Homework Schedule and Spelling List for the Week of Nov. 16th

Homework Schedule

Monday - Spelling Sentences
Math Worksheet AG 183 #'s 6-10
firstinmath.com
read for 30 minutes!

Tuesday - Math perimeter Worksheet
Study 4's multiplication facts
read for 45 minutes!

Wednesday - Math Worksheet #6-10
firstinmath.com
Study 4's Multiplication facts
Reading/Spelling Worksheet
Read for 30 minutes!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
firstinmath.com
Read for 45 minutes!

Friday - HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Spelling List

1. make-believe
2. airport
3. afternoon
4. railroad
5. seat belt
6. everywhere
7. homesich
8. understand
9. background
10. anything
11. ninety-nine
12. already
13. fireplace
14. ourselves
15. alright
16. forever
17. breakfast
18. whenever
19. everything
20. meanwhile

Homework Schedule for the Week of 10/26/09

Parents: Don't forget that this week is Parent Conference Day. This will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. I will be sending home a notice Tuesday as a reminder! Hope to see you then!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Homework
Monday - Spelling Sentences
firstinmath.com
Study 4xs
READ for 30 minutes!!

Tuesday - Math Worksheet page 18.1
firstinmath.com
READ for 30 minutes!!

Wednesday - Grammar Capitalization Worksheet
firstinmath.com
READ for 45 minutes!!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
firstinmath.com
READ for 45 minutes!!

Friday - Have a GREAT weekend!! :)

Spelling Words
Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

1. children
2. warden
3. mitten
4. sweeten
5. lengthen
6. swollen
7. deafen
8. oxen
9. linen
10. often
11. brighten
12. widen
13. sunken
14. raven
15. flatten
16. molten
17. rotten
18. freshen
19. strengthen
20. barren

Important News and Homework/Spelling Schedule

Dear Parents,
Today a Parent/Teacher conference form will come home with your child. I ask that you please sign up for THREE times that you could attend. This will allow for proper scheduling. Keep in mind that these times are 1st come 1st serve - so please return these sheets ASAP! I look forward to meeting with you next Tuesday and Thursday!

This Thursday is Mabelvale Elementary's Family Fun Fest! We are super excited about it! We still need your help. Students are asked to bring 1 bag of packaged candy and 1 2 liter bottle of soda. This will be used for the prizes and food that will be here. Please send this by Wednesday! Thanks so much in advance!

Also, another book order will go home this week. It will be due back to me on November 1st. Some students, as well as Mrs. Smith and myself, ordered great books at a very low price! We were so happy to get them.

No school this Friday - this is a teacher record day!! Enjoy the 3 day weekend!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Homework Schedule

Monday - Spelling Sentences
firstinmath.com
Study 4x's ~ Test Thursday!
Read for 30 minutes!! :)

Tuesday - ABC order
firstinmath.com
Study for 4x's ~ Test Thursday!
Read for 30 minutes!! :)
** Get a good night's sleep - SOAR test TOMORROW!

Wednesday -Study for Spelling Test
Study for 4x's test ~ Test tomorrow!!
firstinmath.com
Read for 45 minbutes!! :)

Thursday - FAMILY FUN FEST!

Friday - NO SCHOOL!

Spelling Words

/k/ and /f/ sounds
1. care
2. record
3. track
4. attack
5. giraffe
6. rough
7. dolphin
8. because
9. pocket
10. stiff
11. enough
12. photo
13. elephant
14. cover
15. Kansas
16. snack
17. muffin
18. laughed
19. alphabet
20. brake

Homework and Spelling Words for the Week of October 12th

Spelling Words

1. he'd
2. you're
3. wasn't
4. she'd
5. they'll
6. aren't
7. let's
8. I'd
9. she'll
10. we've
11. you'd
12. he'll
13. I've
14. hasn't
15. they'd
16. you'll
17. haven't
18. we'll
19. you've
20. hadn't

Homework Schedule:

Monday - Spelling Sentences
Study for S.S. Quiz on Judicial Branch
Study for 3X's test on Wednesday
firstinmath.com
READ for 30 minutes!!

Tuesday - Addition and Subtraction Worksheet - SHOW YOUR WORK!!
Study for 3X's test tomorrow
firstinmath.com
READ for 30 minutes!!

Wednesday - ABC Order
Contraction Worksheet
firstinmath.com
READ for 45 minutes!!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
firstinmath.com
READ for 1 hour!!

Willy Wonka Chocolate Party

We celebrated finishing our book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with an ultimate "Chocolate Party!" Our menu included actual Willy Wonka candy - everlasting Gobstoppers, Pixie Sticks, Tootsie Rolls, marshmallows, cookies, bananas and pretzels all for dipping in our chocolate fountain! It was so yummy! The children loved it!

Each Chocolate Bar had a golden ticket hidden inside......the lucky winners were....

Robert!!

Leary!!

Terry!!!

Daelyn!!!

even Mr. Smith was lucky enough to win a golden ticket!!!
Congrats to all the Lucky Winners!!!!

All of the students were assigned characters to illustrate from on ongoing character analysis that were kept during the reading of the book. We thought it would be super fun if on "celebration day" the students dressed as their character! Some costumes were very creative!!! Thanks to all the parents that helped their child that night! They really loved it - it made their day!!! Hopefully, this will really get children excited about reading!!!!!
Here are some pictures of our characteres:

Leary as Grandpa Joe & Caitlin as Grandma Josephine

Carmen as Grandma Georgina & A'Landra as Grandpa George

Daelyn as Mrs. Bucket & Kevin as Mr. Bucket!

Kevin worked super hard on his outfit ~ and we LOVED IT!

