Updates from 4th Grade! (10/11)

Updates and Reminders from 4th grade:

-Tonight is Hutchings movie night! Movie will begin at dusk!

-Unit 5 spelling test is Monday.  Please remind them to review the skill for the week, along with their Words to Learn and the Word Preview words.

-MEAP testing Tuesday and Wednesday this  coming week.  Please make sure your child has a good night's sleep and a nice breakfast!  Thank you for not scheduling appointments during testing. :)

-Hurricane Hustle is Friday, October 18, at 2pm.

-Burch & Bradner’s Book Orders are due Friday, October 18th:)

-The Halloween Parade is at 2pm on October 31.  Our classroom parties will follow the parade.  If you signed up at Open House to help with the Halloween Party, you will be contacted with more information.

-Have you signed up for Remind 101 Texts? If not, please do so! It’s a great way to get simple reminders from school!

-Are your children accessing the blog for Sitton Spelling activities practice games and activities? Take a look! They are awesome!  (Look under Important Links for many content area games and activities!)  http://hutchings4th.blogspot.com

-Are you children playing games on the Everyday Math site or using Sum Dog? We are hearing a lot of positive feedback! Every child needs to be sure they have mastered their multiplication facts!

--Today in fourth grade, we cut out our multiplication/division fact triangles. These are in baggies and need to be kept in homework folders. This in another terrific way for kids to practice their facts!!!

-Reading logs are due on November 1st! Just a reminder that your children need to read 400 minutes during the month of October. The children should be logging what they are reading and totaling each week. :)

-Please remember that we do not always have the chance to check our email and voicemail during the day, so if you have end of the day changes please notify the office.  They will make sure we get the message.  Thank you!

4th Grade Reminders (week of 10/7)

A few reminders for this week:

-Monday students will take their Unit 4 spelling test.  Please remind them to review the skill for the week, along with their Words to Learn and the Word Preview words.

-On Monday students will receive their math unit 2 review sheet.  We will review in class on Tuesday, and their Unit 2 math test will be Wednesday afternoon.  

-MEAP testing begins this week!  Students will be testing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings this week.  Please make sure your child has a good night's sleep and a nice breakfast!  Thank you for not scheduling appointments during testing. :)

-Progress Report slips went home on Friday.  Please sign and return to school on Monday!

-Rollerama night is Thursday at 5:30pm and Hutchings Movie Night is this Friday at 7pm.  

It's going to be a great week!  We hope you had a nice weekend! :)

Updates 9/25

• If you have not signed up for classroom text reminders, we are sending home another copy of the instructions for your information. 
• Our Fourth Grade Blog is great!  It is packed with resources, updates, and information for 4th graders and their families.  Be sure to check it out, and sign up for email updates (at the top left).  This is a great way to stay informed.  There are many content area resources and games available!
• Students received their Everyday Math Online user information last week.  Please use this resource for games and printing extra copies of study links, if needed.  There is also an online Student Reference Book available, in case your child forgets his/hers at school.
• School Picture Day is tomorrow!!  Wear your smile! :)
• Bradner/Palo classes have a Social Studies quiz this Friday.  Study Guides are in their Interactive Student Notebooks (ISN).  They are reviewing today.
• Bradner book orders are due Friday!  
• Hurricane Hustle envelopes can be returned each Friday for prizes.  The Hurricane Hustle is Friday, October 18, in the afternoon.
• 10/8-10/16 MEAP Testing  (Please avoid scheduling appointments or vacations for this time period.)

We hope you're having a great week! :)

Updates from 4th grade

Updates for this week:

*Thursday is our first math test covering Unit 1.  Students received their study guide today and should make sure to have it in class tomorrow for reviewing. 

*Students will have a Spelling Test each Monday.  They should review their Words to Learn, Preview Words, and skill for the week to prepare for the test.

*Picture Day is September 26. 

*MEAP testing is October 8-16.  Please avoid scheduling appointments during this time, if possible.  Thank you!

*You may sign up to receive email updates from our blog (http://hutchings4th.blogspot.com).  Simply go to our blog and enter your email in the box on the top left of the page.  This is one of the best ways to keep up with updates from 4th grade!

*You can access math study links on the Howell Schools webpage (under Academics, Elementary Math) or on our 4th grade Blog (http://hutchings4th.blogspot.com).

*If you have not signed up yet for Remind101, you may want to do so.  Information was handed out at Open House.  This allows you to receive text message updates and reminders from your child's teacher.