Report cards will be mailed out next Tuesday providing that your child does not have an existing balance. If you did not send in an envelope for the report card to be mailed to you, you will need to come to the front office to pick it up. It has been a great year! We hope that everyone has an amazing summer full of friends, family and fun!!! 

All our best,

Mrs. Wallace & Mrs. Rice

Today was such a fun day! The students have made poetry books in celebration of the poetry unit that we have wrapped up. Today we had an impromptu poetry reading. It was great! The talent in our room is simply amazing. Please take a moment to let them share some of their poems with you.

Next week is the finale! It has been a great year of learning and fun! On Monday we are asking students to bring 2 books from home to read during the day. We are going to be doing a fun activity and they will need books to read. Additionally, Monday will be the last day that they will need their backpacks.

Tuesday and Wednesday are both early release days. Dismissal starts at 12:30. Please remember if your child has a change of transportation you MUST send in a note or change of transportation form. We CAN NOT accept emails or messages via Remind as an official change.

The Lion King will be presented this Friday and Saturday night at Campbell HS!

https://youtu.be/yNatEsYoEZ8

Tickets are on sale now at

http://www.musicatteasley.com/our-teachers

Discounted tickets will be sold until Thursday.  Otherwise tickets can be purchased at the door.

• Field Day is Wednesday. Please have your child bring a complete set of extra clothes (including extra shoes), there are many water activities. Please have them apply sunblock before getting to school Wednesday morning. Have them bring a water bottle and a plastic bag for their wet clothes and have them wear sneakers.  No cleats please.
• Thursday is the 4th grade End of the Year Awards at 8:10 in the cafeteria. If your child met the award criteria, then they received an invitation today.
• Students will be receiving a free, blue Strong 4 Life t-shirt. Please encourage them to wear it this Friday.
• If you have not already done so, please send in the envelope that was requested for report cards. 
• The half price Book Fair runs through Wednesday.

Happenings this week:

• Field Day is Wednesday. Please have your child bring a complete set of extra clothes (including extra shoes), there are many water activities. Please have them apply sunblock before getting to school Wednesday morning. Have them bring a water bottle and a plastic bag for their wet clothes and have them wear sneakers.
• Thursday is the 4th grade End of the Year Awards at 8:10 in the cafeteria. If your child met the award criteria, then they received an invitation today.
• Students will be receiving a free, blue Strong 4 Life t-shirt. Please encourage them to wear it this Friday.
• If you have not already done so, please send in the envelope that was requested for report cards. 
• The half price Book Fair runs through Wednesday.
• There is still reading homework this week, but there will not be any homework next week. 

Field Day is Wednesday May 17th. Please send in extra clothes and a towel for your child, as there are many water activities planned. Please be sure to have them apply sunscreen before leaving the house Wednesday morning.

4th grade End of the Year Awards will be on Thursday May 18th at 8:10 in the cafeteria. If your child is eligible for an award they will receive an invitation to bring home on Monday.

Reminder...there will be an OPEN BOOK science test on Monday covering chapters 7 and 8. Please have your child read this over in addition to their notes this weekend. There will be no retakes for this assessment as it is OPEN BOOK. If your child does not bring their book to use on Monday, there will not be any extra available for them. We have exactly 1 for each student. 

Please have your child return all textbooks on Monday. We are beginning our end of the year inventory.

All headphones were sent home today, if your child had any here at school.

Our class will be going to the Book Fair on May 15th. If you would like your child to purchase books, please send in money on that day.

Lost and Found is full! Please remind your children to look for any lost items before the end of the year.


Field Day Change...
Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the intermediate field day will be moved FROM this Friday and will now be on Wednesday May 17th. If you ordered Field Day t-shirts, they were given out today.
If you would liketo volunteer for Field Day, there is a new sign up link.

http://signup.com/go/DWaYkFu

Science Content Spelling List

Use the strategies you have learned to spell the words. (break words in parts, break in to syllables, say the words slowly etc)- Test Thursday

1.    population

2.    community

3.    producer 

4.    consumer

5.    herbivore

6.    carnivore

7.    omnivore

8.    decomposer

9.    habitat

10. niche

All retakes from last week will be on Wednesday of this week. Please be on the look out to see if your child received a test that they are eligible to retake. All additional practice must be completed, a parent signature must be included and it must be turned in by Wednesday in order to be eligible for a retake. 