Here is the whole Bucket Family including Tyneva as little Charlie

Mark as Violet Beauregarde & Khiya as Mrs. Beauregarde

Kiarra as the fat Shopkeeper & Tyneva as Charlie Bucket when "he" won his golden ticket

Quincy as Mr. Willy Wonka

Mrs. Smith as an Oompa - Loompa & Dhaziel as Mike TeaveeDhaziel as Mike Teavee & J'Kayla as his mother Mrs. Teavee

Angelique as Augustus Gloop! ~ She even brought chocolate syrup to put on her mouth!! :)

Dylan as Prince Pondicherry! ~ We loved the crown!

Andrayia as Mr. Salt!

And of course, the Gloop family!! :)

Destiny as Mr. Gloop, Angelique as Augustus, & Henry as Mrs. Gloop! :)

That Augustus just loves CHOCOLATE!

WE had a great time!! Thanks for all of your support! :)

Mrs. Pilkington and Mrs. Smith

AKA - Willy Wonka and his Oompa-Loompa

Homework Schedule and Spelling List ~ Week of October 5th

Parents and Students:

You may notice a new component that has been added to our homework each night! Our school has proudly adopted the "First in Math" program!! I, along with the students, are super excited about it! In fact, I checked this weekend and 12 of our children logged on and played! Each day I will check the website and announce the Player of the Day from the night before! This player will get a special place on our bulletin board and get to wear a special VIP necklace that day! They are super excited about it!!
Congrats to Dylan for most stickers so far!!!
Yea!!! for Caitlin for being today's VIP!!
Great job guys! I am super proud of you and all those that played and learned this weekend!!

The Homework Schedule is as follows:

Monday - Spelling Sentences
Study 11 multiplication facts - test Wednesday
firstinmath.com
Read for 30 minutes!!

Tuesday -Study 11 multiplication facts - test Tomorrow!
Addition/Subtraction Worksheet
firstinmath.com
Read for 45 minutes!!

Wednesday - Grammar Worksheet - Verbs
Study 3 multiplication facts - test Monday
firstinmath.com
Read for 30 minutes!!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
Study for 3 multiplication facts - test Monday
Study for Social Studies Quiz
firstinmath.com
Read for 30 minutes!!

Friday- Sunday - firstinmath.com
Study 3 multiplication facts - test Monday

Spelling Words

1. beard
2. year
3. spear
4. hardly
5. charm
6. pioneer
7. marvel
8. awareness
9. dairy
10. sharp
11. charge
12. stairs
13. weary
14. gear
15. starve
16. cheer
17. startle
18. alarm
19. hairy
20. spare

Have a great week!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Homework Schedule and Spelling Words Week of September 28th - October 2nd

Parents and Students:
Below is a list of our Spelling Words for the week, as well as, the Homework Schedule!
Students will be tested on 5's and 10's multiplication facts this week. Please quiz your child at night! I will also be sending home a Scholastic Book Order form this week. It will be due back to me next Friday, October 9th.
I hope everyone has a great week!

Homework Schedule

Monday - Spelling Sentences
Study for 5x's test TOMORROW!
READ for 30 minutes!

Tuesday - Math Worksheet page 1.1
Writing - Introduction
Study 10x's for test!
READ for 30 minutes!

Wednesday - ABC Order
Reteach Math Worksheet page 1.1
Study 10x's for test TOMORROW!!
READ for 45 minutes!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
Study for Social Studies Quiz
READ for 1 hour!

Friday - Have a great weekend!!! :)


Spelling Words

Suffixes - final Y to I

1. prettiest
2. studied
3. emptied
4. copied
5. worried
6. easier
7. cities
8. breezier
9. hobbies
10. crazier
11. families
12. happiest
13. funnier
14. heaviest
15. ferries
16. earlier
17. iciest
18. angriest
19. noisier
20. windier

- Mrs. Pilkington

Homework Schedule and Spelling Words for the Week of September 14th

Spelling Words

Homophones

1. peak
2. peek
3. creek
4. creak
5. steel
6. steal
7. lead
8. led
9. wring
10. ring
11. meet
12. meat
13. beet
14. beat
15. pour
16. pore
17. vain
18. vein
19. wait
20. weight

Homework Schedule

Monday - Spelling Sentences
Read for 30 minutes!!
**Classroom Book Order Money - due Tomorrow
** Don't forget about the BOOK FAIR!

Tuesday - Adjective Worksheet pg. 19
Vocabulary Cross Word Puzzle
Study for Social Studies Test
Read for 30 minutes!!!
** Don't Forget OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT!

Wednesday - ABC Order
Read for 45 minutes!!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle Worksheet
Read for 30 mintues!!!

Friday - Have a great weekend!

Saturday - GO HOGS GO!!!!

Homework Schedule and Spelling List for the Week of September 8, 2009

Homework Schedule!!!

Parents and Students,
We are still in need of 20 oz. coke bottles for a literacy project that will take place Thursday. If you have any extra please send them this way. Also, PTA dues are only $5 for individuals or $10 for an entire family. If you haven't paid yet, please do so! They class with the most participation wins a carmel candied apple party! YUM!
Also, BOX TOPS will begin October 1st, so start saving!! Have a great week!!!
-Mrs. Pilkington
P.S. - Way to Go HOGS!!! :)

Tuesday - Spelling Sentences
Grammar Worksheet
Read for 30 minutes!!!

Wednesday - Reading a Calendar - Math Worksheet
Read for 45 minutes!!!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
Study for Math Chapter Test on Time!
Read for 30 mintues!!!

Spelling List!!

