Dear Parents and Students,
There is no story in reading this week. We will be doing a novel study on Lemony Snicket summarizing the first two books in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series.
We are always in need of class snacks. Healthy snacks are perfect (ex. Goldfish, pretzels, crackers, granola bars, etc.-no chocolate please). If you are interested in donating please send them along with receipts for PI. Thank you in advance.
Our class is collecting box tops and soup can labels. Please send any you may have in with your child anytime.
This month we will be studying:
Reading - Novel Studies
Math - 5th Grade Skills
Writing - Work on writing narrative essays and expository essays
Social Studies - Florida in Modern Times, WWII, Government
Science - Heat, Life Cycles, Environments
List of Books Your Child Might Be Interested in Reading:
A to Z Mysteries Series
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Series
Little House on the Prairie Series
The Sherlock Files
The Magic Half
Nerds: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society
Extra Credit
The Secret of Zoom
Captain Nobody
Eleven Birthdays
Dragon's Egg
HELPFUL INFORMATION:
In an effort to be better stewards of our resources parents will no longer be receiving AR TOPS reports. To view your child's progress towards their goals you can visit the website listed below. It is easy to get signed and ready to use this great service. You will receive emails to your personal address when your child has tested. It is a valuable tool to use in keeping in touch with your child's progress. http://www.tvcs-ar.org/RenaissanceServer/HomeConnect/Login.aspx
Parents, please make sure that your child is taking advantage of the ThinkCentral website. This is a valuable tool to use for practice in both reading, math, and science. Your child has been given a username and password for this website. The information is located in their binders. www.thinkcentral.com
Students will be getting acquainted with Spelling activities that will help them be successful on Thursday tests. We have created a link to Spelling City which provides games and printables for each week's spelling words. Please go to www.spellingcity.com and find our state, school, and then Mrs. Yancey's name (she has it set up for all of fourth grade). Students will need to choose the list of words we are working on that week. Happy playing.
Please make sure to check binders nightly for important information, weekly assignments, and tests. Please make sure that your child is reading every night. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me, jot a note in the planner, or email me at anytime.
Thank you,
Mrs. Barclay
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