I do apologize for being a week behind on getting this newsletter out. Thank you for understanding.
Let me update you on the happenings up the classroom.
Language Arts: We are finishing up our studies of adjectives this week. The kids will take a short test on Friday. There is not a study guide for this test. Students also learned adjectives in 3rd grade. The quiz will require student to underline adjectives in a sentence, choose correct adjectives to complete sentences, choose the correct article (an, an, the) to complete sentences, write the comparative form of adjectives (er, est) and use more and most to compare adjectives. We have been doing activities last week and will continue this week on the listed topics.
Math: We are finishing up our unit on fractions. The students will complete a study guide in class tomorrow and they will test on Thursday of THIS week. The test will include applying all of the fraction skills we have learned about, which would include reading word problems with fractions and solving them. Fraction skills include: finding equivalent fractions with and without using pictures, writing mixed numbers and improper fractions using pictures, converting mixed numbers to improper fractions (no pictures), converting improper fractions to mixed numbers (no pictures), reducing fractions to simplest form after adding and subtracting fractions, comparing fractions using greatest to least or least to greatest, and mixed review questions from any topic we have learned about in the past.
We will be moving on to the topic of decimals next week. This will include skills such as adding and subtracting decimals, converting decimals to fractions using hundredths and thousandths, dividing and mulitplying decimals, and more.
Social Studies: We have finished our studies on the American Revolution, and now we are on to chapter 10, which discusses the formation of the Constitution and our government. I do not know the test date yet. It will be at least a week and a half away.
Reading: We are studying figurative language. We started this last week working on similes and metaphors. This week we are focusing on imagery, personification, and alliteration.
CRCT online log in: I know that this has not yet been sent home. The newsletter mentioned it was available to go home last week. I was out on that Friday and they did not go home in that Friday's folder. I needed to get the log in information copied down, and now they will be going home. Your child will have the information starting today.
Conference information will be headed your way soon, so please be on the look out. Remember, we do the best we can to schedule times with sibling teachers, but it is not always guaranteed. Unfortunately, conferences have to be kept short in order to get all students in during this two day period. If you feel the need for more time, we will need to set up a conference for a different day. Thank you for understanding.
I believe I covered everything, but if not, I will be back to add more if something comes to mind. :-)
Let me update you on the happenings up the classroom.
Language Arts: We are finishing up our studies of adjectives this week. The kids will take a short test on Friday. There is not a study guide for this test. Students also learned adjectives in 3rd grade. The quiz will require student to underline adjectives in a sentence, choose correct adjectives to complete sentences, choose the correct article (an, an, the) to complete sentences, write the comparative form of adjectives (er, est) and use more and most to compare adjectives. We have been doing activities last week and will continue this week on the listed topics.
Math: We are finishing up our unit on fractions. The students will complete a study guide in class tomorrow and they will test on Thursday of THIS week. The test will include applying all of the fraction skills we have learned about, which would include reading word problems with fractions and solving them. Fraction skills include: finding equivalent fractions with and without using pictures, writing mixed numbers and improper fractions using pictures, converting mixed numbers to improper fractions (no pictures), converting improper fractions to mixed numbers (no pictures), reducing fractions to simplest form after adding and subtracting fractions, comparing fractions using greatest to least or least to greatest, and mixed review questions from any topic we have learned about in the past.
We will be moving on to the topic of decimals next week. This will include skills such as adding and subtracting decimals, converting decimals to fractions using hundredths and thousandths, dividing and mulitplying decimals, and more.
Social Studies: We have finished our studies on the American Revolution, and now we are on to chapter 10, which discusses the formation of the Constitution and our government. I do not know the test date yet. It will be at least a week and a half away.
Reading: We are studying figurative language. We started this last week working on similes and metaphors. This week we are focusing on imagery, personification, and alliteration.
CRCT online log in: I know that this has not yet been sent home. The newsletter mentioned it was available to go home last week. I was out on that Friday and they did not go home in that Friday's folder. I needed to get the log in information copied down, and now they will be going home. Your child will have the information starting today.
Conference information will be headed your way soon, so please be on the look out. Remember, we do the best we can to schedule times with sibling teachers, but it is not always guaranteed. Unfortunately, conferences have to be kept short in order to get all students in during this two day period. If you feel the need for more time, we will need to set up a conference for a different day. Thank you for understanding.
I believe I covered everything, but if not, I will be back to add more if something comes to mind. :-)
