Monday - 
Students will be given a Force and Motion cartoon assignment that will be due 11/17/09. Look for your child to bring home the instructions on Monday.
Wednesday - Math test on multiplication and division facts (1-12). This will be like the timed math blasters students practice each month, except that I will give them 10 minutes to comlete each one. I continue to stress the importance of knowing these facts to the students. We're working with facts now as we multiply and divide 2- and 3-digit numbers, and we'll visit them again later when we work with fractions. This test is an extra effort to get everyone improving and strengthening their fact knowledge.
Also on Wednesday, we're going on our field trip to the Cobb Youth Museum!! This will be a great trip where students will participate in skits about the Revolutionary War! We will eat lunch at 9:50 BEFORE we leave for the museum.
The Cobb Youth Museum souvenir order forms and money are both due Monday, 11/9. Souvenirs are OPTIONAL.
Thursday - Math test on division. To study, students should refer to the following math lessons we have done in class: Lesson 11.1 (p.230), Lesson 11.2 (p.232-233 ~ for this lesson students should be comfortable reading and using the models, they will not have to create a model), Lesson 11. 3 (p. 234 ~ students should know the "one way" method described on this page), Lesson 11.5 (p. 240), and lastly Lesson 11.4 applies in general throughout all of these lessons. Students should also know the math vocabulary terms: quotient, dividend, divisor, and remainder. They should also know the steps of divisions: DMSBC. Students should refer to their homework books when studying. This will give them examples of these lessons we've corrected in class.
The Battle of Bunker Hill posters and reports are due Thursday. The fourth grade teachers will be choosing the top three posters from each class that day. Those top three will later be judged by members of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) to determine a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner for the 4th grade. The 1st place winner from our school will be entered in the chapter competition. I can't wait to see what you've all been up to creating your posters!!
Friday - Spelling test on Sort 12. Also, on Friday, the SAR will be here to share their knowledge and personal experiences regarding the American Revolution. They are descendants from those who fought in this war.
Finally, THANK YOU to those of you who made a donation to the Mt. Bethel Foundation this year. Without the Foundation, our students would truly miss out on significant educational enrichment to their learning. As a parent and a teacher, I see the impact those enrichments make on our students every day. We're lucky to have the Foundation and your children are lucky to have you! Thank you again for all your support.
We'll be having a Geo Bee and Spelling Bee in our classroom on Thursday, 12/17. The winners from each 4th and 5th grade classroom will go on to compete at the school level in January, 2010. For each of our classroom bees, a winner and an alternate will be chosen. 
