Parents, August 2010
This is a short blog because Amphi is ready to turn over a new website which will have all the current information from Mrs. Wilson for the 4th grade year.
Please have your child bring their school supplies on the first day of school if possible. Most of the first day will be devoted to organizing our supplies.
Important dates:
August 9th: Meet the Teacher Day. 11-11:30 (Last names A-L) 11:30-12 (Last name M-Z)
August 10: First Day of School
August 16: Parent Orientation
Mrs. Wilson's school phone # 696-3818
Email Address: sawilson@amphi.com
I look forward to meeting everyone! Mrs. Wilson
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Happy May!
Welcome May and all of its business! It is the end of the fourth grade year!
I know this letter comes a little late, but I thought I would tie up the year with some general information.
All students were tested in the computer lab 2 weeks ago. This is called MAP testing and I can compare how the students did from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. I did give the score to your child and spoke to them individual on how they scored. Our class made a tremendous amount of growth in math and reading, with one or two exceptions. These tests typically parallel the AIMS test, which you will probably receive at the beginning of the next year. If you need more information, please let me know.
We had a large donation of field trip money given to my class for field trips and I did take advantage of that. This Wednesday, our last field trip will be the movies at Oro Valley Market Place. You should have received a permission slip to see the movie, African Cats.
I would like to sincerely thank the volunteers of our classroom who helped out with our class. You helped make our class run very smoothly. I appreciate all your time and effort.
This school year was the year of change. At first, students departmentalized (switched classes) and then they stayed with their homeroom teacher. Our report card changed twice this year. All in all, I believe we grew and made academic progress and I am basing that on the MAP test mentioned above.
It is hard to believe this is the end of the year and time to say goodbye to 28 smiling faces that I have come to respect and admire. They each made progress in their own way and it was fun seeing the light bulb come on! I am proud of your children and wish them luck for next year. I will truly miss them!
Have a safe and wonderful summer!
Love, Mrs. Wilson
Important Dates to know:
May 18............Movies at Oro Valley Market Place 9:20-1:30
May 19............Mad Scientist to visit classroom
May 25............Last Day of school (ordering pizza and watching a movie in the
class)
August 1st........Class list will be posted on windown in office for next year.
August 9th........Meet your new teacher day.
August 10th.......First day of school.
I know this letter comes a little late, but I thought I would tie up the year with some general information.
All students were tested in the computer lab 2 weeks ago. This is called MAP testing and I can compare how the students did from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. I did give the score to your child and spoke to them individual on how they scored. Our class made a tremendous amount of growth in math and reading, with one or two exceptions. These tests typically parallel the AIMS test, which you will probably receive at the beginning of the next year. If you need more information, please let me know.
We had a large donation of field trip money given to my class for field trips and I did take advantage of that. This Wednesday, our last field trip will be the movies at Oro Valley Market Place. You should have received a permission slip to see the movie, African Cats.
I would like to sincerely thank the volunteers of our classroom who helped out with our class. You helped make our class run very smoothly. I appreciate all your time and effort.
This school year was the year of change. At first, students departmentalized (switched classes) and then they stayed with their homeroom teacher. Our report card changed twice this year. All in all, I believe we grew and made academic progress and I am basing that on the MAP test mentioned above.
It is hard to believe this is the end of the year and time to say goodbye to 28 smiling faces that I have come to respect and admire. They each made progress in their own way and it was fun seeing the light bulb come on! I am proud of your children and wish them luck for next year. I will truly miss them!
Have a safe and wonderful summer!
Love, Mrs. Wilson
Important Dates to know:
May 18............Movies at Oro Valley Market Place 9:20-1:30
May 19............Mad Scientist to visit classroom
May 25............Last Day of school (ordering pizza and watching a movie in the
class)
August 1st........Class list will be posted on windown in office for next year.
August 9th........Meet your new teacher day.
August 10th.......First day of school.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Happy Spring!
Happy April.... This month we will be gearing up for AIMS testing. If you would like to send in a snack for the class for the week of April 11, please let me know.
The following are some things we are working on in class for the month of April.
