2/21/12 to 2/24/12

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend.......I sure did.  It's back to work as usual. 
upcoming events:

•  4th graders in the speech festival- Thursday 2/23

• Stations of the Cross- Friday in the Auditorium

• Spelling test Unit 19- Friday 2/24
• We will be starting division timed tests this week- They really need to practice division and multiplication to do well on the division chapter we are working on.

Next Week:

• English Test-Monday 2/27

• Science test- Tuesday 2/28 

Religion

• We will be practicing for Stations of the Cross this week
• Wednesday is Ash Wednesday Mass- beginning of Lent
• Friday we will present the Stations of the Cross- Please join us

Science- Test is next Tuesday

• Ch rev pgs B58-B59 #s 1-22, 26-27
• Mass
• Study guide and review
• study guide and review

Math- Division concepts

• 174-175
• wb pg 53
• % facts test, pgs 176-177
• 178-179

SS

• begin lesson 2 notes
• lesson 2 notes
• finish lesson 2 notes ,do wb pgs 60-61
• skills lesson wb pgs 62-63

Spelling - unit 19

• 3x each and pg 120
• pgs 121-122
• test Friday

English- test next Monday

• pg 276-277
•   pg 278
• pg 280
• pg 281

Reading

• work on Mystery book- reading and project

Art and PE

Week 2-13 to 2-16

Welcome to a short........but busy week!!!!  Last week we finally finished our oral book projects!  They were great!  Also, they presented their speeches.... I was very impressed that everyone memorized them.  Our three students who will represent the fourth grade at the Merced County Speech Festival are:  Emma Eastman, Emily Featherston, and Jared Hoffart!!! Go 4th graders!  Congratulations! 

Are you in need of volunteer hours??? I am in need of a parent to type the student entries for the Merced County Writing Festival.  Please see me ASAP.  They need to be typed and returned to me by next Wed.2-22.  Thank You.  I am also in need of a few parents to help in the classroom.  If you have a day you can volunteer each week, please let me know.  Thanks for your continued support. 

Even though it's a short week, we will have a spelling and reading unit with a test on Thursday 2-16.

Valentine's Day is Tuesday.  Students may bring in valentines- for each student- that day to pass out.  We will be having a little party and treat that afternoon.

February 24- we will be doing the Stations of the Cross for the school.  Please come and join us 8:15 am in the auditorium. 

Religion

• Ch 9
• Ch 9 Rev
• Practice for stations
• Preschool reading

Science

• Rock lab
• Lesson 3- start note sheet
• Finish lesson 3 , notes and rev 1-5
• wb pages 89, 97, 101, 102

Math-We will be starting the division unit.  It is crucial that your child practices the basic division facts for ten minutes each day.  This is truly what helps them when we get into long division.

• pgs 166-167
• pgs 168-169
• pgs 170-171
• pgs 172-173

SS- ch 6

• library/ Computers
• Begin lesson l, work on note sheet- I will be checking their vocab cards
• finish lesson 1 notes, do wb pg 59
• begin lesson 2, work on note sheet

Spelling

• Unit 17- 3x each in library
• pgs 
• pgs 
• test

English

• library/ computers
• pgs 272-273

Reading

• Read "No Star Nights", pkbk 136-137
• pkbk 138-140
• pkbk 141, 143
• test

Art / PE

Catholic School's Week 2012

It's Catholic School's Week!!!  It's a busy week and plans are very tentative .  I will post the basic information. 

Things to Know:
No hot lunch will be served Tuesday or Wednesday
Tuesday is buddy day- Your child needs to bring a buddy gift $2 maximum please
Friday is 12:30 dismissal
Friday is All school Mass at St. Patrick's Church.  Please drop off your child by 7:50.  Your child will be driven back by parent volunteers.

These are the drivers who have volunteered to drive:
Eastman
Melissa Gonzalez
Horal
Mendoza
Pellicano
Scheuerman
Suggs
Wolf
Thanks in advance!

Religion
Celebrating Catholic School's Week

Science
labs

Math
pgs 147-148, wb pgs 46-47

spelling
Unit 16 , test Thursday

English
pg 267

Reading

Book project presentations

week 1-23 to 1-27

Welcome back to a full week!  Students should have finished writing their final draft persuasive speeches.  They will start memorizing them. Speeches will be given in class starting February 6th.  

Students should be almost dine reading their books and be working on their book projects.  Book presentations begin next week.

Macedonia info should start coming in this week.  Info is due by Friday of this week.  Students will share with the class next week.  We will begin the poster boards next week.  If you would like to donate a tri-fold board, I need two more.  Let me know. 

This week:
Science test- Wed. 
weekly spelling and reading test - Fri.

Next week is Catholic School's Week- Buddy day is on Tuesday.  Students will need to bring in a small treat for their buddy that day.  We should know who their buddies are by the end of this week. 

Religion

• pgs 283-285 corporal works of mercy
• fj- write the corporal works - give examples
• Spiritual works of Mercy 286-288; fj- write the spiritual works and give examples
• Preschool reading
• Music

Science

• finish study guide, study
• quiz game
• test
• ch b/2 cards
• begin mineral lab

Math

• wb 42
• wb 43
• science test
• pgs 150-151
• pgs 152-153

SS- Test next week Thursday

• library/computers
• begin lesson 4 note sheet
• finsih lesson 4 note sheet and rev questions
• skills lesson 218-219, do wb 55
• Rev in wb pgs 56-57

Sp- unit 15

• in library 3x each
• pgs 96-97
• pgs 98-99
• pgs 100-101
• test

English

• library/computers
• pgs 2650-261
• pgs 262-263
• pgs 264-265
• pg?

