Fourth & Fifth Newsletter
Mrs. Minnick & Mrs. Sommers
February 23, 2015
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4th Grade Spelling Words:
million, collect, lumber,
pepper, plastic, borrow,
support, thirty, perfect,
attend, canyon, traffic,
fortune, danger, soccer,
engine, picture, survive,
seldom, effort
Upcoming Events
Feb. 26 – 5th grade Power
Point or drawing is due
Feb. 27-28 4th Grade
“I Love to Read” Slumber
Party at school
March 10 (new date)
President Project is due
March 13 – 5th Gr to GMS
ISTEP Applied Skills Window:
March 2-6, 2015
 Monday, March 2 Math
 Tuesday, March 3 English/Lang Arts
 Wednesday, March 4 English/Lang Arts and
Writing Prompt
 Thursday, March 5 4th Gr. Science
Please encourage your
child to get a good night’s
sleep every night and eat a
good breakfast as we
prepare for testing.
4th Grade “I Love to Read” Challenge from WSBT:
This is our last week of the “I Love to Read” Challenge. Please
encourage your child to read, read, read! The brightly colored
calendar papers are due next Monday. (I am attaching an extra one
in case you need it!) We are looking forward to our sleepover this
Friday night, where we will continue to add reading minutes!
4th Grade Young Hoosier Books
Congratulations to Breece Erickson who is also Young Hoosier Star! I
forgot to add his name to the list. Sorry about that, Breece! Here is
the updated list of Young Hoosier Champs: Bailee, Chris, Libby,
Breece, and Briana. Keep going!!
Writing
Last week we dissected the writing prompt. We looked at how to
manage our time: 5-10 minutes to plan, 35-40 minutes to write, and 410 minutes to proofread. We talked about:
1. Time management
2. Using the planning sheet
3. Focusing on the topic
4. Answering all the questions on the prompt.
This week we will:
 look at exemplary examples and why these tests scored so well.
 work on comparing and contrasting different texts
 focus on writing strong conclusions.
You can help your children by looking at different books and
examining the beginnings and endings of stories. You can further the
learning by discussing the “hooks” and what entices the reader as well
as what makes for a memorable conclusion. Thank you for your
support as we prepare for the ISTEP writing prompt!
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Math
Both 4 and 5 graders will work on ISTEP-like problems this week.
The emphasis will be on writing a clear explanation and showing the
student’s thinking and work to arrive at a correct answer.
Science
Fourth graders will investigate static electricity and begin work on a
quiz board this week.