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This is the Ecosystems Webquest that we are working on in class.   Webquest Link

Week of April 27th

 CRCT TESTING 

 We have the Social Studies section to do on Monday, and then we are DONE!. Testing has gone very well thus far. The children have worked hard, and I am very proud of them. The rest of the week will return to normal!

Congratulations to Tyler W. who is our Terrific Kid for the month of April.

  SUMMER BRIDGE WORKBOOK

Look for an order form to come home on Monday for the Summer Bridge Workbook. It is an excellent way to do a little academic work over the summer. The workbooks are $12, and all orders need to be in by May 5.

IMPORTANT DATES

May 1    Last day to check out books in Media Center

May 5-8 Scholastic HALF-PRICE Book Fair 7:30 - 3:00

May 5    Cobb County Public Library Summer Reading Presentation

May 8    All library books due

May 11 Last day for AR tests

May 14  Field Day

May 19  Fourth Grade Awards

 MATH- We will be working constructing, comparing, and contrasting solid geometric figures,as well as, investigating graphs.

READING- Gail Gibbons, the author of informational books for children, will continue to be our focus.

WRITING- We will be working on Persuasive Writing.

SOCIAL STUDIES-The Triangles of Trade and the Revolutionary War are on the agenda for the next two weeks.

SPELLING PRACTICE WEBSITE

Here is a new way to practice spelling. Click on the link below to enter any words you want to work on. There are games to play and ways to test yourself. It's a fun way to practice your spelling . www.spellingcity.com

 

 

Week of March 23

  SPRING CALENDAR

3/23      Field Trip-Youth Museum

3/27      Spirit Day

3/27      Family Dance

4/1        Kindergarten Registration

4/3       Art Enrichment Day  

4/6       Spring Holidays

  IMPORTANT  REMINDER

Time is passing very quickly until the state CRCT starts on April 20th. It is very important that students be at school April 20-24. Please be sure to not schedule appointments for your child during this week. Also, here is a link that will take you directly to the CRCT on line practice pages. Students log in with their GTID (the number was sent home in January). If you cannot locate the number, I will send it home. The password is: education. Click here: CRCT On line Practice

  Curriculum Notes

MATH-This week we will be multiplying and dividing decimals with whole numbers. We will also be using grids to make visual representations of these math operations. Then the students will compute using the order of operations, including parentheses.

READING/WRITING-Everyone is writing their Colonial Times Report and then editing the rough draft. We should ALL be finished on Thursday or Friday. We will have a Beyond Question Power Point on fact/opinion on Friday. Next week will start an author study about Gail Gibbons.

GRAMMAR- We will start to study adverbs.

SOCIAL STUDIES-We continue to study the 13 Colonies. Students are comparing and contrasting life in the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.

 

 

Week of March 9th

  MARCH NEWS

Congratulations to Victoria, our Terrific Kid for the month of March.

  STAR LAB

This week all fourth grade students will have a science lesson in the Star Lab. It is a portable planetarium in which students can observe all the stars and constellations in the night sky. My thanks to Mrs. Jackson for arranging this science experience and attending special training classes.

END of THIRD QUARTER - It is hard to believe but the last quarter of this school year begins this Friday, March 15th. Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, March 19th. Please return the signature card and the envelope. If you would like a conference, please email me at Chris.Cayo@cobbk12org.

CALENDAR

3/19  Second Grade Musical 7:00

3/19 Report Cards sent home

3/23 Field Trip Cobb Youth Museum

MATH-We are completing the fourth unit and will be reviewing on Thursday and Friday for the unit test next Monday. This week we will be learning about customary and metric weight, line graphs, and balanced equations. Here are a few links for practice: Mathwire , MathPlayground 

READING/WRITING-Our work on main ideas and supporting details continues as the class takes notes from the book, If You Lived In Colonial Times. The notes will be used to write their research papers. The students are also reading A Lion To Guard Us, a fictional text about Colonial Days.Cause/effect and fact/opinion are other reading skills that we will be working on. 

