Debbie Corrado

WEEK OF JANUARY 23rd

 

 

Next week will be a little busy with some upcoming assessments.

Please help your child prepare for................

Math-Chapter 14 test on Wednesday

Social Studies- Chapter 7 test on Thursday (study guides were given on Friday).

We will have our weekly spelling assessment on Friday.  Please encourage your child to use Spelling City to help them prepare for their spelling test.

Grammar-Introduce adverbs

Science-Wrap up our unit on Sound and Light.  We will test the week of the 30th.

Spelling-Sort 18

**Students are also working on their animal research reports.  They can bring in any information they printed off at home to help with their report.

I am stressing the importance of neatness and proper spelling when the students are completing their work.  I have also explained to them that as the year progresses, I raise my expectations.  I know they are capable of great things when they give me 100%.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

January 2012

Dear Parents,

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful break. I can't believe 2012 is here. Time sure does fly. Here is what we have coming up....................

Math-Finishing up Chapter 13 (geometry) and will begin fractions next week. Please have your child prepare for a Chapter 13 assessment next Thursday.

Reading/Writing- We will be reading non-fiction text as we continue comprehension strategies. Some areas we will focus on are cause/effect, fact and opinion and details (main and supporting). We will be researching an animal and completing our first research paper. Your child already knows what animal they are researching and can bring in any research they have completed at home. YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE READING FOR 20 MINUTES EACH NIGHT!!

Science-Unit on Sound and Light. Encourage your child to bring home their book even if they don't have homework. They can always read ahead to prepare.

Social Studies-Early conflicts with Britain. Events leading up to to Revolutionary War.

Grammar-Adjectives and Articles.

**As we start the 3rd quarter, I have raised my expectations for the quality of work as well as homework completion.

Not to quote the Falcons, but I am certain the students can "RISE UP" to the challenge:)

Have a great weekend! Mrs. C.

Thanksgiving Thoughts

Dear Parents,

Thank you for all you do.  I enjoyed seeing so many of you for our Poetry Day.  I think the kids did a super job!  Enjoy your break.  Here are a few things coming up.

Our Holiday Party is scheduled for Dec. 21st.  I am sure that Mrs. Duncan will be contacting you with details.

*Reading-We will be writing a book review including summary, plot, characters and setting from a recently read book.  I hope your child is reading at home.  Our skill is synonyms and antonyms.  We will also start our Folktales, Tall Tales and Fables unit.

*Grammar-subject/verb agreement and problem verbs.

*Math-Chapter 11.  Focus is on dividing by 2-digits. 

*Science-Start unit on simple machines. 

*Social Studies- TEST on Wednesday.  Your child has a study guide.  We will review the guide on Monday.  Begin unit on Colonization.

*Spelling-Sort 13.

Enjoy your time with your family.  See you in a week:)

 

Week of Oct. 31st

Dear Parents,

Thank you for a wonderful conference week.  I appreciate you taking the time to come in and discuss your child's progress.  It was great talking with all of you.

Next week..............

*RED RIBBON WEEK.  Please check Bullard's web site for activities.

*Our field trip is next Friday, November 4th.  YOUR CHILD WILL NEED TO BE PICKED UP.      The county bus will not be available to bring them home.

*Math test (chapter 9) next Wednesday.  No other BIG tests next week.

*We are continuing our unit on Force and Motion and starting our Explorers unit.  Your child can preview SS Chapter 3 to get a head start.

*Math- Starting division next week.  Use chapter 11 as a resource.

*Grammar- Future tense and irregular verbs.

I hope everyone has a great weekend:)

Week of October 24th

Conference week!  I look forward to seeing everyone this week.  A few notes............

*No Science/SS this week due to our shortened schedule.

*Early release all week.

*We will still have a spelling test on Friday.

*English-focus is on linking verbs and past and present tense verbs

*Math-Multiplying 3 digit by 2 digit and multiplying with money.

*Reading-Sequence and Main Idea is our focus this week using guided reading text.

I know this is short and sweet, but wanted to give you an update.  Don't forget our field trip is next Friday, November 4th.  Your child will not be back in time to take the county bus home.  You will need to pick them up.  More information will come home this week.

Thank you!

Week of October 10th

Hello Parents!

This one will be short and sweet.

*Please turn in field trip permission slips by Friday the 14th.

*Map in a Month projects are due on the 18th.

*Please turn in conference forms by Monday. 

Our focus lessons next week.................

Reading-Sequencing events and reading for details.  This continues to be difficult for many students.

Poetry-shape, couplet and haiku

English-irregular and possessive nouns

Math-distributive property, estimating products and multiplying 2 and 3 digit numbers.

SS-Native American test on Wednesday.

Science-Introducing force and motion.

**I hope everyone has a great weekend.  My daughter will be home from college until Tuesday:)

Wow....week of October 3rd.

I can't believe it is FALL.  We had a good week and everyone worked hard!  Students are well aware of my behavior expectations at this point and seem to be doing their best to follow the rules.

A few notes.......

