TIME FOR TESTING!

THIS WEEK WE WILL BEGIN THE END OF GRADE MILESTONES TESTING.

TESTING WILL BEGIN EACH DAY AT 8:00, SO DON'T BE LATE!

BRING A HEALTHY SNACK EACH DAY.

GET PLENTY OF SLEEP EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK AND NEXT!

WEDNESDAY: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Part 1

THURSDAY: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Part 2

FRIDAY: MATH

MONDAY: SCIENCE

TUESDAY: SOCIAL STUDIES

Make-up testing will be scheduled on an individual basis. 

WHERE IN THE WORLD DID MARCH GO?

Oh my! It seems like just yesterday this school year started! Each month seems to be slipping by more quickly than the one before.

I hope everyone enjoys a safe and fun Spring Break next week! I hope all my students will take the Spring Break Reading Challenge and earn a bag tag!

The book fair is going on this week - just in time for the Spring Break Reading Challenge!

Students may make purchases from 7:15-7:45 each morning or 1:30-2:00 each afternoon.

We will be taking the End of the Grade Milestones tests the week after Spring Break. Testing will begin on Wednesday, April 15 and will continue through Tuesday, April 21. Make-up tests will be administered through Friday, April 24.  It will be of utmost importance for your child to get plenty of sleep, breakfast, and to arrive on time each day. Please know that it is also important that your child is at school all day and early check-out should be avoided if at all possible as we will be reviewing for upcoming tests. This will be your child's chance to shine and show what he or she has learned.

MATH - We are measuring, classifying, and decomposing angles. We will review area and perimeter, and learn about line plots. Students should continue to practice all the skills we have worked on this year.

SCIENCE - Our environment is full of interesting creatures and we are learning about their habitats, adaptations, food chains, and food webs. 

SOCIAL STUDIES - America! We have learned how the colonies became independent and understand the sacrifices that were made to create our great nation. Today, we experienced the American Revolution and the creation of our government through role play at the Cobb Youth Museum. What an engaging way to learn and review.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS - Students will continue to apply their knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and elements of effective writing. Writing composition counts for 70% of the ELA report card grade. We write narrative, opinion, and informational pieces which are measured against the Cobb County writing rubrics. 

SPELLING - Sort 30 has been posted at  SPELLING CITY and SPELLERZ (code FWW482).

March 5 Mini Memo

Math Night at Publix has been rescheduled for next Thursday, March 12!

Gator Gallop registration online: www.addisonrace.com

International Festival: Thursday, March 26 at 6:00 Addison Cafeteria

Parents, please check your child's binder every Thursday -- It is usually full of FYI stuff :)

MARCHING INTO MARCH!

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."   --- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

I will certainly be watching for Spring! Please be sure your child is dressed for the weather of the day. Also, please remind your child to wear tennis shoes on Tuesdays and Fridays. We have a new gym floor and we want kids to be safe.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MARCH?

Please watch for the rescheduling of Math Night at Publix. 

Our class will enjoy some fun activities in the Media Center with Mrs. McCoy on Wednesday from 10:45 until 11:45. Thanks to all of our parents who will be volunteering to help.

Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 am so, set your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night. Don't be late to school Monday morning!

Wright Environmental Center, Thursday, March 12.
Please send your child in tennis shoes as our field trip will include a hike through the woods. Permission forms and donations are due March 4. If your child is bringing a lunch from home, please make sure that everything is disposable or your child may purchase a lunch from school to take on the field trip. Students always enjoy this trip!

COME SWING YOUR PARTNERS! AND DO-SI-DO!
 FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE DANCE!

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 

PARENTS, PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING; YOU WILL SURELY HAVE A BOOT SCOOTIN' GOOD TIME, TOO!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4da4a72aa3fa7-school

or email Jennifer.powers@cobbk12.org 

 

ADDISON'S GATOR GALLOP AND 5K RUN

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 

SUPPORT THE ADDISON FOUNDATION!

OF COURSE, WE ARE STILL WORKING HARD IN CLASS! 

MATH; Fractions and Decimals

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ending Colonization - Test Thursday - Revolution coming soon!

SCIENCE:  Moon Phases (Notice anything on Reading homework sheets this week?)

READING & WRITING: Point of View

SPELLING: Sort 26 Words have been posted at SPELLERZ (code SPT729) and at SPELLING CITY.

Febrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruary!

AND NOT A SNOWMAN TO BE FOUND! WE HAVE HAD SOME WACKY WEATHER THIS WINTER AND I AM READY FOR EITHER SOME REAL SNOW OR SPRING!

I have been showered with love and appreciation during the past two weeks! Thank you so much for all the sweet Valentine's Day chocolates and cards. Then you all made me feel super special during Teacher Appreciation Week. First, the county gave us two days off to celebrate :) then the kids came in with such beautiful flowers, delicious snacks, and special treats! Most heart-warming were the kind words from parents and the notes and cards written by your children. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.  All the teachers enjoyed the Mardi Gras themed luncheon --- a very special thank you goes to Mrs, Brown, our room mother, who took care of the decorations and paper goods with your donations. 