SOCIAL STUDIES - We continue to study the American Colonies. Links to Colonial America websites: The Thirteen Originals,Social Studies for Kids

HEALTH- The class is discussing types of illnesses and illness prevention. We will also be studying the digestive system.

Week of February 23

   The Boosterthon Fun Run was a big success! Thanks to all parents and students for their wonderful support. Working together will mean more technology for our classrooms. Yeah! Don't forget that the Fun Run money is due by Thursday 2-26.

Teacher Appreciation Day- Thanks also to Mrs. Carlino and everyone else who made it possible for me to enjoy a fabulous lunch last Wednesday. I also appreciate the Kohl's gift card.

 Our Terrific Kid for the month of February is Felix Robichaud. Congratulations, Felix!

Calendar

2/26  Boosterthon Pledges Due

2/27 ATS Magican Program 8 AM

         Book Fair Grand Opening Night

3/2 Book Fair in Media Center all Week

3/3 Early Release 12:20

        Nicholson Curriculum Night

  MATH - We are continuing our work with decimals. We will be rounding, ordering, and adding decimals.

READING - In conjunction with informational text we will work on main idea and supporting details.

ENGLISH - Pronouns continue to be our focus.

SCIENCE- We finish light and sound this week and have a test next     Wednesday.

SOCIAL STUDIES- Our study of the 13 Colonies will begin next week with an emphasis on early colonial settlements by regions. We will also be reinforcing our map skills during this unit.    

 

Exciting News

Boosterthon Fun Run coming soon in February!

This coming February the Nicholson PTA and Foundation have been organizing a unique and terrific fundraiser called the the Boosterthon Fun Run. This fundraiser will be used to help with technology upgrades at our school. Please visit

www.boostersuperfan.com

to find out more information about this great event!  The following are dates to kick off the celebration. Please come and join us.

February 10th-Boosterthon Pep Rally in gym at 1:15. Parents invited at 12:45.

February 19th-  Boosterthon Fun Run for all grades is 9:00-11:30 on the track.

LET’S MAKE THE MOST OF THIS TERRIFIC FUNDRAISER TO HELP MAKE NICHOLSON EVEN BETTER!!!

Week of January 26

CONFERENCE WEEK

This week school will dismiss at 12:20 due to parent conferences. Specials are at 9:30 and lunch time is 11:14. I look forward to meeting with you at your designated times! This Friday is also Spirit Day.

IMPORTANT DATES

Tuesday 2/3 Individual and Class Pictures

Wednesday 2/4 Early Release

Monday 2/9 Field Trip to Tellus Museum

Monday 2/16 Student Holiday

Friday 2/20 Foundation Bingo

    CONGRATULATIONS

  Nick was the Nicholson Spelling Bee winner! The contestants were fourth and fifth graders. WOW! He will represent our school at the Cobb County Spelling Bee.

  Isabella is our Terrific Kid for the month of January.

 The following students are members of the 100's Club:

           Tyler L. and Chris

 These students are members of the 100's Club and 100's Plus Club:

         Khalil A., Victoria, Nick, Sincere, Brandon, Kathryn, Chase, Anusha, Isabella,  Gerardo, Taeed, Felix, Veronica, Tyler W., Grace

 

A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Anusha, Isabella, and Tyler W.

Chase celebrates his birthday on January 26th. 

 MATH - We are finishing fractions this week with mixed numbers, improper fractions, and adding/subtracting mixed numbers. Next week, we will be working on decimals.

LANGUAGE ARTS- We continue to look at informational text and graphic features. Everyone has a list of PRONOUNS and should memorize that list by the end of the week. Our Sitton Spelling Unit concentrates on irregular verb forms.

SOCIAL STUDIES - The explorer reports will be finished by Wednesday, and students will be sharing the reports with the rest of the class.

SCIENCE - We continue to look at simple machines and will be making booklets to demonstrate what we have learned. Light will be our next topic.

Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a wonderful Winter Holiday and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. This week, we begin the second half of the school year. We still have a lot of work to do! Please continue to read daily to improve comprehension.

