Spelling Words (short vowels i and o):  person, interest, district, trim, adopt, strong, common, timber, grin, blog

Content Words:  question, experiment, hypothesis, solution conclusion

Students have weekly spelling assignments on our iLearn course.  They are given time in class to complete the assignments.  If any assignments are not finished by Thursday, students must complete them through the iLearn course at home.  Students also take their Spelling Test on Friday on the iLearn course.  You can have your child log in to the iLearn course at home so you can see which spelling words they spelled correctly and which spelling words were incorrect.  Spelling tests may not be retaken.  I

Reading Bags will begin coming home today.  Students are expected to read the assigned book/pages each night at home.  They can use these books towards their 20-30 minutes of reading on their Reading Logs.  Students are expected to keep up with their reading at home and bring their reading bags to school every day in good condition.

We will finish our NWEA testing this week with Language.  Once all students have finished all 4 NWEA tests, a report will be generated and sent home to the parents so you can see where your child is starting off this year.  It will also have their scores from 3rd grade on the report, so you can see your child’s progress from last year.  We will take the NWEA again in January and the final test will be in May.

Students are expected to return their homework to school on time.  Late or missing work will effect your child’s grades.

The Social Studies quiz from last Friday has been checked and will be coming home today.  Go over any answers your child had incorrect with them at home.  We will continue to discuss where the U.S. is located in relation to other landmarks.

This Wednesday, September 26th is our Science Quiz on Energy.  Students should bring home their Science notebook and go over what we have discussed and learned about energy to be prepared for the quiz.

Please remind your child to vote for lunch in the morning.  It is their responsibility to vote for 1st choice, 2nd choice, or packed.  The cafeteria needs to have an accurate count for lunch each day.

Please remind your child to check their mailbox at the end of each day.  I announce which tables are ready to push in their chairs, get their mailboxes, and get their backpacks.  Several students have been leaving at the end of the day without getting their mailbox which has their homework for the night in it.

Thank you to the families that have already signed up for Parent Teacher Conferences in November.  If you have not signed up, please go to the link below to choose a date and time to attend conferences:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4eafa822a4f94-parent1

Just a reminder that if you’d like to celebrate your child’s birthday with treats for the class, please let me know at least a day in advance through an email or note.  Otherwise we may not have time in our schedule to pass out treats to friends.