Spelling Words

pump
dull
tube
true
lunch
suit
due
threw
fruit
glue
continue
truth
blew
tune
brush
done
juice
crumb
few
sum

Possible Bonus Words
attitude
newcast

Book Orders Due Septemeber 15th

Parents,
Your child came home with a Book Order form yesterday from Scholastic. These are due back to me by September 15th. If at all possible, a check would be the best form of payment. If you have any questions - let me know!
Thanks,
Mrs. Pilkington

Homework & Spelling List for the Week of August 31, 2009 - September 4, 2009

Parents and Students,
The homework schedule is as follows:

Homework
Monday - Spelling Sentences
Grammar Worksheet - Types of Sentences
Read for 30 minutes!!
Tuesday - Spelling Worksheet - page 39
Math Worksheet - elapsed time
Read for 30 minutes!!
Wednesday - ABC Order
Read for 45 minutes!!
Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
Study for Math Time Test
Read for 1 hour!
Friday - Read each night for 30 minutes!!
GO HOGS GO!!!
** Don't Forget NO SCHOOL MONDAY - LABOR DAY!!!


Spelling Words
1.snow
2.grind
3.still
4.coast
5.odd
6.crime
7.gold
8.wrote
9.flight
10.build
11.broke
12.blind
13.folk
14.grown
15.shock
16.ripe
17. coal
18.inch
19.sigh
20.built

Possible Bonus Words
1.approach
2.recognize

Have a WONDERFUL WEEK!
-Mrs. Pilkington!

Homework and Spelling List ~ Week of August 24, 2009

Parents and Students:
Below you will find our homework schedule for next week along with our spelling list. I ask that you please study the spelling words with your child each night. Ask them if they would like to "buddy study" with you .... they will know exactly what I am talking about!
In math this month, we will be working on all concepts of time. Please encourage your child to tell time on a daily basis. You could ask them in the car - or in the grocery store - wherever there is a clock present! This will help a great deal - and it will help them relate these concepts to everyday life!
I would like to thank all of our parents for your outpouring support this week. Everyone has come to school with folders signed!! WHOOHOOO!!
Please make sure that your child completes his/her homework each and every night!! This is a vital part of our school day and curriculum!!
Thanks,
Mrs. Pilkington

HOMEWORK SCHEDULE

Monday - Spelling Sentences

Math Worksheet - ReTeach 5.2 (Time)

Read for 30 minutes!

Tuesday - ABC Order

Read for 45 minutes!

Wednesday- Social Studies Vocabulary - Page 12

Read for 30 minutes!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test

Read for 1 hour!

**Parents, please be aware that your child may have classwork that was not completed that they may be bringing home each night. Please ask them if they got all assignments complete!

:)

SPELLING WORDS

LONG AND SHORT VOWELS

1. pray

2. glass

3. graceful

4. steak

5. past

6. gain

7. gray

8. kept

9. west

10. descent

11. safe

12. activity

13. break

14. reach

15. field

16. steep

17. cream

18. east

19. cheap

20. knead

Possible Bonus Words:

**Athletic

**Chief

Welcome to 4th Grade!

Don't you think this is a great looking group?? Welcome to 4th grade guys!

- Mrs. Pilkington & Mrs. Smith

And of course we had to take a "silly picture"!!!

Homework Schedule for the Week of August 19th

Parents,
Each week I will post homework on this site - just as it appears in your child's daily folder - so that in the case they may forget, it will be here to access. I will also post their weekly spelling words. I encourage you to study these each night with your child. They will receive two copies of their spelling list each week ~ one will remain at school for classroom assignments and the other will be for your home. I encourage you to place this list on your refrigerator at home!
Again, if you have any questions or concerns at all - please don't hesitate to email me at jessica.pilkington@lrsd.org or call me directly at 447-5439!
I look forward to working with each and every one of you!!
- Mrs. Pilkington

HOMEWORK SCHEDULE

Wednesday - Spelling Sentences
( use spelling words to create sentences )
Read for 30 minutes!
Thursday - Study for Spelling Quiz
Read for 45 minutes!!
Friday - Math Practice Worksheet on Time - page 5.1
Social Studies - Where is the United States? worksheet - page 1
Read for 30 minutes each night this weekend! :)

SPELLING LIST

1. a lot

2. other

3. another

4. anyone

5. every

6. someone

7. myself

8. family

9. friend

10. people

11. again

12.anything

13. anyway

14. everyone

15. first

Welcome to 4th Grade

Welcome Letter

Dear Parents,

I am delighted to have your child in my class this year!! 4th grade will be a year filled with many learning and life experiences. I am honored to be a part of your child’s life during this most important time. We have many fun and exciting things planned that will enhance your child’s 4th grade experience.
This year, I am super excited to announce that we will have a UALR intern in our classroom with us until March. Please welcome Mrs. Becky Smith to our classroom!
Each day your child will come home with a RED Mabelvale Mustang folder. There will be a Daily Behavior Sheet along with homework in this each night. I ask that you please review this with your child each night – initial and return. This will keep communication open between all three of us – parent, child, and teacher! In the case that your child forgets this folder I have developed a blog site that will be updated daily/weekly to keep parents informed about classroom needs & activities. Homework will also be posted along with a Spelling List in case your child forgets them at school.
www.pilkingtons4thgrade.blogspot.com
In 4th grade, our behavior plan consists of a positive reward plan the “ticket system”. Each week your child will need to earn 10 tickets in order to receive the ultimate prize of “Fun Friday” at the end of the week. During “Fun Friday” students will have extra time to plan educational games and have free time. This system works very well with my students & students respond wonderfully! The ultimate goal is for students to earn at least 2 tickets each day. Tickets may be removed for inappropriate behavior but can be replaced for corrected actions. This enables the child to correct mistakes made and build on positive reinforcement.
I am very excited about meeting each and every one of you this year. I am available through email and voicemail – so please don’t hesitate to contact me. My email address is: jessica.pilkington@lrsd.org and my direct classroom phone number is : 447-5439.

