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December Math Blaster :)

As a treat for the kids and parents alike, there will be

      no math blasters during the month of December.

Please do record your reading on your reading log this month.

Cobb Youth Museum

Take a look at the Cobb Youth Museum field trip pictures. We had such a fabulous time learning about the events leading up to the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence!  Each class member had the opportunity to play a part of someone from history during this interactive performance.

November Math Blaster

In an effort to support our green school effort, the fourth grade would like to complete our monthly Math Blaster timed tests online to save paper.  This link is listed below with a link to the directions for setting up the test

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practice.html

Download Math_blaster_on_line2

November Problem solving

Download strategies_practiced.doc

Download Nov 2009 prob solving

 

Answers will be emailed to parents to help give direction to their child.

Below are links to paper copies of timed tests that can be printed off if you are having trouble with the website.  THANKS!

Ignore headings for paper copies of timed test. Regardless of the month specified in the heading, we are using these same tests for November.

Download  div

Download oct_mix.jpg

Download oct_multiplication.jpg

Download october_subtraction.jpg

Download oct_addition.jpg

In order to print a full size copy of these test, you will have to follow these steps--

1) Go to file Print

2) Look at the box that says PAGE SCALING

3) Pull down to FIT TO PRINTER MARGINS

4) Hit ok

Download oct_mix.jpg

Download oct_multiplication.jpg

Download october_subtraction.jpg

Download oct_addition.jpg

In order to print a full size copy of these test, you will have to follow these steps--

1) Go to file Print

2) Look at the box that says PAGE SCALING

3) Pull down to FIT TO PRINTER MARGINS

4) Hit ok

In order to print a full size copy of these test, you will have to follow these steps--

1) Go to file Print

2) Look at the box that says PAGE SCALING

3) Pull down to FIT TO PRINTER MARGINS

4) Hit ok

Download oct_mix.jpg

Download oct_multiplication.jpg

Download october_subtraction.jpg

Download oct_addition.jpg

In order to print a full size copy of these test, you will have to follow these steps--

1) Go to file Print

2) Look at the box that says PAGE SCALING

3) Pull down to FIT TO PRINTER MARGINS

4) Hit ok

In order to print a full size copy of these test, you will have to follow these steps--

1) Go to file Print

2) Look at the box that says PAGE SCALING

3) Pull down to FIT TO PRINTER MARGINS

4) Hit ok

Please Support our Foundation!

Do you know about our ELMOs?  Thanks to the Foundation, we started the school year with an ELMO in every teacher's classroom! Click here to learn more!

The Mt. Bethel Foundation is funded 100% by parent donations and the Patron Program, which ends next week, is their only fundraiser. If you plan to make a donation or pledge, please send in your patron card ASAP. The superb programs and teacher grants provided by the Foundation are in jeopardy! Thank you to the families that have contributed!

Our class currently has 42% Participation!

Highest participating classes per grade level: 

• Kindergarten - Schreck
• First - Cillian
• Second - Birdsong
• Third - Bredickas
• Fourth - Sloan
• Fifth - Jones

Please view the MBESF website for more information about the Foundation and what it provides for our school. 

Keep Mt. Bethel students' thinking caps fully charged, send in your patron card before 10/30/09!

Please Support our Foundation!

Do you know about our ELMOs?  Thanks to the Foundation, we started the school year with an ELMO in every teacher's classroom! Click here to learn more!

The Mt. Bethel Foundation is funded 100% by parent donations and the Patron Program, which ends next week, is their only fundraiser. If you plan to make a donation or pledge, please send in your patron card ASAP. The superb programs and teacher grants provided by the Foundation are in jeopardy! Thank you to the families that have contributed!

Our class currently has 42% Participation!

Highest participating classes per grade level: 

• Kindergarten - Schreck
• First - Cillian
• Second - Birdsong
• Third - Bredickas
• Fourth - Sloan
• Fifth - Jones

Please view the MBESF website for more information about the Foundation and what it provides for our school. 

Keep Mt. Bethel students' thinking caps fully charged, send in your patron card before 10/30/09!

Don't Forget!

Behavior sheets were not sent home today. Report cards will be sent home tomorrow.

FIELD TRIP TOMORROW! Please wear your Mt. Bethel t-shirt. We are going to the Theater in the Square to see The Library Dragon. We will return to school in time for the students to eat lunch in the cafeteria.

Next Week:

Monday October 19th is Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Also on Monday, our 2nd quarter math compacting groups will begin.

Wednesday October 21st is an early release day. The students will be dismissed at 12:20.

Friday October 23rd is when our class will preview the Book Fair. The Book Fair begins October 26th and runs through October 30th.

 

A password sheet was sent home in Thursday folders that includes the passwords for the online textbooks. There is one for science, social studies, and math.  The sheet also includes other passwords for resources such as Cobb Virtual Library, Galileo, Atomic Learning, and BrainPop.

