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