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CRCT UPDATE

Only two more days until we are finished with the CRCT test. On Monday we will work on the science section, and we will finish up on Tuesday with social studies. Thank you for having your children at school on these days. **We will resume our normal schedule on Wednesday.

Important Dates

May 14      Preview Day

May 16      Field Day

May 20      Awards Day

Math- We are continuing to compare and contrast space figures. Then we will work on the representation of information on graphs and compare the different types of graphs.

Reading - Our study of informational text includes an author study. Our focus will be the informational text written by the well known children's author Gail Gibbons.

Language- Our focus this nine weeks is persuasive writing. We will be discussing the different qualities that are necessary to write a "good"  persuasive essay. Editing skills are another area of focus the next two weeks. 

Science- We are just starting our unit on ecosystems.

 

A belated Happy Birthday to Jack who celebrated on April 3rd, and Matthew's birthday was April 22nd. Marisa will celebrate on April 30th.

Spring is Here!!!

We are in the last grading period. Where has the time gone?Although spring has sprung, please continue to encourage your child to complete all homework assignments.

CRCT  DATES

April 23,24,25, 28, 29

We will begin testing at 8:00 and finish around 10:30. Please do arrive on time in the morning and do not schedule appointments or vacation plans for this time. We appreciate your help!!

As we continue to study our regular curriculum, we are also preparing for the the upcomimg CRCT. We will do some reviewing, as well as, practice some test taking skills. DON'T forget that your child can also practice online at the OAS website. This site has older test questions, so that your child can get a good idea of the format and wording of the test.

A belated Happy Birthday to Jack who celebrated on March 26th!!!

  HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Congratulations to

*Matthew our character kid of the month.

                     * Stephanie for designing the winning "Bullying Poster" for our class.

Dates to Remember

March 20th    Report cards

March 25th    Field Trip to the Youth Museum

                 March 26th    Writing Assessment (All fourth graders will take a practice writing assesssment. It is modeled after the writing assessment given to the students in fifth grade. The fifth grade writing is sent to the state to be evaluated.)

CRCT

Don't forget to visit the Georgia Dept. of Education and work on some of the practice tests. We are starting to do some practice in class. This will help the students become familiar with the format and termonology.

Language Arts

English & Grammar: We are finishing with adverbs and will begin improving our proofreading skills. 

Writing: We have been writing informational essays on colonial times. The children took notes that centered on main ideas and details, and then created paragraphs from these ideas. The papers are almost finished and are looking very good! Our focus this week will be "writing to a prompt." The class will become familiar will the different types of prompts, as well as, the steps to follow in creating a well organized piece of writing. Then we will work on persuasive writing.

Reading: We will be doing some activities centered around our book of the month, I Love You the Purplest. I also plan to mix in a little CRCT practice. Following that, it is back to informational text with a focus on one particular author.

Math

     This week we begin the last nine weeks of school, and we will switch math classes. Some of the children will have a new math teacher. Multiplication of decimals using area models will be our starting topic.

Social Studies/Science 

Social Studies will focus on the Southern Colonies and events leading to the Revolutionary War.

In science, the new topic will be light.             

                

Thank you

Thanks so much to the parents and students that helped to make Teacher Appreciation Day so great. A special thank you to Mrs. Michele T. and Mr. N. for watching our class so that I could have extra time to enjoy the delicious lunch. The beautiful roses and gift card are also greatly appreciated.  You are WONDERFUL!

Penny Wars

Today, not a long time ago…In a Nicholson Star Galaxy, not far away…

PENNY WARS

It is a new age for Nicholson Stars…

Nicholson Stars have joined forces with the RallyKids Foundation to raise money and awareness for CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH.

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THE RULES

Your class wins a PENNY WARS battle scoring the most penny points in a day.

Each penny in your class jug counts as one point. Any other type of money – coin or bill counts subtracts points – by each value.

Examples – a nickel subtracts 5 points

                 a dime subtracts 10 points

                 a dollar subtracts 100 points

                a 50 dollar bill subtracts 5,000 points!

All class jugs will be in the cafeteria. You may drop your coins and bills before school.

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Results will be announced the following day and the winning class will be rewarded.

