SUMMER BREAK IS OVER!

SUMMER BREAK IS OVER!

Report Cards are sent home today

An "A" is 95% and a above
A "P" is 80% - 94%
A "B" is 65% - 79%
A "BB" is 64% and below

The goal is to be getting "A"s or "P"s.

We are at the guard gate and it's 650

We will arrive around 655pm

Arrival time

We will be arriving around 710pm. ( we didn't have to gas up this time like last time)

JPL Approximate Arrival Time

Approximate arrival time is 730pm. However, we are in some traffic so I wouldn't be shrprised if we arrive at school at 800 (this post was made at 400pm)

Monday's Homework

NONE

Tomorrow is our field trip to JPL in Pasadena.
Try and have your child wear their GAVRT shirt.
We leave at 830am.
We arrive around 6:30pm. ( I will blog updates about what time we should arrive just in case we are early or late.)
There is no eating or drinking on the bus on the way there. On the way back we have a bathroom stop and they will be able to drink some on the way back. (The problem with drinking on the bus is having to stop at unknown locations for the restrooms. Also, it makes us late to our appointment.)

This Week's Agenda

Monday: Normal school day.
Tuesday: Field trip to JPL. We leave at 830 and return around 6:30pm. ( I will have my smart phone on me and post our approximate return time when we should arrive.
Wednesday: Regular length day, and it's "water day".
Thursday: Early Out. (Last Day)

Agenda for the week of 5/23

No spelling words this week.

Tuesday is our Field our field trip to JPL.

I will update with more specific information about this week tomorrow morning.

Thursday's Homework

Spelling: write words four tomes each
Read: read for 30 minutes. Turn in reading log.
Math: Homework practice 14-3

Wednesday's Homework

Spelling: Write word 3 tomes each.
Read: Read for 30 min.
Math: Homework practice 14-4

Tuesday's Homework

Spelling: Write ten sentences using the spelling words.
Read: Read for 30 minutes
Math: homework practice 14-2

Monday's homework

Monday's homework
Spelling: write words in alphabetical order
Read: Read for 30 minutes
Math: Homework Practice 14-1

Spelling Words 5/16-5/20

Spelling Words 5/16-5/20 Words with Silent Consonants
1. island       11. autumn
2. column    12. knuckles
3. knee        13. numb
4. often        14. Illinois
5. known     15. rhyme
6. castle       16. climber
7. thumb      17. limb
8. half          18. plumbing
9. calf          19. ghost
10. whistle   20. clothes

Vocabulary Words (Taken from the reading text The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon)

as-tro-nauts pilots or members of the crew of a spacecraft
cap-sule the enclosed front section of a rocket made to carry instruments, astronauts, and so forth, into space. In flight, the capsule can separate from the rest of the rocket and go into orbit or be directed back to Earth.
hatch a trapdoor covering an opening in an aircraft's or ship's deck
ho-ri-zon line where Earth and the sky seem to meet; skyline. You cannot see beyond the horizon
lu-nar of, like, or about the moon
mod-ule a self-contained unit or system within a larger system, often designed for a particular function
quar-an-tine detention, isolation, and other measures taken to prevent the spread of an infectious disease

Wednesday's Homework

Wednesday's Homework:
Spelling:write words Three times each.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.
Math: Math division worksheet

Tuesday's Homework

Tuesday's Homework:
Spelling: Write ten sentences with the spelling word list.
Read: Read 30 Minutes.
Math: Division facts practice worksheet.

Monday's Homework

Monday's Homework:
Spelling: Write words in alphabetical order.
Read: Read for 30 minutes
Math: 13-7 Homework Practice

Spelling Words and Vocabulary Words for May 5th-9th

Spelling Words for 4/9-4/13 Suffixes –ful, -ly, -ion

1.       lonely          11. tasteful

2.       recently       12. powerful

3.       extremely    13. suggestion

4.       certainly      14. peaceful

5.       wisely         15. harmful

6.       monthly       16. successful

7.       yearly          17. playful

8.       actually       18. thoughtful

9.       eagerly        19. pollution

10.   careful         20. correction

Vocabulary Words to be tested. Taken from the reading selection Dream Water

as-sign-ment something assigned, especially a piece of work to be done

cor-al a stony substance made of the skeletons of some tine sea animals called polyps

for-ti-tude courage in facing pain, danger, or trouble; firmness of spirit

murk-y discolored with sediment

ru-mors stories or statements talked of as news without any proof or truth to them

trans-forms changes in condition, nature, or character

The students did great on the field trip.

