Week of January 28th

Students need to bring in paper and pencil from home. We have been providing this for the students since October, and due to financial constraints, we will no longer be able to do this.

There are twenty-one instructional days until the writing test. The third nine weeks is challenging.  Most of the FCAT materials are being presented during this nine weeks.  It is very important for your child to be here ever day in order to be exposed to FCAT materials.  

Report cards go home tomorrow and should be reviewed and the bottom portion returned as soon as possible.  

The math focus for the next two weeks will be topic fourteen in the Envisions book. This chapter is on fractions, decimals and percent. Twenty percent of the FCAT will be on this subject.  We will also cover area and review equivalent fractions.  Your child must know the multiplication facts to master the FCAT.  It takes about ten minutes a day to accomplish mastery of the multiplication facts.  

As parents we know a good foundation in elementary school will take your child far in life.  Please set the stage for a successful future for your child by spending time with your child helping them learn the multiplication facts and doing nightly homework.  

All homework assigned is assigned to help prepare your child to pass the FCAT. Summer school will be offered for those students that do not master the fourth grade standards.    

All of the students now have an IXL login name and a password. Your child should go on IXL daily in order to master fourth grade skills.  The children were told to copy down the benchmark areas they are low in and work on these areas only.  There are only forty-seven instructional days left before the FCAT.   

Homework for the week

Monday- Topic 14-1 practice sheet, Jupiter xiv, study 1-6 multiplication tables and Mr. Prater’s homework.

Tuesday- Topic 14-2 practice sheet, Jupiter xiv, study 1-6 multiplication tables and Mr. Prater’s homework.

Wednesday-Topic 14-3 practice sheet, Jupiter xiv, study 1-6 multiplication tables and Mr. Prater’s homework.

      Thursday- Topic 14-4 practice sheet, Jupiter xiv, study 1-6 multiplication tables and Mr. Prater’s homework.

Test for the week 

Monday-Reading Benchmark

Tuesday-Multiplication Test 4 digits by two digits.

Wednesday-Be prepared for a quiz on topic 14-1 and topic 14-2 concepts covered in class and for homework.

Thursday-Equivalent Fraction and area Test

Friday-Spelling test and 1-6 multiplication test

*Pop quizzes are also expected on concepts covered in class or done for homework. Science class assignment is due by Wednesday January 30, 2013 and is counted as a test grade.