9-30-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

October bookmark due Friday, October 31st 

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Wednesday

Study Guide due Wednesday 

Explorers Test Wednesday, October 8th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Thursday

Study Guide due Thursday

Explorers Test Thursday, October 9th

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Finish the two lab sheets from today due Wed.

Weather Test Wednesday, October 8th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Finish the two lab sheets from today due Thur.

Weather Test Thursday, October 9th

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00)

GCF Sheet

Study guide due Wednesday

Factors/Multiples Test Friday, October 3rd

Class 2 (10:30-11:30)

Factors Sheet

Practice basic multiplication facts

*Remember to collect donations for the PTA Fundraiser this week!

9-29-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

October bookmark due Friday, October 31st 

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Wednesday

Study Guide due Wednesday 

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Finish the two lab sheets from today due Wed.

Weather Test Wednesday, October 8th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Weather Test Thursday, October 9th

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00)

Study guide due Wednesday

Factors/Multiples Test Friday, October 3rd

Class 2 (10:30-11:30)

Workbook page 139-140 #1-10

Practice basic multiplication facts

*Remember to collect donations for the PTA Fundraiser this week!

Newsletter 9-26-14

Ms. Howell’s 4^th Grade Class

September 26, 2014

Dear Parents,

I enjoyed meeting with all of you during parent/teacher conferences this week. I know I shared a wealth of information during a short amount of time, so if you have any questions please let me know.  I greatly value parent/teacher communication, as well as your support at home. If you have any questions please email me at: Amy_Howell@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

Below are just a few reminders/notes that you will find in the Friday folder:

·       The October reading bookmark is in this week’s Friday folder

·       Information about the PTA Fundraiser is in this week’s Friday folder.  The goal is to raise money for swing sets on the playground.  The dates of the fundraiser are September 29 – October 6. 

·       The October Fitness Challenge Calendar is in the Friday folder.  Have Fun and Be Active this month!!!

·       Burnette PTA is Rolling Out the Red Carpet for a Night at the Movies Dance Extravaganza Friday, October 3^rd 6:00-8:30 at Peachtree Ridge High School. 

School Wide Information   

September 29 – October 3: PTA Fundraiser Week (see note in Friday folder)

Wednesday, October 1^st: PTA Reflections Due

Friday, October 3^rd: Label Ladies; PTA Dance at Peachtree Ridge High School @ 6:30

Monday, October 13^th: Columbus Day Student Holiday

Friday, October 17^th: Report Cards

Next Week at a Glance

Reading – Greek Myths; Finding Text Evidence

Writing – Narrative Writing

Grammar -Subjects and Predicates (Reading Class 1 test on Tuesday); Simple and Compound Sentences

Word Study –vocal, convoke, revoke, invoke, vocabulary, vocalize, convocation, vocation, avocation, multivocal Fry Words: building, business, carefully, cells, cents

Social Studies- Explorers – we will get a study guide next week for our unit test:

               M/W Class – Vocab Test on October 1; Unit Test on October 8

               T/Th Class – Unit Test on October 9  

Science – Weather M/W Class Test: Wednesday, October 8^th T/T Class Test: Thursday, October 9th

Math –    9:00 Class Multiplication (factors, multiples, prime, composite, divisibility rules, greatest common factor, least common multiple, word problems with GCF and LCM) Test Friday, October 3rd

10:30 Class Multiplication (factors, multiples, prime, composite, divisibility rules

Specials Rotation:    

Monday – Music

Tuesday – Technology

Wednesday –PE

Thursday – PE

Friday – Art

9-23-14

Reading/ELA:

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Journal due Monday, September 29th
Subject/Predicate Sheet due tomorrow (both classes) 

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 24th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Thursday, September 25th

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Workbook pages 80-85 due TOMORROW

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Workbook pages 80-85 due Thursday, September 25th

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00)

Prime Number Sheet

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30)

Practice basic multiplication facts

Book Fair

Ms. Tone will be taking the students to purchase books at the Book Fair tomorrow. Please send in money if you would like for your child to purchase books during this time. The Book Fair is open all this week. Thank you!

