Sparks' Notes
09-15-14
What We Are Learning This Week
Great Expectation Life Principle: Cooperation
Math: Multiplication & Division (Homework: Mon. -Thur.)
Writing: Writing Fictional Stories
Reading: Elements of Fiction: Fairy Tales
(Homework: Read 20 minutes a night)
Language: Parts of Speech, Simple Subject & Predicate, and Compound Sentences
Spelling: Long & Short Vowels
(Homework: Spelling Contract - 40 points)
Library is every Tuesday. Don't forget your books!
You've Won the Homework Lottery!
Congratulations to these students for showing responsibility! Each will receive a scratch-off Homework Lottery Ticket.
Chase, Cody, Danny, Kayla, Kaylin, Talia, Sydni, Belle, & Emily
Important!!! Be Sure to Join Us On:
Edmodo - Our Communication System & Protected Learning System
Go to www.edmodo.com.
Have your student sign in. (Username and password are inside front agenda cover.)
Scroll down the left side of the page until you see Parent Code. Write this code down.
Logout (upper right corner, click on “Me” and select Logout).
Go to www.edmodo.com and select “I’m a Parent” (under blue box that reads “I’m a Teacher”).
Enter your student’s code and set up your account.
Make sure to go Account (upper right corner, click on “Me”) and select "Settings". You can select to have email or text alerts for specific items.
Congratulations to these students for already signing up their parents!
*****Jesse, Chase, Maryori, Cody, Keivon, Kayla, Kaylin,*****
*****Talia, Sydni, Celeste, Belle, Malik, & Aidan*****
On our Edmodo site, you can see:
Daily agenda (planner/calendar)
Homework links (Folder->Classroom Information)
Student progress
Assignments
Subject area links
Coming soon - classroom pictures
Parent Homework
Please do the following with your child:
Check and sign agenda nightly.
Check and sign reading log nightly.
Check that math and spelling homework are completed nightly.
Look through Tuesday folder and sign and return the next day (keep the work).
Check out our YouTube Channel for helpful videos.
Sign & return progress reports (every three weeks) and report cards (every nine weeks). A clean copy with be sent home for you to keep.
This Week's Spelling Skill and Rules
Each child needs her/his own set of earbuds or earphones to listen to the spelling test on Friday.
Skill: Long & Short vowels
afraid
magic
champion
restaurant
ditch
district
recognize
continent
accomplish
amuse
graceful
attitude
freedom
break
- oatmeal
- throat
- approach
- believe
- pretend
- twilight
Spelling tests will be in cursive. Students will be allowed to write in both print and cursive for about six weeks as we transition to this new skill. I have created and posted cursive handwriting video tutorials in Edmodo in the Handwriting and Homework Links folders.
Dates to Remember
September 5th - 15th
Register online for your child's Chromebook.
Week of September 15th
Freedom Week
Tuesday, September 16th
Progress Reports Sent Home - Please sign & return (or send email that you received it)
Thursday, Sept. 18th
Chromebooks distributed in class to students who already registered (registration link).
Sunday, Sept. 21st
Prestwick dedication at 2:30 pm
Tuesday, Sept. 23rd
PTA Meeting with Bicycle Rodeo & Ice Cream at 5:45
Watchdogs (Dads) Pizza Night at 7:00
Wednesday, Sept. 24th
Fourth Grade Field Trip to Elm Fork Education Center at U.N.T.
Thursday, Sept. 25th
Lifetouch Pictures
Special Notes:
- Curriculum Night presentations are located on the campus website at this link.
- Cookie Dough Fundraiser monies are due 9/29/14. Thank you for participating and raising funds to help our students!
WANTED: Used Dryer Sheets
WANTED: Old Smart Phones or Tablets
WANTED: Old Scrabble Tiles
Michelle Sparks
Lunch: 11:20-11:50
Recess: 11:50-12:05
Email: msparks@leisd.ws
Website: www.edmodo.com/mbsparks
Location: 2600 Hart Rd, Little Elm, TX, United States
Phone: (972) 294-1670 172
Twitter: @mrssparks502