In Math this month we will work on fractions/decimals/percent. The students are using the paper math journals and it is working out favorable.
In Reading, we continue to do a story a week. This week we will concentrate on non-fiction text and how to find answers or read between the lines. We will also write a persuasive essay about using water bottles.
In Language, we will write a story that uses voice. The students will write their own autobiography. I will send home some questions to answer when your child was a baby.
In Spelling, we continue the routine of a paragraph test on Thursday and Friday a word test with some skills taught in the week.
In Science we will finish up weather and move on to vertebrates and invertebrates. We will also dissect a flower and know the parts of a flower.
In Arizona, we will talk about WWII and how it effected Arizona, and what life was like. If you have an older family member that could speak about the depression we would love for them to come in!
We will be going on a field trip on April 29th to Old Pueblo Archaeology. This is a dig and students will actually get to dig to find artifacts. I will be sending more information home about this later.
Dates to remember:
April 1........report cards go home
April 1-15.....Practice Aims information
April 11-14....AIMS testing
April 27.......Guest speaker from Old Pueblo Archaeology.
April 29....... Field Trip to Old Pueblo Archaeology.
The following are some things we are working on in class for the month of April.
In Math this month we will work on fractions/decimals/percent. The students are using the paper math journals and it is working out favorable.
In Reading, we continue to do a story a week. This week we will concentrate on non-fiction text and how to find answers or read between the lines. We will also write a persuasive essay about using water bottles.
In Language, we will write a story that uses voice. The students will write their own autobiography. I will send home some questions to answer when your child was a baby.
In Spelling, we continue the routine of a paragraph test on Thursday and Friday a word test with some skills taught in the week.
In Science we will finish up weather and move on to vertebrates and invertebrates. We will also dissect a flower and know the parts of a flower.
In Arizona, we will talk about WWII and how it effected Arizona, and what life was like. If you have an older family member that could speak about the depression we would love for them to come in!
We will be going on a field trip on April 29th to Old Pueblo Archaeology. This is a dig and students will actually get to dig to find artifacts. I will be sending more information home about this later.
Dates to remember:
April 1........report cards go home
April 1-15.....Practice Aims information
April 11-14....AIMS testing
April 27.......Guest speaker from Old Pueblo Archaeology.
April 29....... Field Trip to Old Pueblo Archaeology.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Happy March
Happy March,
My sincere apologies for being late this month! I was absent for one week and I am trying to catch up!
For the month of March we are doing the following:
In Math, we are learning about fractions and probablity. Students will need to recognize fractions and know which is bigger or smaller. We will also learn to add fractions, not by common denominators (5th grade) but by pattern blocks in the classroom. For example, 1 hexagon is the "whole" What is the half? The trapezoid.
What is 1/2 + 1/2? 1 whole. Students need to understand the concept before learning common denominators. About the middle of March, we will move on to perimeter and area.
In Reading, We are going to finish up Call it Courage. The students seemed to enjoy this book. The book was not always literal and sometime students had to figure out answers by the clues given. We will move on persuasion and informational text type reading.
Students will have a power point book report due. The original due date was March 4, but that has been extended due to my absence. The new due date is March 16.
In Spelling, we continue with our paragragh test on Thursday. By now, most of the students can do this with a high degree of accuracy.
In English, we are discussing word choice in writing and sentence fluency. Your child will write a creative story about accidently being locked in a toy store!
In Arizona, we are finishing chapter 8 about transportation and communication in Arizona. We will move on to WW II and how it relates to Arizona.
In Science, we are studying plant and animal defenses. Ask your child about these words: Mutualism, mimicry, adaptation and camouflage. We will have a guest speaker from the Arizona Game and Fish department to discuss these animals and their defenses. Next we will move on to weather and climate in Arizona.
Dates to remember:
March 14....An author will visit our classroom and discuss how she published her book.
March 16...Book report due
March 17 Grandparent breakfast
March 21-25 Spring Break
My sincere apologies for being late this month! I was absent for one week and I am trying to catch up!