9-22-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Journal due Monday, September 29th

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 24th

 

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Thursday, September 25th

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Workbook pages 80-85 due Wednesday, September 24th

 

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Weather Data Sheet due Tuesday, September 23rd

Workbook pages 80-85 due Thursday, September 25th

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00)

Workbook pages 177-178 #1-14

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30)

Addition/Subtraction Test TOMORROW

Practice basic multiplication facts

Newsletter September 19, 2014

Ms. Howell’s 4^th Grade Class

September 19, 2014

Dear Parents,

I am looking forward to meeting with you next week during parent-teacher conferences. If you haven’t signed up for a time yet please do so as soon as possible by visiting the Burnette website. From there click on parents, parent resources, and then you will be able to access the conference sign up link. If you have any questions please email me at: Amy_Howell@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

Below are just a few reminders/notes that you will find in the Friday folder:

·       The Book Fair will be held next week September 22^nd-26^th.

·       Burnette ES PTA Student Membership Form: Complete and return along with $5

·       Burnette PTA Fall Fundraiser will begin on Monday, September 29^th-Tuesday, October 7^th

·       Burnette PTA is Rolling Out the Red Carpet for a Night at the Movies Dance Extravaganza Friday, October 3^rd 6:00-8:30 at Peachtree Ridge High School

·       If you ordered Fall pictures you will find them in an envelope or a customer order summary for you to purchase online if you are interested.

School Wide Information   

Thursday & Friday, September 24-25 – Early Release/Parent Conferences

September 22-26 – Book Fair

September 26- All Pro Dads Breakfast at 7:30 am

Next Week at a Glance

Reading – Allusions in Greek Mythology; Test taking strategies

Writing –Narrative Writing

Grammar: Subjects and Predicates; Fragments and Run-ons – Test on Friday, Sept. 26^th

Word Study –audit, audition, auditorium, audible, audience, auditor, audiovisual, audiotape, audiolingual, audiocassette Fry Words: better, birds, bones, branches, broken

Social Studies- Explorer Unit; Vocabulary test (M/W group on Wed, Sept. 24; T/Th group on Th, Sept 25)

Science – Weather

Math –    9:00 Class Multiplication (factors, multiples, prime, composite)  (2 x 2 digits, 3 x 1 digit, and 4 x 1 digit)

10:30 Addition/Subtraction Test Tuesday, September 23^rd; Then begin Multiplication Unit

Specials Rotation:    

Monday – Media

Tuesday – PE *

Wednesday –No Specials because of Early Release

Thursday – PE *

Friday – Art

*Please be sure to wear appropriate shoes for PE.

9-18-14

Reading/ELA:

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Journal due Monday, September 29th

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 24th

 

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Thursday, September 25th

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Weather Data Sheet due Monday, September 22nd

Workbook pages 80-85 due Wednesday, September 24th

 

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Weather Data Sheet due Tuesday, September 23rd

Workbook pages 80-85 due Thursday, September 25th

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00)

Multiple Sheet

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30)

Addition/Subtraction Test MOVED to Tuesday, September 23rd

Workbook pages 111-112 #1-3 due tomorrow

Practice basic multiplication facts

9-17-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Journal due Monday, September 29th

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 24th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Thursday, September 25th

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class: 

Weather Data Sheet due Monday, September 22nd

Workbook pages 80-85 due Wednesday, September 24th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Weather Vocabulary Test TOMORROW

Workbook pages 72-79 due TOMORROW

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00) 

Factor Sheet

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30) 

Addition/Subtraction Test MOVED to Monday, September 22nd

Workbook pages 105-106 #1-12 due tomorrow

Practice basic multiplication facts

9-16-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Journal due Monday, September 29th

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 24th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Thursday, September 25th

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class: 

Weather Vocabulary Test TOMORROW

Workbook pages 72-79 due TOMORROW

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Weather Vocabulary Test Thursday, September 18th

Workbook pages 72-79 due Thursday, September 18th

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00) 

Factor Sheet

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30) 

Addition/subtraction study guide due Wednesday

Addition/Subtraction Test Friday, September 19th

Practice basic multiplication facts

9-15-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Journal due Monday, September 29th

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class:

Explorers Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 24th

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class: 

Weather Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 17th

Workbook pages 72-79 due Wednesday, September 17th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Weather Vocabulary Test Thursday, September 18th

Workbook pages 72-79 due Thursday, September 18th

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00) 

Workbook pages 139-140 #1-10

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30) 

Addition/subtraction study guide due Wednesday

Addition/Subtraction Test Friday, September 19th

Practice basic multiplication facts

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Just wanted to send a little reminder about signing up for Parent-Teacher Conferences, which are next week.  Early release days will be Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25.  I also have some morning conference times available.  To help value your time, you will only need to sign up for a conference with me.  Ms. Tone and I will get together to share any and all information on each student that needs to be communicated during conferences.  Of course, if you ever have any concerns are questions, you may contact or sign up for a meeting with myself our Ms. Tone outside of the conference window.

