Benson/Cave News
News from the 4th Grade
April 29, 2016
Math News
We are done with fractions! We are now moving on to a week of review. Next week, we will be reviewing concepts from the beginning of the year. The Math portion of the SC Ready test will be on Thursday of next week. After testing, we will move on to topic 15 in our math books--Step up to 5th and give everyone a preview of 5th grade math. We will be doing a lot more ALEKS over the next few weeks also so that everyone is ready for 5th grade.
Don’t forget our new website that helps your child prepare for their standardized tests. It is: education galaxy. Your child can access it through my symbaloo page. The username for most of them is their first initial and last name. (ex. sbenson) Some had to have a number added if there was another user with the same name. The students know what their username is. The password is: benson
Don’t forget that you can access your child’s text book at www.pearsonsuccessnet.com Their username is their school number id and the password is richland2.
Zearn username: student number Zearn password: benson
Aleks username: (ask your child) Aleks password: aleksmat
Science News
We candled the eggs this week and I feel pretty certain that we should have at least 6 chicks hatch. We will candle them again next week to double check. Everyone is very excited and check on them often.
We have had fun with electricity this week! We created series circuits and made light bulbs glow. We will continue to explore circuits next week and also learn a little about magnetism.
Language Arts News
In ELA this week we are reading “Two Harriets: Heroines of the Civil War.” This week student will also be taking the ELA portion of the SC Ready test on Tuesday and Wednesday. Make sure that your child is rested and in class on time each day. Remind your students to do their best. Because of our testing schedule, students will be allowed to complete their reading log in class on Monday, Tuesday and a new reading log will be given to students on Wednesday.
Social Studies News
This week we will also be learning about the beginning of the Civil War and the first key battles of the war. Brainpop will also be used for assessment of certain topics. Student notebooks should be kept up to date with correct information that is written correctly (capitalization, spelling, punctuation).
Fourth Grade News
Standardized testing will be starting next week. SC Ready will be administered May 3, 4, and 5 (This is the writing, Reading, and Math tests). SC PASS will be administered May 17-18 (This is Social Studies and Science). ALLof these tests will be completed using chromebooks in class. 
The BHE Spring Carnival will be on Friday, May 6th from 5-7pm. The entrance fee is only $1 OR 1 canned food/toiletry item per person.
Minis for Mom will be on Friday, May 13th from 8:00am until 8:45am. Please make sure to send in your RSVP by May 6th.
Ending Thoughts
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