Week of Sept. 4th

 I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend! I really enjoyed my time with my family. We celebrated my son's 8th birthday and went camping in the rain. :) Please remember that we DO have school this Friday since we did not have school on Monday.

ELA:

This week will be a typical week in ELA. Please help your student study their spelling words for their test on Friday. We will also continue reading Stone Fox and working on our Interactive Reading Journal. 

Our September Reading Calendar is in effect this week! Students need to read a total of 500 minutes for the month to get full credit. Please have your student keep this calendar in their Home Folder so that they can write down any time that they read at school. The "Parent Signature" line at the bottom means that you have checked the total number of minutes read with your student before they turn it in, not that you read with them. 

Math:

This week is a pretty typical week in math. We have started working on our multiplication facts as well. I cannot stress enough how important it is for your student to memorize their multiplication facts. It is something we will use all year as well as in 5th grade and beyond. These are especially important when we get to fractions! Please help your student work on these at home as well. 

The math homework grade that I gave out this week was reflective of the minutes they completed of their homework. Remember this is not something that can be made up later. Students need 80 minutes of homework for math each week for full credit. 

Missing Assignments:

Assignments that are marked missing in the grade book are marked that way so that students can check for them in their Student Portal (Infinite Campus) when they are working on Must Dos. They also can find these at home and work on them. Our math assignments and ReadWorks (when we start those) can be accessed from home and students are highly encouraged to do that! 

Character Counts:

Each month we have a character trait that we focus on. This month the focus is on trustworthiness. We talk about what that looks like and why it may be important. Our school counselor, Mr. Lamintina came in today to talk to us about it and I was impressed with my students' insights and thoughtfulness in the discussion. Be sure to ask your student about it today!

Class Party:

Our class is super close to earning our first class party! Please encourage them to be on their best behavior and give their best every day so that we can PARTY!