April 29-May 3

In MUR...

The reading MCAs are done - yea! 

This week we are back to our normal schedule in MUR. We will be starting a fairytale unit that will take the next two weeks to complete. It will focus on many skills including character development and theme. Students will have spelling homework this week using the WW words from lesson 15. The spelling homework will be due Friday. 

Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In MUM...
Monday and Tuesday we will be taking the MCAs. The rest of the week we will devote to a review of telling time, and also talk about elapsed time.  Math homework packets are due Friday. This packet will contain a few basic fact worksheets and will also contain a few pages on the topic that we are working on during the week. There may also be homework that comes home during the week, of in class work is not finished in class. This work will be due the following day.

Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In Writing...
This week we continue to work on comparing and contrasting paragraphs. We will also be spending 1-2 days per week in the lab working on our typing skills. NO LAB TIME THIS WEEK DUE TO MCAs.  The free website that we will use is http://www.freetypinggame.net if you would like to access it at home. Another great site that you can encourage your child to use at home is called http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/.

In History...
Welcome back Mrs. Slaviks class. This week we will be studying the next unit which is called The US Constitution. It is ten chapters long which we will get through by the end of the week. With little time, we will have a short open book quiz at the end of the unit.


What we are reading for read aloud...
We are currently reading Tuck Everlasting.

April 22-26

This week will be devoted mostly to MCA testing. Please read the following information on what you can do at home to help prepare your child!

**My MUM class will still have weekly homework, as we are not testing until the 29th. 

Testing starts April 15th and goes until April 30th. Please check the schedule below and make sure that your child is getting an adequate amount of sleep and a healthy, filling breakfast each morning so they can perform their best during these tests.

MCAs are important state required accountability tests; please encourage your children to do the best job they can to show the state how much they have learned here at Cologne Academy. Help them get excited to show off their excellent knowledge and help calm their nerves. Again plenty of rest, a healthy breakfast and making sure your child is at school make a huge difference!

MCA reading ALL 3rd-8th will be testing Tuesday April 23rd and Wednesday April 24th.

MCA science 5th will be testing Monday April 15th-Wednesday April 17th

MCA science 8th will be testing Thursday April 25th-Monday April 29th

Math MCA- will be taken during MUM time, please check when your child’s MUM teacher is signed up to test.

April 15th & 16th- Mrs. Oman, Miss Bury’s 5/6th, Mrs. Letson

April 17th & 18th- Mrs. Degen, Miss Vasek

April 19th & 22nd- Mrs. Slavik & Mrs. Friedrich

April 25th & 26th- All of Mr. Johnson’s math classes, Miss Bury’s 3/4th

April 29th & 30th- Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Letson

MCA Practice Tests

Each year the Pioneer Press puts out a GREAT MCA practice resource called the Newspapers In Education edition. In the NIE edition, they have practice MCA tests for fourth grade (and other grades, too).

If you are so inclined to look at these with your children, it is great practice for the tests coming up in the next few weeks! If nothing else, it gives them a good idea of how the test will look.

The website is http://www.ppnie.com/index.php

Under the student login, the user name is Roth and the password is Cologne. Once you login, there is a tab towards the top left where you can scroll down to fourth grade reading and fourth grade math. It also includes the answers! ;)

Let me know if you have any questions!  

April 15-19

PLEASE see last post for information on the Spring Fling themed baskets!

In MUR...

This week we continuing to work on our poetry unit and then use a few days to prep for the MCAs. We are working on the following skills: inference, imagery, symbolism, theme, and author's purpose. We will be working with the Wordly Wise words from lesson 14 this week. Spelling test is Friday and homework is due Friday.
Spelling test will be Monday and WW test will be Tuesday as we did not have enough time to work with our words last week.  
Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In MUM...
This week we will be working with tables and different kids of graphs and then preparing for the MCAs. Math homework packets are due Friday. This packet will contain a few basic fact worksheets and will also contain a few pages on the topic that we are working on during the week. There may also be homework that comes home during the week, of in class work is not finished in class. This work will be due the following day.

Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In Writing...
This week we continue to work on comparing and contrasting paragraphs. We will also be spending 1-2 days per week in the lab working on our typing skills. The free website that we will use is http://www.freetypinggame.net if you would like to access it at home. Another great site that you can encourage your child to use at home is called http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/.

In History...
Welcome back Mrs. Roth's class. This week we will be studying the next unit which is called The US Constitution. It is ten chapters long, so we will have a review and quiz early next week.


