Every day your child will be bringing home a STAR Notebook in their backpack which contains daily organizational materials and many other important papers such as our Weekly Newsletter and Kids Korner publication, important letters from Mr. Sackett or the main office, lunch account information, class schedule, graded papers to be kept at home, papers to correct, and our weekly spelling list, behavior chart, reading log, etc. Be sure to read my newsletter because it will keep you posted on classroom happenings.  Also, please unload the graded papers  pocket daily and review them with your child if possible. Your child's STAR Notebook needs to be returned to school every day and the behavior chart will be filled out every Friday and needs to be signed by a parent every weekend. Please make it a habit to check your child's backpack/bookbag each night for the STAR NOTEBOOK AND MAKE SURE IT IS RETURNED TO THEIR BACKPACK EACH NIGHT.

Also, I will be sending home a book order from Scholastic.  If you choose to order books, mark your selections and return the order form with your child's name on it in the zippered pouch along with your payment (check or cash). 

About Reading 

We begin Reading each morning at 8:45.  Our reading series is filled with many wonderful stories and activities that will help your child become more fluent readers.  Many of the stories in our series are books you can find in the library.   There is also a wonderful website you can visit that is an extension of our reading series.  It is located at www.mhschool.com.  This site extends lesson activites through research and inquiry ideas.  Second semester we will be reading novels that have been very popular in my classroom.

About Math   

We begin Math each morning at 10:15.  Your child needs to continue practicing their basic math facts, both multiplication and division through 12.  There are many new math skills taught in fourth grade and they will be much more prepared if they have memorized these basic facts.  Our Math series also has a web site you can visit  at www.eduplace.com/math/.  This site contains both student and parent resources.  Under student resources you will find math games, test prep, extra practice, brain teasers, and many other fun activities that will help your child become more successful in Math. 

About Spelling 

Each Monday your child will be introduced to a new list of spelling words for the week.  After I write them on a chart tablet in the front of the room, your child copies them on their workbook or cursive page.  Remember these spelling words are listed in the Weekly Newsletter and come home in the Friday Folder the week before.  Some children like to practice their new words over the weekend so they are familiar with them ahead of time.  There are 20 basic spelling words, 5 challenge words and 1 bonus word.  A pre-test is given each Thursday to help the children know what words they need to study for the test on Friday. I ask that you help  your child study the words each week to help them prepare for the final spelling test on Friday. 

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