Here’s to a very successful year!!

Mrs. Jessica Pilkington

School Supply List
1 - box of colored pencils
1- box of Crayola Crayons
6 - folders with pockets
2 - pkgs. of loose leaf notebook paper
2 - boxes of 12 #2 pencils
1 - pkg. of blue or black ink pens
1 - Composition Notebook
2 - large boxes of Kleenex
1 - bottle of liquid hand soap
1 - bottle of Germ-X
1 - pkg. of Ziploc bags (any size)

Homework Schedule, AR Goals, and lots of Catch-Up!

Parents and Students,
This week we will begin working on final -y to -i words with the endings -er, -est, -es, and -ed.
The spelling words are as follows:

1. tiniest
2. hobbies
3. copied
4. countries
5. pitied
6. easier
7. laziest
8. families
9. spied
10. happiest
11. ladies
12. friendlier
13. studied
14. busier
15. breezier
16. prettiest
17. noiser
18. healthier
19. butterflies
20. funniest

Homework Schedule:

Monday: Mrs. Pilkington OUT!

Tuesday: ABC Order
Study Multiplication Facts
READ for 45 minutes!!
Complete any unfinished daily work!

Wednesday: Grammar Worksheet
READ for 45 minutes!!
Complete any unfinished daily work!

Thursday: Study for Spelling Test
READ for 1 hour!!!
**Please be reminded that Friday, May 15th, is FUN DAY! - Students will need to
bring money if they would like to purchase something from the concession stand!!!

Friday: Mabelvale Elementary School's FUN DAY
**Keep your fingers crossed for NO RAIN**

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! to the following students for reaching their AR GOALS:
Arianna - 5th goal
Ilia - 5th goal
Jasmine J. - 5th goal
Levon - 1st goal
Jose - 5th goal
Alex - 1st goal
Kiana - 21st goal
Savannah - 3rd & 4th goals (she read Twlight!!! :)
Martez - 3rd goal
I am super proud of all of my readers!!! Great Job Guys and Gals!

Also, parents - I need your help - I would like for you to reinforce to your child that school is NOT OUT until JUNE 4TH!!! We still have class work and homework to complete daily!!!!!!
We also running low on Kleenex and Hand Soap! It would be greatly appreciated if you could send one bottle!
Thanks for everything!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Homework Schedule and Spelling Words for the Week of April 20th, 2009

Parents and Students,
TESTING IS OVER!!!! WHOOHOOO! I, along with the students, are so excited and relieved! We have 34 days remaining of school and the students are beginning to prepare of 5th grade! We will be working on more complex things, like long division, etc... Homework will still come home each night as well as their behavior report for each day.
We will be working on -ed inflectional endings this week. Words that end in -ed and have the /t/, /d/, and /id/ sounds!
The Homework Schedule and Spelling List are below!
-Mrs. Pilkington

HOMEWORK!!
Monday - Spelling Sentences
Grammar Worksheet - Pronouns
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 1 hour!!!

Tuesday - Spelling - What doesn't Belong?
Math - Long Division
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 1 hour!!!

Wednesday - Math - Long Division
Study Social Studies - States and Capitals
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 30 minutes!!!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
Study for Social Studies States and Capitals test
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 45 minutes!!!

Friday- Have a Wonderful Weekend!
Read each night for 1 hour!!!

Spelling Words :

1. roasted
2. chased
3. chirped
4. splashed
5. bounded
6. roamed
7. reached
8. claimed
9. buzzed
10. smiled
11. floated
12. screamed
13. traded
14. squealed
15. groaned
16. jerked
17. shopped
18. coached
19. boasted
20. bloomed

Testing Begins this Week!

Parents,
Please be reminded that ACTAAP testing will begin this week. 4th grade will test Tuesday through Friday. It is VERY important that your child is on time to school each day so that they will be able to test in their familiar enviornment. I ask that you please take a look at the helpful hints below so that you will be "in the know" about what our week will look like!
Also, we will not have any homework this week ONLY! The students will be testing for the majority of each morning. However, please look for Behavior Reports for ticket totals on student behavior!

Testing Tips for Success
1. Encourage your child to do his or her best on the test.
2. Realize that putting too much pressure on your child about testing may cause test anxiety.
3. Talk to your child about how he or she feels about taking the test. Allow them to express their concerns.
4. Ensure that your child gets a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast each morning of testing.
5. Reassure your child that test scores are just one way to measure their ability.
6. Express a positive attitude to your child.
7. Please MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD IS ON TIME EACH DAY!!!!!!!!

If you have any questions about the testing process, please call me directly at 447-5439, leave a message and I will call you back!
Thanks for all of your support in advance,
Mrs. Pilkington

Preston does it AGAIN!!!!

Way to go Preston! He reached his 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th AR goals!! I can honestly say that I have never had a class before that LOVES to read as much as this class does!
I am sooooo very proud of you Pres!
-Mrs. Pilkington

We are so Happy for.....

Martez for reaching his 2nd AR goal!
Savannah for reaching her 2nd AR goal!
Ciamara for reaching her 15th, 16th, and 17th goals!
and Madison for reaching his 2nd AR goal!
Great JOB Guys!!!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Preston Makes HISTORY!

Preston is the 1st person EVER in Mabelvale Elementary History to reach is 20th AR goal!!! We could not be more proud of Preston!!!!!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Kiana reaches her.....

