Fourth Grade Newsletter
March 12th
EOG PREP BOOKS-PLEASE SEND IN $13
March 5, 2018
Dear Parents,
This year McAlpine Elementary School will be ordering North Carolina End of Grade test preparation workbooks for Math and Reading. These workbooks, which provide students practice for the North Carolina End of Grade tests, are aligned with the rigorous expectations of the state exam.
All parents are asked to purchase a Math workbook and a Reading workbook. The total cost for both workbooks is $13. These workbooks will be used for homework practice as well as classroom test preparation. Please return the bottom portion of this letter along with payment on the dates noted below.
Money for the workbooks will be collected throughout March. Please make checks payable to McAlpine Elementary. If you need assistance with purchasing the workbooks, contact the assistant principal at laura.bentley@cms.k12.nc.us or call 980-343-3750. All parents are asked to purchase a workbook so that we can adequately prepare students for the North Carolina End of Grade testing in Math and Reading.
EOG Math Night - Please save the date and join us for EOG Math Night on April 12th. We invite students AND parents of third, fourth and fifth graders to spend an evening together reviewing test-like items. Working together as a team, parents and students can practice various problem solving and test-taking strategies to improve the assessment experience. Every student who participates gets a prize and special give-aways will take place for those who attend.
EOG Math Night – Thursday, April 12th – Drop in start time between 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm,
End time 7:00 pm
End of Grade Testing Dates - Schools are required to test students at the end of May, working around the Memorial Day weekend. Please mark your calendar so your child is in attendance. The testing dates for McAlpine students will be:
Friday, May 25th-3rd Reading
Tuesday, May 29th-3rd Math and 5th Science
Wednesday, May 30th-4th Math and 5th Reading
Thursday, May 31st-4th Reading and 5th Math
Thank you,
Dina Modine
Principal
The total cost for the Math and Reading EOG workbooks is $13.
Please make checks payable to McAlpine Elementary.
Return this portion of the form along with payment in an envelope with your child’s name and homeroom teacher.
Money will be collected each Tuesday and Thursday in March: Tuesday, March 6; Thursday, March 8; Tuesday, March 13; Thursday, March 15; Tuesday, March 20 and Thursday, March 22.
Student Name: _________________________________________________________
Homeroom Teacher: ______________________________________ Grade ________________
Check: ___________ Cash: ________________
Donation for Financial Assistance: _____________
Dates
Wednesday March 14th-Eagles Night Out- Smashburger 4-8pm
Thursday March 15th- Topic 12 Math Test- no study guide- review fraction and decimal work that has been sent home. Also can use Pearson online mortal to access topic 12 work.
Math 3rd Quarter Benchmark Test MOVED TO MARCH 27TH (Study Guide will be posted to the grade level website-this is a cumulative test of all things learned in Math this year)
Monday March 26th- Language Arts Cycle 4 Assessment (Study Guide will go home week prior)
Tuesday March 27th- Math NC CHECK IN
3/28- Staff Student Basketball Game (during the day)
Spring Break-No School- March 29th-April 5th
EOG MATH NIGHT Thursday April 12th 5-7pm drop in anytime
April 12th- Spring PICTURE DAY