Homework Continues...

Thurs. March 17 – Thurs. March 24, 2011


4th Grade Homework Sheet

Dear Students and Parents,
There is no school on Friday, March 18th due to a diocesan closure for a teacher retreat. Also,there is no school on Monday due to a technology training for teachers in order to use our new smart boards. Students' homework folders are due one week from today, March 24, 2011.
Please note the unique assignments this week as they are a bit different than usually scheduled homework. Students are working on a Trumpet of the Swan Math Project that I have explained to them in class. They will need to work on this a bit each day in order to have it complete for the March 24th deadline. I am hoping that all students can have their parents review the homework before turning it in each week.
The fabulous 4th grade will attend Mass on Wednesday, March 23rd to pray for the people of Japan. Also, Friday, March 25th will be a Dollar Dress Day. Students may wear free dress for $1.00 and all the proceeds will be donated through the diocesan charity to help the victims of the tsunami, and earthquake. Parents wanting to donate additional money can send in checks made out to OLA School with “Japan” in the memo line in order to designate the donated money for tax purposes. Thank you for your support.
Students are enjoying the 4th grade website. We have discussed that they should have parent permission and supervision whenever having access to the internet. Thanks so much for helping your student adapt to the changes in technology while having a fun time learning. Next week we will be able to gain information and use some interactive links to complete future homework assignment options. It is very exciting! Check us out at www.fabulous4th.weebly.com.
Lastly, students should continue to AR read daily. Just use the Accelerated Reader link at www.olabruins.com to check the book to be sure it is in fact in their AR level. The goal for March is for each student to read 4 books in their AR level before March 31 and score 80% or above on the comprehension test. We also have started taking vocabulary tests on each book read since an increased vocabulary often leads to improvement in comprehension skills.
Have a great week and please feel free to contact me by sending a note with your child or through my diocesan email: yschmenauer@sbdiocese.org.
Day One (Thursday)

Spell (Spell-A-Thon Words 1-36)

Spell One Assign

Math Trumpet of Swans

Music Practice PTG 15 min.

AR Read Time determined by parent

Day Two (MONDAY)

Spell One Assign

Math Trumpet of Swans

AR Read Time determined by parent

Music Practice PTG 15 min.

Day Three (TUESDAY)

Spell One Assign

Math Trumpet of Swans

AR Read Time determined by parent

Music Practice PTG 15 min.

Day Four (WEDNESDAY)

Spell One Assign

Math Trumpet of Swans

AR Read Time determined by parent

Music Practice PTG 15 min.



**Please note there are no handwriting assignments since students are working on their Trumpet of Swans Math Assignment.

**Please note that there are no vocabulary assignments since students are using words 1-36 from the Spell- A-Thon list to prepare for the April 8th Spell-A-Thon. We will work on vocabulary in class.

** Four books for AR should be completed by March 31,2011!

Students should have at least two finished at this point in the month to pace themselves. (If not, spend some extra time reading over this four day weekend.)