19th goal!! Congrats to Kiana!
Preston and Kiana are neck-&-neck....I think they secretly have a contest going to see who can reach the most goals. BUT, if that means they are R-E-A-D-I-N-G then I am all for it!!!
Great Job Kiana!!!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Spelling Words and Homework Schedule for the Week of April 6th - 10th

Parents and Students,
This week we will be working with prefixes again! Studies show that children cab comprehend 80% of words if the prefixes are known.

The prefixes for this week are:
dis - not; absence of
in- not: without
mis- not; wrongly
re- go back; again
The words are as follows:

1. dislike
2.dishonest
3. independent
4. inactive
5. misled
6. rebuild
7. replace
8. disappear
9. disagree
10. incorrect
11. misplace
12. mistreat
13. reuse
14. recall
15. distrust
16. incomplete
17. invisible
18. misspell
19. misbehave
20. react

The Homework Schedule is as follows:
Monday: Spelling Sentences
Math Test Prep Worksheet
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 1 hour!!

Tuesday: ABC Order
Writing Prompt
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 1 hour!!

Wednesday: English Worksheet
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 45 minutes!!

Thursday: Study for Spelling Test
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 1 hour!!

Friday: PLEASE BE REMINDED:
ACTAAP Testing begins on Tuesday, April 13th!!
We will be testing Tuesday - Friday!
Have a wonderful weekend and a Very Happy Easter!

....& the total reaches to the sky!!!

Way to go PRESTON for reaching his 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th AR Goals!! (Wow...I am so proud of you Preston!)
Congrats goes to Ilia for reaching her 4th AR goal and to Maritza for reaching her 5th AR goal!
I am so proud of all of these WONDERFUL readers in our class!
Absolutley Outstanding!
-Mrs. Pilkington

New Goals Reached!

Way to Go Girls!!!
Congrats to Ciamara for reaching her 14th AR goal and to Ilia for reaching her 4th AR goal! You guys are doing fabulous!!! :)
-Mrs. Pilkington

The MORE you read - the BETTER you read!!!

Congratulations to the following students! :)
Ilia for reaching her 1st, 2nd, and 3rd AR Goals!!
Ciamara for reaching her 11th, 12th, and 13th AR Goals!!
Ja'Kayla for reaching her 3rd AR Goal!!
Kiana for having a total of 329.9 AR points total and for completing the entire Twilight series! (I am trying to catch up to her :0 )
Jasmine for reaching her 3rd AR Goal!!

Great Job girls! Remember....the MORE you read - the BETTER you read!!!!
-Mrs. Pilkington

and Preston keeps going!

Congrats to Preston for reaching his 13th, 14th, and 15th AR goals! He has read almost all of the Harry Potter books! I am so proud of him! Plus, he did A LOT of reading over SPRING BREAK!!!! Great Job Pres!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Spelling Words and Homework Schedule ~ Week of 3.30.09

Parents and Students,
After spring break, we will be working on the correct use of Homophones. The spelling list for the week of March 30th is as follows:

1. wood
2. to
3. their
4. you're
5. break
6. close
7. thrown
8. would
9. two
10. they're
11. beat
12. brake
13. piece
14. throne
15. too
16. there
17. Your
18. beet
19. clothes
20. peace

The Homework Schedule is as follows. Please keep in mind that the students will also have homework from any morning work that they did not complete that day.

Monday * Spelling Sentences
*Homophone Worksheet
* Handwriting
* Read for 1 hour!

Tuesday * ABC Order with Spelling Words
* Grammar Worksheet - Verb Tenses
* Handwriting
* Read for 1 hour!

Wednesday * Math Worksheet - Test Prep
* Study Spelling Words
* Handwriting
* Review all Multiplication Facts
* Read for 45 minutes!

Thursday * Study for Spelling Test - "Buddy Study" with a Parent
* Handwriting
* Writing
* Read for 1 hour!

~Have a Wonderful Spring Break! ~
-Mrs. Pilkington

Preston's Special Lunch

Preston has reached his 11th AR goal! Way to go Pres! When he reached his 7th goal, he decided that he wanted his special lunch to be with Mrs. Smith, our class field student from UALR. She purchased him his favorite food from McDonalds. They had a fabulous time eating together at lunch. Preston was very talkative and had lots of fun! Here are some pictures from his special lunch!

A BIG Thank you goes to Mrs. Smith for taking time out of her busy day to eat with Preston! He loved every minute of it! :)

-Mrs. Pilkington

Congrats!

Congrats to Kiana for reaching her 18th AR goal - she currently has 301 AR Points TOTAL!!! WOW! Also, Congrats goes to Kiana for reaching her 10th goal!

Girls - I am so proud of you.....Keep up the great work!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Spelling Words for the Week of 3.16.09

Parents & Students,
This week in spelling we will be working with suffixes. Suffixes are placed at the end of a base/root word to change it's meaning. The suffixes that we will be working with this week are:
-ly - which tell how or how often something is done
-ful - ful of _______________ (base word)
-tion - the act of _____________ing
the state of being __________ed
the thing that is ____________ed
This week's spelling words are as follows:
1. powerful
2. cheerful
3. slowly
4. suddenly
5. lately
6. action
7. correction
8. peaceful
9. painful
10. safely
11. carefully
12. truthfully
13. location
14. pollution
15. beautiful
16. thoughful
17. daily
18. weekly
19. hopefully
20. invention

The Homework Schedule for this week is as follows:
Monday - Spelling Sentences
Study Multiplication Facts
Read for 1 hour
Tuesday - ABC order
Math Worksheet
Read for 45 minutes
Wednesday - Study for Spelling Worksheet
English Worksheet (Grammar)
Read for 45 minutes
Thursday - Remember that there will be NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY

Spring Break will be the week of March 23rd - 27th!

4th grade says GoodBye to....

