Benson/Cave News
News from the 4th Grade
March 18, 2016
Math News
We have been working hard with fractions this week. We will be taking our next unit test on Topic 11 on Thursday of next week. I have updated the gradebook and ask that you review your child’s grades this weekend. If they are missing anything, please make sure that they turn in any missing work by Tuesday, which is the last day of the nine weeks.
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
Our plants are growing! We are finishing up plants and animals and will take our unit test on Wednesday. Study guides were given out today and we will go over them Monday and Tuesday. If they know the material on the study guide, they will do great on their test.
Language Arts News
Will be updated on Monday. This past week students have been reading an informational essay about the desert. We learned that here is a stated main idea and sometimes there can be an unstated main idea based on the details gathered about a subject.
March is Women’s History Month. Next week students will read about the Women’s suffrage movement as they read “Women and the Vote.”
Please remind your student that reading logs are due on Wednesday. 5 points will be deducted from the grade for each day that the reading log is late unless the student is absent on the due date Students should have the reading logs in class everyday to show that they have completed reading homework. Students cannot write just fiction or nonfiction as the genre.
Social Studies News
Will be updated on Monday. In Social Studies next week we will continue to learn about westward expansion and Manifest Destiny. Students are learning about Daniel Boone and other pioneers. We will also engage student in an interactive learning experience about “Trails West.”
Fourth Grade News
Reading Logs for the Columbia Fireflies game tickets are due by Wednesday morning. Please make sure to hit a homerun by reading this weekend!
We are using many computer programs in which the students need to be able to listen to what is said on the videos. It is critical that each student have a set of working headphones or earbuds so that the computer volume does not disrupt the class. PLEASE, PLEASE! We need your child to have headphones or earbuds in class everyday. They have them at the Good Dollar next to the IGA for $2.
Next Friday is an early dismissal day. School will be dismissed at 11:30am. If your child will go home a different way, please make sure to send a note.
Spring Break will be Monday, March 28th until Friday, April 1st. We hope you have a great week!
Field Day is going to be Friday, April 8th. If you would like to volunteer, you may click on the link below to fill out a volunteer form. They are looking for volunteers for the morning and afternoon.
Ending Thoughts
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We received some great news this morning! 
