Katie Riley

Next Week

For our official party we are going to celebrate during lunch with some pizza and soda. If possible, donations of $2 would be greatly appreciated to help with the cost of the pizza and soda.

You can send this in an envelope marked to "room mom" or "Lisa Carnes".

In addition, for some of the other activities I have planned I would also appreciate any donations. If you are able to send in any of the following, please let me know:

bowls

spoons

sprinkles

whipped cream

chocolate syrup

any other candy toppings such as m & m's

juice boxes

popcorn

 

Last of Week of School Information

 

Monday, May 18^th:  “Field Day”

§        8:30-11:00 Field Day

§        The students will soon be heading down the trail to 5^th grade!  The students will work on giving next year’s students some advice on surviving 4^th grade.

 

Tuesday, May 19^th:  Game Day 

§        Bring your favorite board or card game.  (No electronic games.)

§        We will be doing a math activity with a candy bar. Bring in your favorite BAR!

 

Wednesday, May 20th:

§        9:30 Fourth-grade yearbook signing.  Remember to bring your yearbook to school.

§        11:45-12:45 End of the Year Party

§        1:00-1:40 Awards Ceremony in the Gym (Parents will be notified if their child is receiving an award.)

 

Thursday, May 21st:  Beach Day

§        Bring your favorite books, a snack, a drink, and a beach towel.

§        We will be having ice cream sundaes.

§        This will be the last day for you to take personal belongings home.

 

Friday, May 22nd:

§        LAST DAY OF SCHOOL~ We will have a great day together on the last day of school.  We’ll enjoy popcorn and a movie together.

§        9:50-10:30 Tug of War Tournament in the Gym

§        We will enjoy watching the “5^th grade walk” at the end of the day.

 

 

Week of May 11th

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Here is what we’ll be working on this week:

 

• During our language arts block we will be working on persuasive writing and reading centers. During centers students will be reading about animal adaptations.
• We ran out of time on Friday to do our SS test. They will take that today.
• Our last spelling unit for the year. Test on Friday
• We will be completing our math end of nine weeks test. The remaining part of the week will be spent on review skills they will need for next year: multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, etc.
• Beginning chapter 10 in SS and finishing chapter 8 on animal adaptations. A quiz in science will be on Friday. The chapter only has a couple lessons and therefore, there will not be a study guide for the quiz. Students should reread the lessons and study the vocabulary as part of their homework this week. I will assign some specific tasks throughout the week to prepare them.

 

 

Other information:

 

Please check the blog again later this week for specific information related to next week’s activities!

May 4th-May 8th

Going on this week:

 

• Reading assessments and persuasive writing during our language arts time.
• Wordly Wise 16- Quiz on Friday
• Math review for our final test next week
• Science chapter 7 test on Tuesday. We are then moving on to chapter 8.
• Finishing Social Studies chapter 9. We will have an open book test on Friday. We will be beginning chapter 10.

 

 

Other Notes:

• Field Day for tomorrow has been rescheduled due to weather for Monday, May 18^th. Further details to come.
• Awards and End of the Year Celebration will be on Wednesday, May 20^th. More details and a schedule will come home soon.

 

 

Have a great week!

Next Year News Crew

Students who are interested in being on Bullard News Network next year need to download and complete an application. Once completed, they will return the application to me for a written recommendation. I will then turn in the applications. All applications are due by May 15th.  You can access the information and application at:

http://bllblogs.typepad.com/bullard_news_network/

Chapter 7 Study Guide

Below is the science study guide. Students also copied and worked on this in class today. We will review tomorrow and test on Tuesday.

Ch.

7 Ecosystems Study Guide

 

Vocabulary Words:

 

habitat                                  ecosystem                                       producer   consumer    decomposer                             food chain                                        niche

 

 population

 

predator

 

prey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What happens to ecosystems when there is a change? For example, a population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?

 

 

 

 

How are plants and animals affected in a food web when one part dies?

 

 

 

 

How do food chains show a transfer of energy? (draw an example of one showing where energy goes)

 

 

 

 

 

What factors might influence or change an ecosystem? What changes in the habitat?

Week of April 27th

Yea! CRCT testing is now over. Thank you to everyone for being here and on time. We had no make-ups this year. The students did a great job. Results will be available this summer from the front office. Please watch the Bullard Web site for details on dates and times.

Now that testing is over we are back to our normal schedule. Here’s what we’ll be picking back up with this week:

• Persuasive writing- how to develop and support a position
• Spelling unit 15. The test will be on Friday.
• 3 dimensional figures. We will be comparing and contrasting the cube and rectangular prism. Students should be able to identify faces, vertices, and edges. A weekly check will be on Friday.
• We will be finishing chapter 9 on the new government. Please continue to check your child’s agenda and the blog for the test date and study guide information.
• In science we will continue our unit on ecosystems.

