Dear Parents,
Please be sure to return the three stapled tests (Social Studies, Religion, Vocabulary) to me signed by tomorrow so they can be filed. This week all students will be taking the ITBS and CoGat tests starting on Wed. and Thurs. with Math, and on Thurs. and Fri. with Vocabulary, Phonics, Listening, and Reading. All students must have 3 sharpened #2 pencils with erasers each day. No homework will be assigned this week to allow students to focus and rest for the state tests and no other test will be given except for the weekly vocabulary test.
The vocabulary words for this week are in the Social Studies area:
community - a place wher people live, work, and have fun
urban - a large community consisting of a city
suburb - a community outside but near a city
rural - a community with a countryside, including farms and fishing villages
climate - pattern of weather of a place over many years
*Parents please be aware that I will be giving the ITBS and CoGat tests to the fourth grade class. Ms.Larios will be testing the second grade class and Mr. Badhia will test the third.
** Parents please be aware also that upcoming tests in both Social Studies and Religion will
require students to answer essay questions in paragraphs of at least six sentences each.
Questions will require that students study their notebook notes (especially in Religion)
and to practice answering multiple part questions that will be listed in their notebooks.
This is in an effort to prepare students of third and fourth grade who will be taking the Archdiocesean Religion exam in June! To get a sample of the type of questions that will
be asked please click on Third grade Religion or Fourth grade Religion lesson plan for this week.
Writing in these areas will be taught in incremental steps often following an organizer to
keep students focused on the topic. The work students do on their DBQ essays in Social
Studies must be kept on file in portfolios but can be seen by parents at report card meetings
if requested. Ms. Saville
