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MSTEP Reminders

Please remember the following for next week:

  • Be on time EVERY day
  • Eat a HEALTHY breakfast (no Poptarts!)
  • Get a good night’s rest
  • Stay positive!

Also, the schedule has had some changes. We will be testing next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  The following week, we will be testing Monday and Tuesday.

 

Testing Update

Good morning!

As you know MSTEP is coming up – next week, in fact. Students will be testing for ELA Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the morning.  It is of the utmost importance that students are here daily, on time, and have eaten a proper breakfast.

Due to the schedule, I will not be giving out new spelling words for the next couple weeks. The last computation quiz will be this week until MSTEP is done. Additionally, the students will have their science test this week to wrap things up.

Please remind your child to practice their math facts, ExactPath, reading log, and to look over their assessment books for additional practice. If we work together, this will be a successful testing time!

Fun Activities to Help the Earth!

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Did you know that April is Earth Awareness Month?  Although we don’t celebrate Earth Day until April 22, it’s important to do our part EVERY DAY to keep the earth clean and beautiful.  Here is a great link with earth-friendly activities to do at home:

 

https://www.cbc.ca/parents/play/view/9-easy-activities-for-earth-day

 

How will you help the Earth?

Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a restful break.  Here’s what we will be learning this week.

ELA: TDA practice and finding the meanings of unfamiliar words

Math: Fractions

Science: Weathering

Social Studies: Citizenship

 

Spelling:

Yellow – compatible, dimple, freckle, ankle, knuckle, sprinkle, pebble, uncle, humble, fumble, turtle

Red – near, fear, deer,  steer, where,  there, gear,  rear, peer,  cheer

Blue – tone, spoke, chose, broke, note, bone, hole, nose, code, hose

Spirit Week Reminders

Tuesday March 27: Maples colors/spirit day (wear Maples T shirts or red and white)

Wednesday March 28: Crazy Hair Day

Thursday March 29: Pajama Day

What are we learning?

Hello! It’s the last few days of school before a much needed break, but we are as busy as ever.  Here’s what we are learning:

ELA: Integrating information from two sources (RI.4.9)

Math: Measuring angles with protractors (4.MD.C.6)

Science: Types of volcanoes (4-ESS1-1)

Social Studies: Economics

Parent/Teacher Conference

Please check ClassDojo for conference time reminders.

Literacy Night is Coming!

Spelling March 12 – 23

Yellow: neutral, fatal, numeral, although, almonds, total, final, medal, vocal, royal

Red: please, mean, read, teach, reach, lean, bean, team, real, beat

Blue: spell, shell, bell, tell, fell

What are we learning this week?

Writing: Finishing our opinion essays, MSTEP prep

Reading: Using visual text features to understand a text

Math: Multiplying large numbers using a visual model (Quiz later this week)

Science: Volcanos

Social Studies: the 3 branches of government

 

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