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First Post of the 2014-2015 School Year!

Welcome! Here is this week's newsletter and important information about Beyond Textbooks:

Mrs. Alday’s 4^th Grade News

Week of August 25-29, 2014

This week, we are focusing on:

·         Math – We are focusing on using different strategies to multiply 4 digits x 1 digit and 2 digits x 2 digits. We are also solving multi-step word problems that use all four operations. Please consider purchasing multiplication flash cards to help your child at home.  It’s much easier for them to solve these problems when they know their facts.

·         Reading – We are continuing to read Stuart Little. We are working on finding the main idea in expository text and summarizing the text.   

·         Social Studies – We are working on describing pre-historic cultures in Arizona.

·         Science – We are focusing on how to classify vertebrates as well as naming plant and animal adaptations.

Important Dates:

·         August 25^th-29^th – Book Fair

·         August 27^th – Open House from 6-8 p.m.

·         August 29^th – Dollar Dress Down Day! Bring your dollar and dress down! All money goes back to our class.

Additional Notes:

·         Homework – Please remember to make sure your student is completing their homework every night.  If it is not turned in, they will complete it in lunch detention as well as lose points on their grade. Reading logs are due every Friday and are worth 5 points. Students need to be reading for 20 minutes every night.

·         Please have students bring in a sweater to wear inside the classroom.  It gets cold in here pretty fast.  Also, please make sure to bring in water bottles especially on PE days which are Tuesday and Friday.

·         Please monitor your student’s grades on Family Link. The website is https://schoolmaster1asp.tylertech.com/LPA/FamilyLink.

·         I’m sorry.  I have been under the weather and did not have time to fill out the Weekly Behavior Progress Report this past week. Please see me if you have any questions.

·         If you have a question, contact me at dalday@lpatucson.org.

Thank you!

Mrs. Alday

 

 

 

 

 

Beyond Textbooks and Targeted Tutoring:

 

          This year, our school has decided to partner with Vail School District and therefore we have acquired Beyond Textbooks.  Beyond Textbooks is an amazing curriculum calendar for teachers to follow with tons of resources for teachers to use in the classroom with students.

 

The way it works is that teachers get to focus on one to two standards a week in the classroom.  At the end of the 1^st week (Friday), the teacher will give a short five question assessment on the standard.  Depending on their score, students will either go to a reteach class or an enrichment class the following week every day from 2:30-3:00.  Students who score a 4 or 5 will go to the enrichment class.  Students who score a 3 or less will go to the reteach class. 

 

At the end of the 2^nd week, students in reteach will take a second assessment.  It is very important to understand that “reteach” is not a punishment for students.  It is a way to give students the extra help that they need and deserve.  If at the end of the second week students still do not pass the second assessment, they will have to attend Targeted Tutoring after school.  This is a mandatory time where your student will stay from 3:30-4:30 M, T, Th, and F working with one of our 4^th grade teachers in a more one on one setting. 

 

We are extremely excited to launch this new program and to help our students be the best that they can be! If you have any questions, please feel free t0 ask your child’s teacher or our assistant principal, Mr. Emory.  Thank you so much for your support with this program.

 

The 4^th Grade Teaching Team