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#20 January 13-17, 2014

Fourth Grade Footnotes

Parents, I want to let you know that the children WILL NOT have a story out of our reading text books due to the short week. This means that the children will not have a spelling test, reading selection test, or a language quiz due to the short week. Therefore, the children will not have a Spelling list or a Family Times” coming home this Friday since we will not be doing a story out of our basal. Instead, we will be working enjoying a novel unit entitled “The War with Grandpa.” Students, be predicting what might cause you to have a “war with your grandpa.”

The children have been doing a dance unit for the last two weeks. Last week they learned the following dances: The Electric Slide, The Cupid Shuffle, and the Cha Cha Slide. This week they have to be really good listeners as they are Square Dancing. I hope you enjoy the pictures below.

ATTENTION…TISSUES ARE STILL NEEDED FOR OUR CLASSROOM!!! I would like to thank Angelina and her family for providing three boxes of tissues to our classroom. We would welcome more!!!

Remember to read for the Six Flags READ to SUCCEED program. The children have until Monday, February 3rd to read for 360 minutes or 6 hours. Any child who achieves this goal by February 3rd will earn a free pass to Six Flags. The tickets are valid during the 2012 season. Get to reading, 4th graders, so you can earn your ticket to Six Flags!!! I already have Karlee’s and I’m hoping for many more!!!

This year I am using the app Remind101. I introduced Remind101 to everyone who was at the open house. I only have 14 parents using Remind101. This app allows me to text important information to each of you when I need to do so. Please sign up to receive my text messages by texting (815)261-0491 with the message @mrshembe, and I will reply. Then you need to follow the directions on your texts.

Students need to remember to copy all of the assignments off of the board and cross off the assignments that they get finished in class. Remember, students, you can bring home your schoolwork to be checked by your parents. Parents, please check your child’s work. I have a lot of grades that could be improved greatly if they were checked at home. The only schoolwork that cannot be checked by your parents are, the Smart Responses, Language quizzes, and tests.

I am pleased to announce that we will be having Accelerated Reader for 4th graders. This means that the children will once again be able to earn prizes for reading. The children have also been asking me how to find out if a book is A.R. (Accelerated Reader) or not. If you would like to know whether or not a book is an A.R. book you can search the following url, . Remember to use my website to help you with useful websites.

Our school is once again collecting Box Tops for Education. Please send all of your Box Tops to school. The money collected from the Box Tops goes right back to your child’s education. Thank you for your help!!!

Your child will be taking a selection test every Thursday on the computers at school. I will be printing of these tests for you because I wanted you to be able to see your child’s score. I will let you know that due to budget constraints, I will be unable to print off these tests every week. However, you can keep track of your child’s test scores simply by going to and logging in using your child’s name and password. You can find your child’s user name and password in their binders located in the reading section. Simply go to enter your child’s name and password, as it appears on the paper. Then you will go to another screen. From there you will need to click on “Parents.” In the box that says “View Student Progress” you will need to choose Mrs. Hemberger-Reading Success Tracker 2008 G4. Here you will be able to keep track of your child’s reading test scores.

Parents, I want you to know that it is never too early to start preparing your child for the I.S.A.T. tests. You child and utilize a program for home called “STUDY ISLAND.” To go to this website you child will need to type in . Here they can begin to practice for the fourth grade I.S.A.T. tests that will be coming up this spring. The child’s user name is the first two letters of their first name, then their entire last name, with no spaces, then the at sign followed by CUSD10. The CUSD must be in all caps. For example, my first name is Tricia and my last name is Hemberger so my user name would look like this trhemberger@CUSD10. Their password is the child’s lunch account number. If your child is new to the district the password is trojans. When they log in they will need to change their password to their lunch account. This site will definitely help them perform better on their I.S.A.T.

If you are sending in cash for lunch money it needs to be sent to school in an envelope with the students name on it, their lunch account number, and my name. When cash gets put in the envelope the secretary does not know who it comes from and which account to credit. Thank you for your help with this matter.

If you are sending in a cake or a cookie cake for your child’s birthday please make sure that it is precut. It is very difficult to get 21 slices even and I do not have a knife in my classroom.

Keep in mind these upcoming dates:

Friday, January 17th – The children who did not earn a 100% A+ on Monday’s Spelling

Pretest will be taking the Unit 3 Week 1 Final Spelling Test today to try for an

improved score. Also, your child will take their Language Quiz over action and

linking verbs today. Don’t forget to look at your child’s papers in the “Friday

Folder.” Keep the papers and then sign the “Friday Folder” so that it can be

returned on Monday. Please sign your child’s January Behavior Chart on the

Week 2 line.

Monday, February 3rd – Our field trip to Sangamon Auditorium at UIS will be today. We

are going to see the stirring drama Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.

This great American freed herself along with hundreds of other people from the

bonds of slavery. Her courage helped to change the world. Six Flags READ to

SUCCEED forms are due. Remember you need to have read for 360 minutes.

Wednesday, February 5th – PTO Meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Auburn Elementary

School Library.

Wednesday, March 5th – PTO Meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Auburn Elementary

School Library.

Wednesday, April 2nd – PTO Meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Auburn Elementary

School Library.

Wednesday, May 7th – PTO Meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Auburn Elementary

School Library.

Friday, May 9th – All of the children’s A.R. points are due today in order for them to

attend the A.R. award.

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