CRCT-OAS

Here is the website for the CRCT online practice tests:
https://www.georgiaoas.org/servlet/a2l

The login is not your child's student ID number. Please contact me if you need this ID and the password.

Week of February 1st

Don't forget that early release will be on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. I am looking forward to seeing everyone again during conferences this week!
Math: Elapsed time & measurement
Science: Heat
Reading: Drawing conclusions and making inferences
Writing: Persuasive writing on our American Hero
Social Studies: We will begin at the end of the week. We will be studying a few more important American Heroes.
Spelling: Packet due Friday

Log on to the CRCT-OAS website to practice sample CRCT tests for each subject. The login ID and password was sent home with the last report card. If you have misplaced this, please contact me and I will send you another copy. These tests are a great way to gear up for the CRCT test in April.

Happy New Year

Welcome back! I hope you all had a relaxing winter break. Listed below will be the areas that we will start learning this 9 weeks! Report cards will go home on Friday. Please bring the envelopes back signed and empty!

Writing/Grammar: Understanding how to write persuasive stories
Math: Fractions and decimals
Reading: Character traits. We will discuss characters as a class during read alouds, and in small guided reading groups.
Science: Fossils

*Please note that in the agendas it will now say Read for 20 minutes. As always, make sure to write a brief summary about your book, and bring it back signed. Keep studying those multiplication and division facts in your spare time!

Week of November 30th-December 4th

I hope you all had a fantastic break! Benchmarks will start in 2 weeks, so there is still a lot we need to do to get ready and do our best. Here's what we are studying this week:

Math: Polygons, angles, line segments
Social Studies: Paul Revere and Susan B. Anthony
Reading: How to summarize books in our own words
Writing/Grammar: Publishing our informational writing piece and learning about comparative & superlative adjectives
Spelling: Packets went home on Monday. They are due this Friday. The words that are in the packet will be seen on the test Friday!

**Please sign agendas and multiplication logs daily :)

Conferences

Parent-teacher conferences will start on Monday the 9th. I will send home reminders the day before your conference. Please be sure to show up during your scheduled time. I hope to see everyone next week!

Week of October 26th-30th

Testing is finally over! We will get back into our normal routine with classwork. Please review your child's flashcards every night. They need to know their multiplication facts completely in order to move on to division. It is VERY important that they stay on top of this.

What we are studying this week:
Math: Multiplication times tests and introducing divison
Reading: Identifying cause and effect in our stories
Writing: Understanding informational writing, and knowing how to use a dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and atlas
Science: Rocks and Minerals

*Remember every night your child needs to read for 15 minutes and write a quick paragraph in their agendas that summarizes what they read. Additional homework assignments go home every night as well. Please remember to sign the agenda.

ITBS Testing and Conference Forms

ITBS Testing will start on October 19th and end on October 23rd. Please make sure they bring plenty of #2 pencils and get lots of rest over the weekend! In Friday Folders you will find the fall conference sign up form. Conferences will begin on November 9th. Please fill this out with times that fit your schedule and send this back with the Friday Folder on Monday.