Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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!

Monday, September 29, 2014

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!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Newsletter 9-26-14

Ms. Howell’s 4th 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 3rd 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 1st: PTA Reflections Due
Friday, October 3rd: Label Ladies; PTA Dance at Peachtree Ridge High School @ 6:30
Monday, October 13th: Columbus Day Student Holiday
Friday, October 17th: 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 8th 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

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

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

Monday, September 22, 2014

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

Friday, September 19, 2014

Newsletter September 19, 2014

Ms. Howell’s 4th 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 22nd-26th.
·       Burnette ES PTA Student Membership Form: Complete and return along with $5
·       Burnette PTA Fall Fundraiser will begin on Monday, September 29th-Tuesday, October 7th
·       Burnette PTA is Rolling Out the Red Carpet for a Night at the Movies Dance Extravaganza Friday, October 3rd 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. 26th
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 23rd; 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.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

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

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

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

Monday, September 15, 2014

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

Friday, September 12, 2014

Newsletter for September 12th

Ms. Howell’s 4th 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 1st 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 22nd-26th. 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 17th; T/T on September 18th)  
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



Thursday, September 11, 2014

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

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

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