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PENNY WARS lasts 5 days –

February 25 – 29

Every student will receive an offical Penny Wars Bag with the rules and their first penny to play on Friday, Feb. 22nd. Look for it coming home.

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Good luck,

Nicholson Student Council

IS YOUR BAG PACKED?

THE FORCE IS STRONG AT NICHOLSON!

Today, not a long time ago…In a Nicholson Star Galaxy, not far away…

PENNY WARS

It is a new age for Nicholson Stars…

Nicholson Stars have joined forces with the RallyKids Foundation to raise money and awareness for CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH.

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THE RULES

Your class wins a PENNY WARS battle scoring the most penny points in a day.

Each penny in your class jug counts as one point. Any other type of money – coin or bill counts subtracts points – by each value.

Examples – a nickel subtracts 5 points

                 a dime subtracts 10 points

                 a dollar subtracts 100 points

                a 50 dollar bill subtracts 5,000 points!

All class jugs will be in the cafeteria. You may drop your coins and bills before school.

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Results will be announced the following day and the winning class will be rewarded.

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PENNY WARS lasts 5 days –

February 25 – 29

Every student will receive an offical Penny Wars Bag with the rules and their first penny to play on Friday, Feb. 22nd. Look for it coming home.

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Good luck,

Nicholson Student Council

IS YOUR BAG PACKED?

THE FORCE IS STRONG AT NICHOLSON!

Mathathon

Math-a-Thon

The Mathathon for St. Jude's Hospital is now winding down, and your child should be finishing up his problems in his booklet/CD or online.  It's now time to start collecting the pledges from friends and family members which we will donate to St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.  Did you know that the average 2-year treatment for cancer costs around $500,000?  Your donations help families cover the cost of this expensive treatment so that no one ever has to be turned away from getting the help that they desperately need.

Please turn in your collection envelope by February 29, and remember, those students turning in at least $35 will receive a free ticket to Six Flags and a Mathathon t-shirt.  And perhaps even more importantly, your child will be learning a valuable lesson by helping others in need.

Click on the following link for more information...www.mathathon.org

Thanks for your support

The Mathathon for St. Jude's Hospital is now winding down, and your child should be finishing up his problems in his booklet/CD or online.  It's now time to start collecting the pledges from friends and family members which we will donate to St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.  Did you know that the average 2-year treatment for cancer costs around $500,000?  Your donations help families cover the cost of this expensive treatment so that no one ever has to be turned away from getting the help that they desperately need.

Please turn in your collection envelope by February 29, and remember, those students turning in at least $35 will receive a free ticket to Six Flags and a Mathathon t-shirt.  And perhaps even more importantly, your child will be learning a valuable lesson by helping others in need.

Click on the following link for more information...www.mathathon.org

Thanks for your support

The Mathathon for St. Jude's Hospital is now winding down, and your child should be finishing up his problems in his booklet/CD or online.  It's now time to start collecting the pledges from friends and family members which we will donate to St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.  Did you know that the average 2-year treatment for cancer costs around $500,000?  Your donations help families cover the cost of this expensive treatment so that no one ever has to be turned away from getting the help that they desperately need.

Please turn in your collection envelope by February 29, and remember, those students turning in at least $35 will receive a free ticket to Six Flags and a Mathathon t-shirt.  And perhaps even more importantly, your child will be learning a valuable lesson by helping others in need.

Click on the following link for more information...www.mathathon.org

Thanks for your support

Students need to keep reading daily and using the reading strategies we have learned. This will improve  comprehension skills and increase reading levels. Please continue filling out your monthly reading logs and your SIX FLAGS Reading Logs. Another great activity is taking the CRCT practice tests on line. Students who practice score higher on the CRCT and feel more confident when taking the actual test! You will need the user name and password to acess the tests. You can refer to the letter that was sent home last month. If you are unable to locate the letter, just contact me for the information. Thank you for your time during conference week. It was a pleasure to meet with all of you.

Curriculum

Social Studies - We are just starting to work on our study of the 13 Colonies. Students will be studying early colonial settlements by regions, as well as, the settlement of Georgia.  We'll continue on with the American Revolution.

                             Great Websites!

*Find information and links about the colonies. 

*Be a history detective. 

                     Math - We will be rounding, ordering , and adding decimals. The unit will finish with measuring weight. 

