February 2, 2010

Greetings,

Report Cards will be going home on Wednesday, February 3rd.  The grades reflect your child's classwork and participation, homework, and test/quiz grades  over the past ten weeks. 

Help!  We are out of paper towels and kleenex.  If you could send a roll/box to the classroom that would be very helpful in this time of runny noses, coughs and  sneezes.  Thanks.

Ms. Cobb

January 25

Hello Families,

This Friday there is no school for students.  It is a professional development day for teachers.

We continue to prepare for the ISATs.  Please discuss math and reading assignments with your student.  Your interest and help always improve your student's learning.

Have a great week.

Parents, please note:

Starting on Thursday, Room 310 will be taught science by Ms. Garcia, who is a Science Specialist and currently teaches all 5th and 6th grade science classes.  For her class, Ms. Garcia requires the students to bring the following to class each day:  a pencil; colored pencils; and a composition book (NOT a spiral bound one).  Please make sure your student has his/her supplies by Thursday.  Thanks.

January 11, 2010

Greetings Families,

On Tuesday the students will be taking the Reading and Math Benchmark assessments.   For more information on these assessments, please go to <a href="http://research.cps.k12.il.us/cps/accountweb/Assessment/Reading_Benchmark_Assessment/">http://research.cps.k12.il.us/cps/accountweb/Assessment/Reading_Benchmark_Assessment/</a> 

In Math, we will be reviewing the pre-test students took last week in the ISAT REVIEW Math book.  We will also be working on fractions.

In Language Arts, we will continue practicing reading comprehension questions in the EXPRESS ISAT review book.  We will also practice writing the extended response questions.  In addition, we will be reviewing poetry, particularly poetic language devices. 

In Science this week we will be doing the 2nd investigation in the Magnets and Electricity unit.

In Social Studies, we will be doing Activity 13 in the Map Essentials book:  Tornado Alley!  See the cool links on the Social Studies web page.

Once again  I share with you  the following information from Ms. Pickens:

 <em>Music homework will be handed out the week of January 11th.  The Quiz was administered the week of December 14th, 2009.  The Final Test will be the week of January 18th.  Students have received four study sheets to help them prepare for these assessments.</em>

Have a great week!

Ms. Cobb

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<em>January 14, 2010</em>

<em>Happy New Year!  I wish all of you a happy and healthy 2010.</em>

<em>For the next two months, our class will be studying/reviewing skills for the ISAT tests which will be given the first week in March.  Fourth graders are tested in Reading, Math and Science.  In addition to the regular work we do in class, we will also be working in the ISAT Math Book and the ISAT Science Book.  The Illinois State Board of Education has posted sample ISAT questions which will give you a good idea of what the tests are like:  <a href="http://metacat2.com/iltestlinks.html">http://metacat2.com/iltestlinks.html</a>  Also, we will not be doing weekly spelling words during this time.  Instead, we will be doing a daily analogy.   </em>

<em>Ms. Pickens has asked that I share the following information with you:  </em> Music homework will be handed out the week of January 11th.  The Quiz was administered the week of December 14th, 2009.  The Final Test will be the week of January 18th.  Students have received four study sheets to help them prepare for these assessments.

<em>Enjoy the week.</em>

<em>Ms. Cobb</em>

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