TGIF and ALL about our previous week in 4th –5/2/14

What a week!! From tornado warnings to Aspire tests, this week has been one for the record books! This week started off with a bang — we dismissed at 12:30 on both Monday and Tuesday due to the threat of severe weather. This was a great time for us to pull out our Science Notebooks and review our Tornado information we taped in back before Christmas. We reviewed all about tornadoes forming, tornado safety, and tornado lingo where students would understand what was happening around them.

After our bad weather threat passed us, it was then time for our Aspire Testing. 4th grade tested Reading on Wednesday. Our test lasted for 60 minutes, and I was so proud of how hard they all worked. On Thursday we tested Math. This test lasted for 55 minutes — and once again I was so proud of the hard work and dedication shown by our 4th graders!

We will have 60 students Aspire testing on Tuesday. We were given the opportunity to pilot three new tests by the Aspire program — Writing, Language, and Science. 60 students were randomly selected to take these tests. This is a great way for students to get test taking practice PLUS lets the school gather data and be part of the test making process. The homeroom of Mrs. Ellis will test on Writing, Mrs. Baggett will test the Language section, and I will be testing Science.

Here are some important reminders of things coming up:

  • Class Pictures are for sale in your child’s homeroom for $12 each.
  • Student Council Posters are due on Monday if your child is running for SGA office.
  • Aspire Testing for those 60 randomly selected students will be on Tuesday morning. More information is given in the above paragraph.
  • Our 21st Century Program will be performing a play about summer camp on Friday, May 9th. 3rd – 5th will attend at 8:30.
  • 4th Grade Field Day will be on the morning of May 14. Students may bring Gatorades, water, or snacks with them to the event.
  • More information about 4th Grade Idol, Awards Day, and our End of the Year party to come VERY soon!! 🙂

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