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#13 November 11-15, 2013

Fourth Grade Footnotes

No School on Monday for Veteran’s Day!!!

Parents, I want to let you know that the children WILL NOT have a story out of our reading text books next 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 weekend since we will not be doing a story out of our basal. Instead, we will be reading a novel unit entitled Dear Mr. Henshaw.

Students and parents, I wanted to let you all know that your child will need a shoebox very soon for a Social Studies project. If you would happen to have an extra and could share it I’m certain I could find someone who may need one. Many thanks, Mrs. Hemberger

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!!!

Our Christmas Party is approaching quickly so I wanted to remind the students and their families who have volunteered to provide items for our Christmas party. Our party will be on Friday, December 20th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Just a reminder we have 21 students and one teacher.

Cupcakes – Cassidy

Cookies – Briar

Candy Treats – Tamara

Napkins – Hallee

Juice Boxes – Hallee

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, November 15th - 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 November Behavior Chart on the

Week 3 line. Don’t forget to study for Monday’s Chapter 9 Math Test.

Monday, November 17th – The children will take their Chapter 9 Math Test today. Don’t

forget to study for the Northeast states and capitals test for Social Studies. The

children were given a study guide for this test last Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 18th – The children will take their Social Studies Test over the

Northeast states and capitals today. Students will go to the Scholastic Book Fair

today from 8:50-9:20 a.m. to look at possible books that they would like to purchase.

Family Night at the Scholastic Book Fair tonight at the Auburn Middle School

Library from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 19th – The children will be going to the Scholastic Book Fair today

from 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. to purchase books.

Thursday, November 20th – Family Night at the Scholastic Book Fair tonight at the Auburn

Middle School Library from 4:00-7:00 p.m. 5 Minute Timed Test corrections are

due today.

Wednesday, November 27th - 2:00 Dismissal / Scholastic Book Orders are Due Today!!!

Thursday, November 28th – No School / Thanksgiving Day

Friday, November 29th – School Not In Session

Monday, December 2nd – School Resumes

Thursday, December 19th - 2:00 Dismissal

Friday, December 20th – 2:00 Dismissal / End of the Second Quarter

Monday, December 23rd – Monday, January 4th – No School / Christmas Break

Monday, January 6th – All day Teacher Institute / Students Not In Attendance

Tuesday, January 7th – School Resumes

Wednesday, January 8th – PTO Meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Auburn Elementary

School Library.

Monday, February 3rd – 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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