Mrs. Micklow's Blog

End of Year Updates

Only 12 days of school left!! Where has the time gone???

Language Arts: We will be finishing our Civil War Novels and reading to meet our AR goals.  Our writing focus will be persausive essays.  Vocabulary test next Tuesday.

Math:  We are learning "regular"  multiplication and division - much practice is needed.  We will also preview some fifth grade concepts.

Social Studies: Civil War

Science:   We will finish adaptations with a creative project and preview fifth grade concepts.

May 12- Book Report are due, presentations Mon, Tues, Fri.

May13-Field Day

May 16- Special treat from Mrs. Micklow

May 19  & 23 Kickball Tournament

May 23rd - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - bring nothing, go home with nothing

CRCT Update

Yes!  The time is here for your brilliant children to strut their stuff!  The students are well prepared for the test and are ready to show the test who's the boss.  Just a few things that you can do at home to help your child be even more successful next week:

1) Be sure to feed your child a healthy, nutritious breakfast.

2) Get your child to school on time-ride the bus!

3) Get your child to bed early.

4) Provide your child with at least two #2 pencils

The test will be administered first thing in the morning, and specials will be after testing.  Homework will only be to read and work on their book report, so there will be no reason for your child to be late getting to bed.  If your child comes tardy to school, he or she will not be allowed to interrupt testing and will have to make up that part of the test on a makeup day. 

Thank you for helping us do our very best! 

CRCT dates: April 23 - 29

Wednesday, April 23 - Reading

Thursday, April 24 - Language Arts

Friday, April 25 - Math

Monday, April 28 - Science

Tuesday, April 29 - Social Studies

Yes!  The time is here for your brilliant children to strut their stuff!  The students are well prepared for the test and are ready to show the test who's the boss.  Just a few things that you can do at home to help your child be even more successful next week:

1) Be sure to feed your child a healthy, nutritious breakfast.

2) Get your child to school on time-ride the bus!

3) Get your child to bed early.

4) Provide your child with at least two #2 pencils

The test will be administered first thing in the morning, and specials will be after testing.  Homework will only be to read and work on their book report, so there will be no reason for your child to be late getting to bed.  If your child comes tardy to school, he or she will not be allowed to interrupt testing and will have to make up that part of the test on a makeup day. 

Thank you for helping us do our very best! 

CRCT dates: April 23 - 29

Wednesday, April 23 - Reading

Thursday, April 24 - Language Arts

Friday, April 25 - Math

Monday, April 28 - Science

Tuesday, April 29 - Social Studies

1) Be sure to feed your child a healthy, nutritious breakfast.

2) Get your child to school on time-ride the bus!

3) Get your child to bed early.

4) Provide your child with at least two #2 pencils

The test will be administered first thing in the morning, and specials will be after testing.  Homework will only be to read and work on their book report, so there will be no reason for your child to be late getting to bed.  If your child comes tardy to school, he or she will not be allowed to interrupt testing and will have to make up that part of the test on a makeup day. 

Thank you for helping us do our very best! 

CRCT dates: April 23 - 29

Wednesday, April 23 - Reading

Thursday, April 24 - Language Arts

Friday, April 25 - Math

Monday, April 28 - Science

Tuesday, April 29 - Social Studies

Terrific Kid

Congratulations!!!
Kris Smith

Classroom Update

We have two weeks of school before the CRCT.  One before spring break and one after.  The test will begin on Wednesday, the 23rd.  The 4th Grade will be going to Kennesaw Mountain High School for a play the day before, the 22nd.  SO, we have lots of curriculum to cover by then.  We will be reading and studying Social Studies during reading LA block and continuing with science during the afternoons.  Be prepared for lots of homework and pop quizzes the next couple of weeks.  There will be only reading homework during the CRCT so that your child can get lots of rest.

Field Trip Tuesday - Southern Museum Civil War
Wednesday - 4th grade Writing Assessment (official practice - it will be sent off to be scored)
Earth Lesson - This week
Next Week - Spring Break ***ENJOY

Star Students

Last Week - Riley Carter

This Week - Brandon Bayani

We love learning all about our classmates!

Classroom Highlights

Science - Day and Night, Seasons, Moon and Moon Phases.  Mrs. Fearnow will be in for an Earth Lesson.  Ecosystems - High Touch High Tech will come on Wednesday for an in-school field trip.

Math - Multiplying Decimals; showing models and solving.  Geometry; shapes.

LA Reading - Novel studies; Civil War historial fiction - writing summaries for comprehension.  Persausive writing

CRCT practice - your child should be taking at least two practice tests a week.  I check it every Friday.  It is homework so if they cannot log onto a computer, please write me a note because otherwise it is a citation.

Research papers were AWESOME! Mrs. Fink and I are conferencing with all the students and giving them time to revise.  Grades will come home soon.  They will get a grade for the writing process and one for content.

Jeopardy Science Quiz

Click on the downlaod below for a Jeopardy Powwer Point Game for our Science Quiz on Friday.

Download space8_stars_technology.ppt

Terrific Kid

Congratulations Chris Black

Classroom Updates

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our “Recipe Share”.  Your child will need to turn in their recipe on a note car.  On one side is the ingredient list for the original recipe.  On the other side your child will need to double the recipe.  This counts as a homework assignment.  If you and your child would like make the recipe at home and bring it to school to share.  Please limit your goodies to one plateful.  Making the recipe is not part of the homework assignment, but a note is needed if you are not going to share a dish.  This is an extra activity for you and your child (that we will greatly appreciateJ).

"Pi" Day is Friday 3 -14.  We will be celebrating math with lots of numbers throughout the day and eating PIE.

Fire Safety ends this week.  Thank you for helping your child learn these important ideas and points.

RESEARCH will be due this Friday/Monday.  We have been working in class on this project but your child may need to do some work at home.  If they are not finished  on Friday it will come home for the weekend and be due Monday.

BINGO NIGHT - this Friday

Book Fair

Join us for the Book Fair in the Media Center.  We will preview all the books on Tuesday.  Student may bring money to purchased items before school each morning.  The Book Fair will remain open each day after school until Thursday.  It will be broken down Friday at noon.  See ya there!!!