Mrs. Skelly's Fourth Grade

Mrs. Skelly's Fab Fourths

Hard at Work!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I hope everyone had a restful and fun filled holiday. We are back to the routine and working hard. Fourth graders have started to review and practice the skills needed to be successful on the NY State ELA exam. The children will be taking the test during the third week of April We would like to ask for your support as we prepare the students for the exam. Please stress the importance of homework. All writing assignments should be their best effort. Proofreading is CRITICAL! We realize that the continued practice can be tedious, but we also know that the quality practice improves your child’s likelihood for success. We are finishing Explorer’s and the Age of exploration in S.S we will be studying Colonial Times in Early NY. We are currently reading Stargone John and will begin reading Toliver’s Secret by Esther Woods Brady. We are working with Powders and Crystals in Science and working on beginning Chemistry skills. When that unit is done, we will begin Electrical Circuits. In Math, we are working on multiplication and long division. We have really made some gains in our facts and the student’s are noticing a difference. Please continue to support that at home. Your child will benefit from the time they put in now.

Dates to Know and Remember Jan 9^th- No Late Buses (Faculty Meeting) January 10^th,-Walking to Salem Courthouse @ 1:00 January 13^th -PTA movie night 6:00 pm January 16^th- No School (Martin Luther King Jr Day) January 25^th-Report Cards issued. RECESS!! We do try to go out daily, unless it gets too cold. So please have your child dress WARMLY! Hats, boots, mittens, and snow pants help them to stay warm so they can go out and get some fresh air. Thanks to everyone who sent gifts and treats for our Holiday Celebration. It was a wonderful time!

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What's Happening		Assignments
We are working on using our spelling words in our writing!!!		Spelling Monday-Write words 4x each Tuesday-Parent Pretest (Please sign the back of it!) Wednesday-Pretest/Corrections on mistakes written 5x each Thursday-Corrections of misspelled words 5x each Friday-Final Spelling Test and First Look for next week Math-Problem Set and Math Sheet
"Specials" Schedule	Daily Schedule	Announcements & Upcoming Events
Day 1 Gym-11:00 Day 2 Music 10:15-11:00 Art-11-11:30 Day 3 Gym-11:00 Day 4 Gym-11:00 Day 5 Gym- 11:00 Day 6 Gym-11:00 ***Library will ALWAYS be on Wednesday!!	8:00-8:30 Attendance/HW collection/Journal Write 8:30-9:25 ELA w/me 9:25-9:30 Snack 9:30-10:30 Math w/Mrs. Luke 10:30-11:00 Computer Lab/Keyboarding 11:00 Specials 11:30 Lunch 12:00 Recess 12:30 Social Studies 1:00 Science 1:30 AIS/Dear time 2:00 Class Read Aloud 2:20 Dismissal 2:20-3:12 Extra Help/Homework	Dates to Know and Remember Jan 9^th- No Late Buses (Faculty Meeting) January 10^th,-Walking to Salem Courthouse @ 1:00 January 13^th -PTA movie night 6:00 pm January 16^th- No School (Martin Luther King Jr Day) January 25^th-Report Cards issued. Homework helpers is up and going. Students may stay Mon (with Mrs. Skelly), Wed, of this week.

Last Updated 2/1/12