Week of March 13th

Hi Everyone,

     Happy last week before Spring Break!! Vacation for students begins on Friday due to a teachers planning day. Have a fun vacation but don't forget about school. Please complete some practice in your FSA practice folder and by using any of our computer sites: Ten Marks, Zearn, Prodigy, or i-Ready.

     On Thursday we will go on our field trip to St. Augustine. This trip will help us to get up close to some of the topics that we have covered in social studies. We will visit the fort, Castillo de San Marcos. While at the fort we will learn about everyday life in the fort. How the fort was used to help the Spanish hold on St. Augustine during attacks by the British. We will also take a tour of the city where we will learn about Henry Flagler and how his efforts help our state after the Civil War. We will also visit the part of the city where Martin Luther King Jr. stayed when he was in St. Augustine.
      Students should dress warmly because it will be windy and chilly. Students are asked to wear there class shirt, preferably will a long sleeve shirt under. Students should also wear long pants, we will be outside all day. They should bring a bag lunch with a drink. Students may also bring a hat, sunglasses and a camera.

     As we head into spring break we want students to rest and have fun. I would also like for students to spend some time seriously working on as many of our computer learning platforms. Students will have access to i-Ready, Zearn, Prodigy and Ten Marks. Students will also have their FSA/Data folders to focus in on standards that they maybe having difficulty with. You can find activities on any of our computer platforms. You may also visit http://fsassessments.org/. For some fun games that are aligned by grade level and standard visit http://www.fsagames.com/. You can also find worksheets and games by searching on GOOGLE. Simply type in the standard and interactive games or worksheets. 
On this site you will find information about the FSA and a math practice test. When we return from vacation we will cover our last few standards, 
*MAFS.4.OA.3.5 (patterns--number and shape)
*MAFS.4.MD.1.1 (measurement conversion)
*MAFS.4.MD.1.2 (solve problems involving distance, intervals of time and money).
These standards are not difficult and we will work on them when we return to school.



Have a wonderful vacation,
Aesha