JANUARY CALENDAR

1/6     School Spelling Bee  8:15

1/19   MLK Holiday

1/22   100th Day of School

1/26-30 Report Cards -Conferences (12:20 dismisal)

1/30   Spirit Day

 Curriculum News

MATH- This week our  math classes will be regrouping again based on each student's score on the pretest. The focus this nine weeks will be fractions, decimals, and weight. 

READING - How do I read to get information? We will "dissect" informational books and talk about using the graphic and textual features for maximum understanding of a topic.

WRITING- Finally, this week our class is finishing writing their response to literature which will be a significant portion of their writing grade.

SOCIAL STUDIES- How was the world changed by the explorations of European nations? We will find out as we research early explorers. On Wednesday, each student will receive an explorer to research and write a report. Most of the report will be completed at school, but students may want to do some extra fact searching on their home computer.

SCIENCE- Most of the explorer report will be independent work. So, we will also be discussing simple machines, and their uses in our daily life.

 With all the allergies and colds, we are in need of more boxes of tissues. Any HELP would be greatly appreciated!

November 10th

November Calendar

11/11  1:00 Veteran's Day Program

11/11  6:45 PTA Meeting-Chorus Performs

11/17  Scholastic Book Fair Week

11/19  VIP Thanksgiving Lunch

11/21 Spirit Day

Math-My math class continues to practice long division, three digit dividends with two digit divisors. We will need quite a bit of practice to become proficient in this process. Please practice long division at home. It involves so many steps, and one small mistake will cause an incorrect answer. To prevent confusion be sure your child is "lining up" the numbers. There will be be a brief quiz on Wednesday and a more difficult test on Friday. Check homework to see what we are working on. Next week, we will begin geometry. Lines, points, and angles will be our starting focus.

Reading-The study of Traditional Literature continues.We are currently discussing the elements in fables and will also discuss folktales. The class will read and analyze a Native American folktale, The Rough Face Girl. We will read numerous folktales and even compose our own versions of some well known fairytales.

Writing- Using shared pen the class will write a response to literature , a summary of The Rough Face Girl. We continue to look at the components of a personal narrative and practice writing narratives in our writing journals.

The focus in English continues to be on adjectives. We will still work on recognizing adjectives ,as well as,using the comparative and superlative degrees.

Social Studies- Native Americans are the topic for the next two weeks. The class has been discussing how the first Native Americans arrived in North America. We will divide into groups to research and report on six different Native American tribes.

 

 

 

  

October 20th

Report Cards went home on Friday. Please sign the signature card and return it in the envelope. Thanks

THANK YOU to the parents who helped at the Nicholson Carnival or sent baked goods. You are the best! A BIG thanks to our Room Parent , Mrs Carlino, for designing our cute basket for the silent auction.

Have you seen some of the creative art pieces your students have been doing with our Art Master? They will be bringing home another one this week. The art has been hanging in the hallway. Thanks Mrs. Layton!

CONGRATULATIONS to our new Sudent Council Members. Our room representative is Khalil Alame,and the alternate is Tyler Weathers.

Reminders:

Oct. 20 Bus Driver Appreciation Day

  Oct.20  Art Fundraiser Orders due

  Oct.20-24 Specials 9:00-9:45

  Oct. 29-30 Concert Dress Rehearsal  9 AM

  Oct. 30   Concert  7:00 PM

  MATH-This Monday, we are changing math classes. Most of the students will remain with the same teacher, but there will be some changes. My math class will start with basic division and then move to two digit divisors. PLEASE continue to practice multiplication and division facts. If the children are not "fast" with the facts, they will struggle with long division.

READING-We are beginning a new unit, Traditional Literature. This will include fables, tall tales, and fairy tales. First, we are completing a response to literature for the book of the month, Black Cat.

ENGLISH- A quick review of plural nouns will be our focus, and then we are on to adjectives.

SCIENCE- Our weather unit continues to be our topic of study. We will be providing the weather forecast for the Nicholson News in the morning.