Tiger Squad

At Home on the Range

Areas of study:

Reading - historical fiction about Westward Expansion.  The last week of school we will be reading a mystery.

English - review of parts of speech.  We are trying to identify all the parts of speech we have studied this year in sentences!

Math - probability activities and review of the year's content

Science - ecosystems

Social studies - Westward Expansion

Spelling and handwriting are continuous and ongoing.  Our last spelling test is on Tuesday, May 13. We will have our last Wordly Wise test over Unit 10 on Friday, May  16.  We only finished half of our Wordly Wise book.  Please keep these books for rainy day activities over the summer or waiting at the airport or long car trips.  The students have really benefited from this book! I can tell when they recognize the words we are studying in other texts.  I just need to go faster next year!!

Please note - our students will be helping with our kindergarten book buddies on their field day this Wednesday.  Please send in sun screen and a water bottle on Wednesday as well as Thursday.  Thanks to all our field day volunteers!!  Our lunch times for both days are different too.  In case you want to eat lunch with us on Thursday, it is at 12:20.

As you can see, we're not finished yet!!! Much to do in a short amount of time.  The biography book report projects were the best of the year!! 

Finally, thank you for all of the flowers.  I do enjoy that tradition so very much because the arrangement reminds me of my students - each one special and unique.

Don't forget our Author's Tea/Breakfast on Thursday, May 22 at 7:20-8:10.

Many blessings for a happy and safe summer!

At Home on the Range

TESTING is now over!!  We had no tardies or absences!! Way to go!!!

Areas of study:

Reading - historical fiction selections that emphasize Westward Expansion.  During this nine weeks we are also studying various authors.

Math - three dimensional geometry, probability and review

English - adverbs and prepositions.  Identifying all parts of speech in various sentences.  We are also working  on persuasive writing techniques.

Social studies - Westward Expansion

Science - ecosystems. 

Spelling and handwriting are continuous and ongoing.

Important dates:

April 30-May 2 - book report presentations

May 8 - field trip to the Nature Center

May 15 - our field day from  9-11

At Home on the Range

A few updates:

Mrs. Partow will accept Square One Art orders as late as tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1.  If you had wanted to order something, you still have a chance to do that.  Tomorrow is the absolute last day!

Your child should have a biography to read.  If your child has not selected a book by now, you may have to journey to the public library.  While we have many choices here at Tritt, your child may want to read about someone whose biography is not here.  The public library has a wonderful selection. The due date for this report is not until April 30.   With Spring Break coming and CRCT testing, I wanted my students to have plenty of advance notice.

Baseball Day is coming!!  Every year the 4th graders celebrate the opening of baseball season with a special day filled with activities that  are centered around baseball.    Baseball Day is Thursday, April 3.  Your child is welcome to wear a hat and a baseball shirt advertising their favorite team.  Please note that   this is also our Relay for Life Hat Day.  While your child has permission to wear a hat that day because of Baseball Day, it would still be wonderful if he/she would contribute a dollar towards the American Cancer Society.

Friday, April 4 is crazy hair day sponsored by Tritt's student council.

Spring Break is April 7-11.  Enjoy!!!

An added request - If anyone would like to contribute either a box of tissue or a roll of paper towels, the Family teachers would really appreciate it.  We need a few donations to make it to the end of the year.  Thank you!!

At Home on the Range

Areas of study:

Math- Measurement (Customary and Metric systems)

English- Adjectives

Reading- Biographies on Famous Americans

Social Studies- U.S. Government

Health- Nutrition

Spelling and handwriting are continuous and ongoing.

Important Dates:

Our next Wordly Wise test over Unit 8 will be Tuesday, March 25.

The informational meeting for families who are interested in family grouping will be Wednesday, March 26 at 6:00 pm in the Media Center.

At Home on the Range

Areas of study:

Math - decimals including multiplication and division using decimals

English - adjectives

Reading - non-fiction selections that reinforce our study of the solar system

Health - the food guide pyramid

Science - the solar system and constellations

Social studies - the American Revolution.  Our test over this information has been postponed to next Tuesday, March 11.  (I let the class vote whether to take it tomorrow or next week.  We have had a very busy week so I didn't want them to be on overload!)  They have several items in their possession to study for this test.  Ms. Murray also reviewed with the students this week.

Spelling and handwriting are continuous and ongoing.

Important dates:

Tuesday, March 11 - Picture Day!!!  Smile!

Friday, March 14 - end of this grading period.  AR points are due on that day by dismissal.  Fifteen points will be the goal for the last grading period too.  (Where has the year gone?)

 

At Home on the Range

Areas of study:

Math - fractions and decimals

English - verbs - with special emphasis on irregular verbs the next two weeks

Reading - historical fiction books that support our study of the American Revolution

Social studies - the American Revolution

Spelling and handwriting are continuous and ongoing.

