“I have the strength for everything through Him who empowers me.” Philippians 4:13
February 26, 2021
Dear Families,
Monday, March 1 will be our last day of Terra Nova Testing!
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!
The last day to take an AR Test for the Third Quarter is Tuesday, March 9!
Grades 4 and 5 will participate in the Annual Tropicana/ 4H Speech Contest. Please see you child’s Red Folder for more details. Fourth Graders will present: A Great Place to Visit in Florida. Speech topics have been chosen. Now it is time to practice, practice, practice and time, time, time! Speeches must be between 2 and 3 minutes long. Students have been assigned a Practice Speech date between March 8-12, followed by Graded Speeches the week of March 16.
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 Tuesday, March 9. 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:
Religion: Tuesday, March 2, Chapter 15
Reading: Tuesday, March 2, Quarterly STAR Assessment
Vocab Workshop: Wednesday, March 3, Unit 11
Social Studies: Thursday, March 4, FL on the Move (p. 102-105)
Reading: Friday, March 5, Masters of Illusion
Spelling: Friday, March 5
Math: Friday, March 5, Chapter 10
LOOKING AHEAD:
Friday, March 12: End of Third Quarter
Monday, March 15: No School
Thursday, March 18: Report Cards
2020-2021 Schedule
UNIT 1-6 SPELLING WORDS
Discipline Plan
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