December. :( Today is December's last day in our class. We are going to miss her so much, but I am sure that she will love her new school! :) We hope that she keeps in touch with us through this classroom blog!
December, we wish you well! I hope that you have a wonderful rest of the year! Come by and see us or write....you know where we are!
Everyone will miss you!!!
-Mrs. Pilkington and Class

Congrats Madison

Madison has reached his 1st AR goal and he couldn't be more excited!! He has worked very hard to reach this goal. I am so proud of him....can't wait until he reaches his next goal!!!
I'm proud of you Madison! :)
-Mrs. Pilkington

Reading is Our Passion!!

I am so happy to inform everyone that we have reached MORE AR Goals in 4th grade!
Congrats to Ja'Kayla for reaching her 2nd goal and to Maritza for reaching her 4th!
Way to go Girls!!! :)
-Mrs. Pilkington

Preston Loves Harry Potter Books!!!

Congrats to Preston for reaching his 9th and 10th AR Goals!! He has been addicted to the Harry Potter book set! In the past week, he has reached his 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, & 10th goals! That's a lot of reading!!! I am so proud of you Preston!!! He has chosen to eat lunch with either Mrs. Smith, our UALR field 3 studnet or myself! :) Maybe he can have lunch with both of us! I am thinking that sushi is an excellent choice for the menu!!! :)

Spelling Words and Homework Schedule for the Week of 3.9.09

This week in spelling we will be working with open and closed vowels. Students have learned how to determine syllables in each word and then decided if the vowels are long or short. This is an excellent strategy that helps students determine words that they are not familiar with. We will we working closely with these strategies for the remainder of the year!
Spelling Words for this week are as follows:

1. pilot
2. never
3. paper
4. human
5. depend
6. tiny
7. modern
8. tuna
9. event
10. seven
11. visit
12. chosen
13. basic
14. prison
15. fever
16. moment
17. become
18. parent
19. reason
20. open

Possible Bonus : SUSHI!!!!!!

Homework Schedule for this week is as follows:

Monday - Spelling Sentences
Math Worksheet - Review Telling Time
Read for 45 minutes!!!!

Tuesday - What Doesn't Belong? 5 sets
example: pilot ** This is one set!
chosen
parent
I think the word parent does not belong because it is a closed syllable word.
or: I think the work chosen does not belong because it is the only word that begins
while a blend.
Math Worksheet - Telling Time
Read for 45 minutes!!!!!!

Wednesday - Spelling ABC order
Writing - 45 minute time limit
Read for 30 minutes!!!!

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
** I encourage parents to "buddy study" with their children
Prepare for Math Time Test
Read for 1 hour!!!!

Parents - if you have any questions please feel free to give me a call!
I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys a little extra sunlight each night!
-Mrs. Pilkington

4th Grade KNOWS How to Count Money!!!

This week in math we have been reviewing money counting and different ways to make the same amount. The students really enjoyed it and even got creative in their money combination skills. Here are some pictures from the lesson!

-Mrs. Pilkington

...and the overall TOTAL increases!

More AR Goals have been reached this week....
Congrats to Jayla for reaching her 6th AR goal,
to Martez for reaching his 1st AR goal,
to Jameecha for reaching her 2nd AR goal, and
to Maritza for reaching her 3rd AR goal!!!
Great JOB Guys!!!!!

AR Goals Reached this Week!!

We have been reading, reading, reading in 4th grade this week!!! I am very proud of everyone...they have really developed a love for books!!!
Congrats to the following people for reaching their goals this week!
Kiana - 17th goal! (WOW!!!!)
Bradley - 2nd and 3rd goals
Jose - 4th goal
Ciamara - 7th, 8th, and 9th goals
Preston - 6th, 7th, and 8th goals

We currently have reached 92 goals total in our class!!!!!!
This is wonderful...OUTSTANDING Job Guys!!!!

Students of the Week for 2.23.09 & 3.2.09

Congratulations to Ja'Kayla for being nominated Student of the Week for 2.23.09. (after a failure to post this blog - I am reposting! Sorry Ja'Kayla)
Ja'Kayla was born here in Little Rock. Her favorite animal is a cat. The person that Ja'Kayla admires the most is her dad! Her favorite book is the current book that she is reading, The Tale of Despereaux (also one of my favorites!) Ja'Kayla's favorite food is Pizza. The place that she most likes in our school is the playground. One wish that she has is to one day be famous! Ja'Kayla believes that the one thing that she does well is READ!

Congrats Ja'Kayla!!!!

Congrats to Ryan for being nominated as Student of the Week for 3.2.09. (again after a failure to post - I am reposting!!! Sorry Ryan!)Ryan was born here in Little Rock. His favorite animal is a cheetah because it's the fastest animal on land. The person that Ryan most admires is President Obama! His favorite book is The Tale of Despereaux. Ryan's favorite food is nachos! (yum yum) Ryan most likes music at our school! His wish is to have a million dollars (me too!) Ryan believes that he does Math really well (and he's right!)
Congrats Ryan!!!!

Internet Explorer Down

Parents,

I was brought to my attention today that this week's blog did not post. For some reason it was saved as a draft after our Internet was down for a bit! So sorry for the inconvenience!
Thanks,
Mrs. Pilkington

Spelling Words and Homework Schedule ~ Week of 3.2.2009

Parents and Students,



This week we will be taking a closer look at long and short vowels and how we can use decoding to help us in our reading and writing. Each child receives two copies of their spelling words each week - one for them to keep at school and one for a "refrigerator" copy to keep at home.The
Spelling Words for this week are as follows:



1.west

2.steep

3.member

4.gleam

5. fresh

6.freedom

7.speed

8.steam

9. beast

10.believe

11.speck

12.kept

13.cheap

14.pretend

15.greed

16.shelf

17. least

18.eager

19. reason

20.chief

Students will be looking for letter teams and decoding patterns this week.



