Important Dates

April 30^th-May 4^th

K-PREP TESTINGJ

May 2^nd

SBDM  @ 4:30

May 8^th

SBDM Parent elections

AR reward Movie

May 15^th

Last day of school

    KCCT TESTING SCHEDULE

Here is our schedule for the next week of testing for 4^th grade:

Monday, April 30th- Reading A and B

Tuesday, May 1^st- Reading C and Math A

Wednesday, May 2^nd- Math B and C

Thursday, May 3^rd- Science A and B

Friday, May 4^th- Science C and Editing

        Parents please remind your child to get to bed early and get a good night’s sleep so that they are rested and ready to work hard for us next week. We know everyone is going to do their best and be distinguishedJ

Weather 

        The weather outside might be getting warmer, but inside the classrooms can be cool at times. Please remind your child to bring a light jacket to school so that they are not cold in the classrooms. We have no control over the temperature in the classroom. Thanks.

TESTING SNACKS

If you have not sent testing snacks and would like to, please let us know. We appreciate all the snacks that have been sent so far. We are lucky to have great parentsJ

Important Dates

May 7th through 10th - KPREP make up. 
May 9th - AR 100 Point Club Reward
May 10th - Honor Roll Field Trip
May 11th - AR Movie Reward
May 14th - Field Day
May 15^th- Last day for studentsJ

AR

Students will have until May 8th to meet their AR goal.

Math News

The students have worked very hard this week!  We are reviewing lots of math content, practicing multiple choice questions, and working on writing DISTINGUISHED answers to Short Answer and Extended Response Questions.  These kids CAN do it!  Please continue to praise your child and encourage him/her to do his/her BEST!  Thanks for ALL you do!

Weather

        The weather outside might be getting warmer, but inside the classrooms can be cool at times. Please remind your child to bring a light jacket to school so that they are not cold in the classrooms. We have no control over the temperature in the classroom. Thanks.

TESTING

KCCT testing will begin on April 30th and will one week. We have always asked parents to help with the snacks that we will supply the students everyday when they are finished testing. There are five days that we need snacks.  If you would like to volunteer to provide snacks for your child’s class for testing that would be great! Please let your child’s teacher know and we will give you a specific date.  A few examples of appropriate snacks are drinks, brownies, fruit snacks, fruit, popsicles, ice cream sandwiches, Little Debbie’s or whatever you/your child would like.

SPIRIT WEEK

Monday: Wear your sports uniform or jerseys and hats.

Tuesday: Wear crazy clothes and fix your hair crazy.

Wednesday: Dress like your teacher or the professional you want to be when you grow up.

Thursday: Wear your pajamas.

Friday: Wear your Wildcat Shirts          

Important Dates

May 7th through 10th - KPREP make up. 
May 9th - AR 100 Point Club Reward
May 10th - Honor Roll Field Trip
May 11th - AR Movie Reward
May 14th - Field Day
May 15^th- Last day for studentsJ

Spelling Words for the week of April 9th.

Happy Spring Break!!

1. can’t
2. matter
3. square
4. syllables
5. perhaps
6. bill
7. felt
8. suddenly
9. test
10. direction
11. adopt
12. bother
13. congress
14. comment
15. monster
16. parallel
17. series
18. charge
19. export
20. import
21. transport

Mammoth Cave

We are getting very excited about our upcoming trip to Mammoth Cave.  Here are just a few things to remember:

·        Students MUST to wear tennis shoes.

·        The temperature in the cave is around 60 degrees.  Jackets or sweatshirts may be a good idea. 

·        Students may bring cameras into the cave, but not camera cases.

·        Students are allowed to bring electronic devices for the bus ride, but please remember the bus does not lock. 

·        We will visit the gift shop if students want to bring a little money.  

                                                                                                                                         Spelling Words 

    1.  service          11. perhaps

    2.   alert             12. lantern

    3.  modern         13. surprise

    4.  concert         14. purchase

    5.  eastern          15. nervous

    6.  furnace         16. whirlwind

    7.  disturb           17. capture

    8.  merchant       18. thirsty

    9.  concern         19. survive

    10. burrow          20. persuade  

Subject Areas

Reading: AR goals have been set!  There is only six weeks to meet this goal.  Start reading early!  It would be amazing if all students met their goal to end the year.  

