Mrs. Johnson's Fourth Grade

100th Day of School

Tuesday, February 12 is the 100th day of school. Students may dress up as an old person. Put powder in your hair to make it gray for a day!! Wear a wig or a dress or an apron. Lasst year we had many students who dressed up.

Homework

Students need to read every day for at least 25 minutes. We are going to keep track of all the books that students finish.

Math: IXL Students need to complete assignments A.14, A.15, D.4 and D.5  These are fourth grade level and are essential practice for factors and multiples.

Valentines Day Party

Wednesday, February 13 from 2:30 to 3:00

Because the time is really short we will keep it simple. I will post a sign up link for treats and such.

Students may share velentines. We have 24 students in the class and students should not write names on the outside of the envelope. Sign the card and place in the blank envelope to share.

The 100th Day of school will be celebrated on February 11. Students may come to school dressed as an old person.

PTA Bake Sale is Friday, February 8. Please send your donations by Friday.

Absences: Please call the school if your child will not be in school.

Valentines Day Party: Wednesday, February 13 from 2:30 to 3:00. Please look here for the link to sign up to help or to send in something to share. I will post the link tomorrow.

Homework:
Students should be reading a minimum of 25 minutes every day. Therefore, every student should finish a chapter book every week. Please write the name of the book your child finished this week in his or her planner. If every student reads at least one chapter book every week, the class will have read 500 books by the end of the year!! That would be impressive.

Math: L22 pages 225-226 numbers 1-4.

Report Cards

Report cards were sent home today. Please send the empty envelope back to school on Monday.

Homework

ELA: read at least 20 minutes every day. Students should be finishing about a chapter book every week. Students should not be reading the same thing over and over.

Math: L 15 pages 189 – 190 all problems

Social Studies: Know at least 3 facts about the person you have chosen. Unit test is Thursday.

Science: energy unit test is next week

Winterfest 2019

Winter Festival

The 4th annual Winter Festival is scheduled for Thursday, January 24, 2019.Tickets will go on sale soon. Due to the number of students, this event is only for River Oaks families. Please watch for notes about ticket sales.

NWEA/MAP Testing

Testing will begin on January 9, 2019. This test is taken three times each year. Please go to the website, www.nwea.org for more information and to download the parent toolkit. It is important that your child does his or her best each time they take the test. I will post our testing schedule and students will write test dates in their planners.

Important dates to remember:

January 11, 2019: PTA bake sale

January 15, 2019: PTA Meeting at 2:00

January 18, 2019: half day; dismissal at 11:45

January 21, 2019: No school

January 22, 2019: half day; dismissal at 11:45

Recess

Students will go out for recess as long as the temperature and wind chill are above 20 degrees. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for outdoor recess with a coat, hat, scarf, gloves and boots. If the temperature and wind chill are below 20 degrees, the students will have an indoor recess.

I hope everyone has a wonderful break and that you are able to spend time with family and friends!

Homework over break: IXL Language and Math

The students have several lessons that I have marked for completion. The goal is to have a minimum of 85% correct on any assignment. The program will instruct students if they answer a question incorrectly. All students need to read carefully after they see “sorry, that’s incorrect”. If they complete the starred topics, they may choose additional topics.

Fortnite and classroom behaviors!

This afternoon I had a conversation with all the students about Fortnite and the impact it is having on students’ learning and how they treat each other. For the entire week and some of last week as well, several students have entered the classroom yelling and/or arguing about the game. Today, I had students screaming about it. The game is rated for teens and of course it is up to all of you if you will allow your child to play and how much or how long. It seems as if some are obsessed with it.

When we come back after the break, the expectation is that all conversations about scores or game performance, celebration dances and anything else related to the game needs to stay at home. The students having the most trouble making good choices are the students who are really involved in the game and don’t seem able to separate it from school expectations or learning.
We have so much to accomplish before the end of fourth grade and we really don’t have time to waste on arguments about that game.

Next Week will be Busy!

Math: we will take the mid-module assessment before the end of the week. Look for a study guide by Tuesday.

Holiday Party!

We will have our holiday party on Thursday, December 20 at 2:30. Students will complete a craft and have snacks. If you would like to help with the craft or donate snacks, please contact me by Wednesday, December 19.

Candy Grams!

The PTA is sponsoring a Candy Gram sale.

Candy grams are $1.00 each. Please return the pink paper and money by Wednesday, December 19.

Winter is Here!

Students will go outside for recess if the temperature and wind chill are above 20 degrees. Please make sure your child has a warm coat, mittens or gloves, hat, scarf and boots.

Late Start: Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Buses run an hour later and the day begins at 9:35

PTA Holiday Shop

Holiday shopping for the students will be December 11, 12, and 13. All items are $2.00.

Holiday Break

School will close at the end of the day, December 21, 2018. School will reopen on Monday, January 7, 2019.

Homework

ELA: Read at least 20 minutes and write one response in the reading response notebook.

Spelling test is Friday; study words

MATH: Lesson 1 pages 119-121 numbers 1-6

Movie Night

Don’t forget to send in your Movie night response if you are planning to attend. The movie is The Cat in the Hat and it is free. The PTA will have a concession stand selling pizza, popcorn, water, juice boxes and a bake sale. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This is a family event.