Homework Schedule:

Monday: Spelling Sentences
Review and Study 7 multiplication facts
Read for 40 minutes!



Tuesday: ABC Order
Review and Study 8 multiplication facts
Read for 30 minutes!



Wednesday: Spelling - What doesn't belong?
Study and Review all multiplication facts
Handwriting Worksheet
Read for 45 minutes!



Thursday: Study for Spelling Test

Have a Great Week!!!

A Special Visit from Kyle's Mom

Yesterday was Kyle's birthday! His mom made a special visit to the school and brought the whole class a special surprise, cupcakes!!! (Thanks Mrs. I!) Kyle enjoyed his mom's visit and so did we! Here are some pictures of them!

Assignment from our Counselor ~ Mrs. Hedrick

Parents and Students,
Mrs. Hedrick, our new school counselor, has given an assignment that will be due next Monday, March 2, 2009. Each student received an interview form that they will use to interview an adult that they know. The questions are about their career. Students are trying to learn more about careers and what it takes to succeed at getting to the ultimate goal - "what they want to be when they grow up!"
Please remind students of this assignments! They have a whole week to complete it! Thanks in advance!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Spelling Words and Homework Schedule for the Week of 2.24.09

Parents and Students:
Due to the fact that this week will be a short week, we will have review words. All assignments (spelling words, abc order, etc...) are expected to have all 30 words in them. The possible bonus are extra study words!

Spelling Words
1. horse
2. pull
3. world
4. hardly
5. wood
6. jaw
7. dirty
8. curl
9. gear
10. put
11. bounce
12. spare
13. search
14. cheer
15. full
16. dairy
17. false
18. alarm
19. year
20. roof
21. couch
22. push
23. chore
24. tool
25. sauce
26. charge
27. dawn
28. return
29. howl
30. heard

Possible Bonus:
1. scrawny
2. pounce
3. cocoon
4. marvel
5. pioneer

Homework for the week of 2.24.09

Monday - Students Out

Tuesday - Spelling Sentences
Handwriting Worksheet - Cursive B
Read for 30 minutes!!

Wednesday - Math Test Prep Worksheet
ABC Order
Read for 30 minutes!!
**Mrs. Pilkington out of the building for Professional Development

Thursday - Study for Spelling Test
Handwriting Worksheet - Cursive C
Read for 45 minutes!
** Parents it would be a GREAT idea for you to "buddy study" with your child for
the spelling test! :)

Friday - Have a Great Weekend!!
Please read for 1 hour each day! :)

If you have any questions or would like to speak to me - please feel free to call!!

IMPORTANT:
If I did not get the opportunity to conference with you, please either set up a time that is best for you or call me directly! Interim Reports will go home today! Please sign and return by tomorrow!

- Mrs. Pilkington

Special Visit on President's Day!!!

This past Monday, which was President's Day, Kiana was able to have her "special" lunch with Mrs. Hartsell. (her first grade teacher) McDonald's was her restaurant of choice, which Mrs. Hartsell bought and delivered! During lunch, they discussed their favorite book series Twilight. Mrs. Hartsell even brought her a Twilight Calendar. Kiana had a great time and so did Mrs. Hartsell!!! :) Thank you so much for everything Mrs. Hartsell. We enjoyed the visit tremendously!!!

Here are some pictures from Kiana's special day.

Spelling Words - Week of 2.2.09

Parents and Students,
Below is our list of Spelling words for this week! Please remember that each Monday night is Spelling Sentences. This week Tuesday's homework will be ABC order. Please study these words each night as part of your homework!
-Mrs. Pilkington

~Compound Words~
Two and Three Syllables

1. courthouse
2. bathroom
3. rainstorm
4. lightweight
5. fireworks
6. campground
7. toothpaste
8. windshield
9. background
10. headphone
11. everybody
12. grandparents
13. watermelon
14. masterpiece
15. basketball
16. butterscotch
17. underground
18. fingerprint
19. skyscraper
20. rattlesnake

Student of the Week for 2.2.09

Congratulations to La'Shay for being chosen as Student of the Week. Ciamara chose her because she said La'Shay has become very involved and participates in the classroom and she works hard to complete assignments! Great job La'Shay!

La'Say was born in Little Rock, AR. Her favorite book is Tales of a 4th grade nothing by Judy Blume. She has one wish and that is to go to college one day! :) Her favorite food is fajitas. (Yummy) La'Shay says that one thing she does well is division. Her favorite animal is a cheetah. La'Shay admires her mama. The thing that La'Shay likes most about our school is math in the classroom.

Congrats La'Shay on a job well done! :)

We look forward to seeing who La'Shay chooses next week and why!

-Mrs. Pilkington

1st week in February AR Goals!

Congrats to the students who have kicked off the month of February right by reaching AR goals!!! :) Riyah reached her 3rd goal, Kiana reached her 14th and 15th goals (WOW!!!), and Kyle reached his 4th goal! Way to go guys....Keep on Reading!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Homework Schedule for the week of 2.2.09

Parents and Students,
This week's homework schedule is as follows:

Monday:
Spelling Sentences
READ an AR book for 45 minutes!

Tuesday:
Mrs. Pilkington will be out today!
Please complete any unfinished classroom work.
ABC order
READ for 30 minutes!

Wednesday:
Grammar Worksheet on Helping Verbs
100th day of School Writing Activity
Study for Spelling Test
READ for 45 minutes!

Thursday:
Math Worksheet 21.2
Study for Spelling Test
READ for 30 mintues!