We were a little strict keeping the kids in line on the bus. Overall, kids did a great job with their behavior.
The Discovery Center was fun, but most importantly, we all arrived safe and sound.

Please turn in the homework that was due today in on Friday.

Estimated arrival time 6pm

We are leaving Barstow to fort Irwin and it's 520pm right now. We should be arriving at school at 6pm.

Estimated time of Arrival-- 6pm

Estimated time of arrival is 6pm. We are beginning the stretch from Victorville to Barstow, and then the bus has to gassed up before we go from Barstow to Fort Irwin.

We just left to come back to fort Irwin at 2:15

We just left to come back to fort irwin at 2:15. I will post a couple more times before we arrive to give an update on our arrival time.

Wednesday's Homework and Field trip info for tomorrow

Wednesday's Homework
Spelling: Write words 3 times each
Reading:Read for 30 minutes and turn in reading log.
Math: Homework Practice 13-7

Field trip inofrormation:
Depart: 630am. Be there at 615am. I'll be there around 6am.
Return: Approximately 5:30pm.

I have a smart phone, and so I will post updates(on this site) on our drive back about where we are and what time we will arrive. I am doing this because traffic is always unpredictable coming from Orange County.
If for some reason you don't see any posts from me, it will be because the Internet on my phone is down.

Tuesday's Homework and Info on Spring Portraits

Tuesday's Homework
Spelling: Write 10 sentences with the spelling words
Read: Read for 30 minutes (I am sending home the reading logs today)
Math: homework practice 13-5

Spring Portrait Packets: If your child was present for Spring Portraits, an envelope was sent home with those pictures last week. I need to collect payment envelopes and unpurchased picture packages from the students by Friday, May 13th.

Reminder: Don't forget students need to be at school at 615am on Thursday morning to catch the bus that leaves at 630am for our field trip to tue Discovery Center in Orange County.

Monday (5/2) ***PLEASE READ FOR THURSDAY DROP OFF/PICK UP INFO FOR FIELD TRIP

Monday's Homework:
Spelling: Write words in alphabetical order.
Reading: Read for 30 minutes.

Math: Homework practice 13-4.

***FIELD TRIP INFORMATION for THIS THURSDAY
Destination: Discovery Science Center (Discovery Science Center, 2500 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705 714.542.2823)
Day: Thursday May 5th.
Departure Time: 6:30am!

Return Time: Approximately 5:30pm. (I HAVE A SMART PHONE AND WILL UPDATE ON THIS BLOG THE APPROXIMATE ARRIVAL TIME ON THURSDAY WHILE RIDING THE BUS BACK.)
Lunch Options: I will take a lunch count the day before to see who wants a school lunch to be prepared by the cafeteria for  Thursday field trip, which I believe is deducted from their "hot lunch" account, or your child can bring their own sack lunch.

Discovery Science Center  

The field trip starts at 10:30 and is a total of two and a half hours. The two hour block consists of a ten minute intro, a forty five minute unguided exploration of the facilities accompanied by a booklet that students can fill out as they explore stations, and a twenty minute grade specific experiment: Balance of Nature. At the end, the students will complete a thirty minute Dino Quest interactive activity. We will be eating lunch at the nearby Santiago Park. The Discovery Science Center Field Trip is Thursday, May 5, 2011.We will be leaving Tiefort View Intermediate School at 6:30am and returning to the school around 5:30pm.

           All of the 4^th Grade Classes will be attending the Discovery Science Center on May 5, 2010.

Spelling/ Vocabulary Words to be tested on Thursday

Spelling Word List (5/2-5/5, to be tested on Thursday)

1.       countless           11. goodness

2.       hopeless            12. fairness

3.       breathless          13. treatment

4.       restless              14. statement

5.       flawless             15. enjoyment

6.       tireless               16. pavement

7.       timeless             17. amazement

8.       needless            18. amusement

9.       painless              19. greatness

10.     payment             20. punishment
***Students who are tested on 10 spelling words are to know #'s 1-10.

Vocabulary Words from the reading selection How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay (Words will be tested on Thursday).

af-fords gives an effect or a result; provides; yields

colo-nel a military rank below general

glint a gleam; flash

lurk-ing hiding or moving about in a secret and sly manner

pal-ettes thin boards, usually oval or obling, with a thumb hole at one ened, used by painters to lay and mix colors on

quaint strange or odd in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way

re-sem-blance similar appearance; likeness