Dear Parents,
This week I will continue to give the ITBS and CoGat tests to the 4th graders on Tues. through Thurs. mornings. During the rest of the week I will be working on finishing up the DBQ with follow-up essays due for the months of Sept. and Oct. (This work has had to be rescheduled since the DBQ booklets arrived in Oct. and the copy machine has had problems.) Work in this area of must be kept on file in Social Studies portfolios so students can see corrections and grades in class and parents can ask to see them at report card meetings but DBQ work must be kept in school. This week Mr. Woods has asked that students review ALL past vocabulary words in the notebook for a cumulative review test this Friday. Below are the words that should be reviewed in the Social Studies and Religion areas: commandents, creation, apostles, Incarnation,
Sanctus, parables, miracles, psalms, miracles, psalms, blessed, compassion; geography, history, culture, coast, symbol, community, urban, suburb, rural, climate.
I will not assign homework again this week due to state testing but am asking that all students review all Social Studies and Religion notes in these notebooks for cumulative tests next week. Also I am asking that all students begin work on the projects assigned this week which will be due next week as well. Instructions on how these projects should be done will be explained in class. (Please check purple assignment book this week.) Students from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th will need to buy a pack of construction paper (loose sheets - not tear off pad) and keep this pack at home so they can use the sheets for projects that will be assigned in both subjects. At least three projects will be required for each subject for each marking period. Please be aware that PROJECTS: including DBQ's (all grades), Map of the Month (only in 4th), Foldable creations (for all grades-these will be explained this week), and related art work will account for 30% of their total grade.
Parent I also suggest that you keep old shoe boxes that may be needed for future projects.
Thank you for your attention in these matters. Ms. Saville
