May 13, 2013- May 17, 2013

Announcements and Reminders:

• Please return the yellow Investigations Student Math Handbook (SMH) to school with your child no later than TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 14^th. If you cannot locate this book, please let me know and I will let you know the replacement cost.
• Field Day is scheduled for THIS Friday, May 17^th. Students will need to dress comfortably in shorts and tennis shoes and bring a water bottle to carry around with them for the day. 
• Several parents have asked about a 4th grade graduation ceremony. We are not having a formal graduation ceremony for fourth grade students. Students will wear special shirts on field day and walk the halls as tradition with the rest of the school cheering them on and celebrating their time at SSC.
• Lost and Found items that are not claimed by Monday, May 20^th will be donated to charity. Please encourage your child to check lost and found for missing items.
• On Wednesday, May 22nd, students will dismiss at 12:45 p.m. Lunch will be served prior to dismissal.
• On Thursday, May 23^rd, students will dismiss at 11:00 a.m. Students will have the opportunity to purchase a sack lunch prior to dismissal. This is the LAST day of school!
• Class photos are still available for sale in the office.  If you would like a copy, send in a check written to SSC in the amount of $7.00.

This week in fourth grade:
Math: We are exploring parts of Unit 7, 3-D Geometry and Measurement, in Investigations. Our objectives include:  recognizing how components of 3-D cube buildings come together to form the whole building, finding the volume of cube buildings, and drawing silhouettes of 3-D cube building from different perspectives. We will have our final computation quiz for the year on Thursday.
Vocab/Spelling: This week is our final week of Vocabulary and Spelling. Students will have nightly homework through Wednesday and the quiz will take place on Thursday.
Language/Reading: We are working on finding nonfiction text features in texts.  We will complete a nonfiction text feature project in class this week.  
Science: Last week we started our unit on Motion and Design. This is a hands-on unit that students love! We will discuss gravity, inertia, and Newton's Laws.

Thanks!
Mrs. Wilkes

May 6- May 10

Announcements and Reminders:

• Thank you all so much for sending in snacks for testing this week!!  The kids are really enjoying them!!
• Tomorrow and Thursday concludes ARMT+ testing. These two days are ARMT+ Math.
• ***Please look around your house for any of the books I have loaned your child to read this year.  My name would be written on the inside cover.  I really enjoy sharing my books with my students each year.  Parents are sometimes surprised with how many of my books they find around their house. 
• Yearbook distribution will take place THIS Friday, May 10! If your child did not purchase a yearbook, extra yearbooks will go on sale on Monday, May 13th for $25.00. This is first come, first serve!
• All SSC library books are due by THIS Friday, May 10!

·         We will be having a small end-of-testing/end-of-year celebration THIS Friday, May 10. We will have popcorn, popsicles, watch a movie, and participate in a few games on this day. The following week will be our last week of homework, tests, and quizzes. ***Due to field day, tests will take place on Thursday instead of Friday next week.

• May 15 Volunteer Breakfast (8:00-10:00a.m.)  This is for parents who have helped volunteer in the classroom this year.
• Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 17^th.
• On Wednesday, May 22nd, students will dismiss at 12:45 p.m. Lunch will be served prior to dismissal.
• On Thursday, May 23^rd, students will dismiss at 11:00 a.m. Students will have the opportunity to purchase a sack lunch prior to dismissal. This is the LAST day of school!
• Please return the yellow Investigations Student Math Handbook (SMH) to school with your child no later than next Wednesday, May 15^th. If you cannot locate this book, please let me know and I will let you know the replacement cost.
• Class photos are still available for sale in the office.  If you would like a copy, send in a check written to SSC in the amount of $7.00.
• Lost and Found items that are not claimed by Monday, May 20^th will be donated to charity. Please encourage your child to check lost and found for missing items.