Mrs. Schulz’s Blog

Spelling: No spelling lesson this week due to short school week.

Math: Inv 3, worksheet for homework T - Lesson 32 W - L33

Religion: Chapter 4 test in school on Wednesday.

Social Studies: Continue to study the locations and capitals of the Southeast states. Test is on Wed, Oct 22.

Science: Chapter 1A test is in school on Tuesday, Oct 21

Picture Day: Wed, Oct 15. Out of uniform day.

Break: No school on Thursday or Friday. MEA break.

Rakeathon: Tshirts can be worn on Monday with uniform pants.

Conferences: Monday, Oct 13 and Tuesday, Oct 14. Schedule was sent home on Friday. Email or call if questions.

Spelling: Lesson 6 Review All students do pages 24, 25, 26, and 27. The workbook is due on Wednesday. The review test will be on Thursday.

Math: M - L28 T - L29 W - L30 Th - Test, worksheet for homework F - Investigation 3, worksheet for homework

Spanish: Spanish test on lesson 4 and 5 on Tuesday. Students who bring a signed paper indicating that a parent reviewed with them will get extra points on their test.

Religion: The chapter 3 test is a take-home test. Students may use their books and have parent assistance. Essay questions must be answered in complete sentences. The test is due on Wednesday, Oct. 8

Social Studies: Continue to study the SE states and capitals. See separate post for study material. The test will be Wednesday, October 22.

Rake-a-thon: Shirts may be worn on Mondays in October and the first Monday in November.

Green and White Day: Thursday, October 9.

Mass: Our first fourth grade mass is on Friday, October 10. Please join us if you’re able.

Reading: Record at-home reading minutes on the October reading record.

Fund Raiser:  CiCi’s Pizza on Tuesday, October 7 from 11am - 9pm.  15% comes back to the school.  4845 Nathan Lane in Plymouth.

Spelling: Lesson 5 Standard group does p. 20, 21, and 22. Challenge group does p. 23. Part I should be done on paper. They also have to do three challenge activities. Challenge words are: until, vacuum, whether, accident, category, flames, gently, hollow, modern and watched.

Math: M - L24 T - L25 W - Test, worksheet for homework Th - L26 F - L27

Reading: The at-home September reading record is due this Wednesday, Oct. 1  The new one for October will be sent home.  Reminder - this is only to record minutes read at home.

Religion: Wednesday is the Chapter 2 test at school. Please study. The concepts that need to be reviewed are in a separate post.

Spirit Day: Tuesday, September 30 is Spirit Day. Students may dress in green and white.

Social Studies:  Begin to study the location and capitals of the Southeast states.  Two study guides were made in school. One is for school.  One is for home.  The test will be in a few weeks.  I’ll give you an exact date soon.

Have a good week!

What a gorgeous weekend we had.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Spelling: Lesson 4 Standard group does p. 16, 17 and 18. Challenge group does p. 19. Part I on p. 19 should be written on a separate piece of paper. Challenge group also does the challenge activities. See the separate post for information and forms. Work is due on Wednesday. Test is on Thursday. Challenge words: pirate, tissue, surprised, wives, simple, perseverance, questionnaire, receive, schedule, twelfth.

Math: M - L20 T - Investigation 2, worksheet for homework W - L21 Th - L22 F - L23

Reading:  Continue to record at-home reading.  The September record is due next Wednesday.  This week we’ll begin a novel study on Charlotte’s Web.

Science: Cell Quiz is on Wednesday this week. See separate post for study games. Students also filled out and should have brought home a study guide. If your child is doing the Super Scientist listed on the study guide, please send a signed note that they looked up the extra information. Thanks.

Religion: The chapter one take-home test is due today. The chapter two test will be an in-school test. I’ll post a study guide. The test will be next Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Have a great week everyone.

Here’s the homework for this week:

Spelling: Lesson 3 Standard group does p. 12,13, and 14. Challenge group does p. 15. (Part I should be done on a separate piece of paper, not in the book.) Challenge words for this week are riddle, weather, dizzy, plumber, younger, kernel, leisure, maintenance, neighbor and occasion.

Math: M - L15 T - L16 W - L17 Th - L18 F - Test day, Supplemental L16 p.570

Religion: There will be a take-home test for chapter 1 sent home today. It is due on or before Monday, Sept. 22. Students are encouraged to use their books for take-home tests. I expect the students to do the test, but parent help is also encouraged. On the essay part, complete sentences are expected.

Reading: Continue to read at least 20 minutes per day at home and record on your reading record. September reading records are due on October 1.