Your child received information on Monday about an assignment that they are to do for homework this week. It will be noted in their agenda as "Poetry Project". It will be taken for a social studies classwork grade and a writing classwork grade. The "project" will be due on Thursday. Please encourage them to USE THE RUBRIC that will be provided on the informational sheet they will receive. 

Social Studies Poetry Project-Due Thursday May 11^th.

Directions: In order to complete this project, you will need to use what you have learned during our poetry unit so far and what you have learned about Westward Expansion in Social Studies.

You will create 1 Couplet Poem, 1 Triplet Poem and 1 Acrostic Poem. Examples of each type of poem can be found on the back of this paper. You may also refer to the notes we took in class. Each poem will use information from Social Studies Chapter 10, lessons 1-4, your Social Studies notes and your study guide from chapter 10) USE THE RUBRICS below to be sure that you have included everything necessary in order to receive full credit.  You will receive a Social Studies grade for the Social Studies content. You will also receive a writing grade for each poem.

Rubric for Social Studies Content
3 points	2 points	1 point
Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 3 names of people we studied.	Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 2 names of people we studied.	Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 1 name of people we studied.
Included in your three poems combined, incorporate all 3 of the following terms. (Louisiana Purchase, Westward Expansion, Trail of Tears)	Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 2 of the following terms. (Louisiana Purchase, Westward Expansion, Trail of Tears)	Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 1 of the following terms. (Louisiana Purchase, Westward Expansion, Trail of Tears)
Included in your three poems combined, incorporate all 3 names of the following rivers. (Red River, Arkansas River, Missouri River)	Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 2 names of the following rivers. (Red River, Arkansas River, Missouri River)	Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 1 name of the following rivers. (Red River, Arkansas River, Missouri River)
Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 3 domain specific vocabulary words from chapter 10.	Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 2 domain specific vocabulary words from chapter 10.	Included in your three poems combined, incorporate 1 domain specific vocabulary word from chapter 10.

Rubric for Poetry (Couplet)
3 points	2 points	1 point
Include 3 sets of two lines each.	Include 2 sets of two lines each.	Include 1 set of two lines.
Each of the 3 sets end with words that rhyme at the end of the lines.	Each of the 2 sets end with words that rhyme at the end of the lines.	Each set ends with words that rhyme at the end of the lines.
Rubric for Poetry (Triplet)
3 points	2 points	1 point
Include 3 sets of three lines each.	Include 2 sets of three lines each.	Include 1 set of three lines.
Each of the 3 sets end with words that rhyme at the end of the lines.	Each of the 2 sets end with words that rhyme at the end of the lines.	Each set ends with words that rhyme at the end of the lines.
Rubric for Poetry (Acrostic)
3 points	2 points	1 point
Word is written down side of paper and contains at least five letters.	Word is written down side of paper and contains less than 5 letters.	Word is written down side of paper and contains 3 letters or less.
All lines of poem relate to topic word.	Half of the lines of the poem relate to topic.	Less than half of the lines of the poem relate to the topic.

Couplet Poem:

A poem that contains at least two sets of two lines. The ending of each line rhymes, however the lines in set two etc do not have to rhyme with set one.

The Beach

Ocean waves crash on shore

The beach is definitely not a bore.

The sand sticks to my feet

The air is salty and sweet.

The sun shines brightly in the sky

The seagull stole my sandwich, “Oh my!”

Triplet Poem:

A poem that contains at least two sets of two lines. The ending of each line rhymes, however the lines in set two etc do not have to rhyme with set one.

Nature Everywhere

Flowers, birds and bees

Beneath the bushes and under the trees

The long grass gives me itchy knees.

I see the rain coming fast

I wonder how long it will last

I notice a cardinal flying past

Nature is here

It is near

It’s beauty brings me cheer

Acrostic Poem:

Sundays

Sunshine

Under a tree I sit in silence

No one is up as early as I

Drinking my coffee in peace

Always we eat family dinner

Yet we wake early to start the glorious day

Supermarket to get ready for the week

Science Vocabulary Words-- Quiz on Thursday