4/5BClassNewsletter 2012-2113: NECAPS NEXT WEEK!

Bailey and Lauren bug hunting!

    Greetings from the classroom! Guess What!

                   NECAP’S ARE COMING!
    Yes, our beloved tests return next week. We will be testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We will be testing once in the morning each day and once in the afternoon. How to plan for them? Well, you can do your part for your child’s success by reminding them to do these simple things:
    a. Try to get a good night’s sleep.
    b. Have a good breakfast at home or here at school.
    c. Be positive about the test. Do your best!
    d. Keep your cool.......you will do fine.
    e. Bring a really good book (or books) to read after your test is completed.

    I will have treats to pass out during the test, and we will be reviewing some previous test items today(Thursday) and Monday.   We will miss a few specials, but only for this week coming up. While it will be a bit different in the classroom, we will maintain some sort of normalcy.

    Again, together we can do our best and that is all that we ask!

    In other news, we had a great time at the Garbage Monster puppet show. It was all in Turkish, but the puppets and scenes were quite interesting. We had a great walk to the college and one back...and no rain!
    Our first 4th grade math unit is completed, we have done the unit assessment, and we will be moving on to the next unit probably after the NECAP’s.   The Factors and Arrays concepts will be reviewed again as the year progresses, as are all the other units’ concepts.
    We are on our last few chapters of the Trumpet of the Swan. I am impressed by the students’ interest in the book as well as how much we are learning about trumpet swans. We are using some of the information to practice looking for details in non-fiction text.
    As you know, science and social studies are tied into the trumpet swan book. We went out into the school forest to sketch an ecosystem, and then created a class sketch on the new Starboard we have in the class. It is a bit rough, but we are getting used to it. The kids were excited to start using it as they created this “techie sketch”.

    Well, bye for now, Have a good weekend and thanks for all your support so far this year.

                Mr. B and Ms. Deb

PS: Look at the eight pictures from the 4 Winds afternoon session below.