Reading Rodeo calendars are due Monday, October 3rd. If you child wants to collect his/her Pizza Ranch certificate, please bring the calendars in on Monday.
MUM students - Your math fluency calendars are due on Moday, October 3rd. These are entered as a grade and are expected to be turned in by all students!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Parent Open House
Parent Involvement is one of Cologne Academy's Core Principles. All parents and guardians are invited to participate in a Parent Open House on Tuesday, September 27th from 6:30 to 7:30pm. We have planned an interesting mix of activities, including a video of student pictures, introduction of room parents and opportunities to get to know each other, Special Education information and an Insights Forum. We are looking for input from parents on how to further build on the school's goal of high levels of parent involvment. This event is brought to you by a subcommittee of the school board in conjunction with the special education staff.
Academics September 26-30
Odds and Ends...
-Spirit Week starts Monday! Students wrote in the theme of each day in their planners.
- Parent Open House is Sept. 27th
- Our first 2 hour late start will be September 28th. School will start at 10:30 with buses running two hours late.
- School pictures will be on October 14th. This will be an out of uniform day.
This Week's Academics
MUR - This week we will be reading the folktale "White Wave". We will really be looking at the characters in the story and comparing and contrasting them along with looking at the plot of the story and working on sequencing. Along with the story we will work out of our Wordly Wise books which focus on vocabulary and also out of our Analytical Grammar books where we have already started working with nouns, adjectives, and articles.
Spelling and Concept Question Board homework will be sent home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
MUM - This week we will continue to work on multiples and start getting into three digit by two digit multiplication. I would really appreciate if you work with your child on their multiplication facts each night. Most students have not mastered their facts higher than 5s. Memorizing their facts 6-9 will help them with the skills we will be working on the rest of the school year. Each student made flashcards for 6-9 in class last week that they should have brought home to work with. If you have not seen these flashcards, let me know!
- Our first 2 hour late start will be September 28th. School will start at 10:30 with buses running two hours late.
- School pictures will be on October 14th. This will be an out of uniform day.
This Week's Academics
MUR - This week we will be reading the folktale "White Wave". We will really be looking at the characters in the story and comparing and contrasting them along with looking at the plot of the story and working on sequencing. Along with the story we will work out of our Wordly Wise books which focus on vocabulary and also out of our Analytical Grammar books where we have already started working with nouns, adjectives, and articles.
Spelling and Concept Question Board homework will be sent home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
MUM - This week we will continue to work on multiples and start getting into three digit by two digit multiplication. I would really appreciate if you work with your child on their multiplication facts each night. Most students have not mastered their facts higher than 5s. Memorizing their facts 6-9 will help them with the skills we will be working on the rest of the school year. Each student made flashcards for 6-9 in class last week that they should have brought home to work with. If you have not seen these flashcards, let me know!
Basic facts homework will be sent home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
Geography - This week we will wrap up our world mountains unit. The study guide went home on Friday and the quiz will be on Tuesday. We will review in class on Monday. All students brought home their books on Friday. Rereading the chapters will be a great way to study!
Geography - This week we will wrap up our world mountains unit. The study guide went home on Friday and the quiz will be on Tuesday. We will review in class on Monday. All students brought home their books on Friday. Rereading the chapters will be a great way to study!
We will start our first science unit on meteorology on Wednesday.
Writing - This week we will finish writing out friendly letters and send them off to Arizona to our new pen pals. We will continue to work in our cursive handwriting books and also review the basics of writing good sentences and paragraphs.
Read Aloud - On Friday we finished reading "The Underneath". Students loved the story! We will do a few activities in class to wrap up the book and then move onto one of our Core Knowledge required readings. This list includes Robin Hood, Gulliver's Travels, Treasure Island, Sherlock Holmes, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and King Arthur.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Parent Open House
Parent Involvement is one of Cologne Academy's Core Principles. All parents and guardians are invited to participate in a Parent Open House on Tuesday, September 27th from 6:30 to 7:30pm. We have planned an interesting mix of activities, including a video of student pictures, introduction of room parents and opportunities to get to know each other, Special Education information and an Insights Forum. We are looking for input from parents on how to further build on the school's goal of high levels of parent involvment. This event is brought to you by a subcommittee of the school board in conjunction with the special education staff.
News September 19-23
Odds and Ends...- If you still have not turned in your $10 T-shirt fee, please do as soon as possible!
- Parent Open House is Sept. 27th
- Spirit week starts September 26th - more to come on this in the upcoming weeks.
- Our first 2 hour late start will be September 28th. School will start at 10:30 with buses running two hours late.
- School pictures will be on October 14th. This will be an out of uniform day.
This Week's Academics
MUR - This week we will be reading the Hans Christian Anderson Fable, "The Emperor's New Suit." It is a fun story that the students will find very entertaining! We will really be looking at the characters in the story and comparing and contrasting them along with looking at the plot of the story and working on sequencing. Along with the story we will work out of our Wordly Wise books which focus on vocabulary and also out of our Analytical Grammar books where we have already started working with nouns. We will dive into adjectives and articles this week.
Spelling and Concept Question Board homework will be sent home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
MUM - This week we will continue to work with estimation. This is a hard concept for many students to master! Basic facts homework will be sent home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
Geography - This week we will start by going over our mapping tests. Then we will jump into our second geography unit which is world mountains. This unit is only four chapters long so we will be able to get through it this week. This quiz is tentatively set for Monday, September 26th.
Writing - This week we will finish writing out friendly letters and send them off to Arizona to our new pen pals. We will continue to work in our cursive handwriting books and also review the basics of writing good sentences and paragraphs.
