GRADED PAPERS

Parents,

The 4th grade expectation of graded papers is that they are sent home with students on Friday's and should be signed and returned on Monday mornings. Thank you.

Newspaper

Parents, over the next few weeks if you have any old newspapers please send them in. Thank you!

Subject & Predicate Practice

REMEMBER: QUIZ ON MONDAY!


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Today in Science we did two labs. One lab focused on the process of condensation, and the other focused on modeling the entire water cycle.

Cloud

Be sure to ask your child about how we made a cloud in a bottle today. Ask them if there is DUST in clouds.

Spelling 9/26

achieve
nonfat
valley
purpose
already
salmon
mountain
farewell
annoyed
shouldn't

Parents, we need ONE RED bottle of fruit punch for science Monday morning. If you are willing to donate this item please email me over the weekend. Thank you.

Narrative Writing

We are half way through our Narrative writing piece. This week students began to work on editing skills to add strategies that we have learned in class such as voice, not talking to the reader, vivid word choice and organization. Students are now learning how to work with their classmates on giving constructive feedback. In this next week we will work on how to bring our narratives to an end with a sense of closure for the reader. This week our grammar skills will focus on subjects and predicates.

Water Cycle Unit

This week we began our Water Cycle science unit. Please be sure to continue to review the vocabulary from this unit with your child (Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, and Collection). We have done some great labs, and will be doing more next week before transitioning into our WEATHER unit.

Native American Artifacts

This week students presented their Native American artifacts. We were also lucky enough to have Mrs. Liptack present on her trip to Alaska where she took amazing pictures of Native American artifacts. The UNIT TEST went home yesterday.

Spelling 9/19

pollen
glisten
button
candle
readily
oxen
national
salmon
determined
fierce

Social Studies Book

If you would like to view the Social Studies book online please visit Mrs. Bilyeu's website. Look under COOL LINKS for log in information. If your child has me for Social Studies I told them to take their books & notes home to study over the weekend for the UNIT TEST on Tuesday.

GRADES

If your child has me for any class you can view grades online now. The only update you will not see is if a student took a retest today. Those updated test and quiz scores will not be updated until next week. If you do not have your log in information to view grades online you will need to contact the school for that information. Teachers do not have log in information for parents. Please remember that all graded papers need to be signed and sent back in by Monday morning.

Jell-O

Parents, we will be starting our water cycle unit next week and need boxes of JELL-O and small plastic cups for a lab. If you can donate any please send them in by Monday morning. Thank you.

Native American Stories

Today we began learning about the Native Americans of the Plains. We discussed how they used buffalo hide to tell stories by using symbols and pictures. Each student made their own buffalo hide story to share with the class. Reminder: Artifact projects are due Monday and the UNIT TEST is on Tuesday.

VOICE!

Be sure to ask your child what these pictures have to do with VOICE in writing! They may not be able to see them, but they can hear them!

Native American Test & Quiz

On Wednesday there will be a short quiz on Native Americans (the ones we have studied up until this point). It will also cover map skills. Students in my class brought their graphic organizer webs and notes home tonight to study. Students also received the study guide for the UNIT TEST that will be given on 9/20.

9/11

Today in honor of 9/11 each student traced their hand to create a flag. The flag was then presented to the Sandy Springs police department to thank them for all that they do. Every student gathered today around the flag pole for a short ceremony.

Morning Remediation

Morning remediation starts on Monday morning at 7:15. This is a great time to review and retest without missing out on instructional time during the day. Friday, letters went home with students who need to meet with their teachers. If a student needs to meet with me for remediation for Science, Social Studies or Writing I will place a sticker like this ON thier SBR.

Our totem poles look great! We put them outside our classroom door, just like the Kwakiutl put them outside the door to their home. The Native American artifact project was assigned Friday. It will be due September 19th. The assignment and rubric went home with students and a hard copy can be downloaded on Mrs. Bilyeu's web page.

GRADES

Parents,

Now that all the groups are finally made we can start entering grades into our eschool grading system. As of yesterday we are able to enter grades. You may start checking grades online starting early next week. If you have any questions please let me know.

Tiger News 9/9

Paper Bags

We need 30 brown paper bags (large). If you are grocery shopping this weekend please grab a few if you can and send them in. Thank you!

CARD STOCK

We still need light colored CARD STOCK if you are willing to send any in. Thank you.

Homophones

Be sure to ask your child about homophones from this week. Students need to practice the difference between there, their & they’re. They also need practice in too, two, & to. We read Dear Deer and it sparked some great conversations!

New Promethean Board

Today we got our new promethean boards! They are wonderful and we put them to great use in writing today!

FLOUR/SALT

We need quite a few bags of FLOUR & SALT for Social Studies. If you can send them in please let me know. I will need them by Thursday. Sorry for the short notice!

Spelling 9/6

capital
shelves
suggested
noisy
course
corner
tiniest
annoyed
operate
disappointed

Guess My Number Project Update

The Guess My Number project is still due on September 12th. Mrs. Causey (who is now teaching math) will grade the projects. If you have any questions please let either one of us know.

Types of Sentences Practice

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Content Area Change

Parents,

A letter went home today about our new schedules. With the new schedule I will teach one block of Science & Social Studies. I will also now teach three blocks of writing. All students will receive their new schedule on Tuesday morning. I think this change is the most beneficial for everyone. If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

Tiger News 9/2

Graded Papers

Parents,
Normally every other Friday I send home signed papers. Today I am only sending home the Place Value quiz from last week. Please sign this quiz and return it with your child on Monday. There is a chance the schedules and content areas are about to change so I am holding off on other things I normally send home. I normally send home a miniature progress report as well. This report will tell you where they stand on spelling, multiplication tables, effort and conduct. Due to the chance that next week students will have another new schedule I am holding off on this until the next signed papers day. If you have any questions please let me know.