Fourth Grade News
Week of May 16, 2016
Reading - Read fiction book by Monday, May 16th and Bring Your Book Report Book to Class Everyday
Keep working on your economic fair project. Fair is on Tuesday, May 31st
Dear parents,
Your child might have come home with the exciting news of the 4th grade Economic Fair! The Economic Fair is an opportunity for the kids to show their imagination and be creative in making a product to sell. At the Economic Fair on May 31st, all fourth grade students will have the opportunity to sell and purchase student made crafts. Fair Bucks are given to students as a reward similar to Tiger Tickets. Items at the fair can
only be purchased with “Fair Bucks”. So, the more “Fair Bucks” a student earns, the more purchasing power they will have!
Products that have been sold at the Economic Fair in past years include, but are not limited to…
rainbow loom jewelry
friendship bracelets
pet rocks
origami
pencil holders
hair bows
pencil toppers
molded crayons
wind chimes
student drawn art work
woven pot holders
paper fortune tellers
decorated clothes pins
popsicle stick frames
magnets of all types
knitted items
book marks posters
duct tape creations
The purpose of the fair is to help students understand how our economic system works and also to have some old-fashioned fun.
If you have any questions, please email your child’s homeroom teacher.
Spelling Test on Friday, May 20th
Spelling Test on Friday, May 6th
Here is how your child can access the weekly spelling list on Spelling City:
The spelling list can be found linked to the following website:
http://www.spellingcity.com/larss/
Once spelling city is pulled up, the list will appear and your child can do different activities to help them study.
Please let Mrs. Miller or Ms. Hill know if you have any questions.
Other reminders for this week....
2. Thursday, May 19th - "Backwards Day" at Wells!
3. Friday, May 20th - All school library books are due today!
MAP Testing Dates
Reading and Language Arts - May 12th - 18th
Math - May 19th - 20th
Science - May 23rd and 25th
We would also like to encourage your child to come well rested and bring a healthy snack on these days, so they can do their very best on these important end of the year assessments. Thank you!
Field Trip to the Heritage Farmstead on Tuesday, May 24th
We will depart from school around 9:15 am and return around 1 pm.
The field trip permission slip has more details about what to wear and what to bring (sack lunch).
Please sign and return your child's field trip permission slip to your child's homeroom teacher as soon as possible. Thank you!
Meal Viewer
Food and Nutritional Services is pleased to announce MealViewer, a new on-line communication tool for menus and nutritional information to meet your needs. It comes as a web and APP version. Parents can retrieve menus and dietary information anywhere anytime.
Parents can follow the pisd web site links listed below to access the announcement. Instructions have provided on the web site to assist parents on how to retrieve menus/allergen/nutritional information. It is very easy to use.
http://k12.pisd.edu/food-and-nutritional-services/contributions/14222-school-menus
We hope this new service will be a helpful communication tool regarding dietary issues. Any suggestions or comments, please contact Harriet Chiang, compliance and technology specialist for FANS who was instrumental in the set-up of this system: harriet.chiang@pisd.edu
Instagram Update
Miss. Burke - MissBurkeatWells2015
Ms. Hill - MsHillsatWells2015
Mrs. Miller - MrsMilleratWells2015
Ms. Murugesan - MsMurugesanatWells2015
Mrs. Sewell - MrsSewellatWells2015
Learning Targets
Step Up Lessons
I can add and subtract fractions with unequal denominators.
I can write a fraction as a multiple of unit fraction.
I can multiply fractions and whole numbers.
I can use my problem solving and test taking strategies to be successful on the Math MAP test.
Reading
I can use my knowledge of grammar skills and reading strategies to help me be successful on the Reading and Language Arts MAP tests.
I can comprehend what I read and use that knowledge to complete my book report.
Science
I can begin to understand and communicate the importance of organisms and environments.
I can investigate that plants and animals depend upon interactions with each other and their environment to survive.
I can discuss producers and consumers.
Tiger Market for Friday, May 20th
This will be our last week of Tiger Market! We want to say a special thank you to all our 4th grade Tiger Market helpers!
Kealy