The link to sign up for conferences is:  http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Burnette_Elementary_School

I look forward to seeing you all next week!

Ms. Howell

Newsletter for September 12th

Ms. Howell’s 4^th Grade Class

September 12, 2014

Dear Parents,

In your child’s Friday Folder you will find a mid-term progress report. These are your child’s grades in each academic area thus far for the 1^st 9 weeks.  Please be sure to sign and return it in your child’s Friday Folder on Monday. If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s grades please let me know. Also, remember to review and of the papers on the left side of your child’s Friday with them and initial the form.

If your child brings home a zip-lock bag full of math manipulatives today please take a look at the handout and direction sheet. These manipulatives are to be kept at home to help with homework and hands-on practice. I hope that you find these beneficial. Please take care of these manipulatives so future students can benefit from them too! If you have any questions please let me know.  

Below are just a few reminders/notes that you will find in the Friday folder:

·       You will find a Book Fair Flyer. The Book Fair will be held September 22^nd-26^th. This is the week of parent-teacher conferences.

·       Our Class Directory is on a purple sheet and I will also email you an electronic copy. Thank you to Mrs. Garber (Elizabeth’s mom) for compiling this for our class!

·       Parent-teacher conferences are coming up very soon (September 24-25).  Please look for directions in this week’s Burnette Blast.

School Wide Information   

Thursday & Friday, September 24-25 – Early Release/Parent Conferences

September 22-26 – Book Fair

September 26- All Pro Dads Breakfast at 7:30 am

Next Week at a Glance

Reading – Allusions in Greek Mythology; Test taking strategies

Writing –Narrative Writing

Grammar: Subjects and Predicates; Fragments and Run-ons

Word Study – Unit 1 Review: immigrate, deemphasize, inmate, collusion, decode, collapse, proclaim, insert, combine, and propel. Fry Words: become, began, behind, believe, below

Social Studies- Begin Explorer Unit

Science – Weather (Weather Vocabulary Test M/W on September 17^th; T/T on September 18^th)  

Math –    9:00 Class will begin Multiplication (2 x 2 digits, 3 x 1 digit, and 4 x 1 digit)

10:30 Class will continue with solving multi-step problems using addition and subtraction (Test September 19th)

Specials Rotation:    

Monday – Media

Tuesday – PE *

Wednesday – PE *       *Please be sure to wear appropriate shoes for PE.

Thursday – Art

Friday – Music

Addition and Subtraction Study Guide

Addition and Subtraction Study Guide

Weather Vocabulary Words

Weather Vocabulary

9-11-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Journal due Monday, September 29th

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class: 

Weather Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 17th

Workbook pages 72-79 due Wednesday, September 17th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Weather Vocabulary Test Thursday, September 18th

Workbook pages 72-79 due Thursday, September 18th

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00) 

Addition/Subtraction Test Tomorrow; study your study guide (stapled in Math Journal)

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30) 

Addition sheet

Practice basic multiplication facts

9-10-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Journal due Monday, September 29th

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Native American Test TOMORROW

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class: 

Weather Vocabulary Test Wednesday, September 17th

Workbook pages 72-79 due Wednesday, September 17th

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Water Test TOMORROW

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00) 

Addition/Subtraction Test Friday, September 12th

Workbook page 110 #4-8

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30) 

Workbook pages 91-92 #1-7

Practice basic multiplication facts

9-9-14

Reading/ELA: 

Read 30 minutes

September bookmark due Friday, September 26th

Word Study:

4 word study activities due Friday

Word Study daily grade and test Friday

Social Studies:

Monday/Wednesday Class: 

Native American Test TOMORROW

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Native American Test September 9th

Science:

Monday/Wednesday Class: 

Water Test TOMORROW

Tuesday/Thursday Class:

Water Test September 11th The students have the study guide in their Science Journal

Math:

Class 1 (9:00-10:00) 

Addition/Subtraction Test Friday, September 12th

Complete Addition/Subtraction study guide due TOMORROW

Practice basic multiplication facts

Class 2 (10:30-11:30) 

Basic multiplication facts (half sheet)

Practice basic multiplication facts