Mrs. Micklow's Blog

Farewell Update

I can not believe school is just about finished.  What a great year it has been.  I have loved this class and enjoyed each and every student.  Good Luck in the future, I'm sure I will be seeing lots of you next year. 

CRCT NOTICE    

CRCT results will be arriving soon.  If you provided a self-addressed  stamped envelope, your child’s results will be mailed to you.  Otherwise, CRCT Individual Student Score Reports will be available for you to pick up at our school on Tuesday-Thursday, June 9-11, 2009 from 9:00 to 11:30.  Any reports not picked up between June 9-11 will be distributed at the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year.

 

• Remember NO BOOK BAGS on FRIDAY

• Awards Ceremony - Thursday 8:00AM  in gym

• (invites were sent to those getting awards)

• AR Celebration - Thursday afternoon

Farewell to all, have a fun and safe summer!

Love Mrs. Micklow

Classroom Updates

15 DAYS OF
Learning FUN!!!
Evening in the Garden has been canceled.  Updates to follow

Star Student Last Week: Nnenna
Star Student This Week: Henry

25 Book Campaignreports due Friday May 8th - dinner Tuesday or Wed May 12 or 13, we will vote on which date - respond in comment section for which date is best for you, thank you

No Target on Monday, they have a field trip on Thursday

Order your Odyssey of the Mind T-shirt today - ONLY if you want one.

Curriculum Highlights
Math- Word problem test Monday, final Math on-line test week of May 11th, this week we will review each concept.
Reading- comprehension packet for Skinnybones
Writing- persuasive practice and final piece, Mountain language tests - do your best!
Spelling - test on Tuesday,  everyday words checked randomly in writing for spelling grades
Science - "New Species" project IN CLASS - study last test in notebook - final test on Friday
Social Studies- review Industrial Revolution and Westward Expansion - FINAL test the following week.
Health - food journal and safety

Field Day Monday May 11th 

Question of the Week

If you are going to meet your 25 Books - which date works best for you? Vote by Wednesday May 6th

Classroom Updates

Monday - Last day for the CRCT (Social Studies).

A BIG thank you to all who sent in snacks and water!

Wednesday - Mystery Reader and Micklow's Mart

Social Studies Test Answers

Your child was given a Social Studies test for the weekend. They need to complete the test and then check for the correct answers.  The test is due on Monday morning BEFORE the CRCT.  thank you for your help and support.

1  c    2  d      3  a      4  b      5  c     6  b      7  d     8  a      9  d        10  c

11  b      12  b       13  a     14  c     15   d    16   a   17   b   18   c    19   d      20   b

Classroom Update

CRCT TIME

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

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 for 30 minutes, 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! 

Special Thanks to our AWESOME room mom for organizing the snacks!

CRCT dates: April 21 - 27

Tuesday, April 21 - Reading

Wednesday, April 22 - Language Arts

Thursday, April 23 - Math

Friday, April 24 - Science

Monday, April 27 - Social Studies

Micklow's Mart, Mystery Reader, Special Snack
will follow CRCT testing on Wed.

Classroom Update

ONE WEEK 'til SPRING BREAK

Let's work hard so we can play hard over Spring Break.

Writing Assessment * Tuesday
Schedule Change:
Test 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Lunch 11:20 - 11:50
Specials 12:30 - 1:15

CRCT practice tests due Friday
Reading Comp 5
Science 2

Buckle Down
We completed our Buckle Down post tests and I have analyzed the data collected.  I am pulling small groups to differentiate instruction.  Please be on the look out for notes in the agenda of areas that need to be addressed at home!!! Thank you for your continued support and encouragement!!!

TASK OF THE WEEK
Bring in highlighters, glue sticks, and/or SHARPENED pencils - $50.00

Classroom Update

WELCOME SPRING - Only two weeks until Spring Break and we are going to be Buckling Down with lots of review for the CRCT (one week after we return from Spring Break)

REMEMBER to take your CRCT practice tests (I promise it will help you know what to expect on the CRCT).  This week take Reading Comp 4 and Math Place Value 1

A BIG THANK YOU to our parents; Mr. & Mrs. Mears, Mrs. Vollmer, & Mrs. Wasson for throwing such an aswesome Celebration for our students who met their AR goals.

Curriculum Highlights

Reading: we will continue working on reading comprehension skills (inference, sequence, cause and effect, main idea, finding facts, details, and context clues).
Math: we will move on to dividing decimals by whole numbers.  Keep practicing multiplying decimals & practice your math facts
Science:  Ecosystems
Social Studies:  Our New Government & Westward Expansion 

Here are some great words to use and study at home.
Trace - outline, sequence, step-by-step, time line
Analyze - break down, separate, small pieces
Infer - read between the lines, find clues
Evaluate - judge, decide, rate
Formulate - solve, create, plan, decide, build
Describe - tell about, include the 5W's and H (who, what, when, where, why, how) 
Support - defend, tell why, prove it, give reasons
Explain - tell about, give reasons, how does it work
Summarize - tell about, retell, main idea
Compare - same
Contrast - different
Predict - future, what will happen, forecast

Upcoming Events:      
Field Trip to Kennesaw Mountain High School Drama Performance- March 25
Spring Break - April 6-10
Spring Fling - April 18

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK:

WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF CONSUMERS? GIVE A DEFINITION AND SPECIFIC EXAMPLE FOR EACH. ( $100.00 )...USE COMMENT SECTION TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION or bring in on paper by Wednesday!!!

Star Student

We look forward to learning all about
TATE

Classroom Update

WOW - CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY STUDENTS!!!!
You all did so well on the science test - I am very proud of all of you!!!

CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL WHO MADE THEIR AR GOAL
Celebration is Tuesday
St. Paddy's Pizza Parlor at lunch time

We only have 9 weeks left of 4th grade - hard to believe!
Curriculum Highlights

LA/Reading
We will be reviewing English concepts for the CRCT, please look over assignments with your child as they come home, discuss correction.  We will be writing persuasive essays and letters plus doing Author studies in Reading along with the Buckle Down TIPS.

Math
Monday we will no longer be compacting (changing classes).  All the students will stay with me.  We will focus on  multiplying and dividing decimals, data, 3-D geometry, algebra and coordinate systems.  We will also use the Buckle Down TIPS for CRCT review.

Social Studies
We will finish up with the New Plan for Government.  Our next unit will be Westward Expansion.

Science
Our new unit will be Ecosystems.  Please download the Parent Newsletter and read with your child/parent.  A must to answer the questions of the week. 
Science Newsletter Download Ecosystemsparentnews[1]

DATES to Remember:

St. Paddy's DaySpecial Snack at recess - Tues. Mar 17th
Pop N Read (Compliment Celebration)-
Thurs. Mar. 19th *NOTICE CHANGE OF DATE
Report Cards- Thurs. Mar. 19th
KMHS Playfield Trip - Wed. Mar. 25th
4th grade Writing Assessment- Tues. Mar. 30th
Our annual SPRING FLING is just around the corner!!!
SAVE THE DATE...APRIL 18...rain out date...APRIL 25

Questions of the Week:

1.  What would you get if you crossed vegetables with a necklace?
2.  What are the three facts students will know?
(You must read the newsletter to answer these)
Post your answers in the comment section or
turn them in written in complete sentences by WED.
worth $100.00

STAR Students

We loved meeting Millie and learning all about
Iris

This week we will learn all about
Kailey