Science:  Science Mobile will be here on Monday and Wednesday.  This is a fun day filled with hands on experiments. 

 Math: Students are working hard on answering multiple choice questions in a timely fashion.  Many students are making progress and using time wisely while others are still not finishing within the time limit.  Blank answers are scored as incorrect answers.  Our math vocabulary test will be next Thursday, March 29th.  Students should be studying those words and definitions.  Math homework looked much better this week.  Many students showed improvement.  Thank you for working with your child!

READ to SUCCEED

If your child is participating in the Six Flags Read to Succeed program the reading log must be turned in by Wednesday, February 29^th in order to receive the free ticket.  Students only need to have read six hours in order to receive their free ticket.   

February 27^th

Pioneer Day

February  28^th  

Wingo Health Fair

Kentucky College Day

Tutoring

February 29^th  

Government Day

March 1^st

Coal Miner Day

Tutoring

March 2^nd

PJ Day

Snack Break

      

Box Tops Contest

We are having a February Box Top Contest! The class that brings in the most box tops by February 29^th will receive a slushy party. Thank you for helping our school. J

MAMMOTH CAVE

If you want to go with us on March 27^th to Mammoth Cave please let us know ASAP! Please write a note and send it back to school on Monday! We will ask for your money later. Right now we just need a head count. THANK YOU!

Spelling Words

    1.  bacon            11. muffin

    2.   woven           12. proven

    3.  ridden            13. raisin

    4.  cannon          14. reason

    5.  common        15. skeleton

    6.  cotton            16. button

    7.  cousin            17. often

    8.  robin             18. widen

    9.  eleven           19. sunken

    10. penguin        20. wooden

Important Dates

February 17^th

NO SCHOOL

February  20^th

WE HAVE SCHOOL

February 21^st

Tutoring

February 23^rd

Tutoring

February 24^th  

Box Tops Contest

We are having a February Box Top Contest! The class that brings in the most box tops by February 29^th will receive a slushy party. Thank you for helping our school

MAMMOTH CAVE

There is a paper in your child’s Friday folder for you to sign up if you want to go with us on May 16^th! Please fill this paper out and send it back to school on Monday! We will ask for your money later. Right now we just need a head count. THANK YOU

Spelling Words

    1.  medal            11. pencil

    2.   local             12. docile

    3.  pebble           13. oral

    4.  special           14. vessel

    5.  turtle             15. ankle

    6.  bugle             16. bubble

    7.  channel         17. symbol

    8.  settle             18. uncle

    9.  pedal  19. paddle

    10. pupil             20. total

Subject Areas

Reading: Please make sure your child is reading AR. They should be at half.

Science:  We are studying heat and energy.

Math: Students are continuing to learn about data and probability in math.  Please continue to study those vocabulary words.  Our test will be on February 29th. 

    Reminders

**There will be school on Monday, February 20^th.

**Health Fair @ Wingo February 28^th.

**Parent-Teacher Conferences are March 15^th.

**Mammoth Cave is March 27^th.

Box Tops Contest

We are having a February Box Top Contest! The class that brings in the most box tops by February 29^th will receive a slushy party. Thank you for helping our schoolJ

  Reminders

**There will be school on Monday, February 20^th.

**Health Fair @ Wingo February 28^th.

**Parent-Teacher Conferences are March 15^th.

**Mammoth Cave is March 27^th

Subject Areas

Reading: Please make sure your child is reading AR. They should be half way to their goal.

Science:  We are studying heat and energy.

Math: We are continuing our chapter on Data and Probability. The February vocabulary study guides were sent home in Friday folders today.  Please practice these words and their meanings with your child.  At this point, we have not discussed all the words that are on the study guide.   Our focus this past week has been on mean, mode, median, and range.  We have also discussed stem and leaf plots. We will be discussing them in class in the next week.  We will have an assessment at the end of the month.