Monday, February 20, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Weekly News--February 17th
Benson/Cave News
News from the 4th Grade
February 17, 2017
Math News
Math tests went home Thursday along with a breakdown of all of the nine weeks grade so far. Please make sure to look through those. We had fun Thursday with some M&M fractions. We also took a computation practice quiz on Friday where students had to practice their multi-digit multiplication, long division, and adding and subtracting large numbers.
Next week we will begin our next fraction unit--adding and subtracting fractions. Please encourage your child to complete all of their classwork since this counts in their grades each unit. This past unit we had many students who did not complete all of their classwork. I know they were working, but they did not follow through with completing it and turning it into our work baskets.
I am going to take a break from grading ALEKS for a couple of weeks. They can certainly still work on topics, but I am encouraging students to go to Study Island and do the MAP practice problems during our RTI time each day. This will get them ready for MAP testing which will take place near the beginning of March.
Science News
This week we finished up plant life cycles and started talking about the classification of animals. We will continue next week learning about how animals are classified. There may be a quiz later in the week about the different classifications of animals. The reading material that students can study in their books is on pages 167-176.
Language Arts News.
Please encourage your child to read for 20 minutes each night.
We are having a class baseball game with our reading. Every four books is a homerun. Let’s see which homeroom has the most runs by the end of February. Books need to be at your child’s reading level. Students need to write the book title down and a parent must sign next to the title to let us know that the book has been read. May the best class win!
Social Studies News
Continue to have your child review the SS material at home.
Fourth Grade News
Spirit Day is next Friday, February 20th. Please wear your BHE attire so that we can win that Spirit Flag back!
We have been having some issues with water bottles lately. They have leaked in backpacks and ruined brand new library books, spilled on floors and caused people to fall, and turned over on desks spilling near chromebooks. Please try and send in water bottles that have no spill spouts. Do not send in cups or anything that does not close. Students should only be bringing in water to drink--no gatorade, soft drinks, or juices. We have sticky messes on our floors from non water drinks. Thanks for helping in these issues.
National Engineering Week is coming up soon! There is a fun, family-friendly activity on USC’s campus tomorrow, Saturday, February 18th to show how much fun math and science can be in engineering. Click here for more information.
Do you ever wonder what it is that your child is learning at school each year? Click here for the family friendly standards that will help you know what students are learning each year.
The Book Fair is here at BHE! The Book Fair will be open tomorrow, February 18th from 10am to 12 noon. It will also be open from 7:30 - 4:00 Monday through Thursday of next week and 7:30 - 12:00 on Friday. Our class shopping times (for Mrs. Benson and Mrs. Cave) are on Monday, February 20th. Please send money on Monday if you would like your child to shop. 
Mother/Son Bowling fliers went home last week. More information can be found on the blog or click here for a direct link. 
Does your family like to go to the Columbia Fireflies games? Wouldn’t it be great if your child could go for free! If your child reads 4 books on their grade level by March 2nd, they can earn a ticket to any Fireflies home game. You can get it for the Sunday, April 28th game (which is the designated BHE day at the Fireflies), or you can use it for another game. Have your child write their books on their baseball reading log and you initial after each book. Bring the reading log to the media center and Mrs. Jeffers will give you the information on how you can get that free ticket. (Adults will have to buy their own ticket.)
Ending Thoughts
We are very excited for this school year and to be able to teach your child. You may email us anytime there is a concern. Click on our name below for a direct link to our email.
Thanks for sharing your children with us each day!
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Classes of the Week
Mrs. Benson's Class and Mrs. Cave's Class were awarded the BHE Class of the Week honor for the week of February 13th! Below is the reason why we all were nominated.
I had the opportunity to work with Coach Johnson last week during 4th grade related arts. Mrs. Cave and Mrs. Benson's classes were practicing jumping with Chinese jump ropes and had to work in groups of three. I was so impressed with the way they welcomed students into their groups, but the best thing I observed was the encouragement they gave each other while trying to master this difficult skill. I heard lots of students clapping for their classmates and saying "Good job"! These fourth grade students truly demonstrated respect to each other. It was a pleasure to work with them.--Mrs. Jeffers
Friday, February 10, 2017
Weekly News--February 10th
Benson/Cave News
News from the 4th Grade
February 10, 2017
Math News
We will continue our fraction unit next week. We are going to review on Monday and Tuesday and then take the Unit 9: equivalent fractions test on Wednesday. Thursday we will be doing some fun activities with fractions and then moving on with more fraction fun the week after. We will be adding and subtracting fractions next.