Writing - research papers on various key people or battles from the Revolution

More about the papers - The students have exhausted taking notes on what is available at Tritt.  Most of them have been able to check out books on their topics, use encyclopedias, and available online resources too.  It may be that they will need to go to the public library as well for more information. I have been very pleased with their progress and what they and I have learned.  The rough draft will be due on February 7, and their final copy along with some type of visual aid will be due on February 13.  The final copy of their report may be typed, but I would like for them to do most of the typing - not you.

Important dates:

Friday, February 1 - the Great Pencil Race at 8:15 in the cafeteria

Wednesday, February 6 - Early Release - dismissal will be at 12:30.

Thursday, February 7 - rough drafts due

Wednesday, February 13 - papers are due with a visual aid

Thursday, February 14 - Valentine's Day

Friday, February 15 - field trip to the High Museum

Monday and Tuesday, February 18 &19 - no school due to Presidents' Day

A final word about Valentine's Day - bringing valentines to school is optional, but if your child decides to bring valentines to share, please be sure there is one for everyone in the class.  A class list will be coming home with folders.

At Home on the Range

Areas of study:

Math - fractions

English - verbs

Reading - historical fiction selections based on the American Revolution and Extraordinary Black Americans - short biographies in honor of MLK Day

Social studies - the American Revolution

Science - phases of the moon

Handwriting and spelling are continuous and ongoing.

We will begin research skills on Tuesday in preparation for a report on an event or famous person from the Revolutionary War.  More details to follow.

Important dates:

Monday, January 21 - no school in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

Tuesday, January 22-Monday, January 28 Conference Week.  Dismissal will be at 12:30 for these five days.  Please note- In the event that you cannot come at your scheduled time for your child's conference, please call the school and leave a message for me.  Thank you!

Friday, February 1 - Start your engines!  Mark your calendars and join Tigersquad for The Great Pencil Race.  In case you would like to join us for this great event, we have moved Family time that day to 8:15.

At Home on the Range

Areas of study:

Math - geometry - please note that there will not be much homework connected with this unit.  Most of the work will be completed at school.

English - pronouns

Reading - We are currently reading a book called Trouble River and completing various tasks in literature circles.

Social studies - colonization

Science - light and sound - Instruments are due on Wednesday, December 19.

Spelling and handwriting are continuous and ongoing.

There is a vocabulary test over lesson 4 from our Wordly Wise books on Wednesday.

Thank you for your donations so that we could give our intern, Jessica Murry, a holiday gift.  I was able to purchase two hardback books for her classroom collection.  Also thank you for all of the wonderful school supplies that you sent for the students at Fair Oaks Elementary.  The Family teachers will be taking boxes of donations from Tigersquad on Wednesday after school is out.

Yearbook orders are due by Friday, December 14. 

I can't believe that we are almost half of the way through this year....where has the time gone?

Enjoy this time with family and friends.  Happy holidays and Happy New Year!!!

Benson's Business

Are you dreaming multiplication tables yet? Hopefully they are beind called out in the car, before dinner, maybe even right  before a favortie TV show to earn the right to watch it! These are essential to future math skills.

WOW! They are so excited about the nonfiction books they are writing and illustrating on their endangered animals. I have been reading many nonfictions to them for the past weeks. Today we studied the different lay outs and approaches to writing nonfiction - as a narrative, question and answer book, etc. We will work on these all next week and I can't wait to see the finished projects.

Congratulations to Brian Daniels who was a featured writer of the week on Tiger Talk News today. He did an incredible job reading his piece on the rock cycle, written from the point of view of the rock!

Thank you for all the wonderful donations for Fair Oaks Elementary! The word of the month is generosity and the students are seeing a great example of that. If you haven't had a chance to contribute there is still time! Monday is the last day for donations and then we'll deliver them.

The AR goal is 6 points and they have until the end of January. Happy reading!

Home on the Range

Areas of study:

Math - 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication

English - pronouns

Reading - legends, tall tales, and fables

Science - simple machines

Social studies - colonization

Spelling, handwriting, and vocabulary development are continuous and ongoing.

Other information:

Wahsega was wonderful!! YOUR children were very well-behaved.  A huge thank you to our super chaperones who took  time away from families and work to help keep us safe and organized.

Our next field trip is on Thursday, November 8 to the Coca Cola Museum.  Hopefully, we will see examples of simple machines.  (I have not been yet.)  We will also eat lunch at the park.  If your child brings a lunch from home, please put everything in throw away items.  Thanks so much.

Time Capsules are due on Thursday too.  We are busy!!

One more thing - if you go out of town over Thanksgiving holidays, please bring back a sample of dirt, yes, I said dirt from the area you visited.  We need a variety of dirt samples for an upcoming Family activity.  The sample can be placed in a jar with a lid, or if you don't have a jar, then a zip-loc baggie will work.