What we are reading for read aloud...
We are currently reading the story Bridge to Terabithia. So far so good!

MCAs

Testing starts April 15th and goes until April 30th. Please check the schedule below and make sure that your child is getting an adequate amount of sleep and a healthy, filling breakfast each morning so they can perform their best during these tests.

MCAs are important state required accountability tests; please encourage your children to do the best job they can to show the state how much they have learned here at Cologne Academy. Help them get excited to show off their excellent knowledge and help calm their nerves. Again plenty of rest, a healthy breakfast and making sure your child is at school make a huge difference!

MCA reading ALL 3rd-8th will be testing Tuesday April 23rd and Wednesday April 24th.

MCA science 5th will be testing Monday April 15th-Wednesday April 17th

MCA science 8th will be testing Thursday April 25th-Monday April 29th

Math MCA- will be taken during MUM time, please check when your child’s MUM teacher is signed up to test.

April 15th & 16th- Mrs. Oman, Miss Bury’s 5/6th, Mrs. Letson

April 17th & 18th- Mrs. Degen, Miss Vasek

April 19th & 22nd- Mrs. Slavik & Mrs. Friedrich

April 25th & 26th- All of Mr. Johnson’s math classes, Miss Bury’s 3/4th

April 29th & 30th- Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Letson

April 8-12

PLEASE see last post for information on the Spring Fling themed baskets!

In MUR...

This week we continuing to work on our poetry unit. We are working on the following skills: inference, imagery, symbolism, theme, and author's purpose. We will be working with the Wordly Wise words from lesson 14 this week. Spelling test is Friday and homework is due Friday. 
Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In MUM...
This week we will be working with volume of 3D shapes, mean, median, mode, and then moving into data analysis and graphing.  Math homework packets are due Friday. This packet will contain a few basic fact worksheets and will also contain a few pages on the topic that we are working on during the week. There may also be homework that comes home during the week, of in class work is not finished in class. This work will be due the following day.

Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In Writing...
This week we continue to work on writing persuasive paragraphs. We will also be spending 1-2 days per week in the lab working on our typing skills. The free website that we will use is http://www.freetypinggame.net if you would like to access it at home. Another great site that you can encourage your child to use at home is called http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/.

In History...
Welcome back Mrs. Roth's class. This week we will be studying the next unit which is called The US Constitution. It is ten chapters long, so we will have a review and quiz early next week.


What we are reading for read aloud...
We are currently reading the story Bridge to Terabithia. So far so good!

Fourth Grade Theme Basket for the Spring Fling

This year for the Silent Auction we are putting together theme baskets but only one basket per grade. We will be putting a donation box in each classroom to collect items. 

Here is a list of the themes per grade:

Kindergarten: Swimming basket

1^st grade: Pet basket

2^nd grade: Reading basket

3^rd grade: Birthday party basket

4^th grade: Fishing & Hunting basket

5^th grade: Golf basket

6^th grade: Baking basket

7^th grade: Exercise basket

8^th grade: Grilling basket

All donations are greatly appreciated!

April 1-5

In MUR...

This week we are starting a poetry unit. We are working on the following skills: inference, imagery, symbolism, theme, and author's purpose. We will be working with the Wordly Wise words from lesson 13 this week. No spelling homework this week.
Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In MUM...
This week we will be finishing up area and perimeter and be moving into 3-D shapes. We will learn what a face, edge and vertex are and also make 3-D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks. Students will receive math homework on Monday that is due by Thursday this week since we do not have school Friday. This packet will contain a few basic fact worksheets and will also contain a few pages on the topic that we are working on during the week. There may also be homework that comes home during the week, of in class work is not finished in class. This work will be due the following day.

Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child is doing in class. 

In Writing...
This week we continue to work on writing persuasive paragraphs. We will also be spending 1-2 days per week in the lab working on our typing skills. The free website that we will use is http://www.freetypinggame.net if you would like to access it at home. Another great site that you can encourage your child to use at home is called http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/.

In History...
I am currently teaching Mrs. Slavik's homeroom class about the American Revolution. This week we will wrap up chapters 11-20 and take an open-book/open-packet quiz on Friday. Since it is open book there will be no review day in class.
AT HOME PROJECTS are due this Friday!


What we are reading for read aloud...
We are currently reading the story Bridge to Terabithia. So far so good!