Remember to have your child do their ALEKS every week. (This is preparing them for 5th grade when they are required to do 10 a week.) Students are still required to complete 5 topics in ALEKS each week, however if they complete up to 10, they will receive up to 5 bonus points. So for example, if they complete 8 topics, they will have 3 extra credit points. If they complete 10 topics they will have 5 extra credit points. No more than 5 extra credit points will be awarded in a week.
Science News
We had fun learning about the life cycles of a plant this week. We are watching a radish and a lima bean sprout. They are hanging in ziploc bags in our window and we are charting their growth. We also created new plants, named them, described them, and illustrated them. We are finishing up putting them into our Google slideshow. If your child has not finished, please have them finish over the weekend so that we can all enjoy their new plant.
We have been using a program called “See Saw” lately with both math and science. Students are able to draw and even use the audio feature to explain things. It is almost like a facebook for kids because they can also “like” their friends posts and comment on them. We are still working on our comment etiquetter The great thing is that I have to approve anything put on the class wall so that nothing gets on their that is inappropriate. If you would like to have access to your child’s work, follow the below steps.
2. Choose your child from the class list and create an account.
3. After you’ve been approved by your child’s teacher, you’ll get access to their journal
Language Arts News.
We will be finishing the story, “The Life and Times of the Ant”. We will have the test on Wednesday or Thursday. Make sure your child is reading a book on their reading level each night. This can count towards their Fireflies reading log to earn a free ticket. (See below for details.)
Social Studies News
We will start Unit 6, Lesson 2 next week. Please ask for signed papers that went home today.
Fourth Grade News
Valentine’s Day is next week. We do not have any type of party to celebrate, but we know that students still like to share valentine’s with their friends. If your child wants to bring valentine’s to share, they must bring one for each person in the class. (There are 20 students in Mrs. Benson’s class and 21 students in Mrs. Cave’s class.) They can simply put who the valentine is from and this will make it easier to pass out. We will let them pass them out at the end of the day.
We have been having some issues with water bottles lately. They have leaked in backpacks and ruined brand new library books, spilled on floors and caused people to fall, and turned over on desks spilling near chromebooks. Please try and send in water bottles that have no spill spouts. Do not send in cups or anything that does not close. Students should only be bringing in water to drink--no gatorade, soft drinks, or juices. We have sticky messes on our floors from non water drinks. Thanks for helping in these issues. 
With it being cold season, we have had a lot of absences. If your child is absent from school, it is their responsibility to complete any missing work. They will be given an extra day or two, but after that the work will be considered late. Too many times lately, we have had students that are absent and they are making no effort to complete the work they missed while being absent. Our daily classwork is important and is graded for completion. Please encourage your child to get missing assignments and to complete them in a timely manner. Also, don’t forget those excuses so that they can be turned into the office. 
Friday, February 17th is an early dismissal day. School will be dismissed at 11:30am. Make sure we know if your child has a different form of transportation.
National Engineering Week is coming up soon! There is a fun, family-friendly activity on USC’s campus on Saturday, February 18th to show how much fun math and science can be in engineering. Click here for more information.
Do you ever wonder what it is that your child is learning at school each year? Click here for the family friendly standards that will help you know what students are learning each year.
The Book Fair is coming to BHE! The Scholastic Book Fair will be here the week of February 20th. There will be an early shopping day on Saturday, February 18th. Look for more information to come home soon. Mother/Son Bowling fliers went home this week. More information can be found on the blog or click here for a direct link.
Does your family like to go to the Columbia Fireflies games? Wouldn’t it be great if your child could go for free! If your child reads 4 books on their grade level by March 2nd, they can earn a ticket to any Fireflies home game. You can get it for the Sunday, April 28th game (which is the designated BHE day at the Fireflies), or you can use it for another game. Have your child write their books on their baseball reading log and you initial after each book. Bring the reading log to the media center and Mrs. Jeffers will give you the information on how you can get that free ticket. (Adults will have to buy their own ticket.)
Ending Thoughts
We are very excited for this school year and to be able to teach your child. You may email us anytime there is a concern. Click on our name below for a direct link to our email.
Thanks for sharing your children with us each day!
Thursday, February 9, 2017
National Engineering Week Activities
National Engineering Week is February 19-25
National Engineering Week is a week in which we celebrate professionals in all fields of engineering and computing. With help from the sponsor, SCANA, the CEC is hosting an Open House geared toward kindergarten through 12th grade students.
The Open Hosue will be held on Saturday, February 18th from 10am - 2pm at the Swearingen Center at 315 Main Street on the USC Columbia campus. This free event will feature dozens of interactive exhibits that highlight the CEC's programs and reserach including the following:
Fuel cell demonstrations
Electric and hybrid vehicles
A cornstarch pool
Robots
Computer Games
Segway Rides
Lab tours
For a full list of activities, visit www.cec.sc.edu/eweek
Visitors of all ages are welcome!
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