Mrs. Gunning
“I have the strength for everything through Him who empowers me.” Philippians 4:13
March 26, 2021
Dear Families,
Have a Happy & Blessed Easter Break! Please be sure to communicate with the school office about any vacation trip you may be taking outside of the United States. We would like to finish the school year keeping all the students, faculty, and staff free of possible exposure to the COVID virus. We all thank you for your cooperation.
School resumes on Monday, April 12 for the final stretch! Don’t forget the boys may wear dress shorts beginning in April.
Congratulations to Luna for winning 3rd Place in the final round of the Tropicana Speech Contest!
Question: Is your child completing assigned IXL objectives in Math & Language Arts? Please encourage your children to keep reading and practicing IXL and Reflex every day!
EAGLE T-SHIRT DAYS: April 15, April 19, April 26 & May 10. Students should wear the Eagle t-shirt with PE shorts and sneakers on Mondays and Thursdays for PE. Students must wear jeans and sneakers on any other Eagle t-shirt Day.
Grade 4 Help Session is held on Tuesdays until 3:30 for students needing some extra help in Math and Reading.
Do not forget students can get some extra Vocabulary Workshop practice by visiting: www.sadlierconnect.com **scroll to “Student & Family Resources”; *click “Let’s Go” in the purple box; *click Vocabulary Workshop Grades 1-12; *click Vocabulary Workshop “orange”. No usernames or passwords needed! Please see the bottom of my BT webpage for additional resources.
Our Homeroom Moms have a Facebook page for the class! If you are not already on it, please let me know and I will pass on your email address to Mrs. Williams. I know it has lots of good posts and she would be very happy to invite you!
ACCELERATED READER (AR):
Students are required to read and take a minimum of 3 Accelerated Reader (AR) Tests and corresponding Vocabulary Quizzes (if available…not every book as one) within his/her assigned reading level range, striving for 80% accuracy, by Wednesday, May 12. Your student’s new Reading Level Range will be written in the back of the Planner upon completion of the STAR Assessment and is adjusted throughout the school year. Please encourage your student NOT to wait until the last minute to complete this AR requirement. Be sure to check out arbookfind.com for book recommendations and AR levels.
Please encourage children to read, read, read….every day! The AR Grade each Quarter is the average of the top 3 test scores.
TESTS:
Social Studies: Thursday, April 15, Florida Grows (p. 132-139)
Reading: Friday, April 16, Paul Revere’s Ride
Spelling: Friday, April 16
Math: Friday, April 16, Chapter 12 Quiz
LOOKING AHEAD:
Thursday, April 1- Friday, April 9: Easter Break
Monday, April 12: Classes Resume
Thursday, April 22: 4th Quarter Progress Reports
Friday, April 30: Dismissal 12:15
The following websites are available for additional practice:
Religion: religion.sadlierconnect.com *click on We Believe Grade 4
Math: www.sadlierconnect.com *scroll to “Student & Family Resources”; *click “Let’s Go!” in the purple box; *click Sadlier Math Grades K-6; *click Sadlier Math Grade 4 (orange text)
Vocabulary Workshop: www.sadlierconnect.com **scroll to “Student & Family Resources”; *click “Let’s Go” in the purple box; *click Vocabulary Workshop Grades 1-12; *click Vocabulary Workshop “orange”
Everything: www.khanacademy.org
ARBookFind.com