Science: We have been studying the plant and animal cell in science. There will be a quiz on the parts and their “jobs” in the cell. Begin to study and I’ll give you a firm date on the quiz soon.

Conferences: Some families still need to sign up for conferences. I’ll send a copy of my schedule home. Please respond with three possible times, and I’ll schedule you first come first serve. You can write me a note or email me. Thanks.

Spanish: Please review lesson 1-3 in the Spanish notebook. Write a note to Sr. Therese Ann indicating that you studied with your child. The test will be next Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Have a great week!

Welcome to week 2!  Just a reminder that curriculum is tomorrow night, Sept 9.  The fourth grade portion is in our classroom from 6:25 to 6:45.  A parent meeting follows in the gym.   I look forward to seeing you then.

Here’s the homework for the week:

Spelling:  Lesson 2  Standard group does pg. 8,9, and 10.  Challenge group does pg. 11 and three challenge activities.  Challenge words are: slope, tomorrow, actor, fought, watermelon, foreign, gauge, harass, ignorance, jewelry.  The spelling homework is due on WEDNESDAY.  The test is on THURSDAY.

Math:  M - L12  T - L13  W - L14  Th - none, testing today  F - L15

Reading:  Read a minimum of 20 minutes per day and record on the at-home reading record.  I am also encouraging students to bring in a “fractured” fairy tale to share with the class.  This is not a requirement.

Have a good week.

We had a super first day of school. The students prepared a little newletter about it. Ask to see it. Some of the things we did today: get to know your teacher, pass out books, share summer news, free choice reading, learn the routine, eat lunch . . . . . . . . . . . and lots more.

Here’s this week’s homework. Check often this week as this schedule is tentative as I see where the students are at.

Spelling: A pretest is given each week. Those who have zero or one word wrong do challenge spelling. Those with two or more words wrong do standard spelling. Homework is always due on Wednesday and the test is on Thursday. Because of the short week, homework this week is due Thursday and the test is on Friday.

Standard group does p. 4,5, and 6. Challenge group does p. 7 and three challenge activities. (I will post these separately). Challenge words this week are: acceptable, believe, calendar, definitely, embarrass, agent, airline, aware, degrees, gazing.

Math: Tuesday - pretest and practice sheet. Homework for the rest of the week will be determined by outcome of the pretest.

Reading: Students are expected to read a minimum of 20 minutes a night for 5 days a week. That’s at least 100 minutes per week. A form for recording at-home reading will be sent home this week.

All hardcover books must be covered by this Friday, September 5. Those include math, science, and spelling.

That’s it for now. Stayed tuned for more updates!

Welcome to all my new students and parents, and some that I already know. I am busy preparing for a fun and exciting new school year. I hope you are as anxious as I am to have a great year. I’ll see you at Back-to-School Night on September 9. I’m looking forward to getting to know you all. If you want to know a little more about me in the meantime, read my introduction letter.

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Spelling: Lesson 32 p.  Because of Track and Field and because it’s so close to the end of the year, all students will do the standard assignment.   Homework is due Thursday (because of Track and Field on Wed.). Test is on Friday.
Math: M - SL112 and regular lesson 112 evens only, T - L 113 W - SL114 Th - L115 F - L116

Social Studies: Students have been researching a Western or Southwestern state for a week or so. It’s called the ABC’s of ……… (name of state) . These are due Tuesday, May 20.

Memorial Day: Next Monday, May 26. No school.

Spring Concert: Tuesday, May 20.

Track and Field: Wednesday, May 21.

Spelling: Lesson 31  Standard group does p. 124-126  Challenge group does p. 127 (all) and the challenge activities.  Challenge words are:  juice, canteen, abandon, salmon, visiting, intelligent, material, mathematics, neither, occasion

Math:  M - L108  T - L109  W - Supplemental L110  Th - L110  F - Test, worksheet for homework

Religion:  The chapter 15 take-home test is due this Tuesday, May 13.

Social Studies:  The states and capitals test is on Thursday, May 15.  See separate post for study materials.

Field Trip:  Our field trip to see Bodyology is tomorrow - Tuesday.  Students will be in uniform.  We will eat at school, but after the main lunch period is over.  So students should bring a bag lunch from home, or order one from school in the morning.  Those from school will be available after we return.

Grades:  Continue to check on grades.  We have about 2 1/2 weeks before grades will be cut off for the final quarter.  There are quite a few missing assignments overall.  I am also having students check their own grades each week, so they know what is missing as well.  Late assignments should be turned in ASAP.

I hope all you moms had a great day yesterday.