This week in RLA, students will be reviewing and practicing writing complete sentences to answer questions. They will also be leaning about how to participate and help maintain a positive learning community.  Students will be developing a “Behavior Contract” that they will each sign saying they agree and will follow the statements they determine will ensure a positive learning community.  The most important thing they will be doing is taking the MAPS test in both reading and math.  These test will help teachers and students develop an individual learning path that will assist them in being academically successful this year.

In Social Studies, we will learning and practicing map skills.

This week your student will be reviewing fiction and nonfiction comprehension, figurative language, and writing responses to what they read.

Homework will be different this week:  Anything that we are practicing on this week that is not completed in class will be sent home for completion to be retuned the next day. Students are still required to read for 30 minutes a night.

As you can see in A Look Ahead, our testing date is fast approaching.  Please make sure your child is reading and returning any work sent home.  Practice is the only way she/he will improve their reading and writing skills.

Mrs. Phillips

4th Grade, RLA & Social Studies

A Look Ahead…
● Monday, April 10, Easter Holiday.
● Monday, April 24, PTO Meeting, Cafeteria, 6 PM.
● Tuesday, April 25, Life Skills Field Trip, Caldwell Zoo.
● Tuesday, April 25, STAAR Test-3, 4, 5 RLA.
● Wednesday, April 26, STAAR Test-5th Science.
● Tuesday, May 2, STAAR Test-3, 4, 5 Math.
● Tuesday-Friday, May 9-12, Elementary Field Days,
○ Tuesday, 3rd Grade, 8;11:30 AM.
○ Wednesday, 4th Grade, 8-11:30 AM.
○ Thursday, 5th Grade, 8-11:30 AM.
○ Friday, Life Skills, 8-11:30 AM.
● Monday, May 15, 3rd Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9 AM.
● Tuesday, May 16, 4th Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9 AM.
● Wednesday, May 17,
○ 5th Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9 AM.
○ Early Release Day.
○ Last Class Day.

1.     against
2.     early
3.     heard
4.     knew
5.     since
6.     hour
7.     wait
8.     piece
9.     usually
10.     easy

5 Club

1.    early

2.    knew

3.    since

4.    wait

5.    easy

This week a new format for Reading Homework came home on Monday.  This week only it will be due on Friday.  Should you have any questions please contact me.

In class this week, we will be working on: Capitalization Rules, the Main, Central, Key ideas of paragraphs and passages, the them of the passage, the author’s purpose for writing the passage, answering questions using R.A.C.E., and writing paragraphs.

We are quickly moving towards the end of our time together this year.  Please continue to check my blog, your child’s planner and Remind for upcoming events and information.

Happening This Week…
● Monday, March 20,
○ First day of Spring.
○ State Archery Team Meeting, 4 PM.
● Tuesday, March 21, Staff Meeting, Peery’s Room, 3:30 PM.
● Wednesday-Thursday, March 22-23, State Archery
Tournament, Belton.

A Look Ahead…
● Monday, March 27, PTO Meeting, Cafeteria, 6 PM.
● Thursday, March 30, Spring Pictures.
● Friday, March 31, Intermediate Robotics Competition,
Henderson Civic Center.
● Saturday, April 1, Mother Son Dance-PTO, Gym, 6 PM.
● Monday-Thursday, April 3-6, Book Fair, Library.
● Thursday, April 6, School Party Day (Details to come).
● Friday, April 7, Good Friday Holiday.
● Monday, April 10, Easter Holiday.
● Monday, April 24, PTO Meeting, Cafeteria, 6 PM.
● Tuesday, April 25, STAAR Test-3, 4, 5 RLA.
● Wednesday, April 26, STAAR Test-5th Science.
● Tuesday, May 2, STAAR Test-3, 4, 5 Math.

Regular Spelling                                                   5 Club

1.   January                                                                      1.   January

2.   February                                                                    2.   February

3.   April                                                                            3.   April

4.   August                                                                        4.   August

5.   September                                                                 5.   summer

6.   October

7.   November

8.   December

9.   autumn

10.   summer

March 3, 2023:  End of our 3rd 9weeks

March 4, 2023:  Parents may eat with students

March 6, 2023:  Math Benchmark

March 7,2023:  RLA Benchmark

March 13-17, 2023:  SPRING BREAK !!!!!

Regular                                             5Club

1.  submarine                                 1.  submit
2.  subtract                                     2.  subway
3.   subtotal                                    3.  subject
4.   subside                                     4.  subtract
5.   subfloor                                    5.  subzero
6.   subway
7.   subject
8.   subzero
9.   subpar
10.   submit

Spelling List for this Week

                                                         Regular List                                                                5 Club

1.  again                                                                                 1.  because

2.  does                                                                                  2.  does

3.  people                                                                               3.  again

4.  early                                                                                  4.  please

5.  heard                                                                                 5.  finally

6.  because

7.  several

8.  against

9.  please

10.  finally