Things to know....

Field Trip Reminder: Next Friday, October 16th we will be going to the Theater in the Square. The students will see The Library Dragon. This is actually a book that was written by Carmen Deedy who has been a speaker at Mount Bethel in years past. Please remember to wear your navy blue Mount Bethel class t-shirt.

Tomorrow is the last day of the 1st 9 weeks grading period! Hooray, we've made it 1/4 through the year. I am looking forward to diving into the 2nd 9 weeks, it has some great curriculum. Here is what you can look forward too in the next 9 weeks...

Science: We will start out the 2nd 9 weeks studying Force and Motion. Attached you will find the parent newsletter for this. I encourage you to have discussions with your students about these topics. They love to find the simple machines around the house! Don't be surprised if they start taking things apart and putting them back together! :) Download Force and Motion Parent Newsletter

Social Studies: I love the 4th grade social studies curriculum. During this 9 weeks we will learn about six fabulous explorers. Stay tuned to find out who!

Language Arts: Tall tales, folktales, and fables here we come! We will be analyzing traditional literature. We will use what we have learned about the strategies good readers use to understand text. We will also be writing reading responses. The students will begin to have reading response journal entries for homework several nights a week. (I have to teach them how to write them first so this will be a few weeks down the road.)

Math: Division beware! We will attack long division this 9 weeks along with geometry. The geometry unit is great and the students will have some cool hands-on projects. Thank you to the parents who have been so patient with our multiplication unit. I know that many of us have learned to multiply the standard/traditional way so the partial products and area models are a very foreign concept!

October Math Blaster

In an effort to support our green school effort, the fourth grade would like to complete our monthly Math Blaster timed tests online to save paper.  This link is listed below with a link to the directions for setting up the test

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practice.html

Download Math_blaster_on_line2

October Problem solving
Download strategies_practiced.doc

Download Oct. prob solv

Answers will be emailed to parents to help give direction to their child.

Below are links to paper copies of timed tests that can be printed off if you are having trouble with the website.  THANKS!

Note the heading of tests say Sept. - we will use the SAME ONES for Oct.

Download Math blaster multiplication time test

Download  div

Download  sub

Download  add

Download  mix

In order to print a full size copy of these test, you will have to follow these steps--

1) Go to file Print

2) Look at the box that says PAGE SCALING

3) Pull down to FIT TO PRINTER MARGINS

4) Hit ok

 

In order to print a full size copy of these test, you will have to follow these steps--

1) Go to file Print

2) Look at the box that says PAGE SCALING

3) Pull down to FIT TO PRINTER MARGINS

4) Hit ok

 

In order to print a full size copy of these test, you will have to follow these steps--

1) Go to file Print

2) Look at the box that says PAGE SCALING

3) Pull down to FIT TO PRINTER MARGINS

4) Hit ok

 

It's October!

The October reading log was sent home today in the Thursday folder. It is neon green. Please keep this at home and fill it out throughout the month. The kids know how to do the genre part and the level part. It is due at the end of the month. (I will send a reminder.)

The mathblaster is also coming home today in the Thursday folder. Please complete this and turn it in any time this month. It must be turned in by the end of the month.

Don't forget the economics quiz tomorrow! The resources are provided below. Just scroll down and you can click and review!

Next week we will pick back up with vocabulary. We will test on Unit 5 on Friday. Please remember to use the vocabulary website www.sadlier-oxford.com to practice.

We will also start our spelling tests next week. The students will be tested on Wednesday of next week. The words are in the Words Their Way workbook. I will choose 15 of the 24 words for Wednesday's test. Our spelling study right now is focusing on identifying open and closed syllables.

Next week we will move into our study of Native American cultures in social studies and our force and motion unit in science. I will be posting study resources on the blog throughout these units. I will also give plenty of notice for these tests. (They won't be for a while.)

Important Information

Happy Monday to all of you! I hope everyone enjoyed Sunday's beautiful weather; it was such a relief to see the sunshine after all of the rain. I do hope everyone is doing well and your homes are okay after the flooding. Please let me know if there is anything I can do.

This week we will be having an economics quiz on Friday October 2nd.The quiz will be a combination of what we have studied from both the textbook and a few PowerPoints. Below you will see I have posted these PowerPoints and vocabulary list to use as a study tool. On Tuesday I will be sending home a study guide that will need to be completed and brought back to school by Thursday. We will go over the study guide on Thursday and play a review game. Please use these resources in conjunction with the textbook to prepare.

Stan the Economics Man! Download Economics PowerPoint  (Only go up to the slide with specialization.)

Economics Millionaire! Download Economics Millionaire game

Economics Vocabulary List Download Social Studies Review

Textbook pages to study include 14-19 and 22-25.

October Specials Schedule Download 4th Grade October Specials