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