ADDISON MATH NIGHT AT PUBLIX is this Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00. I will be there from 5:30 until 6:00 but you can come anytime to have fun with Math! You will sign in at the table that will be set up in the lobby, pick up your scavenger hunt, and return the completed sheet to the table for a special surprise! I hope you all will come!

MATH; Fractions and Decimals

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ending Colonization - Test Thursday - Revolution coming soon!

SCIENCE:  Moon Phases (Notice anything on Reading homework sheets this week?)

READING & WRITING: Point of View

SPELLING: Sort 25 - Words with silent consonants posted on SPELLERZ (code TNN352) and SPELLING CITY.

We're Over the Moon!

WE HAD A GREAT WEEK AND ARE JUST OVER THE MOON ABOUT ALL WE DID AND LEARNED!

 OUR SPACE DAY ROTATION TO EACH FOURTH GRADE TEACHER AND TO THE SCIENCE LAB WAS AWESOME! THE STAR LAB WAS A COUPLE OF DAYS LATE ARRIVING AT ADDISON SO WE HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BUT IT WORKED OUT SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY AN EXTRA VISIT TO THE SCIENCE LAB. WE ARE FORTUNATE IN COBB COUNTY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE TRAVELING PLANETARIUM. IT TRULY ENHANCES OUR CURRICULUM. AS ALWAYS, WE WERE THANKFUL THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS WERE FLEXIBLE AND GAVE THEIR TIME SO GENEROUSLY. MRS. BROWN, MRS. HERNANDEZ, AND MRS. MCDONALD WERE THERE FOR US!

ON THURSDAY, WE LEARNED A WHOLE LOT ABOUT BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR IN OUR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT LESSONS WITH MRS. COONEY. SHE PRESENTED  A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO TEACH US ABOUT EXPENSES AND REVENUE, PROFIT AND LOSSES,  NATURAL, CAPITAL, AND HUMAN RESOURCES, AND THE TRAITS IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS. A BIG THANK YOU GOES TO MRS. COONEY FOR SPENDING THE ENTIRE DAY WITH US!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13

 Valentines exchange in our classroom. Our class list will go home Monday, 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 

Picture Day - Your child was given an order form this week. We will be taking a class picture and you will have the opportunity to have your child's picture taken individually.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Planet projects are due. Students seem to be very excited to share what they are learning about their particular planets.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

Reading logs are due for the Six Flags Reading Challenge. Students must have read for six hours in order to earn a free ticket to Six Flags!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Math Night at Publix! We will have activities for each grade level. Please plan to be there for a fun family night to practice math skills and do a little grocery shopping at the same time! 

WHAT ARE WE DOING IN CLASS NEXT WEEK?

MATH - Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and improper fractions to mixed numbers.  adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers
SOCIAL STUDIES - The 13 Original Colonies and life in the three regions

SCIENCE - Phases of the Moon

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ART - Adjectives and adverbs

SPELLING - Sort 24 - Check out the word list at SPELLERZ (CODE HYP243) and SPELLING CITY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S SUCCESS AT SCHOOL!

FIRST FEBRUARY FLASH!

Will we have six more weeks of this wacky winter? Or is Spring peeking just around the corner?

Next week will be a little different than most. On Wednesday, fourth grade students will enjoy a full day of rotating into each fourth grade classroom and learning from the teacher who lives there!  We have some great activities planned to support our Science studies of the solar system, stars, constellations, and planets. Each class will also visit the Star Lab which will totally fill the Science Lab. Students will be amazed by a virtual night sky!

     On Thursday, all Addison students will get a full day of economic lessons presented by Junior Achievement volunteers (which will include some Sprayberry High School cadets). We look forward to having Mrs. Cooney in our classroom and are so appreciative that she volunteered to coordinate this day for Addison. 

We will continue to work with fractions and mixed numbers. Study those X Facts!

America has certainly changed a lot since Colonial times! We are learning all about life in the early years of our nation. We have read two great novels by author Clyde Robert Bulla: A Lion to Guard Us and Charlie's House and have been able to better understand the hardships endured by so many of the people who first came to America. We will continue to learn more about the differences among the three regions: New England, Mid-Atlantic (Middle) Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.

Did you know that the /k/ sound can be spelled with -ck, -ic, or -x? Sort 23 words have been posted on the websites: SPELLERZ (CODE WNC738) and SPELLING CITY.

Each student will be hard at work to produce his or her best writing piece ever! Why? Because Addison's Writing Fair winner will compete at the county level! And who knows, someone from our class could win the State Writing Fair! We want to hook our readers with a story they just can't put down! We all love to talk to tell stories, now let's do our best to put our favorite stories in writing!

On Friday, February 13, we will exchange valentines with one another. I will be sending home a list of students' names in our class. They are all such sweeties!