WEEKEND NEWS

April 1, 2011

 Dear Parents,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

*        To help the students get excited to do their best on their ISAT tests and realize how “bright” they are, the 4^th graders will be tie dying       t-shirts on the morning of Wed., April 13^th.   They will wear their shirts on the days they take ISAT tests.  Students will need to bring in a 100% cotton t-shirt.  This can be a shirt they already have or they may purchase an inexpensive new t-shirt.  If they use one they already have, it should be white or light colored without any designs on it.  We have the craft department from ISU coming to Ellis for this activity.  They are bringing the tie dying supplies. The cost for each student will be $1.50.  Please have your child bring in his/her shirt and money as soon as possible.  Please contact me if you have any questions about this activity.

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

*    Language & Math:  Drops In The Bucket D11                                      

*    Math:  “Nutty!” Ordered Pairs pg. 28

*    Language:  “A Secret Message” using specific verbs

*    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log. 

   
SPELLING WORDS
pilot, depend, visit, human, seven, chosen, paper, reason, become, parent, never, modern, tiny, tuna, event, fever, moment, prison, basic, open

BONUS WORDS
alert, license, select, radar, feature
 

Have a great weekend with your family!                                 

Denise Thompson                                                                            

WEEKEND NEWS

March 28, 2011

Dear Parents,

          I hope everyone had a relaxing spring break.  It would have been nice to have seen more of the sun!!  It’s good to be back at school.  We are digging in and preparing for the upcoming state tests.  ISAT test dates are listed below. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

*                     Please remember to return spring picture packets and/or money to school as soon as possible.

*                     Please sign and return report card envelopes as well.

*                     Language ISAT testing on Wednesday, April 20^th from 10:30-12:00.

*                     Reading ISAT testing on Tuesday, April 26^th from 10:30-12:00.

*                   Math ISAT testing on Thursday, May 5^th from 10:30-12:00.

*                    AR Goals due on Friday, April 15^th.  This is a week earlier due to the addition of parent teacher conferences on April 21^st.

*                     Students need to practice their double digit by double digit multiplication and their long division skills at home each night.  These are difficult skills to maintain without consistent practice.  We practice a few each day at school, but are now concentrating on graphs, functions, and fractions. 

*                     We are finishing up our poetry unit this week.  We can’t wait to show you what we have written.  Be prepared to write a poem with your son/daughter during conferences! J

*                     In Science students are learning about states of matter, in Idaho History they are learning about the Oregon Trail (I sure miss teaching that subject!), and in Language we are finishing up a unit on pronouns.

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

*    Language:  Drops In The Bucket D10

*    Math:  Drops In The Bucket D10

*    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log.

SPELLING WORDS: Words with a prefix or a suffix

redo, treatment, rebuild, discolor, careless, dislike, sickness, beautiful, unlucky, awful, reread, unsure, movement, peaceful, unpaid, distrust, kindness, useless, displease, powerful

BONUS WORDS: unusual, rearrange, appointment, discontinue, resourceful

Have a great weekend with your family!                                 

Denise Thompson                                                                           

  

WEEKEND NEWS

March 3, 2011

Dear Parents,

          We had a wonderful time at the Symphony.  Your children looked beautiful and handsome.  Their behavior was excellent.  They represented Ellis very well!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

*                    LONG DIVISION PRACTICE NEEDED!!  Many of the students are struggling to grasp the series of steps in long division.  We have learned this mnemonic to help them remember:  Dad (divide), Mom (multiply), Sister (subtract), Brother (bring down the next digit), Rover (remainder or repeat steps).  Please help your son/daughter practice one or two problems every night.  The problems should be a one digit divisor and the dividend is up to three digits.  Don’t forget to keep practicing 2-digit x 2-digit multiplication too.

*                    The new book orders will be due by Wednesday, March 16^th.  Remember you can order on-line using this code:  HCWNC .   Make any checks payable to Scholastic Book Clubs.

*                    Spring Break is March 22^nd - March 26^th.

*                    NO SCHOOL for students:  Friday, March 4^th and Friday, March 11^th

*                    Report cards will be sent through Infinite Campus Portal next Thursday, March 10^th.  THANK YOU for using Infinite Campus.  Our class tied with Mr. Merica’s class for the party.  We have 90% of you using this system!!

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

*     Language:  Drops In The Bucket D8                                       

*     Math:  Drops In The Bucket Number D8

*    Math:  Long Division                             

*    Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log.  

Spelling Words:  sure, here, knew, might, pretty, really, very, where, little, until, into, off, said, our, letter

Bonus Words:  finally, different, excite, truly, suppose

Have a great weekend with your family!                                 

DeniseThompson