MAP IN A MONTH IS DUE OCTOBER 18th.  If you are wondering what MAP IN A MONTH is, please contact me ASAP.  This is a project your child should be working on at home.

YEAH...Field trip to Stone Mountain forms were in your child's Thursday folder.  You will receive details as we get closer to the date (Nov. 4th).  Please note that your child will need to be picked up after school hours.  The county bus will not bring them home.

Next week we will start to write some poems.  We have been reading poetry in class and talking about rhyme and repetition.

Grammar-We took our first test on Friday.  Our new unit will start with common and proper nouns.

Reading (focus)- How to use context clues and reading for details.  Finding answers in the text has been a struggle for many.  We will continue to make this our focus.

Math-Does your child know their facts??  We are working on ORDER OF OPERATIONS and mental math multiplication patterns.

Social Studies-Map and Globe skills.  We will discuss latitude and longitude, grids and directions using a compass.  Native Americans (Pawneee and Hopi) will be our focus this week.

Science-No science lessons this week. 

I hope that everyone enjoys the weekend and beautiful Fall weather.  HMMMMMM...wonder how the Steelers are going to do??  Do you know the quarterback's name?  Send me an e-mail and your child will win a prize!  THANKS FOR READING MY BLOG:) 

Week of September 26th

Dear Parents,

Here is a quick look at what's coming up...............

*PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please wear your tennis shoes.

*Map in a Month-We have gone over the first week of activities for your child's map.  Please make sure they are keeping up with this project at home.  If you have any questions, please e-mail me.

Math-We are starting chapter 5.  This chapter covers multiplication and division and how they are related.  Next week's focus will be on the properties of multiplication.  Please have your child study their facts. 

Science-Your child has a study guide.  It is due on Tuesday and the test is on Wednesday.

Grammar-We are finishing up our unit on sentences.  We will have a grammar test on Friday.  Students will complete a review on Tuesday and Wednesday.  They will use the review as their study guide.

Social Studies-Our focus will be on how early Native American cultures developed in North America.  We will focus on six specific tribes.  Students will fill out a graphic organizer on each tribe.

Writing- Students have been working on figurative language and descriptive writing.  I will introduce our poetry unit next week.

Spelling test on Friday.

Thanks again for all you do!  Have a great weekend!

BONUS:BE THE FIRST PARENT TO E-MAIL ME THAT YOU READ MY BLOG AND YOUR CHILD WINS A FREE BOOK!!

A look ahead.....September 19th!

Dear Parents,

Thank you for all your support for the Boosterthon as well as in the classroom.  We are finally in the "groove" and have our routine down to a science.

A few notes....

*You child received their first project.  It is "MAP IN A MONTH."  We will be doing mini-lessons each week on map skills.  Each night your child will complete a small assignment on their calendar.  By the end of the month, they will have a finished product.  Please e-mail me with any questions.

*We will have a Math test next Wednesday.  It will cover Chapters 3 and 4 on graphs.  Remember your child can log-in to their math book at home using their password.  The book has many helpful activities for practice,

*We will continue our weather unit in Science and begin Native Americans in Social Studies.

*Our writing focus is DESCRIPTIVE writing.  Grammar skills include fragments and run-ons.  We will also practice expanding sentences.  When your child is writing sentences for homework, they should have a minimum of 6-8 words.  We are working on including adjectives and practicing compound and complex sentences.

*Health-We started chapter 10 on Needs and Feelings.  Your child may have some extra reading at home in their Health book next week.

I appreciate all you do.  Please feel free to contact me any time.  I am enjoying your children:)

Sincerely,

Mrs. C.

Week of August 29th

Hello Parents!

We are moving right along.....here are a few updates and notes.

Our lunch time has changed from 12:02 to 12:00.  Not a big change, but thought you should know.

We will follow the SIX day rotation schedule until further notice.  There will not be a SUPER SPECIAL day 7 at this time.  Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on PE days.

Scholastic book orders are due on Sept. 9th.  You can order on-line with the activation code.

Open House is scheduled for Sept. 6th.  I look forward to seeing everyone!

Academic Notes....

Math-Chapter 1 test on Tuesday.  We will then begin chapter 2 on estimating and rounding.

Social Studies-Continue our unit on economics.

Reading-We will start our center rotation this week.  Students will complete various comprehension, writing and grammar activities throughout the week.  We will integrate science, social studies and health during our reading rotation.  Students should have their chapter book at school every day.

Spelling-Sort 2 words go home every night to study.  Spelling assessments are on Friday of each week.

Grammar-Compound subjects and complete and simple predicates will be our focus this week.

Science-Continue our unit on the water cycle.

Health-Nutrition and a balanced diet.

I am pleased with the transition the students have made to fourth grade.  I am sure they have seen a big change from the previous year.  One thing we are still working on is the amount of talking during instructional time.  I know they will continue to improve on this as they become more accustomed to the daily routine and my expectations.  I am sure this is going to be a great year.

Please let me know if you have any questions.  I am always available to meet with you to discuss any concerns you may have. 

I will have all the information on how to access student books on-line during Open House.

Have a great week:)