The Fantastic Fourth Grade - Is, Indeed, FANTASTIC!!

As you know, we had a very big field trip today to Camp Oty Okwa in Hocking Hills. We hiked, we participated in team-building activities, and we enjoyed a beautiful day outside. I am so very proud of the Fourth Grade! Several of the camp staff told me how impressed they were with our students' polite and respectful behavior. The hiking guide told me that they were "awesome" as they were so interested in all of the things we saw on the hike, followed directions so well, and were able to identify plants, insects, and different types of sedimentary rocks. The leaders of the team-building activities told me that they had never seem a group take to solving problems together so naturally and easily - that they displayed such respect towards each other in problem solving and listening to each other. This makes me so happy in my heart - be very proud as parents - you are raising such wonderful, amazing children. I feel so very blessed to be their teacher!

This is the last "normal" 5-day week of the school year...oh - and we have a field trip...

Yes. Here we are. It is the last 5-day week of the school year. We will be busy. We have a spelling/vocab. unit with quizzes on Friday. We will have a math test this week. We will start a new grammar unit. We will learn about chemical changes in matter and continue to study the central nervous system. We will continue to learn about state and local government. OHHH - and we have a really big field trip on THURSDAY!!

Please make sure that your child arrives to school BY 8:20 am THURSDAY MORNING. We will leave for the field trip promptly at 8:30. Please make sure that your child brings a change of shoes and socks, rain gear, and a fully disposable lunch. Also, please have your child put on sunscreen. We will be outside all day. Sunburns are not fun. If you have any questions or concerns about this trip, please contact me at 864-0299 ext. 247 or at tpress@torahacademy.org.

Now for the projected homework schedule:


Mon.: vocab. pgs. 124-125
Study vocab. unit 14 words.
math rtch. pg 12.4 and 12.5

Tues.: vocab. pgs. 126-127
Study vocab. unit 14 words.
math review pg. 265 (in book) - Self-correct/study for ch 12 math test.

Wed.: Write a sentence for each unit 14 vocab. words.
Study vocab. unit 14 words.

Thurs.: Relax. We have had a big day.
Study vocab. unit 14 words.


Fifth Grade:

Hi! Welcome back to regular homework assignments from me! Don't worry - there aren't many more days for homework.

Reading Group:
Tues: Re-read Paul Bunyan story, pgs. 11-23, answer reading response questions (due Friday)


Math:
Mon: rtch pg. 21.1

Tues.: rtch pg. 21.2

Wed.: rtch.pg 21.3

3-day Week

This week is Shavuot. We have just 3 days to accomplish so many things. Tuesday is a 2:00 dismissal day. Monday and Friday are regular-schedule days. There will be no school on Wednesday and Thursday. We will have a language arts test Friday. The test is on the adjectives unit we are completing this week. The only homework is for Monday night (due Tuesday) - math reteach pg. 12.3. PLEASE READ, SIGN, and RETURN the field trip permission slip by TUESDAY, MAY 25. We are taking a field trip with the 5th grade to Hocking Hills on THURSDAY, MAY 27. The field trip permission slips and money are due Tues. May 25. If you have any questions or concerns about this field trip, please contact me via email tpress@torahacademy.org, or voicemail 864-0299 ext. 247.

What?! Homework - Again?!

Yes, we have a "regular" schedule this week - and "regular" homework...including...a spelling and vocabulary test on Friday! Here is the projected homework schedule:

Tues.: Math reteach pg. 12.1
Vocab pgs. 118-119
Study unit 13 vocab. words

Wed.: Math practice page
Vocab. pgs. 120-121
Study unit 13 vocab words.


Thurs.: Write a sentence for each of the unit 13 vocab. words.
Study unit 13 vocab words for tomorrow's spelling/vocab test.
Math reteach pg. 12.2

Achievement Fair, SupplyLand, and Color War

The first week of May is a very busy one. We are finishing all of our items for the class business project - SupplyLand. Our "Grand Opening will be Wed., May 5 during the Achievement Fair. Meanwhile, we are learning how to write different types of poetry, finishing math chapter 11, taking the ch. 11 math test, starting a new math chapter, and discussing current events.

Here is the homework schedule:

Monday: complete math pg. 247 to prepare for the ch. 11 test. Test is Tuesday.

No other homework for the rest of the week!



Fifth Grade:

You have been given a fabulous math project packet. Follow the directions for each night's homeowrk assignment. THERE IS AN ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH NIGHT!!! If you have any questions or need help with this project, please talk to me or email me.

Achevement Fair, SupplyLand, and Color War!