TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY, FRIDAY...SUMMER!!!

We had a FANTASTIC field trip! Thank you very much, Mr. and Mrs. Binsky, for making it all happen. Our next big classroom event will be WEDNESDAY: State Representative Nancy Garland will be a guest speaker in our classroom. THURSDAY is the great big classroom clean-up. Please make sure your child brings a bag so that he/she can take home all of his/her "stuff." FRIDAY is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. We will have our class party, an end of the year assembly, and a NOON DISMISSAL.

In other news... There is a particularly nasty flu virus attacking CTA. Many of our students are out sick. Please, if your child does not feel well, has a fever, is coughing, sneezing, is nauseous, or just generally feeling "icky", please keep him/her home. We want everyone to be and stay healthy.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1....SUMMER!

The last week of school....can you believe it? We are set to have lots of fun this week. We have a field trip to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Monday. We will have a HUGE classroom clean-up on Thursday. On Friday, we will have our 4th grade end of the year party and attend the last day of school award assembly. The last day of school will be a noon dismissal. There is no scheduled homework for this week. (hooray!)

The Big 10

We have 10 more days of school - all of which will be jam-packed with great learning experiences. We will begin a short study of geometry. We will continue to study the basic properties of matter, particles of matter, elements, and physical and chemical changes in matter. We will focus on Ohio's history from WWI-the present day, and learn about the variety of cultural, religious, and ethnic groups in Ohio. we will explore poetry. We will have lots of hands-on learning activities and experiments. We will have a very small amount of homework. In fact, the only homework assignments will be for students to complete any unfinished classwork from that day.

We will have a massive classroom clean-up next Thursday. Please make sure that your child brings a large, empty bookbag to school on that day. We will be cleaning out desks, lockers, and classroom shelves. Your child will be sent home with all of his/her "stuff". Any items left in the classroom after 12:00 on Friday will be thrown away. Next Friday is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! We will have a class party that morning....more details will be available soon.

The 3-Day Last Week of May

This will be a short and sweet week. We have the Spring show Wednesday morning, a 2:00 dismissal on Thursday, and no school on Friday. We will finish up a few things theis week: math chapter 14 and the pronouns unit. We will do some fun and edible science experiments and learn about labor laws, labor unions, and the emergence of big industry in Ohio during the early-mid 1900's.

Homework:

a light scedule this week...

Tues: math reteach pg. 14.6

Wed: Study for chapter 14 math test: Test is THURSDAY!

Have a wonderful Shavuot and weekend!

18 Days and Counting...

That's right! There are only a mere 18 days left of our fantastic fourth grade year. We will be BUSY! This week will be the last week of spelling/vocabulary quizzes. Be sure to STUDY. We are continuing chapter 14 in math, will have some great science experiments, will learn interesting things about Ohio's history from the 1900's to the present day, learn about the respiratory system, see a play, and enjoy the school days. Whew!


Here is the projected homework schedule:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocab: Write each word twice - very neatly - in cursive; study words.
Math: Complete any unfinished classwork.
Science: Define - mixture, solution, solubility, suspension (Write on a separate sheet of paper. Use the science glossary.)


Tues.: Spelling/Vocab: Write a sentence for each word. Study words.
Math: Complete any unfinished classwork.
Social studies: Read pgs. 220-223 in OHIO book. Define (on a separate sheet of paper) ethnic group, tenement, settlement house

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab.: STUDY WORDS
Math: Complete any unfinished classwork.
Social studies: Ohio book - pg. 226, questions #1,2,and 3.

Thurs.: Spelling/Vocab: STUDY WORDS!!!
Math : Complete any unfinished classwork.
Science: Complete any unfinished classwork.

We will watch the 5th grade's Underground Railroad play on Thursday morning at 10:00.

ICE CREAM!! HOORAY!!

We are in for an EXCITING week. We are getting ready to open our class business: Heaven in the Fourth Dimension. We have been working very hard to create our products: 2 styles of hand-painted aprons and 2 flavors of ice cream - sour apple ice (pareve) and crackle barrel (dairy). Our products will be available for purchase at the Lower School Achievement Fair (this Wednesday evening - 7:00). In completing this project the students have learned how to write a formal letter, calculate cost of materials, estimate profits, design products, resolve conflicts, develop an advertising campaign, and use the computer to create personalized business cards. The students also learned how to complete a basic job application and experienced a job interview. Please come and visit our shop!

Friday is FIELD TRIP DAY!!! We are going to the Graeter's Ice Cream Factory! We will leave the school around 9:00a.m. and return to school by lunchtime. We will have a guided tour of Graeter's followed by a small ice cream feast. Please remember to bring you field trip money by THURSDAY, MAY 7. ($3.00 for the bus, NO MORE THAN $5.00 for ice cream treats) We will be taking the Bexley Beat bus - which has just enough seats for our class. Parent chaperones will have to take their own cars. Either meet us at school at 9:00 a.m. and follow the bus - or meet us at Graeter's on Bethel Road by 9:45 a.m. (Our tour is at 10:00 a.m.)

Homework! Yes - We have it.

Monday:
Language Arts: Complete unfinished classwork.
Math: complete reteach page 13.1

Tuesday:
Language Arts: Complete the reteach pages.
Math: Complete reteach 13.5

Wednesday: NO HOMEWORK! COME TO THE ACHIEVEMENT FAIR!

Thursday:
Language Arts: Complete any unfinished classwork.
Math: Complete review page 291
Science: Define vocabulary words: matter, density, mass, and volume. Write definitions on a seperate piece of paper to turn in on Friday.

Color War!!! and the regular learning stuff, too...

Yes, this Wednesday is Color War. Yes, you may wear knee-length shorts ON COLOR WAR DAY ONLY. You should dress in your team color. No face-paint; no colored hair sprays. Remember: GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP!!

As for the learning:

Spelling/Vocab test on FRIDAY!!! STUDY!!!

Math : We are learning division with remainders and long division. PRACTICE THE BASIC DIVISION FACTS AT HOME!! It will help you with the tougher division problems.

We are really busy with the class business project! We have aprons to finish and ice cream to make! We will sell these products on Wed. May 6 - at the Achievement Fair.

Behavior: We are having problems in our classroom. Please remind your child that - even though we are almost finished with school - WE ARE STILL IN SCHOOL AND ALL THE RULES STILL APPLY!! Privileges will be taken away if rules are not followed!

Homework:

Please check student planners. We are having a "flexible" week.

There will be a spelling/vocab test Friday.