Parents ~ We are beginning to run low on Kleenex and Handsoap. It would be greatly appreciated if you could send some with your child to school! Thanks in advance! :)

Also, we are trying to collect 100 BOXTOPS by Tuesday the 100th day of school! The winner gets a Nacho Party. So before you throw away those boxes...check to make sure you are not throwing away one of those precious box tops!

-Mrs. Pilkington

End of the Week Goals!

I am very pleased to say that we have more AR goals that have been reached this week! Jayla reached her 4th goal & Kyle reached his 3rd goal! I am very proud of them! Keep up the great work guys and READ! READ! READ!
-Mrs. Pilkington

5th AR Goal Reached!

Congrats goes to Ciamara, Student of the Week, for reaching her 5th AR goal! This is the second goal she has reached this month! Great Job Ciamara ~ I am proud of you!!!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Spelling Words for the Week of 1.20.09

Students and Parents,
Below is a list of the spelling words that we will be studying this week. Due to the Inaugration yesterday and MLK day on Monday there was no homework Tuesday Night. Spelling Sentences will be assigned for 1.21.09. We will just be reviewing words from previous weeks due to the short week. If you have any questions please feel free to call or email me!
Thanks,
-Mrs. Pilkington

-ly and -y endings
1. abruptly
2. strangely
3. bumpy
4. sandy
5. greasy
6. scabby
7. hungrily
8. cruelly
9. rudely
10. chatty
11. entirely
12. daintly
13. dressy
14. gritty
15. constantly
16. deeply
17. frequently
18. crispy
19. equally
20. gloomy
21. falsely
22. worthy
23. thirsty
24. filthy
25. starry

Student of the Week ` 1.20.09

Congratulations to Ciamara for being chosen as "Student of the Week." Kayla (last week's Student of the Week) picked Ciamara because she said that she was always outstanding in class and completed her work on time. Great Job Ciamara!

Ciamara has an upcoming birthday that she is very excited about! Her favorite books are Nancy Drew books. When asked what one wish she has was she stated that she wanted to be a fashion designer. One thing that Ciamara thinks she does well is Taekwondo. Her favorite food is Puerto Rican rice. She loves all animals. The person that she most admires is her mom. Ciamara's favorite thing about our school is the education that she receives.

Great Job Ciamara ~ and Congratulations!

-Mrs. Pilkington

Goals! Goals! Goals!

More AR goals have been reached in 4th grade this week! We have been reading, reading, reading and it shows!!! Congrats to Kiana for reaching her 13th goal!!! Way to Go! Congrats also goes to Ilia for reaching her 2nd goal and Ciamara for reaching her 4th!!! I am so proud of these girls!!
-Mrs. Pilkington

More AR Goals Reached!!

I am very proud to announce that Jayla reached her 3rd AR goal and Riyah reached her 2nd goal! I am very proud of you girls! Keep up the great work and READ! READ! READ!

-Mrs. Pilkington

Student of the Week ~ January 12, 2009

Congratulations to Kayla for becoming this weeks "Student of the Week." Jose (last week's "Student of the Week") nominated Kayla for her outstanding behavior and for always listening and doing what the teacher asks. I am very proud of her.

Kayla's favorite books are Curious George. Her favorite food is any fruits! Kayla's wish is that one day she will be a basketball player. Kayla thinks her best school subject is Social Studies. The person that she most admires is her Aunt Paulina. Her favorite animal is a monkey & her favorite place to be in the school is the library!

Congrats Kayla!!!

-Mrs. Pilkington

Spelling List for the Week of January 12, 2009

Parents and Students,
Below is a list of Spelling Words for this upcoming week. We will be out of school on Friday, January 16th for a Teacher Record Day so we will be taking our Spelling Test on Thursday the 15th. I recommend that parents quiz their child every night on these words and take practice "spelling tests" together!

We will be studying beginning and ending sounds ~ /kn/ /gn/ /wr/ & /mb/
Below is a list of words for the week:

1. knot
2. knit
3. sign
4. writing
5. wreath
6. climb
7. comb
8. unknown
9. knob
10. design
11. wrench
12. wrist
13. thumb
14. lamb
15. know
16. kneel
17. assign
18. wreck
19. wren
20. limb

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me!
Thanks in advance for all of your participation.
-Mrs. Pilkington

Fourth grade learns Multiplication

Today, January 9, 2009 we played a VERY fun Math game in class. The students have been working very hard on their multiplication skills. We have been using arrays to help us learn them too!! Today we played a game using the arrays. It was very similar to the card game "I declare war". The students played in groups of 2 or 3 and had to decided whose array was bigger by determining whose product was greater! The students LOVED it as you can see from the pictures below!

Posted by:

-Mrs. Pilkington, Kieaira, & Arianna

Congrats to....

Kiana for reaching her 10th, 11th, and 12th AR goal! Great Job Kiana! :) Congrats also goes to Preston for reaching his 5th AR goal. These students love to read....and there is no denying that!!! I am very proud of them.
Kiana gets to choose someone special to eat lunch with for reaching her highest goal and she chose Mrs. Menard-Hartsell, her 1st grade teacher from Chicot (who happens to be my best friend!) to eat with. There special lunch will take place and February 16th!
Keep up the Good Work Guys!
-Mrs. Pilkington

Student of the Week

Congratulations to Jose for being awarded Student of the Week! Jose has had excellent behavior and been a great role model! I am proud of you Jose!!


Jose's favorite book is Narnia. His favorite food is fruit. Jose's wish is that one day he will go to heaven. Jose thinks that his best subject in school is Math. The person that he most admires is his pastor. His favorite animal is a cheetah & Jose's favorite place in the school is the library!