Week 34 Notes

Dear Parents,

 

Hurray! Fourth grade has finally finished AZ Merit! We will not have any more full class testing sessions in fourth grade. Students who have missed one or more of the state tests will be taking them this Monday and Tuesday.

Unfortunately, other grades are still working on their state tests, so we will have some slight differences in our schedule. Mainly, we will not be getting little or no math lab time until Thursday because the other grades will still be working on their state tests in math lab. This makes it all the more important that students complete their RM homework in order to avoid falling behind their classmates.

On a happier note we have another field trip planned for fourth grade. On Thursday May 4, we will be going to the state capitol! This will fit in nicely with the study of Arizona state history that occurs at the end of the fourth grade history course. In order to go students must have their permission slips and bus fare in by Friday, April 28 (this Friday). We handed out permission slips in class today. Bus fare is the usual $10, and they do not need to pay admission to get into the capitol. Students should bring their bus fare in a sealed envelope attached to the permission slip with a staple. Otherwise, they risk losing it or having it mistaken for another student’s fare. They should turn in permission slips and bus fare to their teachers. Students who do not have permission slips and bus fare in by this Friday will become honorary third graders while the rest of the class in on the field trip.

We will also need chaperones for the field trip. We need three chaperones for 4A and three chaperones for 4B. 4B parents can contact Dr. Karen Beckwith, our classroom coordinator to volunteer. They can also contact me. 4A parents can contact Mr. Ohbayashi or the 4A classroom coordinator. The restrictions on capitol field trips require that we have only 4 chaperones, so we cannot guarantee all interested parents a spot, but we appreciate all of you who offer your support.

In math this week, students will be working on multiplying and dividing with decimals. In science we are beginning a new unit on heart and blood. Due to AZ Merit, little progress was made in math lab next week, but students who are not yet working on “Subtracting Decimals” in RM are far behind their class and should be doing extra RM in order to catch up.

These are all the notes I have for you this week. If you have any questions, please contact me through your Jupiter Ed account.

Sincerely,

Miss Wycklendt