Reading- We will continue working on informational text in If You Lived In Colonial Times and sharing facts from the book. A fictional book , A Lion To Guard Us, will be read by each child. This book also deals with Colonial Times. Cause and effect is a reading concept the class will be working on.

English - Adjectives and adverbs are next on our agenda.       

CALENDAR UPDATE

February   22    Sons of the American Revolution Program

February 25    Penny Wars begin

February  29    Spirit Day

March 2-7        Tune Out TV Week

March  3           Read Across America

March  4           Early Release

March  6           Reading Round Up and Book Fair 6:45

Congratulations to our January Character Kid  Mylynn Tu.

The newest members of the Math 100's Club (* and 100's Plus Club) are: Eric, Chaz, Marisa*, Lex, Mariah

Calendar Notes

         January 28  Conference Day

         February  5   PTA /PE Program

         Feb.  8 Bingo Night 6:30

      Feb. 14   Valentines Day   

        Feb. 18/19 Presdent's Day Holiday

On February 14th, our class will be having a "food treat" to celebrate Valentine's Day. There will also be a time to exchange Valentine cards. If your child would like to bring Valentines, I will distribute class lists this week to help with names. We will also need some food items and paper products. If you can provide anything, please let me know. This will not involve "making" food.

Curriculum

This week we will be working on these topics. Also here are a few websites that you may enjoy.

MATH- Mixed numbers and improper fractions

    Bowling For Fractions

    Tony Fraction's Pizza Shop

ENGLISH - Adjectives

     Grammar Gorilla

READING - Informational Text

SCIENCE -Simple Machines

   Ed Head's Simple Machines

   Information about different science topics

   

                      

            

                                        

                  

                     

WELCOME BACK

      

I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break and enjoyed spending some time with their family.This week we began the second half of the school year. We still have a lot to cover! Please continue to read everyday to improve reading comprehension and vocabulary.   

           JANUARY CALENDAR         

Jan. 21      M.L. King Holiday

Jan.22       100’s Club Assembly   

Jan. 21-28  Conferences

                          (12:20 dismissal)

Jan. 31    Happy Birthday Mariah

                                     Conferences

Conference notes were sent home today. Please check your schedule and return the form as soon as possible. If you need a different time, I will contact you to reschedule. I am also available for conferences before school. I am looking forward to meeting with each of you. During the conference time, I will be reviewing report cards, discussing our curriculum, sharing reading and writing assessments, and providing feedback on your child's progress this year.

                   100's Club

The following students have passed the addition, subtraction, and multiplication timed test by completing at least 90/100 problems in five minutes or less. They are members of the school's 100's Club and will receive their tags at an assembly on January 22.

    * Denotes children who have passed the division     test,too. They are also members of the 100's Plus Club. We will continue to take tests on the math facts, so that all students will have the opportunity to join the club. 

 

*Sydney

*Matthew

*Stephanie

*Steven

*Jack

*Jill

*Mylynn

  Luke

Aubrey

                  January Curriculum

• Math - Fractions (equivalent,improper, mixed numbers, adding and subtracting)
• Grammar- Compound Sentences,Conjunctions,Pronouns
• Reading - Informational text
• Writing- Informational Writing
• Science-Simple Machines
• Social Studies - Colonization of America

Happy Holidays

December Calendar

December 10    Happy Birthday Aubrey

December 12-13 Chorus Concert

                 December 21   Holiday Party

                 Dec. 22 - Jan. 4th Winter Break

HOLIDAY PARTY

Our Holiday Party will be held on December 21st at 9:15 A.M. Your child received a note on Monday, Dec. 10th that asked for food items and volunteers to help with activities. We need breakfast items, juices, fruit. Please volunteer, if you can!

McCleskey Concert

The McCleskey Chorus will be entertaining Nicholson on Wed., Dec. 19th at 9:30 with a short Holiday Concert. What a treat for us!

MATH

We are finishing our unit and will be taking the final test on Tuesday, Dec. 18th. This is a great time to review multiplication ( 485 x 36) and division ( 637 divided by 26).

SOCIAL STUDIES 

We should finish our explorer reports this week. Most of the work will be done at school, but there will be a few things to be done for homework this week. Next, we will be studying force and motion in science.