Upcoming dates:

• May 5^th- 4^th grade field day
• Other end of the year activities will be announced as soon as they are finalized.

Please continue to help your child at school by encouraging good behavior and normal routines at home. Thank you for your help!

Bonus Question(s): +1 each. YOU MUST SHOW YOUR WORK (due on Friday)

1. The PE teacher says she needs 12 soccer balls. They cost $19.95 each. How much will Mrs. Wolfe pay?

2. Mrs. Harris is ordering 3 new discs for the computers in the lab. They cost $3.85 more than they did last year. Last year they cost $36.98. How much do the discs cost this year?

3. The school is getting new bells for the front and back of the school. The total cost of the bells is $179.85. If they ordered 3 bells, how much does each bell cost?

4. Mrs. Hardin gave 14 teachers $1,350.00 each to buy new books and school supplies. How much money did the teachers get altogether?

5. The school will have more students next year. Ms. Wilson is ordering 29 new desks. They cost a total of $2740.50. How much did each desk cost?

Bonus!

1. Why did many people oppose the Articles of Confederation? (what did they say were some of the problems)?

2. Why was the Articles of Confederation created?

+5 points in Social Studies

Due Friday, April 17th

April 13th-17th

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a nice break. We will be very busy this week preparing for testing next week. Here’s a look at what we have going on:

 

·        CRCT review and practice

·        Chapter 9 in social studies. We will be using reading skills such as main idea/supporting detail, cause/effect, and fact/opinion to learn about the new government.

·        Wordly Wise list 15. Our quiz is on Friday.

·        We will be studying 3D geometric figures and doing CRCT review in math

·        Continuing with our unit on ecosystems

 

 

IMPORTANT TESTING INFORMATION:

• Testing begins next TUESDAY the 21^st. We will start promptly at 8:00 am. Please make sure your child is here at school on time. No tardies will be allowed once testing has begun. Children always test better in their “home” environment, so please do everything possible to make sure your children are here at school from 8:00 to 11:00 am.
• Testing will be Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday the 27^th.
• Children will need to make sure to have a healthy snack and water to drink. Keeping hydrated and full will improve success. Any extra donations for those that might forget is certainly welcome!
• If anyone is able to donate some #2 pencils with pink erasers for testing, that would be great. Students are not allowed to use mechanical pencils.
• Next week students will not have homework. Please help them continue with nightly reading (it is a good way to unwind) and get to bed early. A good breakfast is important.
• Encourage your children to take their time and do their best. Many are feeling anxiety. We can relieve this but just reassuring them.

 

Other notes:

• This is the time of year that the students begin to feel restless. We still have 6 weeks of school remaining. Your support at home to continue a regular homework and bed routine will be important. Please remind them that good behavior is expected. I’d hate for students to not be able to participate in some end of the year activities for making poor choices. As always, thank you for your support!

 

March 30th-April 3rd

We all had a wonderful time on our trip to the aquarium. Thank you chaperones for all your help. I can honestly say that was probably the best field trip I’ve ever taken!

 

• This week we are finishing our informational animal writing, ABC book of the American Revolution, and wrapping up our ideas of main idea/supporting detail as well as cause/effect.
• Spelling unit 14. Students have their words as well as previously misspelled words. Please continue to study these. Test will be on Friday.
• We will begin dividing with decimals this week.
• Our next science unit is on Ecosystems and we will begin that this week.
• We will also be doing some CRCT review.

 

Other information:

• Spring picture day is Thursday, April 2^nd. Order information went home last Thursday.
• April 6-10 Spring Break
• CRCT testing is to begin Wednesday April 21^st. We will test the 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd. 26^th, and 27^th (Wed, Thur, Fri, Mon, Tue). Please try not to schedule any appointments in the morning these days. Students always have better success when they are able to test in familiar environments (i.e. in the classroom with their teacher). If you have questions regarding testing please let me know.

 

Have a great week! I hope everyone has a safe, restful spring break.

 

March 23rd-27th

Here’s what’s going on this week:

• We are studying main idea and supporting details in our reading and writing. Students will continue with their animal research and informational writing using these ideas.
• Wordly Wise Lesson 14. Quiz on Friday.
• Multiplying decimals by whole numbers.  A weekly check will be completed on Friday.
• Finishing up our unit on space by studying stars.
• Students will also finish up American Revolution unit with a completion of an ABC book.  Our next science and social studies units will be on the new government and ecosystems.
• Field trip on Thursday! Please wear class shirts on Thursday. See reminder information below.

 

It is sure to be a fun and busy week!

 

Items to let students/chaperones know:  Thursday Field Trip

--Please do not wear flip flops... closed toed comfortable shoes; there will be a lot of walking!

--NO hats

--Students CANNOT BRING CAMERAS... adults only are allowed to bring them

--Wear class t-shirt

--Kids need to bring a BIG snack that morning... lunch won't be until we get back.