Read Aloud - I always start the year off reading "The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt. It is a touching story and gets the kids hooked within the first few pages. Ask your kids about the book, they will have a LOT to tell you!
- Parent Open House is Sept. 27th
- Spirit week starts September 26th - more to come on this in the upcoming weeks.
- Our first 2 hour late start will be September 28th. School will start at 10:30 with buses running two hours late.
- School pictures will be on October 14th. This will be an out of uniform day.
This Week's Academics
MUR - This week we will be reading the Hans Christian Anderson Fable, "The Emperor's New Suit." It is a fun story that the students will find very entertaining! We will really be looking at the characters in the story and comparing and contrasting them along with looking at the plot of the story and working on sequencing. Along with the story we will work out of our Wordly Wise books which focus on vocabulary and also out of our Analytical Grammar books where we have already started working with nouns. We will dive into adjectives and articles this week.
Spelling and Concept Question Board homework will be sent home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
MUM - This week we will continue to work with estimation. This is a hard concept for many students to master! Basic facts homework will be sent home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
Geography - This week we will start by going over our mapping tests. Then we will jump into our second geography unit which is world mountains. This unit is only four chapters long so we will be able to get through it this week. This quiz is tentatively set for Monday, September 26th.
Writing - This week we will finish writing out friendly letters and send them off to Arizona to our new pen pals. We will continue to work in our cursive handwriting books and also review the basics of writing good sentences and paragraphs.
Read Aloud - I always start the year off reading "The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt. It is a touching story and gets the kids hooked within the first few pages. Ask your kids about the book, they will have a LOT to tell you!
Please Join Us for the 2011 Parent Open House
Parent Involvement is one of Cologne Academy's Core Principles. All parents and guardians are invited to participate in a Parent Open House on Tuesday, September 27th from 6:30 to 7:30pm. We have planned an interesting mix of activities, including a video of student pictures, introduction of room parents and opportunities to get to know each other, Special Education information and an Insights Forum. We are looking for input from parents on how to further build on the school's goal of high levels of parent involvment. This event is brought to you by a subcommittee of the school board in conjunction with the special education staff.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
4th Grade News - September 12-16
Odds and Ends...
- If you still have not turned in your $10 T-shirt fee, please do as soon as possible!
- Grandparents day is This Friday, September 16th from 2:45 - 3:30 pm. Please return the sheet sent home last Friday letting us know if your child's grandparents are coming so that we can buy the appropriate amount of cookies and juice!
- Family Fun Night is also September 16th starting at 6:30 pm.
- Spirit week starts September 26th - more to come on this in the upcoming weeks.
- Our first 2 hour late start will be September 28th. School will start at 10:30 with buses running two hours late.
- School pictures will be on October 14th. This will be an out of uniform day.
This Week's Academics
MUR - This week we will dive into our first story of the year which is an excerpt from "Island of the Blue Dolphins." We will specifically work on the literary elements of author's purpose, genre, and point of view, along with strategies like predicting, making connections and summarizing. Along with the story we will work out of our Wordly Wise books which focus on vocabulary and also out of our Analytical Grammar books where we have already started working with nouns.
Spelling and Concept Question Board homework will come home Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
MUM - This week we will continue to work on place value, number forms, comparing and ordering numbers, and move into number theory and estimation by the end of the week. Basic facts homework will come home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
Geography - This week we will wrap up our introductory unit on geography. We will finish up talking about longitude and latitude and finding places on a map using coordinates. We will also talk about US time zones and how to read physical maps.
Writing - This week we will be learning how to write friendly letters. We will start writing letters to our pen pals in Arizona! Students will learn all about the different components of a friendly letter and also how to address an envelope. We will also get into the first few lessons in our cursive handwriting books.
Read Aloud - I always start the year off reading "The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt. It is a touching story and gets the kids hooked within the first few pages. Ask your kids about the book, they will have a LOT to tell you!
- If you still have not turned in your $10 T-shirt fee, please do as soon as possible!
- Grandparents day is This Friday, September 16th from 2:45 - 3:30 pm. Please return the sheet sent home last Friday letting us know if your child's grandparents are coming so that we can buy the appropriate amount of cookies and juice!
- Family Fun Night is also September 16th starting at 6:30 pm.
- Spirit week starts September 26th - more to come on this in the upcoming weeks.
- Our first 2 hour late start will be September 28th. School will start at 10:30 with buses running two hours late.
- School pictures will be on October 14th. This will be an out of uniform day.
This Week's Academics
MUR - This week we will dive into our first story of the year which is an excerpt from "Island of the Blue Dolphins." We will specifically work on the literary elements of author's purpose, genre, and point of view, along with strategies like predicting, making connections and summarizing. Along with the story we will work out of our Wordly Wise books which focus on vocabulary and also out of our Analytical Grammar books where we have already started working with nouns.
Spelling and Concept Question Board homework will come home Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
MUM - This week we will continue to work on place value, number forms, comparing and ordering numbers, and move into number theory and estimation by the end of the week. Basic facts homework will come home on Monday and is due Friday. This will occur every week, unless we have a week that is shorter than 4 days.
Geography - This week we will wrap up our introductory unit on geography. We will finish up talking about longitude and latitude and finding places on a map using coordinates. We will also talk about US time zones and how to read physical maps.
Writing - This week we will be learning how to write friendly letters. We will start writing letters to our pen pals in Arizona! Students will learn all about the different components of a friendly letter and also how to address an envelope. We will also get into the first few lessons in our cursive handwriting books.
Read Aloud - I always start the year off reading "The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt. It is a touching story and gets the kids hooked within the first few pages. Ask your kids about the book, they will have a LOT to tell you!
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