 Reading- Story- "Yeh-Shen"

• read story pgs 446-470, do pkbk 146
• pkbk 147-148
• pkbk 149-150
• review story/ reread for homework.  Play spelling baseball
• test

Art & PE

week 1-17-12

Don't forget- 

English test Wednesday
Next week Science test - Next Wednesday 1-25

We are working on persuasive writing/ speech and plan to finish writing the rough draft this week.  Students will take them home to proofread and edit.  Please help with this.  The rough draft is due next Monday 23, 2012.  I will hand them back so the students can rewrite the final draft.  When that is complete they will begin memorizing their speech.  In class speeches will begin on Monday , February 13, 2012.  Their speeches need to be memorized by that date.

Religion

• ch 7 112-114
• pg 115; 117-118
• Preschool reading
• Music

Science

• finish lesson 3 notes and rev 1-5; 
• wb pages75,83,87,88
• ch b/1 rev
• study guide

Math

• wb pg 40
• wb pg 41
• pgs 146-147
• pgs 148-149

Social Studies

• skills lesson pgs 204-205, do wb pgs 51-52
• lesson 3
• lesson 3
• finish lesson 3 note sheet and wb pg 53

no spelling this week

 English

• pre test
• adjective test

Writing

• finish first draft persuasive essay/ speech

Art/ PE

week 1-9-2012

We are in full swing of 3rd quarter!  Please check the blog each week and your child's planner each day.  We are going to be moving at a faster pace, and there will be project dates and test dates given.  It's a good idea to get a calendar to write all important dates and keep it where both you and your child can refer to it.  Organization is the key to success!

Your child will be given a topic on Macedonia to research.  Please help them to find info and pictures for poster boards that we will be doing in class.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE A TRI-FOLD, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  I WILL NEED 3 OR 4.   Students will need to jot down facts, in their own handwriting, onto index cards so they can be posted on boards.  Some info will obviously need more than one card, but when info is put on cards, each student will have something up at International Night. Their topics will be given out this week.

On Wednesday i-11-2012 we will be visiting Park Merced ( on M st.) for an 11:00 communion service.  These are the parents in need who have volunteered to drive:
Hanley, Bliss, Garza, Horal, Mendonca, Pellicano, Suggs.  If you are unable to drive , please call 722-7496 asap.  Thank you.  


Religion
prepare for communion service, and Ch 7

Science

• Lesson 2 activity
• lesson 2 b14-b16
• lesson 2 b 17-b19- finish note sheet and review 1-5
• lesson 3
• lesson 3 - finish note sheet and review 1-5

Math

• pg 136-137
• pg 138-139
• pg 140-141
• pg 142-143
• pg 144-145

SS

• library / computers- New book project given out
• skills lesson wb 48-49, 47
• Communion Service
• lesson 2 198-201
• lesson 2 202-203

Spelling

• Unit 14: 5x each, pgs 90-95
• Test Friday

English

• Library
• pg 212-213
• pg 214 1-8
• Adj review pg 216 all
• 217 rev all

Writing

We will begin a writing unit - Persuasive.  We will be working on this all week.  The students will write an essay and present their essay as a speech.  The top 2 students will be chosen to represent the fourth grade in the Merced County Speech festival.  The essay will be turned in first for editing and revising.  Then they will be given a week to memorze their writing.  They may use cards to help them, but the majority of their essay must be memorized.  All important dates will be posted on the blog an written in their planner.  You will want to help them stay organized so they are ready.

Happy 2012!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!!  I hope each one of you had a wonderful and relaxing break!! I sure did~ I am ready for school- I missed my students!

Important dates this week:

• Report cards go home Friday- If you have checked Option C grades are final.  If your child had missing work, the last day to turn work in was Dec. 16.  
• Spelling test- Unit 13- Friday 1-6-12
• Reading test- The Lucky Stone- Friday 1-6-12
• FRIDAY IS A 12:30 DISMISSAL DAY

WE ARE STARTING MULTIPLICATION IN MATH- YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE DOING BASIC MATH PRACTICE EACH NIGHT- 10 MINUTES- AS PART OF NIGHTLY MATH HOMEWORK.  Thank you!

My class will be learning about the country- Macedonia for International Night.  There will be more information to come!


Religion- Ch 6

• pgs 97-101; FJ
• pgs 102-103; do pgs105-106
• Preschool reading, HW- handout
• Mass

Science- Unit B / Ch 1

• Ch 1 vocab cards
• Lesson 1 pgs B6-B8- start note sheet
• pgs B9-B11- finish note sheet & wb pg 79
• Mass

Math- Multiplication

• pgs 126-127 #s17-29
• pgs 128-129 #s 1-40
• pgs 130-131 & 132-133 #s 1-36
• pgs 134-135 #s 1-34

SS- Ch 5

• vocab cards- important words will be given to them
• pgs 186-189, do pf 189
• begin lesson 1 190-192- start notesheet
• pgs 193-194- finish notesheet & wb pg 47

Spelling- unit 13

• 3x each
• pgs 84-87
• pgs 88-89
• test

English- Adjectives

• pgs 204-205
• pgs 206-207
• pgs 208-209
• pgs 210-211

Reading- "The Lucky Stone"

• read story, & Practice book pg 124
• pkbk 125-126
• pkbk 127-128
• test

PE