For the month of March we are doing the following:
In Math, we are learning about fractions and probablity. Students will need to recognize fractions and know which is bigger or smaller. We will also learn to add fractions, not by common denominators (5th grade) but by pattern blocks in the classroom. For example, 1 hexagon is the "whole" What is the half? The trapezoid.
What is 1/2 + 1/2? 1 whole. Students need to understand the concept before learning common denominators. About the middle of March, we will move on to perimeter and area.
In Reading, We are going to finish up Call it Courage. The students seemed to enjoy this book. The book was not always literal and sometime students had to figure out answers by the clues given. We will move on persuasion and informational text type reading.
Students will have a power point book report due. The original due date was March 4, but that has been extended due to my absence. The new due date is March 16.
In Spelling, we continue with our paragragh test on Thursday. By now, most of the students can do this with a high degree of accuracy.
In English, we are discussing word choice in writing and sentence fluency. Your child will write a creative story about accidently being locked in a toy store!
In Arizona, we are finishing chapter 8 about transportation and communication in Arizona. We will move on to WW II and how it relates to Arizona.
In Science, we are studying plant and animal defenses. Ask your child about these words: Mutualism, mimicry, adaptation and camouflage. We will have a guest speaker from the Arizona Game and Fish department to discuss these animals and their defenses. Next we will move on to weather and climate in Arizona.
Dates to remember:
March 14....An author will visit our classroom and discuss how she published her book.
March 16...Book report due
March 17 Grandparent breakfast
March 21-25 Spring Break
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy February!
Here are some activities that are happening in our classroom this month.
In Math, we are working on long division and measuring angles by degrees. We will be using protractors to do this. Also, I am happy to report almost everyone has a workbook for math this semester. This will really help the children in math. Please contact Mrs. Wilson if your child does not have one. (Journal 2 math) Special thanks to Mrs. Coletti for helping our class get the math workbooks!
In Reading, your child may attend a different classroom depending on their reading abilities. If your child is in my class, we are starting to work on the book, Call it Courage. We will study comprehension, vocabulary, foreshadowing, and learning about a different culture.
In Spelling, our class has a paragraph dictation test every Thursday. Therefore, homework on Wednesday is always a copy of the paragraph to study. Please be sure your child knows the paragraph. On Friday we have a word test.
In Language, we are learning about adjectives and ideas for writing.
In Science we will finish up Magnets and Electricity and move on to Weather.
In Arizona, we are in chapter 7, which is about Arizona and the mining boom.
We could really use some baby wipes to clean the room if you can donate these!
Dates to remember:
Feb. 8.............guest speaker water
Feb. 10............guest speaker Mad scientist
Feb. 11............Valentine party at end of day.
Feb 21.............field trip to Kartchner
Feb. 23............western day
Feb 24-25..........Rodeo...no school
March 4............Book report due (power point)
March 8............guest speaker Arizona game and fish.
Here are some activities that are happening in our classroom this month.
In Math, we are working on long division and measuring angles by degrees. We will be using protractors to do this. Also, I am happy to report almost everyone has a workbook for math this semester. This will really help the children in math. Please contact Mrs. Wilson if your child does not have one. (Journal 2 math) Special thanks to Mrs. Coletti for helping our class get the math workbooks!
In Reading, your child may attend a different classroom depending on their reading abilities. If your child is in my class, we are starting to work on the book, Call it Courage. We will study comprehension, vocabulary, foreshadowing, and learning about a different culture.
In Spelling, our class has a paragraph dictation test every Thursday. Therefore, homework on Wednesday is always a copy of the paragraph to study. Please be sure your child knows the paragraph. On Friday we have a word test.
In Language, we are learning about adjectives and ideas for writing.
In Science we will finish up Magnets and Electricity and move on to Weather.
In Arizona, we are in chapter 7, which is about Arizona and the mining boom.
We could really use some baby wipes to clean the room if you can donate these!
Dates to remember:
Feb. 8.............guest speaker water
Feb. 10............guest speaker Mad scientist
Feb. 11............Valentine party at end of day.
Feb 21.............field trip to Kartchner
Feb. 23............western day
Feb 24-25..........Rodeo...no school
March 4............Book report due (power point)
March 8............guest speaker Arizona game and fish.
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