chapter 8 Test- Friday.

Writing: none

Spanish: none 

Upcoming Events:

Monday, March 11- Teacher Adventures Bidding Begins

Monday, March 11^th- Chapel – Theatre- 8:00- We lead Chapel this week.

Thursday, March 14^th- Tech Fair

Friday, March 15^th- Saints Night Out Auction

Monday, March 18^th- Student Holiday, Faculty Workday

Monday, March 25^th- Church- 8:15- St. Paul’s Church

Thursday, March 28^th- Class Group Pictures

Friday, March 29^th- Good Friday- Early Dismissal- 11:40- Carpool 1; 11:50- Carpool 2. Extended Session from 11:50-5:30

April 1-5 Spring Break

Lily's Many Pictures

David is playing tetherball.