The Week of 2/29/2016

Happy Leap Day Everyone,

     As you know students took their FSA Writing Test today. Students seemed relaxed and pleased with the job that they did during the test. Please remember that students are asked to not discuss the prompts.

     Our next round of testing will not begin until Friday April 1st. Please see the full testing schedule below.

Date	Subject	Session	Type
Friday April 1st	Math	Session 1	Paper Pencil
Monday April 4th	Math	Session 2	Paper Pencil
Thursday April 21st	Reading	Session 1	Computer
Friday April 22nd	Reading	Session 2	Computer

     This week in math students will begin learning about angles. For this unit students will learn about acute angles (less than 90 degrees), right angles (exactly 90 degrees), obtuse angles (between 90 and 180 degrees), and straight angles (180 degrees). We will also learn to use a protractor to measure and draw angles.

     In science this week, we will complete chapter 7 and begin chapter 8. The test on chapter 7 will be on Wednesday 3/2. In chapter 8 we will learn about ecosystems and the parts of a food chain. We will also continue our work with our bean plants.

Have a great week,
Aesha

Week of February 22, 2016

Hi Everyone,

     This week we will have early release on Wednesday. A week from today (Monday 2/29), students will take the FSA Language Arts Writing Test. Students will be given a prompt, which they won't know what it is until the moment that they open their test book. Students will have 120 minutes to read the given articles, plan their writing, write their essay, and revise their work. Testing will begin promptly at 9:00. Please make every effort to have your child get a restful nights sleep. Please also have make sure that your child eats a good nutritious breakfast. Students will not be allowed to have water bottles or snack until testing is complete (9:00-11:15ish).

     We will be using the following schedule for the remainder of our FSA testing:

Date	Subject	Type	Session
Friday April 1st	Math	Paper Pencil	Session 1
Monday April 4th	Math	Paper Pencil	Session 2
April 11 – April 22	ELA	Computer

When we have more specific dates for the ELA sessions I will let you know. We are in need of snacks on testing days. If you child is in Ms. Johnson's homeroom and you are interested in helping out with snacks, please follow the link below:

                   FSA Snacks Sign Up--Ms. Johnson's Homeroom

      We will be going on our field trip to St. Augustine on Tuesday March 15th. The cost of the field trip is $12 for students and $27 for parents. Each class can have 5 chaperons. All monies are due on Friday March 4th. 

     This week in math we will complete our work on fractions and decimals. Students will take the end of unit test on this Friday (2/26). We will then move on to our unit on angles. In this unit students will learn about the different types of angles-acute, obtuse, right and straight. Students will also learn how to use a protractor to measure angles.  

     In addition to using I-Ready math students can also use w ww.floridastudents.org for access to additional resources to help review all of the math standards.

     This week in science we will finish up our study of chapter 7. The test on chapter 7 will be next week. We are continuing our work growing our bean seeds. Most groups have at least one plant growing!! I will post pictures soon.

Have a GREAT week,

Aesha

Week of February 8th

Hi Everyone,

     As you may know we are having our BoosterThon Fundraising event this week. Our team name is Johnson Jaguar Jedi!! So far the students have received enough pledges to put our class at $20+ per lap!!! The run is this Thursday at 10. Parents are invited to cheer us on at the side playground. Students are bringing home their fun run shirts today. Please have your child try on their shirt. If it does not fit please send it back to school tomorrow and I will change it out for a better size. Students should wear their shirts to school on Thursday. Students may want to wear a long sleeve shirt under their fun run shirt to stay warm. The low on Thursday morning is projected to be 46 the high will only be 61 so it will still be very cold at 10 AM.

     On Friday afternoon, we will celebrate Valentine's Day. I am asking that each child bring in one card for each of their classmates.

     We are also in need of parents to volunteer to drop of treats (cookies or cupcakes) and drinks (mini bottles of water or juice boxes) for us to enjoy while we read our cards.

     We will enjoy our cards and treats on Friday afternoon at 2:00. If you are interested in bringing in treats or drinks please let me know no later than Thursday 2/11.

     As part of our Florida History studies we will be traveling to St. Augustine for our next field trip. The field trip will be on Tuesday March 15th. During the trip we will take a guided trolley tour of the historical parts of the city and a visit to the fort. The cost for students is $12. The cost for parents is $27. Due to visitor restrictions at the fort each of the fourth grade classes are only allowed 2 chaperones. If you would like to be a chaperone please send me a note or email. I will put all of the names in a hat and pick two to be our chaperones. If you can't go on this trip we still have a trip planned to MOSH in the spring. If you are interested please send me your name no later than Tuesday February 16th.

     This week in math we will begin our study of decimals. Decimals are just like fractions they represent a part of whole. We will study decimals through the hundredths place. Students will learn how to read and write decimals. Students are being asked to express decimals in the following way: 5.67 would be read as five and sixty-seven hundredths. Students will also learn how to compare and order decimals, and how to find equivalent decimals and fractions.

     This week in science students will continue to learn about the characteristics of animals and plants. Students are working on growing bean plants with their table groups and we are growing radish seeds without soil. 

Have a Great Week and enjoy the Long Weekend!!!

Aesha